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Policy Brief No. 97 of 2019-2020 on Informal Sector's Response to Shocks: Lessons from Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
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, ...
Policy Brief No. 68 of 2019-2020 on Children, Youth and Women Sensitive Planning and Budgeting in Kenya: Tharaka Nithi 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 Tharaka Nithi 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. 95 of 2019-2020 on Determinants of the Informal Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
The informal sector in Kenya is characterized
by limited job security, low productivity, low incomes,
unskilled apprentices, low absorption of technology,
poor working conditions, unfair competition to
formal establishments, ...
Policy Brief No. 94 of 2019-2020 on Closing the Gender Productivity Gap in Kenya's Informal Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
Advancing gender equality in the labour market is
critical to enhancing productivity. Historically, labour
market structures have led to unequal distribution
of opportunities and resources, leaving women
disadvantaged, ...
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 ...
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. 07 of 2017-2018 Towards Strengthening Public Financial Management in County Governments in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research
and Analysis (KIPPRA) in collaboration with the
World Bank undertook the first sub-national Public
Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA)
assessment in six selected ...
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2017-2018 on Promoting Purple Tea to Enhance Diversification in Kenya's Tea Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
The discovery of clone TRFK 306/1 of purple tea was
in line with the aspirations of Vision 2030 that Kenya
needs to diversify its tea products and add value to
enhance productivity and boost economic growth
in the ...
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2017-2018 on Improving Health Status of Children in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Investing in the first 1,000 days of life is critical for
long-term human capital productivity. Examples of
such investments are those that aim at promoting
the health status of children which, to a large
extent, ...
Policy Brief No. 02 of 2017-2018 on Addressing Youth Livelihoods through Livestock Production in the Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
(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, ...