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KIPPRA participated in the launch of the COVID-19 County Socio-economic Re-engineering and Recovery Strategy on 4th December 2020. The event was graced by His Excellency, President Uhuru Kenyatta. The develoment of the strategy was a culmination of collaborative work between KIPPRA and the Council of Governors. The Ksh132 billion recovery plan has five pillars namely: boosting […]

KIPPRA, in collaboration with the National Treasury, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Council of Governors, County Assemblies Forum, UNICEF, UN Women and UNDP, is implementing the children, youth and gender-sensitive planning and budgeting programme in the country. The programme involves preparation of reports, county briefs and training of identified staff at national and county levels

The staff were also taken through the procedures of dealing with stigma and human rights issues as well as disclosure and testing protocols. The ceremony was concluded with the sensitization of staff on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, stress management and mental health.

The KIPPRA Young Professionals (YPs) cohort 2020/21 have undergone training on various capacity building courses which include: Governance structures in a devolved system of government; public policy process (PPMP) and currently are currently being trained on applied research methods and tools for policy analysis. The governance structures in a devolved system of government took place

KIPPRA conducted a two-day researchers’ workshop to discuss various issues aimed at streamlining public policy research and analysis activities and processes. The workshop began with a presentation of key issues identified in the course of reviewing research papers. Among the issues highlighted included identification and development of a quality concept for a research study; putting

KIPPRA held a graduation ceremony for the 2019/2020 Young Professionals (YPs) to celebrate their achievements and completion of their one-year intensive training programme. The YP Programme is KIPPRA’s flagship capacity development programme that graduates 10-14 officers each year. The programme was initiated from the need to lay a strong foundation on public policy making and

New Board of Directors who recently joined KIPPRA were taken through an induction process where the management staff explained the functions of various research and non-research departments. The new Board Directors got an overview of the institute’s structure, strategic plan, workplan and performance contract targets for the current financial year as well the staff capacities

The KIPPRA Board recently welcomed two new Directors: Ms Phoebe Ann Nkaabu and Dr Chris Galgalo Ali. Ms. Nkaabu is a communications specialist with eleven (11) years’ experience in the communication sector. Her expertise includes public relations, public speaking, creative writing, media relations, print media content development, personal and organizational branding, community mobilization and advocacy.

KIPPRA staff marked the International Day of Sign Languages physically and virtually on Wednesday 23rd September 2020. The event was graced by the Executive Director Dr Rose Ngugi and a host of KIPPRA staff. Staff, who had acquired basic knowledge during a recent training facilitated by the Institute, showcased their skills and even sang the National

KIPPRA Board Chairperson Dr Linda Musumba and Executive Director Dr Rose Ngugi display some of the 47 County Budget Briefs. The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) in collaboration with Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), UNICEF, UN-Women and UNDP launched the County Budget Briefs, County Poverty Briefs and Women Empowerment Briefs