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KIPPRA held a capacity building workshop on public policy making process for Nyandarua and Nairobi County staff from 10th to 22nd July 2023. The course examines the various stages of policy making and analysis as well as the policy instruments that governments use to achieve their intended goals. The course was facilitated by Principal Policy […]

KIPPRA hosted youth from Smachs Foundation on 7th August 2023. In their efforts to empower young people to lead the fight against hunger and climate change in Kenya, the Smachs Foundation seeks to usher in a new age of youth-led and climate smart agriculture. The meeting aimed at exploring collaboration in climate action and to

KIPPRA in collaboration with KNBS held a stakeholder workshop to refine and prioritize proposed NIPFN nutrition policy questions on 8th August 2023. The workshop brought together representatives from different sectors involved in nutrition. Director Economic Management, Dr Eldah Onsomu opened the workshop on behalf of the Executive Director. The National Information Platform for Food Security

KIPPRA Policy Analysts Ms Hellen Chemnyongoi and Mr. Dan Omanyo participated in Preliminary Findings Workshop on Special Drawing Rights (SDR) in Dakar, Senegal. The study by KIPPRA is one of Case Studies in Africa to provide Evidence on Rechanelling SDRs to developing countries and contribute the debate on global financial architecture reforms. The Workshop is

KIPPRA participated in National Technical Committee on Knowledge Management Workshop on 5th September 2023. KIPPRA’s Deputy Director, Knowledge Management, Mr. Felix Muriithi participated in the workshop. Mr Muriithi is a member of the National Technical Committee on Knowledge Management. The technical committee is a technical advisory body that aids in knowledge management activities. The Council

A team from the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA), led by APSEA Chairman Prof Nicholas Letting, called on KIPPRA Executive Director Dr Rose Ngugi on 28th of August 2023. The meeting discussed implementation of an MoU that the Institute had earlier signed with APSEA. A joint implementation committee was established at the

KIPPRA, in collaboration with the office of Keiyo South MP, Hon Gideon Kimaiyo, planted 1,000 trees in Chemarkach Junior and Secondary School in Kiptagat, Keiyo South Constituency on September 1st, 2023. The 1,000 indigenous trees donated by KIPPRA were sourced from local youths. KIPPRA recognizes tree-planting as a key climate change mitigation strategy. This is

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Executive Director Dr. Rose Ngugi participated in a two day Think20 (T20) Summit in Mysuru, India.  The T20 Summit was the milestone event of T20 India that brought together distinguished Taskforce members and policy experts from around the world. T20 India is represented by 131

KIPPRA participated in 8th Devolution Conference from 15th to 18th August 2023 in Eldoret. The 1st Biannual Conference was graced by H.E Dr William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and attended by over 10,000 delegates. The conference marked ten years since the inception of devolution and was themed “The Present and the

KIPPRA supported the 4th annual Youth in Climate Action Summit and festival at the Sarit Centre on the 24th-25th of August 2023 in Nairobi. The theme was ” Meaningful Engagement and Unifying Youth Voices for Climate Action“. The summit brought together about 150 youth working in climate change from different sectors to exchange views on