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Policy Brief No. 10 of 2017-2018 on Delivering Affordable Housing in Kenya Requires a Paradigm Shift
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2017)
The right to a decent housing by all Kenyans is a constitutional obligation. The 2010 Constitution
of Kenya identifies access to adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation as an economic and social right. ...
Policy Brief on Extractive Industries, Political Settlements and Conflict
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2016)
Kenya's oil and gas discoveries have coincided with the devolution of political power and resource distribution under the 2010 Constitution. The mining sector has also expanded during this time with investments in titanium, ...
Policy Brief No. 1 of 2017 on Sustaining Kenya's Economic Development by Deepening and Expanding Economic Integration in the Region
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)
This brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report
2017 by KIPPRA. 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 ...
Policy Brief No. 13 of 2017-2018 on The Impact of Drought on Key Macroeconomic Variables
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)
Adverse weather conditions have
become more prevalent all over the
world, and with devastating impacts
on economies. In Kenya, adverse weather
conditions are manifested in the frequent
occurrence of droughts and floods, ...
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2017-2018 on Drought and Flood Vulnerability in Kenya: What Needs to be Done?
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2017)
This policy brief highlights the findings of a
study undertaken by KIPPRA to examine
the nature and distribution of droughts and
floods which are the dominate natural disaster in
Kenya. A better understanding of these ...
Mitigating Road Traffic Congestion in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region
(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
COVID-19 Impacts and Short-Term Economic Recovery In Kenya
(2020)
This technical report focuses on the short-term implications on the wider Kenyan economy of the COVID-19 lockdown by taking into account several impact channels (labour productivity, export demand and tourism, remittances, ...
Policy Paper No. 06 of 2020 on Guidelines for Public Policy Development and Review
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)
KIPPRA’s overall mandate is to provide quality public policy advice to the Government of Kenya and other stakeholders and improve public policy making for the realization of national development goals. KIPPRA does this ...
Special Paper No. 15 of 2014 on Situational Analysis of Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)
Illicit trade in tobacco products imposes many social and economic costs, including increased health expenditure as a result of increased access to tobacco products, and loss of government revenue through tax evasion. ...