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Discussion Brief Issue No. 02 of 2004 on Impact of Tourism on the Environment in Kenya

Ikiara, M Moses; The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)

Tourism is a leading economic activity in Kenya, being the third largest foreign exchange earner after tea and horticulture. Since 1990, particularly since the second half of the 1990s, Kenya's tourism industry ...

Mitigating Road Traffic Congestion in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region

Gachanja, James; Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

Traffic congestion is one of the key concerns affecting the performance of the transport system in Nairobi. In 2008, the economic cost of traffic jams in Nairobi Metropolitan Region was etimated at Ksh 1.9 Billion annually

Policy Brief No 48 of 2018/2019 on An Assessment of Health care Delivery Under Devolution: County Briefs

Onsomu, Eldah; Munga, Boaz; Mugo, Phares & Nafula, Nancy (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)

Quality health care is a basic right in Kenya as granted by the 2010 Constitution. It is also a priority government commitment under the “Big Four” agenda on Universal Health Care (UHC) and Vision 2030. Devolution of the ...

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 (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 Brief No. 01 of 2006 on Negotiating Trade in Services Under an Economic Partnership Agreement: A Proposal for Kenya

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)

Kenya and other African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries have enjoyed non-reciprocal preferential trade arrangements with the European Union (EU) since the 1970s under the successive Lomé Conventions.For ACP countries ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2007 on Options for Sustaining Kenya’s Economic Growth Pattern

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)

Achieving sustainable economic growth in Kenya has continued to be elusive. Economic growth has been characterized by episodes of both high growth rates (1960s, 1970s and after 2003 to present) and recession (around 2000 ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2014 on Rebasing GDP: Rationale and the Economic Implications

Muraya, Rose Ngara (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)

A country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) changes in size, structure and composition over time. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced within the country's borders over a period of one year, valued ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2017 on Sustaining Kenya's Economic Development by Deepening and Expanding Economic Integration in the Region

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)

The report has been prepared at a time when the government is taking stock on implementation of Medium Term Plan (MTP) II, and kick-starting preparations for the second last medium term plan (MTP III) of Vision 2030. ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2020-2021 on Short-Term Effects of Covid-19 and Containment Measures on Kenyan's Economy

Laichena, Joshua, Kihiu, Evelyn, Omanyo, Daniel (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)

This policy brief summarizes the key findings of the research work undertaken by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2022-2023 on Towards Effective Regulation of Wholesale and Retail firms in Kenya

Karanja, John (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)

The wholesale and retail firms are very significant in the country’s development process and, as such, the sector was identified as a contributor to the achievement of the Kenya Vision 2030 through job creation. That ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2023-2024 on Cost of Living and the Role of Markets

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)

This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2023, themed ‘Cost of Living and the Role of Markets’. As the economy started recovery from the adverse effects of COVID-19 pandemic, it was hit by a prolonged ...

Policy Brief No. 01 of 2024/2025 on Enhancing Productivity for Sustained Economic Growth

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2024)

This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2024, themed “Enhancing Productivity for Sustained Inclusive Growth.” The country has recorded a recovery in economic performance since 2020, when the economy ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2006 on Enhancing the Role of Development Finance Institutions in Kenya’s Development Process

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)

Development finance is vital in the implementation of government development strategy. For example, when me government earmarks the private sector as the engine of economic growth in the Economic Recovery Strategy for ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2014 on Kenya now a Middle Income Economy but Wanjiku Still Crying

Omiti, John; Nyandemo, Samuel; Kiriga, Benson (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)

Kenya has rebased its economy to make the measure of GDP more inclusive in terms of productive sectors and industrial output. The rebasing included changing the base year from 2001 to 2009 and also incorporating new ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2017-2018 on Addressing Youth Livelihoods through Livestock Production in the Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya

Muma, Mathew Ajuoga (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)

Declining agricultural productivity is threatening the livelihood of the youth households in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya. In addition to limited access to land, use of poor livestock production technologies, ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2022-2023 on Efficacy of Anti-Corruption Institutional Structure in Kenya

Ngugi, Rose; Musili, Beverly; Lutta, Paul; Ngugi, Rose, Musili, Beverly & Lutta, Paul (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)

Kenya has over time put in place anti-corruption initiatives dating back to independence. This includes defining the scope of corruption activities, setting up anti-corruption institutions including those provided ...

Policy Brief No. 02 of 2023-2024 on Income Shocks and Household Coping Mechanisms: Implications for the Welfare of Children in Kenya

Ochieng, James (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2023)

Most countries, Kenya included, have been faced with multiple economic turbulence since the onset of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic could be subdued, the Russian invasion ...