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Discussion Paper No. 93 of 2009 on Determinants of Current Account Balance in Kenya: The Intertemporal Approach
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2009)
This study investigates the determinants of current account balance
(CAB) in Kenya using intertemporal approach. By use of time series
analytical framework, an error correction model is estimated in order
to examine ...
Discussion Paper No. 94 of 2009 on Estimating Inbound Tourism Demand for Kenya: the Gravity Approach
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
Tourism is a significant economic sector in Kenya in terms of its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product, employment and foreign exchange earnings. However, the determinants for inbound tourism demand for Kenya are ...
Discussion Paper No. 106 of 2009 on Implications of the Global Financial Crisis on the Kenyan Economy
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has been traced back to the late
1990s when the United State (US)’s interest rates on the federal
funds were considerably low, leading to liberal lending practices by
commercial banks ...
Discussion Paper No. 102 of 2009 on Enhancing Household Fuel Choice and Substitution in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
This study looks at the fuel choice and fuel substitution in Kenya. It
focuses on three issues: it analyzes the factors influencing households’
fuel of choice; it studies the factors influencing woodfuels expenditures;
and, ...
Discussion Paper No. 105 of 2009 on Improving Technical and Vocational Training in Kenya: Lessons from Selected Countries
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
Vocational and technical education and training are important for
a country’s sustainable human capital and economic development.
However, for Kenya’s Technical, Industrial, Vocational Education and
Training (TIVET) ...
Discussion Paper No. 103 of 2009 on Youth Unemployment in Kenya: Its Nature and Covariates
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
Unemployment among the youth is one of the major policy concerns of
the Government of Kenya, because it imposes costs on individual youth,
their families and the economy. Aware of this policy concern, this study
uses a ...
Discussion Paper No. 104 of 2009 on Determinants of Primary Schooling in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
Recent policy initiatives on education have focused on improving
access to education and retaining pupils in schools through equity and
quality enhancing policies such as the Free Primary Education (FPE).
However, despite ...
Mandera East District Development Plan 2008-2012
(Government printers, 2009)
The Mandera East District Development Plan 2008-12 is prepared in line with the Kenya's Vision 2030 which is the Country's long-term development blueprint. The Vision 2030 is to be implemented through Medium Term Plans at ...
Keiyo District Development Plan 2008-2012
(Government printers, 2009)
The 8th District Development Plan (DDP) for the period 2008-2012 w·as' prepared by the District Planning and Monitoring_ Unit in close collaboration with members of the various sector Working Croups (SWGs). Considerable ...
Speech by His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H., M.P., on Jamhuri Day, December 12, 2009
(Office of the President, 2009)
We thank God that in spite of the mixed fortunes we have remained a strong ssovereign and independent nation. We can, therefore, say with cconfidence that the independence we won forty-six years ago is secure, and will ...