Browsing 3. KIPPRA Research Publications by Title
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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 ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2007 on Governance Challenges in Public Expenditure Management in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)The concept of governance covers the social, economic, corporate, political and cultural aspects of how power is exercised in an organization or society. The common principles in the exercise of power include: accountability, ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2014 on Implications of GDP Rebasing on Skills and Professional Development
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)n September 2014, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) announced that the Kenya economy is 25.3% larger than it had earlier been estimated. The 2013 GDP was estimated at Ksh 4.76 trillion.This means that Kenya's ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2017-2018 on Invest in Human Resources to Accelerate Attainment of Universal Healthcare
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)Human resource is an important input in healthcare delivery. Attaining universal healthcare in Kenya will therefore largely depend on whether insurance coverage will be wide enough and affordable for most of the population, ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Bungoma 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 intervention in creating an enabling environment for the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector in ... -
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. 04 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Busia 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. 04 of 2022-2023 on Strengthening Primary Health Care for Equitable Access to Vaccinations in Africa
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)Primary Health Care (PHC) is a whole of society approach to health that aims at ensuring the highest possible level of health and well-being and equitable distribution by focusing on people’s needs and, as early as ... -
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2006 on Multiplicity of Taxes and Licenses in the Trucking Industry in Kenya. Is there a Case for Deregulation?
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)The trucking industry comprises of heavy commercial vehicles (lorries and trailers), which transport commercial products within the domestic market and on transit to the neighbouring countries within the region. The ... -
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2014 on Rebased Economy and Implications on Kenya's Participation in International Trade
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)he Kenya National Bureau of Statistics completed the exercise of rebasing the economy in September 2014. In this exercise, the old base year of 2001 was replaced with a new one of 2009. The main aim of rebasing an ... -
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2017-2018 on Promoting Public Participation for Improved Health Outcomes
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)Public participation is key to improving and promoting health outcomes. Public participation can be defined as a way of communication whereby an institution or organization consults interested or affected individuals, ... -
Policy Brief No. 05 of 2019-2020 on MSE Business Environment in Busia County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-11)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. 05 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Elgeyo Marakwet 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 ...