Policy Briefs: Recent submissions
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Policy Brief No. 21 of 2020-2021 on Kenya in the Covid-19 Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the "Big Four" Agenda
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2021. The theme of the Kenya Economic Report 2020 is Kenya in COVID-19 Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the “Big Four” Agenda. The theme was ... -
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. 15 of 2021-2022 on Constraints along the Cotton Textile and Apparel Value Chain in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The cotton-textile and apparel industry is recognized as one of the industries with potential to absorb skilled, semi-skilled, and non-skilled workers within its chain of production. In 1986, the cotton textile and apparel ... -
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. 17 of 2021-2022 on Tapping the Dairy Industry’s Potential to Create Jobs for the Youth in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)With the bulging unemployment of youth in Kenya, where about 85% are unemployed, the Kenya Vision 2030 recognizes the dairy industry as one of the fundamental industries in generating employment activities especially for ... -
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2020-2021 on Short-Term Effects of Covid-19 and Containment Measures on Kenyan's Economy
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)This policy brief summarizes the key findings of the research work undertaken by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2020-2021 on Women's Access to Agricultural Finance in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)Agriculture plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy. The sector contributes approximately 34.2 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and employs over 60 per cent of the population of which 70 per cent are ... -
Policy Brief No. 99 of 2019-2020 on Towards Revitalizing the Domestic Skins, Hides and Leather Products in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)The skins, hides and leather industry sector is among the strategic industries that offer an opportunity for Kenya’s economic transformation and sustainable development. According to the Kenya Economic Survey 2018, the ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2020-2021 on Local Content in the Energy Sector: Prerequisite for Enhancing Local Content
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)Countries that are endowed with resources globally are progressively tightening their local content requirements with a view to deriving maximum benefits from their resources. Local content can be defined as the value ... -
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in the Tourism Sector in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)The tourism sector in Kenya offers three major product lines, namely: safari, coastal, and business and conference travel. The tourism sector contributes to socio-economic development through supply chain linkages with ... -
Policy Brief No. 13 of 2020-2021 on Market Access and Dietary Diversity: The Potential Role of Women in Improving Household Nutrition in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)Malnutrition is a serious issue of public health concern in Kenya. Despite the Government support and commitment to ensure that every person has the right to adequate food of acceptable quality and that every child has the ... -
Policy Brief No. 86 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Taita Taveta County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief reviews how the County Government of Taita Taveta plans and budgets to support the needs of children, youth, and women. The analysis focused on social sector budgets and actual expenditures for the period ... -
Policy Brief No. 71 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Homa Bay County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis on how the County Government of Homa Bay plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector (health, education, water and sanitation, social ... -
Policy Brief No. 92 of 2019-2020 on Assessment of Institutional Structure Governing the Informal Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)Institutions play a key role in determining the economic growth and development of a country. Institutions are important in maintaining the rule of law, promoting development programmes and activities and protecting property ... -
Policy Brief No. 98 of 2019-2020 on Technology Acquisition and Innovations in Kenya's Informal Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2019)The informal sector accounts for about 75 per cent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The sector is hampered by slow growth rate, lack of finances ... -
Policy Brief No. 93 of 2019-2020 on Informal Businesses and Choice of Products' Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This policy brief is based on a KIPPRA study that looks at how informal businesses in Kenya choose a product market and factors that influence such choices. Such information is necessary in unblocking the hindrances ... -
Policy Brief No. 97 of 2019-2020 on Informal Sector's Response to Shocks: Lessons from Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)The informal sector enterprises are affected by diverse shocks that substantially affect their operations. Most of these shocks tend to have drastic negative impact on the affected enterprises, leading to business closure, ... -
Policy Brief No 48 of 2018/2019 on An Assessment of Health care Delivery Under Devolution: County Briefs
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)Quality health care is a basic right in Kenya as granted by the 2010 Constitution. It is also a priority government commitment under the “Big Four” agenda on Universal Health Care (UHC) and Vision 2030. Devolution of the ... -
Policy Brief No. 95 of 2019-2020 on Determinants of the Informal Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)The informal sector in Kenya is characterized by limited job security, low productivity, low incomes, unskilled apprentices, low absorption of technology, poor working conditions, unfair competition to formal establishments, ... -
Policy Brief No. 96 of 2019-2020 on Improving Productivity of Informal Manufacturing Enterprises through Better Business Environment
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)A favourable business environment makes it easy for both domestic enterprises and multinationals to enter and exit from the markets, provides opportunities for low cost of doing business, increases productivity and ...
