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Policy Brief No. 06 of 2006 on Flaws in the Development and Allocation of Jua Kali Sheds and Hawkers Markets in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Despite the beneficial role that the Jua Kali sector' plays in providing employment, improving income
distribution, and developing dynamic private enterprises, initiatives to support its growth by providing
workspaces ...
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2007 on Improving the Security Situation in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
Since the advent of the Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS) in 2003, the government has
indicated its commitment to tackle insecurity in an attempt to provide a favourable
environment for economic growth. In the ERS, provision ...
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2006 on Using Social Budgeting to Improve the Budgetary Process in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
For a long time in Kenya, the budget has focused more on achieving macroeconomic targets .
Despite being participatory in design, the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)
approach implemented since the year 2000 is ...
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2007 on Explaining Chronic Poverty in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
Chronic poverty can be defined in terms of the duration households are trapped in poverty. The
chronically poor are those who are always poor, or usually living below the poverty line. The
chronic poor suffer persistent ...
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2006 on Strengthening Budget Reforms in Kenya: Issues and Challenges
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
The Government has been undertaking budget reforms with a view to improving fiscal policy,
planning and budget management functions. Following a 1997 assessment of public
expenditure composition and management, the ...
Policy Brief No. 15 of 2006 on Attractig Foreign Direct Investment into Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Kenya has witnessed a decline in net flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last two decades. A significant
decline occured in the 1990s when the economy was going through various policy and institutional ...
Policy Brief No. 13 of 2006 on High Maize Prices in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Maize is the primary staple food crop in Kenya. It is the most frequently produced and marketed crop,grown by 90 percent of households and sold by more than 30 percent of the households in areas where the crop is grown. ...
Policy Brief No. 17 of 2006 on the Future of Monetary Policy Regime in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Monetary policy is one of the key macroeconomic policy tools that are used to influence
macroeconomic variables by regulating monetary aggregates and/or terms and availability of
credit in the economy. Its implementation ...
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2004 on Vision and Long Term Development Strategy for Kenya's Tourism Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
The capacity of the
country to offer luxury
tourism has been largely
compromised
crowding, over-development
of facilities, competition for
tourists, insecurity, poor infrastructure in general, and
environmental ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 3, January-March 2004 on Kenya's Domestic Debt: Risks and the Challenge of Sustaining Recent Economic Gains
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
One of the fundamental public goods that a government can
provide to its citizens is a stable macroeconomic environment
supported by prudent fiscal policies. Prudent fiscal policies
enable the government to, among other ...