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Discussion Paper No. 214 of 2018 on Employment Distribution of Youth Graduates Across Economic Sectors in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
Youth graduates pursue jobs whose choices are influenced by various factors as espoused in the occupational choice theory on which this study is underpinned. The study uses a snowball methodology to select a sample of 304 ...
Discussion Paper No. 205 of 2018 on Determinants of Public Participation in Kenya Counties
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
The Constitution of Kenya 2010 brought about a framework for devolving public
resources in Kenya’s 47 counties. The counties were vested with responsibilities
of taking care of health, roads, agriculture, urban areas, ...
Discussion Paper No. 209 of 2018 on Intensity of Energy Consumption among Kenya's Households
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)
The primary objective of this paper is to examine the effect of households' socioeconomic
characteristics presumed to affect consumption intensity on various
energy sources, and establish variations in energy consumption ...
Discussion Paper No. 204 of 2018 on Determinants and Welfare Effects of Smallholder Farmers' Commercialization in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
Transforming smallholder agriculture from subsistence production to
commercialized agriculture, remain a key policy concern for developing
countries such as Kenya. Although great efforts have been made to promote
comm ...
Policy Brief No. 50 of 2018-2019 on Economic and Social Implications of Drought and Floods in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)
Changing weather patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa have resulted to
more frequent and intense episodes of droughts and floods, which
often culminate into emergencies.
In Kenya, more than 70 per cent of natural disasters ...
Policy Brief No. 72 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability in Baringo County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability
(PEFA) assessment was carried out in the County of
Baringo and five other counties, namely: Nakuru, Kajiado,
Makueni, West Pokot and Kakamega. The exercise, which
was ...
Policy Brief No. 69 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability in Makueni County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability
(PEFA) assessment was carried out in the County of
Makueni and five other counties, namely: Nakuru,
Kajiado, Baringo, West Pokot and Kakamega. The
exercise was ...
Policy Brief No. 62 of 2018-2019 on Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on Maize Production within East Africa Community through Policy Response
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
Maize is the most important staple food crop in the East Africa Community and define the food security for
majority of communities, /is study commissioned by KIPPRA and UNECA demonstrate that maize production
is highly ...
Policy brief No. 60 of 2018-2019 on Focusing on Youth Entrepreneurship as an Alternative Source of Youth Employment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)
Entrepreneurship has the potential of greasing
the wheels of sustainable development
through improving social aspects such as
poverty reduction and gender equality, and driving economic growth. It enables the
youth to ...
Policy Brief No. 54 of 2018-2019 on Tightening Compliance of the Basic Education Act to Ensure Complete and Seamless Transition Across All Levels of Schooling
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
The government has focused on enrolment of children of school-going age into the schooling
system, culminating in continued significant growth in enrolment rates over the years. Little
focus is however directed to retention ...