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Special Paper No. 22 of 2019 on an Assessment of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability-Kajiado County
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
The rationale for the PEFA assessment is to provide a clear and deeper understanding about the functioning of public finance management systems and the organizational aspects of existing institutions at county levels. The ...
Special Paper No. 28 of 2019 on Status of Access to Agri-Finance by Youth and Women in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, directly contributing 34.2 per cent of the annual GDP and another 27 per cent indirectly (KNBS, 2019). The agricultural sector is yet to fully exploit the potential of the ...
Special Paper No. 27 of 2019 on County Business Environment for Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
Improving the business environment for MSEs is a catalyst to leveraging fully on the potential of MSEs in contributing to the development agenda of the country. The MSMEs Survey of 2016 estimates that the MSEs sector in ...
Working Paper No. 13 of 2005 on Tax Reform Experience in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2005)
Counties all over the world have reformed or are attempting to reform their tax
systems, with the main impetus being the increasing complexity of tax codes,
narrow tax bases, and concerns with horizontal equity. Kenya's ...
Working Paper No. 32 of 2019 on Tracing the Path to Transformative Leadership in the Public Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)
The public sector is a benchmark in transforming leadership in the rest of the economy
given its critical role in the development process. As such, the public sector reform process
is crucial in improving public service ...
Discussion Paper No. 254 of 2021 on Enhancing Entrepreneurship in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
Kenya has a growing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector, which contributes greatly to employment but unproportionately to output. While MSMEs in Kenya have the potential of spurring investment, promoting ...
Discussion Paper No. 264 of 2021 on Assessment of Factors Influencing Participation in Domestic Trade by Female- and Male-Owned Firms in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
This paper sought to assess how firm-specific factors—size, regulatory factors— tax obligation, licensing requirements, and registration requirements, support factors—access to credit, piped water, electricity, mobile money ...
Working Paper No. 14 of 2006 on Development Finance Institutions in Kenya: Issues and Policy Concerns
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in Kenya were set up to provide longterm
finance to prioritized sectors as part of the industrialization strategy. Despite
the existence of DFIs since the 1960s and 1970s, there ...
Working Paper No. 28 of 2017 on Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production, Trade and Food Security in the East Africa Community: The Trade Model
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
The linkage between climate change, trade and food security is important
in achieving development at both national and regional level in cases where
neighbouring countries have a strong integration framework as is the ...
Working Paper No. 26 of 2017 on a Synthesis of the Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production Systems in the East African Community Region
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
Climate change has large influences on agriculture and thus food security, which remains heavily dependent on rainfall over Eastern Africa Community (EAC). This study sought to explore the spatial effects of climate change ...