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Discussion Paper No. 188 of 2017 on Social Cohesion Index for Kenya: A Methodological Note
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Social cohesion is important for sustained development and peaceful coexistence. Broadly, like glue, it binds individuals together based on trust, shared loyalties, positive relationships, solidarity and constructive ...
Discussion Paper No. 194 of 2017 on Digital Dividends: Evidence From Internet Usage in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
This paper examines the digital dividends arising from work-related Internet usage in Kenya by first evaluating the factors influencing Internet usage and, second, the effect of Internet usage on earnings from wage employment ...
Discussion Paper No. 192 of 2017 An Input-Output Table for Kenya and its Application to Development Planning
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
This study investigates the effects of population dynamics as Kenya strives to reap from demographic dividend arising from accelerated economic growth as the population changes. Now, 78 per cent of Kenya’s population is ...
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2017-2018 Towards Strengthening Public Financial Management in County Governments in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research
and Analysis (KIPPRA) in collaboration with the
World Bank undertook the first sub-national Public
Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA)
assessment in six selected ...
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. 08 of 2017-2018 on Improving Health Status of Children in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Investing in the first 1,000 days of life is critical for
long-term human capital productivity. Examples of
such investments are those that aim at promoting
the health status of children which, to a large
extent, ...
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, ...
Working Paper No. 24 of 2017 on a Scoping Study on Burundi's Agricultural Production in a Changing Climate and the Supporting Policies
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Climate change will impact on agricultural production and productivity around the world and the agricultural sector will have to adapt to climate change in order to achieve global food security. The general consensus among ...
Working Paper No. 23 of 2017 on an Assessment of Rwanda's Agricultural Production, Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Rwanda is a small, hilly, landlocked country located in Eastern and Central Africa region between Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is located 2° south of the Equator in Central Africa ...
Working Paper No. 25 of 2017 on An Assessment of Uganda's Agricultural Production, Climate Change, Agricultural Trade and Food Security
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Recent research has demonstrated that climate change has potential impact on ecosystems globally, with enormous resultant effects on habitants. Evidence exists from observation over half a century demonstrating extreme ...