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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. 22 of 2021-2022 on MSEs’ Business Environment in Machakos 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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 256 of 2021 on Assessing the Effect of Kenya’s Institutional Framework on Export Trade
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
This study sought to assess the effect of Kenya’s institutional framework in
promoting export trade as a channel for long-term growth and economic
development as enshrined in the Kenya Vision 2030. Panel data obtained
from ...
Discussion Paper No. 267 of 2021 on Gender, Access to Agricultural Resources and Food Security in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
Food insecurity is a major development challenge in developing countries.
In Kenya, the food poverty incidence remains high, as about 1 in every 3
individuals does not meet the minimum daily calorific requirement. ...
Discussion Paper No. 253 of 2021 on Constraints and Opportunities in the Cotton-Textile-Apparel Subsector in Kenya: A Value Chain Approach
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
The cotton-textile-apparel value chain in Kenya is prioritized for job and wealth
creation in the "Big Four" agenda given it is highly labour-intensive. The subsector
has, however, performed below expectations, since it ...
Discussion Paper No. 259 of 2021 on Financing Models for Affordable and Adequate Housing in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
The study investigates the symbiosis between housing financing and housing
sector performance by using household and counties. It establishes that, at county
level, uptake of housing loans are inelastic to changes in ...
Discussion Paper No. 255 of 2021 on Gender Wage Differentials between Public and Private Sectors in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
An aspect of gender wage gap that is often neglected is the wage differentials
between the public sector and the private sector. Cognizant of the fact that the
Kenyan labour market is segregated into public and private ...