https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/3656 2022-10-31T05:33:11Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/3679 Public Affairs Index (PAI) Manual Indices are used in economics and governance sectors to measure, monitor and evaluate progress in the delivery of public goods and services. Indices are also critical in gauging public (dis)satisfaction with government provision of essential services critical to human development. In Kenya, the delivery of public goods and services is the mandate of the national government as well as the 47 county governments. The Kenya Constitution provides for public participation in the prioritisation and co-production of development budgets for effective delivery of public goods and ownership of these goods/services by citizens. The Public Affairs Index (PAI) developed by the Kenya Institute of Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) is a multi-dimensional measurement of government performance and citizen’s satisfaction in the provision of key public services at the county level. PAI is a data-driven measurement of the performance of County Governments against nine selected criteria (Pillars). The project that generated work on the PAI demonstrates the role of KIPPRA, as a think tank and research intermediary, in strengthening frameworks and tools for coordinating key stakeholders in the research ecosystem in Kenya to dialogue, network and enhance research uptake to inform the implementation of the devolved system of government. Through the project, five ecosystem strengthening goals have been achieved, as part of the RISA Fund, namely the building of human capital for the research stakeholders involved, enhancing research uptake into policies and regulations at the national platform as well as county level, equitable and inclusive participation devolved to each of the 47 counties, the networking of assets to drive collaboration between research actors and policy makers, and providing incentives for high quality research. Hence, based on the RISA project, this manual provides detailed indicators in the framework across nine pillars, namely fiscal management, economic performance, human capital development, essential infrastructure, environmental management, transparency and accountability, crime and justice, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and social welfare. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/3678 County Business Environment for Micro and Small Enterprises (CBEM) Index Manual Globally, indices are often used to measure, benchmark and track the performance of economic activity (for example, business and economic performance) in a standardized way to help identify existing gaps and guide in prioritization of policy action. To improve Kenya’s business environment, the Government in 2014 established a multi-institutional Business Environment Delivery Unit, which draws membership from various ministries, departments and agencies. The Delivery Unit is mandated to champion the implementation of various business reforms in partnership with the private sector. This approach was strengthened in 2018 by establishing the Department of Business Reforms and Transformation; a dedicated and resourced Government organ to implement initiatives that make Kenya more competitive both locally and internationally. This has enabled the Government to identify and implement cross-cutting reforms, which are designed to improve the business regulatory environment on the platform of the Ease of Doing Business Reforms Agenda. These reforms are extended to the 47 counties to improve the counties’ competitiveness as investment destinations. The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) Index developed by KIPPRA serves to support the formulation and implementation of holistic, coherent and evidence-based policy making on business environments for MSEs by County Governments. In this context, the development of the CBEM index supports the government’s efforts to improve the quality of doing business by MSEs at county levels as designated investment destinations. The CBEM Index comprehensively measures business environment capacities in each of the 47 counties and provide county-specific scores, insights and diagnostics of conducive business environment creation. In constructing the CBEM framework, KIPPRA identified six thematic areas which include, inter alia, worksite infrastructure, technical capacity, governance and regulatory framework, market environment, financial inclusion, risk preparedness and management. This set of CBEM themes and their specific combinations are mapped across 30 indicators selected carefully from authoritative sources to ensure comparability across all the 47 counties. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z