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Does the Poverty Level Minimum Basket Adequately Inform the Scope of Governments’ Poverty Reduction Strategies?
(Journal of African Economies, 2023)
Appropriately guided and implemented government interventions help in achieving the desired out-come. They complement the household budget in meeting their basic needs, allowing them to move to a higher satisfaction level. ...
Households’ coping mechanisms with droughts and floods using finance, non‑finance and the social safety net measures: evidence from Kenya
(Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)
This study analysed households’ use of formal and informal finance, non-finance livelihood
diversification and the social safety net measures in coping with droughts and floods. It
employed a cross-sectional survey of ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 15 No. 3, January-March 2023 on Unlocking Economic Potential of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)
The Policy Monitor, Issue 15 No. 3, January-March 2023, focuses on exploring the untapped economic potential of arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya. ASALs cover a significant portion of the country's landmass and are ...
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. 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. 05 of 2022-2023 on Tracking the Progress Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Energy Transition in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2022)
Energy transition is a policy-driven process involving
a systematic global shift from fossil-based energy
production and consumption systems to carbon
neutrality, renewable, sustainable, efficient, secure, and ...
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. 23 of 2022/2023 on Makers and Breakers of National Unity in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The Kenyan national anthem, which is a symbol of national
unity, emphasizes that if the country dwells in unity, peace,
and liberty it can generate plenty of resources within its
borders to drive desired development. ...
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. 18 of 2011 on Overview of Intellectual Property Rights: The Case of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
Theory and experiences amongst the Asian Tigers reveal that knowledge
has an important role to play in promoting economic growth. Knowledge
however, is a non-rival good with partial excludable characteristics.
Intellectual ...