Quarterly Macro-Economic Trend Analysis: July – September 2007
Theme: General,
The economy grew by 6.9% in the third quarter of 2007, a marginal drop from the 7.1% growth rate in the second quarter of the same period1, with the usual key sectors including transport and communication, manufacturing, hospitality industry, financial and agriculture contributing to this growth.
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Thu, Jun 14, 2007
Budget 2007/08: Ambitious Budget, but could be constrained by low government absorption capacity
Theme: General,
On Thursday June 14th 2007, the Minister for Finance presented Budget 2007/08 to the House. The theme of this year’s budget in a way reveals that this is the last budget to implement the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERSWEC) 2003-2007, to be succeeded by Vision 2030. In addition to the budget speech, the Minister tabled the Finance Bill 2007, the Financial Statement 2007 and the Estimates of Revenue 2007/08.This Budget Guide 2007/08 is intended to inform budget debate in parliament.
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Wed, Mar 7, 2007
Annual Lecture Outcome of the 6th WTO Ministerial Conference
Theme: General,
The Ministerial Conference is the topmost body of the WTO under the governance structure set up by the “Agreement establishing the WTO”. This body has to meet at least every two years.
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Sun, Mar 4, 2007
Constituency Strategic Plans!
Theme: General,
The enactment of the Constituencies Development Fund Act in 2003 significantly changed development dynamics at the community level and now, the constituency has increasingly become an important unit of engagement. Citizens not only exercise their civic rights within this jurisdiction but also engage more and more in planning, implementation of projects and programmes as well as in monitoring and evaluation.
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Mon, Sep 4, 2006
Without a Vision!
Theme: General,
Developing a vision is one way in which public participation can be enhanced to build consensus regarding the country’s future. This bulletin attempts to give a theoretical perspective on the importance of building a shared vision that can unify people and enhance development by embedding it into a comprehensive planning process.
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Thu, Aug 3, 2006
Public Sector Wages Policy
Theme: General,
Periodic reviews of the public sector reveal that more than 70% of all expenditures typically goes towards recurrent expenditures during every financial year. Further decomposition of the recurrent expenditures also show that the proportion of funds spent on payment of wages and salaries is the single largest item in the budget. In spite of this, there are disparities in the remuneration of workers in the public service. All these point to the need for a consolidated public sector remuneration policy.
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Tue, Jul 25, 2006
THE DEVOLUTION – MAJIMBO DEBATE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES
Theme: General,
At all the crucial turns in this country’s history, the agenda on how to structure government; share power and resources; and manage our ethnic diversity, has always featured. A few times we have attempted to respond to this difficult agenda, but our response has been, for most part, evasive, inconclusive or out rightly inaccurate. The issues however remain and recur. The constitution review process has brought us to another major historical turning point and the issues have returned. The review process is probably our last frontier, which is why, we must seize it to imaginatively and unambiguously address these issues. It is in this context that the Institute of Economic Affairs hosted a forum to explore and discuss various aspects of the majimbo or devolution. Speakers at the Forum included Hons. Otieno Kajwang and Kiraitu Murungi (Secretaries of Legal Affairs for the National Development Party and Democratic Party, respectively), Prof. Walter Oyugi Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi) and Mr. Njeru Kirira (former Head of Fiscal and Monetary Affairs, Treasury). The report has also benefited from the presentations made at the CKRC workshop on Devolution held in December 2001 at Safari Park Hotel.
On Thursday June 15 2006, the Minister for Finance presented Budget 2006/07 to the House. In addition to the budget speech, the Minister tabled the Finance Bill 2006, the Financial Statement 2006, the Estimates of Revenue 2006/07 and the Estimates of Expenditure 2006/07.
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Wed, May 17, 2006
Trade Policy Reforms & Poverty in the Cotton Sub-Sector: Challenges & Policy Issues
Theme: General,
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya) has been involved in a multi-country project: ‘Linking Trade, Development and Poverty Reduction’ (TDP Project), in partnership with Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS). One of the main objectives of the TDP project is to facilitate cross fertilization of experiences and lessons learnt on the linkages between trade development and poverty reduction in developing countries to develop appropriate policy responses.