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Discussion Paper No. 42 of 2004 on Healthcare Financing Through Health Insurance in Kenya: The Shift to A National Social Health Insurance Fund
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)The overall goal of the Government of Kenya is to promote and improve the health status of all Kenyans by making health services more effective, accessible, and affordable. To address problems in the health sector, and to ... -
Discussion Paper No. 40 of 2004 on Understanding Interest Rates Structure in Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)This study looks at the structure of interest rates in the banking sector in Kenya. It covers interest rates in the money market and the banking institutions in the post-reform period. Results show a significant relationship ... -
Discussion Paper No. 41 of 2004 on Determinants of Interest Spread in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)This paper examines the determinants of interest spread in Kenya using micro level data. Panel data analysis is used with a sample of 36 banks covering the period 1998-2002. Results show that wide interest spreads are ... -
Discussion Paper No.43 of 2004 on Health and Growth in Africa
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)The paper examines the relationship between health status and economic growth in Africa over the period 1960-2000. Between 1960 and 1970s, health status in many African countries expanded rapidly, slowed down in the ... -
Discussion Paper No. 44 of 2004 on Policy Advice During a Crisis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)Good policy making is an art. It involves a substantial element of personal judgement about risks and consequences of alternative courses of actions and decisions. It is also a science because it requires systematic gathering ... -
Discussion Paper No. 35 of 2004 on A Review of the Regulatory Framework for Private Healthcare Services in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)This paper examines the regulatory issues that govern private healthcare services in Kenya. It identifies the existing gaps which make enforcement of the laws governing private healthcare provision difficult and the laws ... -
Discussion Paper No. 36 of 2004 on Capital Requirements and Bank Behaviour in Kenya: Empirical Evidence
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)This study analyses the impact of risk-based capital requirements on bank risk and capital levels. In the past, regulators placed much attention on increase in bank capital without much consideration of the corresponding ... -
Discussion Paper No. 31 of 2004 on Globalisation and the Labour Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)This paper analyses the effect of globalisation on the labour market outcomes in Kenya using micro datasets complemented with secondary data. The analysis shows that during the economic reform period (1970s to 1990s), ... -
Discussion Paper No. 34 of 2004 on Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)Agriculture is the most important sector in the Kenyan economy given its contribution to employment, foreign exchange, food, and its linkages with other sectors of the economy. Indeed, the sector’s performance directly ... -
Discussion Paper No. 32 of 2004 on User Charges and Utilization of Health Services in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)This paper uses data from Kenya to examine the role of user charges and quality of health services in determining the choice of healthcare providers. We find that an increase in the price of public health services diverts ... -
Discussion Paper No. 33 of 2004 on Poverty and Employment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)At the time of independence in 1963, the Government of Kenya identified illiteracy, disease, ignorance and poverty as the main problems to be addressed in the post-independence era. In spite of the antipoverty measures ... -
E-Government Strategy: The Strategic Framework, Administrative Structure, Training Requirements and Standardization Framework
(Republic of Kenya, 2004)The achievement of e-Government is one of the main priorities of the Government towards the realisation of national development goals and objectives for Wealth and Employment Creation. Effective and operational e-Government ... -
Occasional Paper No. 05 of 2004 on Principles of Research
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)In Section 1, I introduce the subject matter of research, with a theoretical discussion of characters in a research enterprise. I do a thought experiment that expels some characters and retains others. I introduce (also ... -
Budget Speech for FY 2005/2006
(The Government Printer, 2005)Speech Delivered to the National Assembly on 8th June 2006 by Hon. David Mwiraria E.G.H, M.P., Minister for Finance, Republic of Kenya When Presenting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2005/06 -
Sessional Paper No. 01 of 2005 on a Policy framework for Education, Training and Research
(Republic of Kenya, 2005)The provision of education and training to all Kenyans is fundamental to the success of the Government's overall development strategy. First, the long-term objective of the Government is to provide every Kenyan with basic ... -
Sessional Paper No. 02 of 2005 on Development of Micro and Small Enterprises for Wealth and Employment Creation for Poverty Reduction
(Republic of Kenya, 2005)The Vision of the Policy Statement is to promote a strong Kenyan economy into which the l'.1SEs are effectively integrated arid' able 'to make significant contribution in the production of goods and services. Thus, the ... -
Sessional Paper No. 03 of 2005 on Sports Development
(Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services,, 2005)The Government recognizes the importance of sports in building capacities both in individuals and communities that enable them to participate effectively in socio-economic development. Engagement in sports is essential for ... -
Sessional Paper No. 04 of 2005 on Youth Development
(Ministry of Sports, Culture and Social Services, 2005)Sessional Paper No. 4 on Kenya National Youth Policy is aimed at ensuring the youth play their role, alongside adults, in the development of the country. The policy's goal is to promote youth participation in community and ... -
Sessional Paper No. 05 of 2005 on Gender Equality and Development
(Ministry of Sports, Culture and Social Services, 2005)The Sessional Paper captures and re-iterates Governments commitment in revamping economic growth, raising productivity, facilitating private investment and alleviating unemployment while simultaneously addressing the ... -
Sessional Paper No. 07 of 2005 on National Employment Policy and Strategies for Kenya
(Republic of Kenya, 2005)The Government has developed this Sessional Paper to provide the strategies to mitigate and address the problem of unemployment. Among the key interventions proposed in the paper besides accelerated and sustained economic ...
