3. KIPPRA Research Publications: Recent submissions
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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. 73 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability in Kakamega 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 Kakamega and five other counties, namely: Nakuru , Kajiado , Makueni, West Pokot and Baringo. The exercise, which ... -
Policy Brief No. 74 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability in West Pokot 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 West Pokot and five other counties, namely: Nakuru, Kajiado, Makueni, Kakamega and Baringo. The exercise was ... -
Policy Brief No. 70 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability in Kajiado 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 Kajiado and five other counties, namely: Baringo, Nakuru, Makueni, West Pokot and Kakamega. The exercise, which was ... -
Discussion Paper No. 213 of 2018 on Examining Youth Employment Preference in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)In Kenya, youth (age 18-34 years) has been facing employment challenges yet they are in their crucial stage of transitioning from dependence to self-reliance. They are also the majority in the country and are expected to ... -
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.216 of 2018 on Labour Demand in Kenya: Sectoral Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)At the core of job creation in an economy is the ability of every sector of the economy (both formal and informal) to grow optimally and create adequate decent jobs for the working population. This study sought to determine ... -
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 ... -
Special Paper No. 19 of 2018 on an Assessment of Healthcare Delivery in Kenya under the Devolved System
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Access to and provision of quality health care is a basic right guaranteed by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. In the Kenya Vision 2030, the government targets to have the entire population having access to quality and ... -
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 ... -
Discussion Paper No. 208 of 2018 on Challenges in Implementing and Enforcing Collective Bargaining Agreements
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Collective bargaining and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) have featured prominently in the last few years in Kenya, largely due to their perceived failure in averting industrial strikes. Collective bargaining in ... -
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. 210 of 2018 on Characterization of Potential Labour Market Entrants by Educational Attainment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This study sought to investigate who is getting into the labour market in terms of education attainment and their size in the next five years in Kenya. Time series secondary data for the period between 2000 and 2016, from ... -
Special Paper No. 18 of 2018 on Towards Strengthening Public Financial Management in County Governments in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This report contains the findings of the sub-national Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment carried out in six (6) counties in Kenya by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis ... -
Conference Proceeding No. 08 of 2018 on Building Resilience to Mitigate the Impact of Droughts and Floods
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Kenya’s geography makes it highly vulnerable to climate-induced hazards, namely droughts and floods. This is because over 80 per cent of the country is arid and semi-arid lands which receive erratic rains, and drought is ... -
Kenya Economic Report 2018 on Boosting Investments for Delivery of the Kenya Vision 2030
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)This is the 10th edition of the annual Kenya Economic Report series published by KIPPRA in fulfilment of Part V, Section 23(3) of the KIPPRA Act 2006. In each report, KIPPRA assesses the country’s economic performance and ... -
Coastal Tourism and Economic Inclusion in Indian Ocean Rim Association States
(Global Economic Governance, 2018)The inclusiveness of tourism development is coming under close academic and policy scrutiny, including in policy debates within the Indian Ocean region through the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). Coastal and marine ... -
Discussion Paper No. 202 of 2018 on Foreign Direct Investment, Spillover Effects and Innovation: Experience from the Kenya Enterprise Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)Globally, the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in promoting innovation in the host economies has not been certain. Various studies have established that the impact varies across countries depending on economical, ... -
Discussion Paper No. 212 of 2018 on Empirical Estimation of Productivity and its Determinants in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)The Republic of Kenya has put labour productivity among its key objectives since independence. Studying labour productivity can have strong implications for economic growth and welfare. This study sought to contribute to ...
