Browsing 3. KIPPRA Research Publications by Title
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Policy Brief No. 01 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Baringo 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. 01 of 2022-2023 on Towards Effective Regulation of Wholesale and Retail firms in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)The wholesale and retail firms are very significant in the country’s development process and, as such, the sector was identified as a contributor to the achievement of the Kenya Vision 2030 through job creation. That ... -
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2023-2024 on Cost of Living and the Role of Markets
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2023, themed ‘Cost of Living and the Role of Markets’. As the economy started recovery from the adverse effects of COVID-19 pandemic, it was hit by a prolonged ... -
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2006 on Enhancing the Role of Development Finance Institutions in Kenya’s Development Process
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)Development finance is vital in the implementation of government development strategy. For example, when me government earmarks the private sector as the engine of economic growth in the Economic Recovery Strategy for ... -
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2014 on Kenya now a Middle Income Economy but Wanjiku Still Crying
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)Kenya has rebased its economy to make the measure of GDP more inclusive in terms of productive sectors and industrial output. The rebasing included changing the base year from 2001 to 2009 and also incorporating new ... -
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2017-2018 on Addressing Youth Livelihoods through Livestock Production in the Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)Declining agricultural productivity is threatening the livelihood of the youth households in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya. In addition to limited access to land, use of poor livestock production technologies, ... -
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Bomet 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. 02 of 2022-2023 on Efficacy of Anti-Corruption Institutional Structure in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Kenya has over time put in place anti-corruption initiatives dating back to independence. This includes defining the scope of corruption activities, setting up anti-corruption institutions including those provided ... -
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2023-2024 on Income Shocks and Household Coping Mechanisms: Implications for the Welfare of Children in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)Most countries, Kenya included, have been faced with multiple economic turbulence since the onset of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic could be subdued, the Russian invasion ... -
Policy Brief No. 02 of Sept.2004 on Fiscal Strategies and Poverty in Kenya: Agenda for Reform
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004-09)This policy brief is based on a study: Fiscal strategies and poverty in Kenya: Agenda for reform. The study examines how the government spends and finances its expenditure, and how this has impacted on poverty and ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2007 on Strategies for Expanding Access to Secondary Education in Kenya
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Policy Brief No. 03 of 2014 on Rebasing of Kenya's Economy: Factors Contributing to Agricultural Growth
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)Agriculture provides most of the food for the majority of Kenyans and employs most people in the rural areas. In the 1980s to 1990s, agriculture declined substantially because of lack of good economic management. This ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2015 on Wage Disparities in the Formal Sectors: Policy Options for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2015)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 ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2017-2018 on Promoting Purple Tea to Enhance Diversification in Kenya's Tea Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)The discovery of clone TRFK 306/1 of purple tea was in line with the aspirations of Vision 2030 that Kenya needs to diversify its tea products and add value to enhance productivity and boost economic growth in the ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Bomet 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 the key issues that require policy interventions in creating an enabling environment for the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector ... -
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. 03 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Bungoma 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. 03 of 2022-2023 on Sustaining Kenya’s Economic Recovery Amidst Uncertainties of COVID-19
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2022)On 12th March 2020, Kenya reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19. By end of December 2020, it had experienced two peaks of positivity rate. In March 2021, the government rolled out a National Vaccine Deployment ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2001 on Beer Excise Tax in Kenya: An Assessment
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)In Kenya, the excise tax on beer contributes a significant share to government revenue. The government is therefore interested in establishing the optimal excise tax rates for the different types of beer: lagers and ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2006 on Promoting Private Sector Participation in Provision of Higher Education in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)The demand for higher education' in Kenya exceeds the supply, as manifested in the large amount of money spent by Kenyan students pursuing higher education abroad, and the inability of local higher education, institutions ...