Browsing Working Papers by Subject "Kenya"

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    • Working Paper No. 06 of 2002 on a Situational Analysis of Poverty in Kenya 

      Kimalu, Paul ; Nafula, Nancy ; Manda, Damiano K; Mwabu, Germano & Kimenyi, Mwangi S. (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
      Poverty is a major social and economic concern in Kenya. According to the 1997 welfare monitoring survey, more than half of Kenya’s population is poor. The government, together with donors, the private sector, the civil ...

    • Working Paper No. 13 of 2005 on Tax Reform Experience in Kenya 

      Karingi, Stephen ; Wanjala, Bernadette ; Nyamunga, Justus ; Okello. Andrew ; Pamba, Esther & Nyakangó Evans (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2005)
      Counties all over the world have reformed or are attempting to reform their tax systems, with the main impetus being the increasing complexity of tax codes, narrow tax bases, and concerns with horizontal equity. Kenya's ...

    • Working Paper No. 14 of 2006 on Development Finance Institutions in Kenya: Issues and Policy Concerns 

      Njenga, Githinji ; Ngugi, Rose W. & Mbutu, Mwaura (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
      Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in Kenya were set up to provide longterm finance to prioritized sectors as part of the industrialization strategy. Despite the existence of DFIs since the 1960s and 1970s, there ...

    • Working Paper No. 15 of 2007 on Development of Bonds Market: Kenya's Experience 

      Mbewa, Martin ; Ngugi, Rose & Kithinji, Angela (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
      Development of bonds market widens the financing options for firms and enables the government to shift its domestic debt to longer-term securities. However, development of bonds market requires that certain conditions ...

    • Working Paper No. 18 of 2011 on Overview of Intellectual Property Rights: The Case of Kenya 

      Gitonga, Anne & Kieya. Joseph (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
      Theory and experiences amongst the Asian Tigers reveal that knowledge has an important role to play in promoting economic growth. Knowledge however, is a non-rival good with partial excludable characteristics. Intellectual ...

    • Working Paper No. 32 of 2019 on Tracing the Path to Transformative Leadership in the Public Sector in Kenya 

      Wangómbe, Hannah ; Kivoi, Douglas ; Laibuni Nancy ; Musili, Beverly M. & Ngugi, Rose W. (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
      The public sector is a benchmark in transforming leadership in the rest of the economy given its critical role in the development process. As such, the public sector reform process is crucial in improving public service ...