Policy Brief No. 04 of 2020-2021 on Local Content in the Energy Sector: Prerequisite for Enhancing Local Content
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20202020
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Wanjiru, Isaac Waithaka; Mbaka, Charity Kageni & Njogu, Humphrey
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Wanjiru, Isaac Waithaka; Mbaka, Charity Kageni & Njogu, Humphrey
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Countries that are endowed with resources globally are progressively tightening their local content requirements with a view to deriving maximum benefits from their resources. Local content can be defined as the value that the indigenous communities derive from extraction of their natural resources in terms of the use of local labour force and procurement of goods and services that are locally available.
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Local Content; Energy Sector; Institutional Framework; Non-renewable energy; Renewable Energy; Local infrastructure; Kenya
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The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)Series
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