The informal sector, often characterized by small scale enterprises, is prone to diverse shocks that pose a threat to their survival. The sector employs most of the people in developing countries such as Kenya. Using World ...

This study explored gender dynamics in informal establishments in Kenya. The objective was to uncover the underlying factors that cause difference in productivity between men and women-owned establishments in Kenya’s ...

The informal sector in Kenya has been persistent, and is critical to employment creation, accounting for 83.4 per cent of new jobs created in 2017. Government policies have failed to address the challenges faced by the ...

Choice of products market by informal businesses is a critical pathway for their survival, performance and profit maximization. Kenya’s informal businesses have an option of selling their products to individual consumers, ...

Despite Kenya’s high innovation ranking, there are low levels of innovations in her informal sector. The informal sector plays a key role in Kenya’s economy, while technology and innovations both have the potential to spur ...

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 ...

Debate has emerged about inclusivity of Kenya’s economic growth with constant concerns on its ability to create adequate employment for the ever-increasing number of job seekers. While it is strongly believed that ...

Institutions play a role in determining the economic growth and development of a country. Like many developing countries, Kenya focuses on policy, legal frameworks and development strategies for MSEs due to their ability ...

Fish is very important for food and nutrition security throughout the world. However, fish stocks from the natural sources in Kenya have been declining, making fish farming the only viable option to supplement fish supply. ...

This paper provides estimates of technical efficiency in Kenya sugar factories. It examines factors that affect technical efficiency by applying a stochastic production frontier approach over the period 1996-2005 using ...