3. KIPPRA Research Publications: Recent submissions
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Policy Brief No. 49 of 2018-2019 on Growing Protectionism and its Implication on Kenya Foreign Trade with USA and UK
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Until after the global financial crisis, interdependence of world economies and increased cross-border trade in goods and services underpinned the growth of world economies. World trade grew faster than output by around ... -
Policy Brief No. 67 of 2018-2019 on Social Protection Budget Brief
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This Social Protection budget brief is among five (5) budget briefs which seek to identify the extent to which the needs of children are addressed by the national budget and social sector budgets in Kenya. The brief offers ... -
Policy Brief No. 63 of 2018-2019 on Kenya 2018 National Budget Brief
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This national budget brief is among five (5) briefs which seek to identify the extent to which the needs of children are addressed by the national budget and social sector budgets in Kenya. The brief presents the macroeconomic ... -
Policy Brief No. 56 of 2018-2019 on Child Sensitive Planning and Budgeting: West Pokot County Brief
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)This brief review how the County Government of West Pokot plans and budgets for the needs and requirements of children (those aged below 18 years). The analysis covers the overall County and social sector budgets, and ... -
Policy Brief No. 64 of 2018-2019 on Education and Training Budget Brief
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This education and training budget brief is among five (5) budget briefs which seek to identify the extent to which the needs of children are addressed by the national budget, especially in the social sector. This brief ... -
Policy Brief No. 68 of 2018-2019 on the Role of Empowerment in Fostering Youth Participation in Kenya Vision 2030 Development Agenda
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Empowerment is a process that strengthens and activates the capacity of the youth to satisfy their own needs, solve their own problems, and acquire the necessary resources to take control over their lives. It yields ... -
Policy Brief No. 55 of 2018-2019 on Child Sensitive Planning and Budgeting: Nairobi County Brief
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)This brief review how the County Government of Nairobi plans and budgets for the needs and requirements of children (those aged below 18 years). The analysis covers the overall County and social sector budgets, and actual ... -
Policy Brief No. 57 of 2018-2019 on Child Sensitive Planning and Budgeting: Kisumu County Brief
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This planning and budgeting brief present a review of how the County Government of Kisumu plans and budgets for children needs and requirements. The analysis covers the overall County and social sector budgets, and actual ... -
Policy Brief No. 48 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of Health Care Delivery Under Devolution: County Briefs
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)Quality health care is a basic right in Kenya as granted by the 2010 Constitution. It is also a priority government commitment under the “Big Four” agenda on Universal Health Care (UHC) and Vision 2030. Devolution of ... -
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. 51 of 2018-2019 on Boosting Investments for Delivery of the Kenya Vision 2030
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)The quality and impact of higher investments depend on incentives, innovations and institutions. Improvement of the business environment is also vital for greater utilization of natural resources to accelerate ... -
Policy Monitor, Issue 10 No. 1, July-September 2018 on Development's in Kenya's Public Debt 2007-2017
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)During this Quarter, the institute engaged stakeholders in various forums including Policy seminars, dissemination workshops and the Launch of KIPPRA Mentorship Programmes for Universities. Kenya’s economic growth during ... -
Policy Monitor, Issue 9 No. 4, April-June 2018 on Building Resilience to Droughts and Floods
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)After many years, the Institute successfully hosted the KIPPRA Regional Annual Conference from 5th-7th June 2018 whose theme was “Building Resilience to Mitigate the Effects of Droughts and Floods”. The conference attracted ... -
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 ... -
Public Policy Formulation Process in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)A policy is a statement of government intention which articulates basic principles to be pursued to attain specific goals and actions. in the context of legislation, a policy ids a document which outlines what a government ... -
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. 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 ... -
Policy Brief No. 53 of 2018-2019 on Promoting Structural Transformation for High Productivity Jobs in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Structural transformation refers to the transition of an economy from low productivity and labour intensive economic activities to higher productivity and skills-intensive activities. The key driver of structural ... -
Policy Monitor, Issue 10 No. 2, October-December 2018 on Opportunities and challenges Under Devolved System of Government
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This edition mainly focuses on the opportunities and challenges of devolution in the country. it delves into some experiences of devolved units in Kenya including county expenditures, own county revenues and county pending ... -
Policy Monitor, Issue 9 No. 3, January-March on Realizing the "Big Four" Agenda through Energy as an Enabler
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)On 12th December 2017, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his new plan, the ‘Big Four’, which will guide the development agenda of the country in the period 2018-2022. It focuses on key basic needs that ...
