The agriculture sector contributed 21.2%, the equivalent of US$ 10.3 billion (2009 constant prices) of the country’s GDP in 2019. Of this, the crops subsector contributed the lion share of 27.8% or US$ 7.58 billion. In the ...

The Kenya Vision 2030 recognizes fish farming and aquaculture as a source of food security, poverty reduction, and employment creation. The various Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) economic surveys show that there ...

Global economic recovery is gaining momentum, expected to grow by 6.0 per cent in 2021, with emerging markets and developing economies making the highest contribution to this growth. This is attributed to the growing ...

With the bulging unemployment of youth in Kenya, where about 85% are unemployed, the Kenya Vision 2030 recognizes the dairy industry as one of the fundamental industries in generating employment activities especially for ...

This article analyzes the country’s recent economic developments with a focus on four key areas: the growth of economic activities, monetary and financial policy, fiscal developments and the external sector. According to ...

This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2021. The theme of the Kenya Economic Report 2020 is Kenya in COVID-19 Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the “Big Four” Agenda. The theme was ...

The KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference (KARC) was successfully held from 23rd to 25th June 2021 at the Bomas of Kenya, with the theme: “Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I) in Enhancing Delivery of the ‘Big Four’ ...

Welcome to the KIPPRA Policy Monitor, the October-December 2021 edition. The theme of this issue is “Unlocking Economic Growth: Opportunities for Post-COVID-19 Recovery and Sustainability”. This edition focuses on three ...

The Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2021 is the thirteenth in a series of annual reports prepared by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), pursuant to the KIPPRA Act No. 15 of 2006. The ...

The cotton-textile and apparel industry is recognized as one of the industries with potential to absorb skilled, semi-skilled, and non-skilled workers within its chain of production. In 1986, the cotton textile and apparel ...