Browsing by Subject "Employment creation"

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    • Conference Proceeding No. 03 of 2005 on Urban and Regional Planning as an Instrument for Wealth and Employment Creation 

      Aligula, Eric ; Owegi, Fred ; Mutua, John & Muthaka, David (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2005)
      According to estimates by the UN-Habitat, nearly 50% of the population in developing countries will be urban by the year 2020 as more people abandon traditional rural areas to live and work in cities. In Kenya, as in ...

    • Discussion Paper No. 235 of 2020 on Using Motorized Two and Three-Wheeler Transport to Enhance Youth Employment in Kenya: A Descriptive Approach 

      Tunje, Simeon; Yogo, Kenneth; Tunje, Simeon & Yogo, Kenneth (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
      The road transport sector through two- and three-wheeler (TTW) operation, though informal, has helped fill the youth employment gap. That said, to fully exploit the employment potential for the youth, it is important to ...

    • Discussion Paper No. 49 of 2005 on Review of Policy Options for Poverty Reduction in Kenya 

      Nafula, Nancy; Onsomu, Eldah N.; Mwabu, Germano; Muiruri, Stephen (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2005)
      Poverty in Kenya is caused by a number of factors, which include low agricultural productivity and poor marketing of industrial and agricultural products, insecurity, unemployment and low wages, poor governance, misallocation ...

    • 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. 06 of 2006 on Flaws in the Development and Allocation of Jua Kali Sheds and Hawkers Markets in Kenya 

      The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
      Despite the beneficial role that the Jua Kali sector' plays in providing employment, improving income distribution, and developing dynamic private enterprises, initiatives to support its growth by providing workspaces ...

    • Policy Brief No. 09 of 2007 on Explaining Chronic Poverty in Kenya 

      The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
      Chronic poverty can be defined in terms of the duration households are trapped in poverty. The chronically poor are those who are always poor, or usually living below the poverty line. The chronic poor suffer persistent ...

    • Policy Brief No. 1 of 2004 on Economic Growth Scenarios for Employment Creation in Kenya 

      Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
      Employment creation in Kenya is a major concern to the government. The 1998/99 Labour Force Survey estimates Kenya’s active labour force at 10.5 million people, and unemployment at 14.6% of the active labour force. Given ...

    • Policy Monitor, Issue 4 No. 1, July-September 2011 on Unemployment in Kenya 

      The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
      In many countries, long term unemployment and underemployment continue to soar. The unemployment rate of youth agl'd 15-24 in Kenya was 24% in 2005/6 compared to the overall unemployment rate of 12.7%. Under-employment ...

    • Sessional Paper No. 10 of 2012 on Kenya Vision 2030 

      Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 (Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, 2012)
      Kenya Vision 2030 is the new long-term development blueprint for the country. It is motivated by a collective aspiration for a better society by the year 2030. The aim of Kenya Vision 2030 is to create “a globally ...

    • Uasin Gishu County Annual Development Plan 2018/2019 

      County Government of Uasin Gishu (County Government of Uasin Gishu, 2017)
      The Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012 outlines the county planning framework which provides for the preparation of various kinds of plans and among them is the County Annual Development Plans (CADPs). The CADP ...

    • West Pokot County Fiscal Strategy Paper 2018 

      County Government of West Pokot (County Government of West Pokot, 2018)
      The 2018 County Fiscal Strategy Paper sets out the new county administration priority economic and transformation agenda as enshrined in the County Integrated Development Plan (2018-2022) and the Governor’s Manifesto. ...