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Discussion Paper No. 55 of 2006 on Financing of Secondary Education in Kenya: Costs and Options
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
This study examines the financing of secondary education in Kenya and explores possible financing options for the next ten years. This study uses data from various sources, including education trend statistics, the 2003 ...
Discussion Paper No. 65 of 2006 on Supporting MSEs to Access Public Procurement Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Whereas market access remains a major growth factor, most MSEs in Kenya face formidable market-related constraints. Although the public procurement market is huge, estimated at 9.07 percent of GDP (or Ksh 71 billion), it ...
Discussion Paper No. 57 of 2006 on Mainstreaming Social Budgeting into the Budgetary Process in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
This study analyses the current MTEF budgetary process in Kenya with the
aim of examining the extent to which it addresses the concerns of the social
sector. It reveals that the MTEF budget process is not efficient in ...
Discussion Paper No. 60 of 2006 on Developing a Marketing Framework for Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
The fact that thirteen years after the formulation of Sessional Paper No. 2 of 1992, the marketing problem of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) still persists implies that the Government is still grappling with market ...
Discussion Paper No.63 of 2006 on Determinants and Strategies for Expanding Access to Secondary Education in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
This study analyses the status, determinants and strategies for expanding access to secondary education in Kenya. A logit model is used to analyse the factors influencing access to secondary education schooling in Kenya. ...
Discussion Paper No. 62 of 2006 on Public Sector Procurement in Kenya: The Need for a Coherent Policy Framework
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Persistent controversies in Kenya's public procurement and the resultant
negative impacts on efficient public service delivery can be explained, in
part, by weak enforcement of the existing legislation. A coherent
public ...
Discussion Paper No. 56 of 2006 on Impact of Gender and Socio-Economic Factors on Learning Achievements in Primary Education in Kenya: Empirical Evidence
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Gender and socio-economic background of a pupil have a link to school
opportunities and achievement. However, their effects vary across rnlturcs mid
environments. This paper examines gender parity in primary schools in ...
Discussion Paper No. 58 of 2006 on Monetary Policy Reaction Function for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
The objective of this study was to estimate a monetary policy reaction function
(MRF) for Kenya. It sought to understand whether the Central Bank of Kenya
(CBK) in its reaction to macroeconomic changes and/or disturbances, ...
Discussion Paper No. 59 of 2006 on an Evaluation of the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model and Kenya's Economy Using Historical Simulations
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Model simulations are perfonned for different reasons, such as policy evaluation,
historical policy analysis and model testing. Ex ante simulations tend to be
more popular, particularly for the purposes of evaluating ...
Discussion Paper No. 61 of 2006 on Determinants of Seed Maize Pricing in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Kenya has been experiencing declining use of certified seed maize. About 30 percent of Kenyan maize farmers use either traditional seeds or recycled hybrids, mainly due to high cost of certified seed maize and other inputs. ...