3. KIPPRA Research Publications: Recent submissions
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Discussion Paper No. 252 of 2021 on Appraisal of Kenya’s Excisable Goods Management System: A Case of Cigarettes and Cigars Excise Revenues
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The Government of Kenya introduced the Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS) in November 2013, which is a form of Track and Trace Systems (TTSs) for excisable goods, including cigarettes and cigars. This study appraised ... -
Discussion Paper No. 257 of 2021 on An Assessment of Kenya’s Regulatory Framework on Growth of Wholesale and Retail Firms
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The growth of wholesale and retail trade is significant in the development process and was identified as a contributor to the achievement of Vision 2030 through job creation. Its growth has been declining over the years ... -
Discussion Paper No. 251 of 2021 on Determinants of Manufacturing Firms’ Research and Development Investments in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)Research and Development (R&D) investment underpins firm innovation and productivity, providing opportunities for low- and middle-income countries to converge to high income countries. Recognizing these developmental ... -
Discussion Paper No. 266 of 2021 on Gender-Based Leadership Inequality and Economic Development in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The need to achieve gender-based leadership and reduce the inequality that has existed before cannot be without women’s empowerment. Having female leadership increases equality, since most African countries are ... -
Discussion Paper No 260 of 2021 on Status of Children in Kenya: Linking Budgets to Performance Outcomes
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)Childhood is a critical period for the development of both social and human capital and forms a firm foundation for preparing inclusive and sustainable societies. It is estimated that 40 per cent of the world population ... -
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 ... -
Discussion Paper No. 272 of 2021 on The Effect of Drought Early Warning Systems on Vulnerability of Kenyans Living in the ASALs: A Before and After Analysis Using Interrupted Time Series
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)Kenya has about 80 per cent of its land mass falling within the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), therefore largely prone to drought events. Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) has been incorporated in Kenya’s ... -
Discussion Paper No. 262 of 2021 on Gendered Access to Energy and Water and its Implications on Well-being in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)Gendered access to water and energy is an important factor in determining outcomes and opportunities in households. This paper sought to measure gender differences in access to water and energy and examine how this affects ... -
Discussion Paper No. 261 of 2021 on Gender and Health: An Assessment of the Burden of Gender-Based Violence on Health and Implications for Attainment of Universal Healthcare in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)Gender-based violence (GBV) is defined as a harmful act directed at an individual on the basis of gender. In Kenya, a report by the National Gender Equality Commission indicates that approximately 39 per cent of women ... -
Review of Policies on Food Security And Nutrition and the use of Evidence in Improving Human Nutrition in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)The National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition (NIPFN) is aimed to strengthen nutrition information systems for availability of data that can be generate evidence to inform nutrition interventions. In ... -
An Analysis of the National Progress and Household Characteristics Associated with Stunting
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)The National Information Platform for Food and Nutrition (NIPFN) aims at informing food and nutrition security policies and programmes through evidence. One of the objectives of NIPFN is to strengthen capacity to track ... -
An Analysis on Nutritional Anthropometric Trends in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)This report provides an analysis of the existing data and information for the anthropometric indicators for children aged below five years for the period between 1993 and 2015. The published information on the anthropometric ... -
Food Situation During Covid 19 Pandemic
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)The Corona virus disease (COVID-19), which was first reported in Wuhan China in December 2019, has since spread rapidly to almost every part of the world. The disease was declared a pandemic by the World Health ... -
Policy Brief on Stunting of Under 5 Children in Kenya
(National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition, 2021)Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Stunting before children are 2 years leads to irreversible diminished ... -
Discussion Paper No. 234 of 2020 on Youth Employment in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-12)The challenge of creating jobs for the youth is at the core of the development agenda in Kenya. This agenda has been driven by the youth bulge that the country is experiencing which calls for adoption of targeted initiatives ... -
Discussion Paper No. 230 of 2020 on Assessing the Employment Creation Potential of the Tea Sector in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020-11)The objective of this study is to map the tea value chain in Kenya, identify constraints that hinder the growth of the tea sector, determine employment creation potential of the tea sector, and finally determine sectoral ... -
Quarterly Market Analysis Report January-March 2020
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)This is a quarterly market analysis report prepared by The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis on the performance of the Financial market of Kenya. The report focuses on different sectors of the economy ... -
Quarterly Market Analysis Report July-October 2020
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)The COVID-19 pandemic remains a major downside risk to global economic activity. Advanced economies are projected to contract by 8 per cent and emerging markets and developing economies by 3 per cent growth in 2020. Kenya’s ... -
Quarterly Market Analysis Report April-June 2020
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2020)This is a quarterly market analysis report prepared by The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis on the performance of the Financial market of Kenya. The report focuses on different sectors of the economy ...
