Policy Briefs: Recent submissions
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Dairy Goat Sector Enhancement Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Farming Communities
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021)Livestock production remains a critical sector in the agricultural economy of developing countries. Among the livestock production systems, dairy goat production has increasingly gained popularity as a significant contributor ... -
Oxygen Access and Affordability in Health Facilities in Kenya
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-01)Insufficient oxygen levels in the blood, referred to as hypoxaemia, is a potentially fatal complication of many causes of mortality. A topical example is the current COVID-19 pandemic, a result of the Coronavirus disease ... -
Integration of Mental Health-Nutrition Counseling for Perinatal Women in Primary Care.
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02-26)Background: Nutrition deficiencies during pregnancy may expose women to the risk of maternal depression. The objective of this study was to identify nutritional factors associated with maternal depression among pregnant ... -
Enhancing our care for the urban air we breathe
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-01)Living in a city or a metropolitan area is a great promotion for human well-being, given its convenient mode of life and efficient way of working. This is so for Kenyan cities, Nairobi included. However, concerns are ... -
Revisiting Kenya’s Ban on Plastic Carrier Bags. Kenya Policy Briefs
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-03-30)Plastic waste is one of Nairobi’s and to a greater extent Kenya’s most visible environmental problems, with most of the flooding witnessed in cities attributed to plastic waste that clogs drainage systems, key among them ... -
Making devolution work for livestock trading in Northern Kenya
(African drylands Institute for Sustainability, 2020)KEY HIGHLIGHTS evolution has improved administrative state functions at the county levels in northern Kenya. In 2018/2019 FY, counties in northerDn Kenya received an annual budget of over Kshs. 50 Billion, with Garissa ... -
Policy Brief on the State of Taxation on the Digital Economy
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Policy Brief On Source V Residence
(University of Nairobi, 2019) -
Understanding The Global Data On Illicit Financial Flows: A Legal Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2019) -
Re-introduction of VAT on ICT Equipment in Kenya: Special Focus on Mobile Phones
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EfD Kenya held water policy day
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Options for Improving the Communication of Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts to Smallholder Farmers – The Case of Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2012)This „Briefing Paper“ discusses options for improving the communication of seasonal rainfall forecasts to smallholder farmers, taking Kenya as its example. Smallholder farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture in most of ...
