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Policy Brief No. 16 of 2022/2023 on Training as a Catalyst to Develop a Local Skills Base for Kenya’s Oil and Gas Upstream Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The discovery of oil in Northern Kenya in 2012 was
a monumental moment for the country. It revitalized
hope to economically spur growth by Kenya
potentially becoming an oil producer in the future.
Seven years later, ...
Policy Brief No. 12 of 2022/2023 on Enhancing Domestic Trade Participation by Female and Male-owned Firms in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Domestic trade in Kenya is critical for job creation,
improving household livelihoods, and ensuring
economic resilience. The Kenya Vision 2030
emphasizes the importance of promoting genderresponsive
trade policies that ...
Policy Brief No. 18 of 2006 on Organizing Urban Road Public Transport in Nairobi City
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
The prevailing transport system in Nairobi has
been largely shaped by population pressure
and urban structure. The current profile of
urbanization has in turn been shaped by
influences of geographical, historical ...
Policy Brief No. 12 of 2007 on Subsidizing Secondary Education in Kenya:Costs,Financing Sources and Implications
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
Public intervention in the provision of secondary
education is sometimes necessary to safeguard
against inequalities in access given the
relatively high household poverty incidence in
Kenya. Furthermore, educating ...
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2007 on Strategies for Securing Energy Supply in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
There is a close relationship between economic growth and quality of life, on one hand, and
demand for energy, on the other. Acountry cannot experience high levels of economic growth if
energy supplies are constrained. ...
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2006 on Enhancing the Role of Development Finance Institutions in Kenya’s Development Process
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Development finance is vital in the
implementation of government
development strategy. For example,
when me government earmarks the private sector
as the engine of economic growth in the Economic
Recovery Strategy for ...
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2007 on Options for Sustaining Kenya’s Economic Growth Pattern
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
Achieving sustainable economic growth in Kenya has continued to be elusive. Economic growth has
been characterized by episodes of both high growth rates (1960s, 1970s and after 2003 to present)
and recession (around 2000 ...
Policy Brief No. 02 of Sept.2004 on Fiscal Strategies and Poverty in Kenya: Agenda for Reform
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004-09)
This policy brief is based on a study: Fiscal strategies
and poverty in Kenya: Agenda for reform. The study
examines how the government spends and finances its
expenditure, and how this has impacted on poverty
and ...
Policy Brief No. 17 of 2007 on Enhancing Private Sector Participation in the Provision of Primary and Secondary Education in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
The growth of private education provision since
the 1990s can be associated with various factors,
including education policy reforms such as the
introduction of cost sharing in 1988, curriculum
reform from the 7-4-2-3 ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 7 No. 1, July-December 2014 on Improving public policy making for economic growth and poverty reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)
With the many
cases of
insecurity that
have plagued
Kenya in the recent past, a
number of articles in this
issue of the Policy Monitor
address various aspects of
insecurity and what the
government can do to
stop ...