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Policy Brief No. 05 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Busia County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-11)The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework has been developed to monitor key issues that require policy interventions in creating an enabling environment for the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector in ... -
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Elgeyo Marakwet County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ... -
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2022-2023 on Tracking the Progress Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Energy Transition in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2022)Energy transition is a policy-driven process involving a systematic global shift from fossil-based energy production and consumption systems to carbon neutrality, renewable, sustainable, efficient, secure, and ... -
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2006 on Flaws in the Development and Allocation of Jua Kali Sheds and Hawkers Markets in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)Despite the beneficial role that the Jua Kali sector' plays in providing employment, improving income distribution, and developing dynamic private enterprises, initiatives to support its growth by providing workspaces ... -
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2017-2018 on Achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage: Lessons to Consider
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)Health is fundamental to happiness and overall well-being of households. A healthy population translates to greater strides in economic development since such population is more productive, and saves and invests more. ... -
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Elgeyo Marakwet County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework has been developed to monitor key issues that require policy interventions in creating an enabling environment for the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector in ... -
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Embu County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ... -
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2022-2023 on Building Resilience and Sustainable Economic Development in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report 2022, themed “Building Resilience and Sustainable Economic Development in Kenya”. The Report analyses the contexts, policies and institutional frameworks that support ... -
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2023-2024 on Enhancing Welfare through Beef Production and Marketing in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Beef cattle make up 76 per cent of Kenya’s total cattle population, with 87 per cent of them concentrated in ASALs.2 This underscores the importance of beef production as a livelihood strategy in ASAL counties. Moreover, the ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2006 on Strengthening Budget Reforms in Kenya: Issues and Challenges
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)The Government has been undertaking budget reforms with a view to improving fiscal policy, planning and budget management functions. Following a 1997 assessment of public expenditure composition and management, the ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2007 on Improving the Security Situation in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)Since the advent of the Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS) in 2003, the government has indicated its commitment to tackle insecurity in an attempt to provide a favourable environment for economic growth. In the ERS, provision ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2017-2018 Towards Strengthening Public Financial Management in County Governments in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) in collaboration with the World Bank undertook the first sub-national Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment in six selected ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2020-2021 on Enhancing Effectiveness of Kenya’s Excisable Goods Management System
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)Illicit trade in tobacco products presents significant public policy challenges due to health risks associated with increased access to tobacco products. Further, it contributes to loss of tax revenue and financing of ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Garissa County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The County Business Environment for MSEs (CBEM) framework was first developed by KIPPRA in 2019 to provide a tool for monitoring the process of improving business environment for growth and survival of MSEs. The four ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2022-2023 on Supporting Youth Involvement in Climate Smart Agriculture
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Youth participation in agriculture has been declining over the years in Kenya. Youth labour force in agriculture in 1995 was 60.72%. Twenty-five years later, it has declined to 28.47% in 2020.1 Despite agriculture ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2023-2024 on Enhancing Utilization of External Business Financing in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Access to finance is essential in fostering business growth, and enhancing access to financial markets is crucial in supporting and expanding entrepreneurial activities beyond mere subsistence levels. One of the ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2001 on The KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model: A New Instrument for Policy Analysis and Forecasting
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)This brief provides a bird’s-eye view of the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model (KTMM) and its importance in policy analysis. KTMM is built mostly along the now fairly standard lines of the aggregate demand aggregate supply ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2006 on Enhancing Growth of the Nairobi Stock Exchange Primary Market
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)Stock market development is crucial in financing economic growth. In the financial sector reform process, the government has prioritized the reform of the stock market with the aim of enhancing its activities and making ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2007 on Strategies for Securing Energy Supply in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)There is a close relationship between economic growth and quality of life, on one hand, and demand for energy, on the other. Acountry cannot experience high levels of economic growth if energy supplies are constrained. ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2017-2018 on Improving Health Status of Children in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)Investing in the first 1,000 days of life is critical for long-term human capital productivity. Examples of such investments are those that aim at promoting the health status of children which, to a large extent, ...
