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Policy Brief No. 20 of 2022/2023 on Revitalizing the Leather Industry to Foster Economic Transformation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The Kenya Vision 2030 economic pillar underscores the
importance of creating a robust, diversified and competitive
manufacturing sector. The economic blueprint aims to
achieve the goal by revamping local production ...
Policy Brief No. 16 of 2022/2023 on Training as a Catalyst to Develop a Local Skills Base for Kenya’s Oil and Gas Upstream Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The discovery of oil in Northern Kenya in 2012 was
a monumental moment for the country. It revitalized
hope to economically spur growth by Kenya
potentially becoming an oil producer in the future.
Seven years later, ...
Policy Brief No. 12 of 2022/2023 on Enhancing Domestic Trade Participation by Female and Male-owned Firms in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Domestic trade in Kenya is critical for job creation,
improving household livelihoods, and ensuring
economic resilience. The Kenya Vision 2030
emphasizes the importance of promoting genderresponsive
trade policies that ...
Policy Brief No. 13 of 2022-2023 on Strengthening Marine Fisheries through the Blue Economy Lens
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Compared to inland fishing, which accounts
for almost 80 per cent of the fisheries subsector,
marine fishing is less developed. This
is despite Kenya’s potential in industrial fishing
based on her strategic location ...
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2022-2023 on Supporting Youth Involvement in Climate Smart Agriculture
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Youth participation in agriculture has been declining
over the years in Kenya. Youth labour force in
agriculture in 1995 was 60.72%. Twenty-five years
later, it has declined to 28.47% in 2020.1
Despite
agriculture ...
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2022-2023 on Analyses of the Housing Status and Access to Basic Infrastructure in Nairobi City County: Disparities and Deprivation Index
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Access to basic infrastructure is a key constituent
and a prerequisite for affordable housing. Article
43(1)(b) of the Constitution of Kenya stipulates
that access to adequate housing and reasonable
sanitation standards ...
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2022-2023 on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management for Youth
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Kenya is currently facing a youth unemployment
problem with about 11.8 million unemployed
youths. The country is also facing increased plastic
waste pollution, presenting an opportunity for youth
employment in plastic ...
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2022-2023 on Capacity Building for Youth in Climate Change
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The Government of Kenya recognizes the threat that
climate change poses to the environment. In this
regard, the government developed various climate
change response policies, strategies and action plans
to deal with ...
Policy Brief No. 25 of 2022-2023 on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Kenya’s Institutional Framework for Export Trade Promotion
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
The size of Kenya’s export trade has been
shrinking over the last two decades. Despite
the country’s exports of goods and services
averaging 20% of GDP in the last 20 years, the
average share has fallen to 17.2% in the ...
Policy Brief No. 06 of 2022-2023 on Building Resilience and Sustainable Economic Development in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report 2022, themed “Building Resilience and Sustainable Economic Development
in Kenya”. The Report analyses the contexts, policies and institutional frameworks that support ...