Kippra Stories

Export weakness, key obstacle to Kenya’s path to middle-income status - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 11, 2025

Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s score on export competitiveness in the African Transformation Index (ATI) fell consistently, dropping from 7.9 to...

KIPPRA flags job creation as key concern despite Kenya’s economic growth
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Kippra, in its assessment using the Africa Transformation Index (ATI), gave Kenya a score of 7.7 out of 30, placing it 22nd in the continental ranking...

Unpaid work and bias still lock women out of key economic roles- experts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

At the centre of the discussion was how persistent gender imbalances, especially in employment, access to productive assets, and unpaid care work are...

MPs slam KNBS, KIPPRA for wasting Sh300 million annually on rent while govt buildings lie idle
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

KNBS also incurred an additional Sh5.4 million in rent and rates expenses during the same period, up from Sh3.2 million in the previous financial year...

Immigration department faces backlash over controversial foreign visitors’ insurance tender
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 16, 2025

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority has weighed in on the matter, warning that the restricted tender violates several procurement laws.

Skills gap threatens Kenya Kwanza government’s Bottom-Up plan, study reveals
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 04, 2024

The paper is thus advocating for a more targeted and aligned approach to skills development in the country for the attainment of the set national prio...

Study: Kenya’s major cities performing poorly in aiding ease of doing business
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 12, 2024

From the findings, all the cities scored below the average mark of 0.56: Nairobi (0.37), Kisumu (0.32), Mombasa (0.30), and Nakuru (0.29).

Kenya on track to reduce hygiene-related child mortality, but gaps exist
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 03, 2024

It attributes the decline to the various initiatives at the national and sub-national levels, such as the Beyond Zero Campaign and Malezi Bora.

Why women-led businesses are less likely to use digital technology -Report
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 25, 2024

The study by Kippra firstly recommends continuous development of appropriate training on digital technology targeting informal MSMEs through MSEs asso...

Review gives mixed projections on Kenya’s growth prospect in the medium term
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 13, 2024

Kippra stresses the need to improve the ease of doing business by reducing bureaucratic hurdles and creating a favourable regulatory environment that...

Mobile money transactions up by 9pc in Q2 to Sh2.1 trillion on recovering economy
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 21, 2024

The growth is mainly attributed to the upsurge in mobile money transactions and increased diaspora remittances in the period under review.

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