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Policy Brief No. 08 of 2022-2023 on Financing Youth Activities in Climate Action
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Accessing climate finance is a challenge among youthled organizations despite there being several initiatives at the global, regional, and national levels. The Global Youth Climate Action Fund (GYCA), for instance, is ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2023-2024 on Advancing Kenya’s Digital Literacy Initiatives in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)In the 21st century, digital literacy has become a fundamental skill for individual empowerment, economic progress, and societal development. Technology’s rapid advancement has transformed how we communicate, work, and ... -
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2006 on Using Social Budgeting to Improve the Budgetary Process in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)For a long time in Kenya, the budget has focused more on achieving macroeconomic targets . Despite being participatory in design, the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) approach implemented since the year 2000 is ... -
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2007 on Explaining Chronic Poverty in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)Chronic poverty can be defined in terms of the duration households are trapped in poverty. The chronically poor are those who are always poor, or usually living below the poverty line. The chronic poor suffer persistent ... -
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Homa Bay 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. 09 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in the Information and Communication Technologies Sector in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a promising emerging sector in transforming the global economy. Digital technologies are opening new possibilities for developing countries to grow and transform to digital ... -
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Isiolo 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. 09 of 2022-2023 on Capacity Building for Youth in Climate Change
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)The Government of Kenya recognizes the threat that climate change poses to the environment. In this regard, the government developed various climate change response policies, strategies and action plans to deal with ... -
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2023-2024 on Enhancing Production and Market Access for Honey Producers in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Honey production in Kenya holds a great promise of improving the livelihood of honey producers. It has a huge potential specifically in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, characterized by dry weather conducive ... -
Policy Brief No. 1 of 2004 on Economic Growth Scenarios for Employment Creation in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)Employment creation in Kenya is a major concern to the government. The 1998/99 Labour Force Survey estimates Kenya’s active labour force at 10.5 million people, and unemployment at 14.6% of the active labour force. Given ... -
Policy Brief No. 1 of 2017 on Sustaining Kenya's Economic Development by Deepening and Expanding Economic Integration in the Region
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)This brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report 2017 by KIPPRA. The report has been prepared at a time when the government is taking stock on implementation of Medium Term Plan (MTP) II, and kick-starting preparations ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2004 on Interest Rate Management and Monetary Policy in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)The Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS) for the period 2003-2007 emphasizes on the role of the private sector as the engine for economic growth, while the Investment Programme (2003) points out the need to enhance private ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2006 on Lessons From Kenya's Tax Reform Experience
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)Kenya, like many developing nations, has attempted to reform its tax system over time, with the impetus coming from the increasing complexity of the tax codes, narrow tax base and concerns with fair distribution of tax ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2007 on Improving the Technology Competitiveness of Small Enterprises in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)The Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2005 on Development of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for Wealth and Employment Creation for Poverty Reduction singles out restricted levels of technology as one of the major constraints ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2017-2018 on Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)The right to a decent housing by all Kenyans is a constitutional obligation. The 2010 Constitution of Kenya identifies access to adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation as an economic and social right. ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2017-2018 on Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)The right to a decent housing by all Kenyans is a constitutional obligation. The 2010 Constitution of Kenya identifies access to adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation as an economic and social ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Isiolo County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)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. 10 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in Industries Without Smokestacks in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)The Kenyan economy has over the last two decades experienced an upward trajectory in economic growth. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) more than doubled from Ksh 2,150 billion in 2001 to Ksh 5,049 billion ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Kajiado 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. 10 of 2022-2023 on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management for Youth
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Kenya is currently facing a youth unemployment problem with about 11.8 million unemployed youths. The country is also facing increased plastic waste pollution, presenting an opportunity for youth employment in plastic ...