The informal sector, often characterized by small scale enterprises, is prone to diverse shocks that pose a threat to their survival. The sector employs most of the people in developing countries such as Kenya. Using World ...

Institutions play a role in determining the economic growth and development of a country. Like many developing countries, Kenya focuses on policy, legal frameworks and development strategies for MSEs due to their ability ...

Despite Kenya’s high innovation ranking, there are low levels of innovations in her informal sector. The informal sector plays a key role in Kenya’s economy, while technology and innovations both have the potential to spur ...

This study explored gender dynamics in informal establishments in Kenya. The objective was to uncover the underlying factors that cause difference in productivity between men and women-owned establishments in Kenya’s ...

Choice of products market by informal businesses is a critical pathway for their survival, performance and profit maximization. Kenya’s informal businesses have an option of selling their products to individual consumers, ...

A favorable business environment enables easy entry and exit of domestic and multinationals from the markets, lessens the cost of doing business, and hence leads to higher productivity and consequently job creation. This ...

Institutions play a key role in determining the economic growth and development of a country. Institutions are important in maintaining the rule of law, promoting development programmes and activities and protecting property ...

The informal sector accounts for about 75 per cent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The sector is hampered by slow growth rate, lack of finances ...

The informal sector enterprises are affected by diverse shocks that substantially affect their operations. Most of these shocks tend to have drastic negative impact on the affected enterprises, leading to business closure, ...

This policy brief is based on a KIPPRA study that looks at how informal businesses in Kenya choose a product market and factors that influence such choices. Such information is necessary in unblocking the hindrances ...