Policy Briefs: Recent submissions
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Policy Brief No. 13 of 2023-2024 on Empowering Creative Industries through Digital Readiness: The Role of Digital Infrastructure
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Digital infrastructure is important in driving employment within the dynamic landscape of creative industries. Undoubtedly, the creative industry has experienced disruption by technology in unimaginable, inspiring, and ... -
Policy Brief No. 19 of 2023-2024 on Smart and Sustainable City Index for Mombasa City
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)The Smart and Sustainable Cities Index (SSCI) in Kenya is a comprehensive framework to measure the status of smartness and sustainability across the Kenyan cities. The pursuit of smart and sustainable urban development has ... -
Policy Brief No. 14 of 2023-2024 on Promoting Healthcare Service Delivery in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)The Constitution of Kenya guarantees all citizens the right to quality healthcare.1 The government has made efforts to expand coverage of health services after devolution and to cushion the poor and other vulnerable groups ... -
Policy Brief No. 15 of 2023-2024 on Leveraging Role of Non-Governmental Organizations to Spur Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)The ASALs are characterized by long droughts, famine, lack of water and pasture, low levels of education, poor transport and communication infrastructure and inadequate governance from the National government. The ... -
Policy Brief No. 34 of 2023/2024 on UNICEF Nutrition Budget Brief (2017/18 to 2021/22)
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)This nutrition budget brief examines the allocation of the national budget for 2017/18 to 2021/22 in addressing the nutrition needs of children in Kenya. Given the multifaceted nature of nutrition, the brief assesses the ... -
Policy Brief No. 38 of 2023/2024 on Murang’a County Brief on A Review of Youth Employment Programmes
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Murang’a County had a population of 1,056,640 people with a population density of 419 per square km as at 2019 (Table 1). The youth were estimated at 319,330 (50.6%) with a large share (85.4%) residing in rural areas. The ... -
Policy Brief No. 39 of 2023/2024 on Makueni County Brief on A Review of Youth Employment Programmes
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Makueni County had a total population of 987,4053 people with a population density of 121 persons per square km as at 2019 (Table 1). The youth were estimated at 328,830 (50.4%) with a large share (90.3%) residing in rural ... -
Policy Brief No. 29 of 2023/2024 on Public Borrowing with Multiple Shocks: Status and Policy Options
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Kenya has faced a couple of shocks since 2020, which mainly include the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, drought in 2021, and the Russia-Ukraine war that began in February 2022. These have had implications on government expenditures ... -
Policy Brief No. 30 of 2023/2024 on Public Debt Ceiling: The Experience for Kenya and Lessons from Other Countries
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Debt ceilings or limits are a set of rules that provide the maximum amount of debt that a government can undertake. Often, they are imposed by governments as part of measures to ensure fiscal discipline and promote debt ... -
Policy Brief No. 31 of 2023/2024 on Public Debt in Kenya: Trends and Sustainability
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Before 2013/14, public debt was on a declining trajectory. However, the intensified spending on public infrastructure, implementation of the devolved system of governance, persistent fiscal deficits, and multiple economic ... -
Policy Brief No. 20 of 2023-2024 on Smart and Sustainable City Index for Nairobi City
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)The Smart and Sustainable Cities Index (SSCI) in Kenya is a comprehensive framework to measure the status of smartness and sustainability across the Kenyan cities. The pursuit of smart and sustainable urban development ... -
Policy Brief No. 20 of 2022/2023 on Revitalizing the Leather Industry to Foster Economic Transformation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)The Kenya Vision 2030 economic pillar underscores the importance of creating a robust, diversified and competitive manufacturing sector. The economic blueprint aims to achieve the goal by revamping local production ... -
Policy Brief No. 16 of 2022/2023 on Training as a Catalyst to Develop a Local Skills Base for Kenya’s Oil and Gas Upstream Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)The discovery of oil in Northern Kenya in 2012 was a monumental moment for the country. It revitalized hope to economically spur growth by Kenya potentially becoming an oil producer in the future. Seven years later, ... -
Policy Brief No. 12 of 2022/2023 on Enhancing Domestic Trade Participation by Female and Male-owned Firms in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Domestic trade in Kenya is critical for job creation, improving household livelihoods, and ensuring economic resilience. The Kenya Vision 2030 emphasizes the importance of promoting genderresponsive trade policies that ... -
Policy Brief No. 13 of 2022-2023 on Strengthening Marine Fisheries through the Blue Economy Lens
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Compared to inland fishing, which accounts for almost 80 per cent of the fisheries subsector, marine fishing is less developed. This is despite Kenya’s potential in industrial fishing based on her strategic location ... -
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. 11 of 2022-2023 on Analyses of the Housing Status and Access to Basic Infrastructure in Nairobi City County: Disparities and Deprivation Index
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Access to basic infrastructure is a key constituent and a prerequisite for affordable housing. Article 43(1)(b) of the Constitution of Kenya stipulates that access to adequate housing and reasonable sanitation standards ... -
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 ... -
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. 25 of 2022-2023 on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Kenya’s Institutional Framework for Export Trade Promotion
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)The size of Kenya’s export trade has been shrinking over the last two decades. Despite the country’s exports of goods and services averaging 20% of GDP in the last 20 years, the average share has fallen to 17.2% in the ...
