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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. 10 of 2007 on Improving the Technology Competitiveness of Small Enterprises in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
The Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2005 on Development of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
for Wealth and Employment Creation for Poverty Reduction singles out restricted levels
of technology as one of the major constraints ...
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2006 on Improving the Enabling Environment for Business in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
An enabling environment for business improves investment climate and competitiveness of
a country, thereby enhancing economic performance for eventual poverty reduction. In this
regard, the Government of Kenya in its ...
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2006 on Lessons From Kenya's Tax Reform Experience
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Kenya, like many developing nations, has attempted to reform its tax system over time, with the
impetus coming from the increasing complexity of the tax codes, narrow tax base and concerns with
fair distribution of tax ...
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2007 on Effectiveness of Financial Sector Reforms in Promoting Domestic Private Investment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
The Kenyan government has over the last decade been implementing financial
sector reforms aimed at promoting private investment. The main focus of the
reforms was liberalization of interest rate and exchange rate, ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 4 No. 1, July-September 2011 on Unemployment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
In many countries, long term
unemployment and underemployment
continue to soar.
The unemployment rate of youth
agl'd 15-24 in Kenya was 24% in
2005/6 compared to the overall
unemployment rate of 12.7%.
Under-employment ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 4 No. 2, January-June 2012 on An Assessment of Kenya's Financial Governance
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2012)
I /enya participated in a
IK pilot exercise leading
I \to the roll out of the
African Governance Outlook
(AGO), a new flagship report on
financial governance in Africa.
The report, which is a flagship
publication ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 5 No. 1, July-December 2012 on Addressing Food Price Volatility in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2012)
Kenya is a low-income country
with a GOP per capita estimated
at USS 775. Agriculture is a major
economic activity. Currently, one out
of every four Kenyans suffers from
chronic food insecurity and poor
nutrition. ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 1, July-September 2003 on Improving Public Policymaking for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
The much expected economic recovery has started to pick up albeit at
a slower pace than foreseen in the Government's Economic Recovery
Strategy for Wealth and Employment creation for this year. Economic
indicators ...
Discussion Paper No.173 of 2014 on Factors Determining Consumer Fraud Reporting in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
This study examines the factors determining consumer fraud reporting in Kenya.
It presents cross-sectional evidence from data collected by the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime and KIPPRA in 2009/2010. Descriptive ...