December 16, 2023

KIPPRA conducted a Stakeholders Validation Workshop on AfCFTA Implementation. The Trade and Foreign Policy Department presented findings from 3 AfCFTA papers that were recently completed. Various Stakeholders from the public sector, private sector and civil society participated in the validation workshop.

KIPPRA signed an MoU with the Nairobi County Executive on Capacity Building of their newly formed Policy and Research department on 13th December 2023. Besides capacity building, other areas of mutual interests include collaborative research across the 10 sectors in NCCE, hosting joint Policy dialogue platforms, EMG conferences, and roundtable discussions. The MoU was signed

KIPPRA Senior Policy Analysts Mr Boaz Munga and Ms Anne Gitonga participated in a stakeholder co-creation workshop on the future of work in the informal economy in Kenya on 14th December 2023. The aim of the workshop, organized by TRANSFORM (Unilever, FCDO & EY), Brink, ProCol Africa, KIPPRA and Busara, is to gain valuable feedback and

KIPPRA held a stakeholder consultative workshop on Kenya Economic Report 2024 on 13th December 2023 in Nairobi. The consultative workshop aimed to gather stakeholder views and insight on the Kenya Economic Report 2024 which is themed Enhancing Productivity for Sustained Inclusive Growth. The stakeholders were drawn from the National and county governments, SAGAs, MDAs and

KIPPRA Policy Analysts Ms. Hellen Chemnyongoi and Mr. Dan Omanyo Participated in a workshop on Gender for Inclusive Economic Recovery: A Forecast on Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in Lusaka, Zambia. A study by KIPPRA on Leveraging SDRs for Economic Recovery in Kenya was presented to highlight the role SDRs can play to support budget financing

KIPPRA signed MOU with Nairobi City County Assembly on 11th December 2023 in Nairobi. The signing ceremony of the MOU was attended by Nairobi County Assembly Service Board Member Hon.Maurice Ochieng, KIPPRA Executive Director Dr Rose Ngugi, Nairobi County Assembly Clerk, Mr. Edward Gichana, DEM, Dr Eldah Onsomu, DDHR, Ms Monica Sifuna and a host

KIPPRA hosted 14 Master of Public Policy students from the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at University of Chigaco on 11th December 2023. The students were taken through some of KIPPRA’s research work on governance and foreign policy. Speaking at the meeting, Pearson Institute’s Director of Operations, Dr Molly O

KIPPRA hosted Design and Implementation Process Evaluation of Government Catalytic Fund Dissemination Workshop for the KYEOP Project on 11th December 2023. The workshop was attended by KYEOP Country Director Mr Augustine Mayabi, representatives from Women Enterprises Fund, Youth Enterprise Fund and Uwezo Fund. The workshop was facilitated by Head of Capacity Building Department, Dr Nancy

KIPPRA hosted KIPPRA -AERC Dissemination Workshop for studies on “Income Inequality and Growth: Calibration and Simulation for the Kenyan Economy”; “Coping Strategies, the Standard of Living and Inequalities during the COVID-19 Period”; and “Effect of COVID-19 on the Labour Market in Kenya” on 8th December 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. AERC’s Manager of Research Dr Scholastica