Freedom and Development
Manifesto Watch: Analysing the 2017 Manifestos Download Full Analysis here Manifesto Watch: Analysing the 2017 Manifestos As Kenya approaches the August 8, 2017, general elections, there is need to analyze the implicit and explicit policy proposals contained in the manifestos Read More …
The skyrocketing food prices and the electioneering environment that Kenyans find themselves in presents an opportunity to have an important national debate that has been ignored for quite a while, the role of government in the economy. Last week the Read More …
Enforcement of Intellectual property Rights in Kenya remains an arduous despite the presence of elaborate legislation concerning them. Most of the owners are not aware of the laws put in place to protect their property rights while enforcement have little Read More …
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary in charge of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Prof. Judy Wakhungu, has set in motion the process of banning the manufacture, use, and importation of plastic bags in Kenya. In the Kenya Gazette Notice no. 2356 published Read More …
Members of the public making their contributions in a public forum in Nairobi County (Source: Nairobi City County Website) The Eastern Africa Policy Centre (EAPC) together with its partners, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers and Students for Liberty (SFL) are conducting Read More …
Public Policy Debate on the Role of Foreign Aid on African Development
EAPC’s Programs Manager, makes a Point during the Presentation at Blue Post Hotel In Thika. By Polycap Nyaribo, Programs Asssistant: Eastern Africa Policy Centre. 14th October, Blue Post Hotel-Thika. The Eastern Africa Policy Centre in conjunction with its project Read More …
By: Alex Njeru, Research and Programs Director- Eastern Africa Policy Centre. Events happening late last month have provided proof yet again that Kenya’s sugar sector remains in limbo. Mumias Sugar started by declaring a half year loss of 1.58 Billion Read More …
From the colonial days to present day, the sugar industry has been an integral component of the Kenyan economy. It has grown in significance over the years, in the present day the sector contributes about 15 percent to the country’s Read More …
Formal and informal trade barriers remain major obstacles to economic growth and social development in the East African Community (EAC). In the World Economic Freedom Report 2013, EAC countries — Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda — ranked in the Read More …