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Policy Brief No. 1 of 2004 on Economic Growth Scenarios for Employment Creation in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
Employment creation in Kenya is a major concern to the government. The 1998/99 Labour Force Survey estimates Kenya’s active labour force at 10.5 million people, and unemployment at 14.6% of the active labour force. Given ...
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. 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 ...