Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Kenya"
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Policy Brief No. 10 of 2017-2018 on Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)The right to a decent housing by all Kenyans is a constitutional obligation. The 2010 Constitution of Kenya identifies access to adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation as an economic and social right. ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2017-2018 on Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)The right to a decent housing by all Kenyans is a constitutional obligation. The 2010 Constitution of Kenya identifies access to adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation as an economic and social ... -
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2006 on Improving the Enabling Environment for Business in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)An enabling environment for business improves investment climate and competitiveness of a country, thereby enhancing economic performance for eventual poverty reduction. In this regard, the Government of Kenya in its ... -
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2007 on Effectiveness of Financial Sector Reforms in Promoting Domestic Private Investment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)The Kenyan government has over the last decade been implementing financial sector reforms aimed at promoting private investment. The main focus of the reforms was liberalization of interest rate and exchange rate, ... -
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2017-2018 on Drought and Flood Vulnerability in Kenya: What Needs to be Done?
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)This policy brief highlights the findings of a study undertaken by KIPPRA to examine the nature and distribution of droughts and floods which are the dominate natural disaster in Kenya. A better understanding of these ... -
Policy Brief No. 16 of 2006 on Strengthening the Regulatory Framework for Private Healthcare Providers in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)Private healthcare provision has grown from a few providers at independence to about 2,640 by 2004.This growth can be traced in two periods. The first was the 1970s when the government allowed civil servants to engage in ... -
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. 44 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Nakuru County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis of how the County Government of Nakuru plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector (health, education, water and sanitation, social ... -
Policy Brief No. 47 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Siaya County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis on how the County Government of Siaya plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector budgets and actual expenditures for the period ... -
Policy Brief No. 48 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Wajir County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis on how the County Government of Wajir budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector budgets and actual expenditures for the period 2014/15-2017/18. ... -
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. 5 of 2004 on Corruption, Firm Growth and Export Propensity: Findings from Kenyan Manufacturers
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)Surveys of manufacturing firms over the last decade have shown that business persons based in Kenya view corruption as a major hurdle to corporate pursuit. Other governance-related surveys have also concluded that Kenya ... -
Policy Brief No. 51 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Isiolo County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis on how the County Government of Isiolo plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector budgets and actual expenditures for the period ... -
Policy Brief No. 54 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Kiambu County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis of how the County Government of Kiambu plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector (health, education, water and sanitation, social ... -
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. 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. 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. 58 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Kwale County Brief, 2014/15-2017/18
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)This brief provides an analysis of how the County Government of Kwale plans and budgets for the needs of children, youth and women. The analysis focused on social sector (health, education, water and sanitation, child ... -
Policy Brief No. 6 of 2004 on Role of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Poverty Reduction in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)This policy brief is based on a study on the Role of agricultural policy reforms in poverty reduction: Implication for economic recovery strategy for wealth and employment creation. The aim of the study is to contribute ... -
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 ...