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Discussion Paper No. 146 of 2013 on Cost Efficiency and Scale Economies of Kenya's Water Service Providers
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Kenya has adopted Integrated Water Resources Management and instituted water sector reforms, which have led to commercialization of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services to enhance sustainability in the management of ...
Discussion Paper No. 143 of 2013 on Institutional and Policy Framework Necessary for Harnessing Diaspora Remittances in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Many countries, Kenya included, are aware of the developmental potential the
diaspora can offer to their countries of origin, especially through their remittances.
This study sought to explore the extent to which Kenya ...
Discussion Paper No. 145 of 2013 on Determinants of Performance of Public Irrigation Schemes in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Ensuring adequate and nutritional access to food for a growing population is a
major concern globally. In Kenya, the national development blueprint Vision 2030
and the Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme ...
Discussion Paper No. 148 of 2013 on Sustainability of Current Account Deficits in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
The Kenya Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into a globally competitive and
prosperous nation with a high quality of life by the year 2030. Its competitiveness
depends on, among others, the performance of its current ...
Discussion Paper No. 150 of 2013 on Determinants of Manufacturing Firm's Location in Kenyan Counties
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Establishment of manufacturing firms in a given location is expected to create
employment and reduce poverty. Kenyan counties are no exception; for them to
continuously address existing unemployment and high poverty ...
Discussion Paper No. 151 of 2013 on Dietary Diversity and Child Malnutrition in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Malnutrition in children below the age of five years is critical due to the
developmental requirements of that age. Dietary intake and diseases are the
immediate causes of malnutrition, which are influenced by food ...
Discussion Paper No. 144 of 2013 on Determinants of Private Car Ownership in Kenyan Households
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
In Kenya, policies in the transport sector largely support motorized transport at
the expense of Non-Motorized and Intermediate Modes of Transport (NMIMT).
These policies, together with the absence of vehicle retirement ...
Discussion Paper No. 234 of 2020 on Youth Employment in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-12)
The challenge of creating jobs for the youth is at the core of the development
agenda in Kenya. This agenda has been driven by the youth bulge that the
country is experiencing which calls for adoption of targeted initiatives ...
Discussion Paper No. 238 of 2020 on Effects of Forest Co-management on Adoption of On-Farm Tree Planting: Evidence from Selected Sites in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
This paper investigates the effect of participation in forest co-management on adoption of on-farm tree planting in four forest sites in Kenya. In all sites, Aberdares, Cherangany, Kakamega and Arabuko-Sokoke, devolution ...
Discussion Paper No. 275 of 2021 on Effect of Innovation on Employment Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)
Statistics available at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provide evidence
that Kenya is struggling with high unemployment rates, an occurrence that is
likely to be aggravated by an expanding labor force as a ...