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Rose Wanjiru Ngugi

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27 November 2020

Poverty and Distributional Effects of COVID-19 on Household in Kenya

The economic and social costs of COVID-19 pandemic have been felt across the globe. With new infections on the rise, it is a race against time for governments to re-look at some policy interventions necessary to provide appropriate coping and recovery …

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1 January 2015

Review of Status of Public Participation, and County Information Dissemination Frameworks: A Case Study of Isiolo Kisumu Makueni and Turkana Counties

The study’s main objective was to review the status of public participation and existing county public participation and information dissemination frameworks in four counties namely: Isiolo, Kisumu, Makueni and Turkana. The study included: a) A review …

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1 January 2015

Review of Status of Public Participation and County Information Dissemination Frameworks: A Case Study of Isiolo Kisumu Makueni and Turkana Counties

The Constitution of Kenya in 2010 gave prominence to the principle of public participation. Participation should imbue all public affairs and be promoted by both Non-State Actors and the State acting in public interest. The Constitution sets key requir …

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1 May 2001

An Empirical Analysis of Interest Rate Spread in Kenya

“The study aimed to explain the factors determining interest rate spread for Kenya’s banking sector. For the pre-liberalization period, the minimum and maximum ceilings on deposit and lending rates set a maximum interest rate spread. Variations in the …

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1 March 1999

Health Seeking Behaviour in the Reform Process for Rural Households: The Case of Mwea Division, Kirinyaga District, Kenya

“Cost sharing resulted in a drop in the use of public health facilities in Kenya. But, these facilities continued to take a high priority among the other alternatives when sickness befell. Shifts across the facilities indicated a search for health serv …

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1 March 1998

Financial Sector Reforms and Interest Rate Liberalization: The Kenya Experience

“The study explored the sequencing and actions so far taken in the liberalization process in Kenya. The study also examined the interest rate levels, spreads and determining factors, as an indicator of financial sector response to the reform process. T …

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