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KIPPRA hosted a Stakeholder Consultative Workshop on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2025 under the theme “Creating Decent Jobs for Prosperity” on 10th December 2024 at Pride-Inn Azure, Westlands, Nairobi. The event brought together stakeholders from various public and private institutions, alongside a host of KIPPRA Policy Analysts, to discuss critical strategies for job creation […]

On Friday, December 20, 2024, KIPPRA staff gathered at Safari Park Hotel for their annual End Year Party, a vibrant celebration of the institute’s accomplishments and a time to reflect on milestones achieved throughout the year. The event was graced by the Principal Secretary for Economic Planning, Mr. James Muhati, CBS, who commended KIPPRA’s vital

KIPPRA organized dissemination webinars for the Kenya Economic Report 2024 chapters on 2nd to 5th December 2024. The dissemination focused on chapters of the Kenya Economic Report 2024. The report was themed “Enhancing Productivity for Sustained Inclusive Growth” and had ten chapters. The chapters include: Trends and developments in macroeconomic performance; medium-term macroeconomic outlook; labour

KIPPRA participated in an exchange visit to Lao PDR to learn from each other’s sub-national roll-out experiences and gather insights for implementation in their respective countries on 12th to 14th November 2024. The exchange was also attended by representatives from NIPN Ethiopia and C4N-NIPN Global Coordination and included field visits to Salavan Province, interactive workshops,

KIPPRA in collaboration with KNBS launched National Information Platform for Food Security and Nutrition (NIPFN) Policy Research Papers on 21st November 2024. The event was graced by Economic Planning Secretary, Mr Timothy Gakuu, KIPPRA Board Chairperson, Prof. Paul Wachana, KIPPRA Ag. Executive Director, Dr Eldah Onsomu, KNBS Director Corporate Services, Mr Abdikadir Aweis, Chief of

KIPPRA hosted a Stakeholder Workshop on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2025 under the theme “Creating Decent Jobs for Prosperity” on 10th December 2024 at Pride-Inn Azure, Westlands, Nairobi. The event brought together stakeholders from various public and private institutions, alongside a host of KIPPRA Policy Analysts, to discuss critical strategies for job creation and

KIPPRA capacity-built technical officers from Central Project Planning and Monitoring Departments (CPPMDs) on various capacity building programmes on 7th October-13th December 2024 at KIPPRA offices in Nairobi. The workshop aimed to build the capacity of officers in public policy making process, monitoring, and evaluation and applied policy research methods for nutrition research in Kenya. The

KIPPRA held its Mentorship Programme for Universities and TVETs (KMPUTs) at Kenyatta University on 6th and 7th November 2024. The exciting event saw students learn about the public policy making process, Kenya’s development agenda, professional and career development, the effects of alcohol and drug abuse, innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities, and affordable financing initiatives to support

KIPPRA held its Mentorship Programme for Universities and TVETs (KMPUT) at Taita Taveta University on 13th and 14th November 2024. The aim of the programme is to create awareness and develop capacity of the University community and TVETs in understanding the public policy making process for their effective participation in the public policy making processes. The event

On November 6, 2024, Mr. Thomas Powers, Program Director at Williams College Center for Development Economics (CDE), paid a courtesy call to the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) to discuss the CDE Masters Program in Policy Economics (MaPE). The 10-month intensive program is tailored for public sector officials from developing countries,