Ongoing Research

The quality of public administration and institution shaping implementation of public policy determines govt capacity and its effectiveness in implementation of policies. Higher rule of law, government effectiveness, transparency and accountability are key to implementation of policies. The objective of this research is to ascertain responsiveness of political institutions to public policy implementation. This study …

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The objective of this research is to establish if increased representation of women in political power leads to increased uptake of women related policies in childcare and education. This research will be done by Governance Department.

KIPPRA will undertake the 2nd assessment of county business environment. The 1st assessment was carried out in 2018/9 across 42 counties where several policy issues that require attention were identified. The 2nd assessment will assess the status of issues identified in the 1st assessment and will include more issues. The objective of this research is …

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MSEs account for majority of enterprises in the leather sector. Development of leather sector and employment creation is a priority under the Third MTP of the Kenya Vision 2030.The objective of this research is to map and assess the status, constraints, and opportunities of MSEs in the leather sector value chain.

The objective of this research is to profile MSEs and their behavior and understand the MSEs in a way that will help the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) support the compliance needs of this segment of the enterprises. This study will be done by Private Sector Department.

The objective of this research is to analyze the effect of institutional variables such as corruption, ease of doing business, human capital indicator, and economic stability indicators on entrepreneurship culture. The justification for this study is to enhance entrepreneurial culture amongst MSEs to reduce their mortality. This study will be undertaken by Private Sector Department

Index provides an easy tool to measure access to various infrastructure services across many counties. The objective of this study is to measure access to various infrastructure services. The study will be done by Infrastructure and Economic Services Department. 

The objective of this study is to explore all key applications of smart city including identification of opportunities and challenges for urban growth and development. The study will be undertaken by Infrastructure and Economic Services Department.

Smart cities are deemed to be the future way of developing sustainable cities. The objective of this research is to review all the key policies, regulations and laws that support the development of smart cities in Kenya. The study will be done by Infrastructure and Economic Services Department. 

Nuclear programme has significant role in supporting growth and development. This study will look at the requisite infrastructure, applications, opportunities, safety concerns and challenges (sustainability issues) of a nuclear programme. The objective of this research is to assess the prerequisites of implementing nuclear programme and its benefits in Kenya. This study will be done by Infrastructure and Economic Services Department.