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Policy Brief No. 01 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Baringo County

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)

The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2014 on Kenya now a Middle Income Economy but Wanjiku Still Crying

Omiti, John; Nyandemo, Samuel; Kiriga, Benson (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)

Kenya has rebased its economy to make the measure of GDP more inclusive in terms of productive sectors and industrial output. The rebasing included changing the base year from 2001 to 2009 and also incorporating new ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Bomet County

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)

The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ...

Policy Brief No. 03 of 2007 on Strategies for Expanding Access to Secondary Education in Kenya

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)

Policy Brief No. 03 of 2014 on Rebasing of Kenya's Economy: Factors Contributing to Agricultural Growth

Muma, Mathew (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)

Agriculture provides most of the food for the majority of Kenyans and employs most people in the rural areas. In the 1980s to 1990s, agriculture declined substantially because of lack of good economic management. This ...

Policy Brief No. 03 of 2015 on Wage Disparities in the Formal Sectors: Policy Options for Kenya

Nafula, Nancy; Onsomu, Eldah; Wanjala, Bernadette (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2015)

Wage employment in the public and private sectors accounts for a significant proportion of formal employment in most developing countries. In Kenya, nearly 655,000 wage earners were employed in the public sector in ...

Policy Brief No. 03 of 2020-2021 on Women's Access to Agricultural Finance in Kenya

Kihiu, Evelyne; Munene, Bonface (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)

Agriculture plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy. The sector contributes approximately 34.2 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and employs over 60 per cent of the population of which 70 per cent are ...

Policy Brief No. 03 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Bungoma County

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)

The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ...

Policy Brief No. 04 of 2006 on Promoting Private Sector Participation in Provision of Higher Education in Kenya

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)

The demand for higher education' in Kenya exceeds the supply, as manifested in the large amount of money spent by Kenyan students pursuing higher education abroad, and the inability of local higher education, institutions ...

Policy Brief No. 04 of 2007 on Governance Challenges in Public Expenditure Management in Kenya

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)

The concept of governance covers the social, economic, corporate, political and cultural aspects of how power is exercised in an organization or society. The common principles in the exercise of power include: accountability, ...

Policy Brief No. 04 of 2014 on Implications of GDP Rebasing on Skills and Professional Development

Onsomu, Eldah (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)

n September 2014, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) announced that the Kenya economy is 25.3% larger than it had earlier been estimated. The 2013 GDP was estimated at Ksh 4.76 trillion.This means that Kenya's ...

Policy Brief No. 04 of 2020-2021 on Local Content in the Energy Sector: Prerequisite for Enhancing Local Content

Wanjiru, Isaac Waithaka; Mbaka, Charity Kageni; Njogu, Humphrey; Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)

Countries that are endowed with resources globally are progressively tightening their local content requirements with a view to deriving maximum benefits from their resources. Local content can be defined as the value ...

Policy Brief No. 04 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Busia County

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)

The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ...

Policy Brief No. 05 of 2006 on Multiplicity of Taxes and Licenses in the Trucking Industry in Kenya. Is there a Case for Deregulation?

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)

The trucking industry comprises of heavy commercial vehicles (lorries and trailers), which transport commercial products within the domestic market and on transit to the neighbouring countries within the region. The ...