Jane Kenda

KIPPRA staff visited Mother Theresa Charity Home in Huruma, Nairobi on 16th December 2022 where they donated clothing and other items. The event was part of the Institute’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives that aim at giving back, especially to those who are less privileged in society. The initiative provided an opportunity for individual staff to […]

KIPPRA hosted visitors from World Bank on 16th December 2022. The meeting was aimed at discussing opportunities for partnership and knowledge exchange. The deliberations also focused on strategic priorities, technical quality of economic analysis in the African region and need for major regional economic studies. The KIPPRA team present during the meeting included Executive Director

KIPPRA, in collaboration with African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), held a stakeholder workshop on 30th November 2022 to discuss a concept note on Kenya Country Economic Transformation Outlook, whose objective is to undertake a comprehensive diagnostic analysis of Kenya’s economic transformation progress and challenges and to offer policy advice to the government and non-government

Twenty-eight KIPPRA Young Professionals (cohort 2021-2022) graduated on 21st December 2022 at a colourful ceremony held in Nairobi. The event was attended by the KIPPRA Board, Executive Director, the alumni of the programme, management and staff as well as other stakeholders who have interacted with and supported the programme. The Young Professionals (YP) programme began

KIPPRA launched the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2022 on 21st December 2022 in Nairobi. The KER is prepared pursuant to the KIPPRA Act No. 15 of 2006, Section 23(3), which mandates the Institute to prepare an annual report on Kenya’s economic performance and prospects for the medium term. The colourful event was attended by more than 100

The State Department for Economic Planning Principal Secretary, Mr James Muhati paid a visit to KIPPRA to familiarize himself with the Institute’s mandate and meet the management and staff. The PS was accompanied by the Economic Planning Secretary Ms Katherine Muoki, the Director for Macroeconomic Department Mr Zackary Mwangi, the Director of Administration Mr Joel

KIPPRA, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), held a policy seminar on 5th December 2022 to discuss Kenya National Policies and Strategies (NPS) to quantify the expected impacts of implementing the bottom-up economic plan on key socio-economic outcomes such as the food system, jobs, poverty, inequality and diets. The seminar was

Staff in the Gender and Disability as well as Corporate Social Responsibility committees represented KIPPRA at the Uhai Festival on 2nd and 3rd December 2022 at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM). The annual event was organized by Signs Media and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities with support from several partners, including KIPPRA.

KIPPRA held a stakeholder rountable on 24th November 2022 on accelerating development for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Kenya. The objective of workshop was to share a policy research concept on the subject, which is the theme of the 2023 KIPPRA-Wide Survey. The workshop brought together key stakeholders from the government, civil society, private

KIPPRA, in collaboration with Pwani University, hosted the KIPPRA Mentorship Programme for Universities (KMPUs) on 23rd and 24th November 2022. The exciting two-day event attracted students and faculty members from the university and staff and students from neighbouring learning institutions such as Rejoice Youth Community Based Organization as well as Mkwajuni and Kakuyuni Polytechnics. A number of