This brief provides an analysis on how the County Government of Migori plans and budgets to support the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector (health, education, water and sanitation, ...

This planning and budgeting brief present a review of how the County Government of Kisumu plans and budgets for children needs and requirements. The analysis covers the overall County and social sector budgets, and actual ...

This policy brief highlights the findings of a study undertaken by KIPPRA to examine the nature and distribution of droughts and floods which are the dominate natural disaster in Kenya. A better understanding of these ...

Traffic congestion is one of the key concerns affecting the performance of the transport system in Nairobi. In 2008, the economic cost of traffic jams in Nairobi Metropolitan Region was etimated at Ksh 1.9 Billion annually

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 ...

Wage employment in the public and private sectors accounts for a significant proportion of formal employment in most developing countries. In Kenya, nearly 655,000 wage earners were employed in the public sector in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...