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Discussion Paper No. 242 of 2020 on Prerequisites for Enhancing Local Content in the Energy Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
The energy sector is a crucial enabler to economic growth in many countries. Consequently, there are a number of private firms, governments and development partners who are heavily investing huge amounts of money on energy ...
Discussion Paper No 249 of 2020 on Enhancing Spatial Equity in Location Planning for Affordable Housing: The Case of Nairobi City County
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)
The affordable housing programme is being implemented by the Government of Kenya to address housing adequacy challenges in the country. Access to affordable and decent housing is imperative to improving the quality of life ...
Discussion Paper No. 218 of 2020 on Households Coping Mechanisms and Resilience to the Impacts of Droughts and Floods in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
The frequency and severity of droughts and floods hazards are projected to increase with climate change. Households are affected through various mechanisms including income and asset losses that translate to other undesirable ...
Discussion Paper No. 234 of 2020 on Youth Employment in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-12)
The challenge of creating jobs for the youth is at the core of the development
agenda in Kenya. This agenda has been driven by the youth bulge that the
country is experiencing which calls for adoption of targeted initiatives ...
Discussion Paper No. 238 of 2020 on Effects of Forest Co-management on Adoption of On-Farm Tree Planting: Evidence from Selected Sites in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
This paper investigates the effect of participation in forest co-management on adoption of on-farm tree planting in four forest sites in Kenya. In all sites, Aberdares, Cherangany, Kakamega and Arabuko-Sokoke, devolution ...
Discussion Paper No. 275 of 2021 on Effect of Innovation on Employment Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)
Statistics available at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provide evidence
that Kenya is struggling with high unemployment rates, an occurrence that is
likely to be aggravated by an expanding labor force as a ...
Discussion Paper No. 230 of 2020 on Assessing the Employment Creation Potential of the Tea Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-11)
The objective of this study is to map the tea value chain in Kenya, identify constraints that hinder the growth of the tea sector, determine employment creation potential of the tea sector, and finally determine sectoral ...
Discussion Paper No. 278 of 2021 on Factors Influencing Services Firms' Investment in Research and Development in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)
Research and development (R&D) refers to creative works done to increase
knowledge and make new applications using the acquired knowledge. R&D is a
vital input to innovation, which plays a critical role in a firm’s ...
Discussion Paper No. 241 of 2020 on Excise Taxation in Kenya: A Situation Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
Excise taxes are an important source of revenue in most developing countries including Kenya. Excise taxes constitute a significant proportion of revenue in Kenya, between 1980 and 2018, excises in Kenya yielded an average ...
Discussion Paper No. 229 of 2020 on Assessing the Cotton, Textile and Apparel Sector Employment Potential in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
Cotton-textile and apparel (CTA) sector is arguably one of the industries with the potential to absorb skilled, semi-skilled, and non-skilled workers within its chain of production. This paper explores the CTA sector value ...