The world economy is undergoing rapid change associated with globalization and liberalization, which has increased the need for industrial competitiveness. Kenya ranks low in global competitiveness and compares ...

Maize is the most important staple food crop in the East Africa Community and define the food security for majority of communities, /is study commissioned by KIPPRA and UNECA demonstrate that maize production is highly ...

The government has focused on enrolment of children of school-going age into the schooling system, culminating in continued significant growth in enrolment rates over the years. Little focus is however directed to retention ...

Structural transformation refers to the transition of an economy from low productivity and labour intensive economic activities to higher productivity and skills-intensive activities. The key driver of structural ...

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 ...

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 ...

This edition focuses on the important and sensitive topic of Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in National Development for Shared Prosperity. We explore and delve in topics covering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities ...

This edition mainly focuses on the opportunities and challenges of devolution in the country. it delves into some experiences of devolved units in Kenya including county expenditures, own county revenues and county pending ...

This edition highlights Kenya's economic performance with updated medium-term projections for economic growth. given the sustained macroeconomic stability, improved business and investor confidence, continued public ...

On 12th December 2017, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his new plan, the ‘Big Four’, which will guide the development agenda of the country in the period 2018-2022. It focuses on key basic needs that ...