KIPPRA’s overall mandate is to provide quality public policy advice to the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders and improve public policy making for the realization of national development goals. KIPPRA does this ...

One of the key issues of public debate and attention in Kenya is the difference in wages between the public and private sector, which has made it difficult for the public sector to attract and retain talent. While surveys ...

A major concern in liberalizing the coffee trade is the need to harmonize the legal framework with policy reform. In particular, the legal framework must change so the institutions previously involved in controlling ...

Prices of many essential items (including food items) in Kenya have sharply risen in the last few years. Such rises can have adverse consequences, including political and economic instability. In an attempt to address ...

This paper analyses the likely impact of the visa waiver introduced in June 1999 and the increase in airport tax in December 1999 on Kenya’s tourism industry. The visa waiver policy was intended to resuscitate the tourism ...

Growth in tea production in Kenya has slowed in recent years. This slowdown is attributed partly to policy reforms in the industry, which reduced government control on providing production, processing and marketing ...