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 ...

The Government has been undertaking budget reforms with a view to improving fiscal policy, planning and budget management functions. Following a 1997 assessment of public expenditure composition and management, the ...

Quality health care is a basic right in Kenya as granted by the 2010 Constitution. It is also a priority government commitment under the “Big Four” agenda on Universal Health Care (UHC) and Vision 2030. Devolution of ...

Changing weather patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa have resulted to more frequent and intense episodes of droughts and floods, which often culminate into emergencies. In Kenya, more than 70 per cent of natural disasters ...

Kenya has witnessed a decline in net flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last two decades. A significant decline occured in the 1990s when the economy was going through various policy and institutional ...

Maize is the primary staple food crop in Kenya. It is the most frequently produced and marketed crop,grown by 90 percent of households and sold by more than 30 percent of the households in areas where the crop is grown. ...

Monetary policy is one of the key macroeconomic policy tools that are used to influence macroeconomic variables by regulating monetary aggregates and/or terms and availability of credit in the economy. Its implementation ...

The quality and impact of higher investments depend on incentives, innovations and institutions. Improvement of the business environment is also vital for greater utilization of natural resources to accelerate ...

The capacity of the country to offer luxury tourism has been largely compromised crowding, over-development of facilities, competition for tourists, insecurity, poor infrastructure in general, and environmental ...

During this Quarter, the institute engaged stakeholders in various forums including Policy seminars, dissemination workshops and the Launch of KIPPRA Mentorship Programmes for Universities. Kenya’s economic growth during ...