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Policy Brief No. 24 of 2022-2023 on Pathways to Development of Nairobi Towards Gaining a Smart City Status
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Smart cities have gained popularity in first-world countries. The foundational elements of a smart city are present in Nairobi City, both in terms of hard and soft infrastructure.
has not yet achieved the status of smart ...
Policy Brief No. 18 of 2022-2023 on Combating Digital Piracy in Kenya’s Film Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The film industry in Kenya plays a strategic role in the
social, economic, and political development of the country.
The industry provides a forum for exchanging ideas and
engaging in discussions, an important element ...
Policy Brief No. 15 of 2022-2023 on Embracing Plastic Circularity as an Alternative Policy to the Ban on Single use of Plastics
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Plastic products are by nature universal, light, cheap,
and prone to indiscriminate disposal after use.
The single use of plastics and improper disposal
mechanisms lead to increased plastics pollution,
which is a ...
Policy Brief No. 19 of 2022-2023 on Integrating Small and Medium Enterprises into Global Value Chain through Financial Interventions
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Kenya is yet to fully tap its potential in positioning itself
in the global production network. Primary agriculture
and minerals still dominate its share of global trade
participation. Firm involvement in grobal ...
Policy Brief No. 22 of 2022-2023 on Climate Change and Maize Production in Kenya: Adaptation Options
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Maize is the most consumed cereal in Kenya and
is synonymous with food and nutrition security.
However, maize yield has been on the decline over
the past few years. For instance, it declined from 42.1
million bags in ...
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2022-2023 on Strengthening Primary Health Care for Equitable Access to Vaccinations in Africa
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Primary Health Care (PHC) is a whole of society
approach to health that aims at ensuring the highest
possible level of health and well-being and equitable
distribution by focusing on people’s needs and, as early
as ...
Policy Brief No. 21 of 2020-2021 on Kenya in the Covid-19 Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the "Big Four" Agenda
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic
Report (KER) 2021. The theme of the Kenya
Economic Report 2020 is Kenya in COVID-19
Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the “Big
Four” Agenda. The theme was ...
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 ...