Policies: Recent submissions
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Domestic Policies on Negotiating Tax Treaties
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Since the beginning of the twentieth century, there has been an exponential growth in cross-border trade and investment, resulting today in a highly integrated, mobile and complex global economy. All countries are involved ... -
Negotiating Bilateral Tax Treaties: Should Tax Treaties Involving Low-income Countries Contain a Sunset Clause?
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This policy brief reflects on an underexplored proposition: that bilateral tax treaties – particularly treaties involving (middle- and) low-income countries – should contain an expiration or sunset clause. The brief ... -
The Taxation of the Digital Economy: the OECD BEPS Policy Response Versus the UN Facti Panel's Principle Response
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The residence/source tax rules that have been in place for over a decade have become redundant in the modern-day digitalised economy. Concepts that created tax certainty such as the concept of permanent establishment ... -
Varsity Focus (September 2021)
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Implications of the Minamata Convention on Mercury on Oral Health in Kenya
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-04-26)Key Messages Dental amalgam is scheduled for a global phase-down. Several phase-down strategies are available to ensure that oral health is not affected by the unavailability of affordable dental treatment. The expected ... -
Sanitation challenges, groundwater perspectives and their intertwined relationships in Kisumu, Kenya
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-04-26)Key Messages Groundwater is the preferred alternative water source during times of shortages and in areas not served by piped water supplies.Pit latrines are the main sanitation facilities in Kisumu where sewerage extends ... -
Mangrove Degradation: Reversing the Trend through Community Engagemen
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-04-26)Key Messages Community Sensitisation on growth characteristics of mangrove species to understand implications of over-utilisation. Development of holistic mangrove reforestation programme inclusive of all species. Funding ... -
Enhancing Sustainability in African Catfish Seed Supply for Improved Production in Kenya
(Kenya Policy Briefs, 2020-04-28)Farmed catfish production is low due to poor survival of fry (larvae) reducing seed availability, forcing search for seeds from natural sources Increases exploitation pressure on natural populations, exposes fishermen ... -
Taming Predatory Lending for a Resilient Financial System and Economic Growth
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02)Kenya’s credit market has gone a full circle in just about three years. Before2016, interest rates were to a large extend liberalized, and relatively high to the frustration of policymakers. ... -
Managing Fragmentation of Agricultural Land for Livelihood Security in Kenya
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02)survey was conducted in fifteen rural sublocations in Kenya in 2018 and 2019. The purpose of the study was to (a) establish the current rural household land size, (b) determine the existing land uses and the impacts they ... -
Is Kenya ready to Leverage Blockchain Technology in Horticulture Traceability
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02-26)The Blockchain technology (BCT) can offer traceability in the food supply chain thus guaranteeing food safety, efficient transactions and reduced food frauds. This study sought to investigate the existing traceability ... -
COVID-19 Impacts on Water Burden among Households in Turkana
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-01)This research was carried out through household interviews in the water diaries study, key informant interviews involving a range of stakeholders involved in water, health, and sanitation sectors in the county, and ... -
Transformational Leadership in Adopting Online Learning
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02-26)The Government of Kenya has continually urged universities to come up with innovative ways of delivering higher education and meeting human resource needs in the country in support of vision 2030 social pillar. In the wake ... -
Drastic Massive Loss of Women’s Diets Diversity Due to Changes in Season
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-05)Most causes of women’s nutritional problems are preventable. Lack of variety, poor quality, and sufficient food during pregnancy are important factors contributing to the health problems of expectant mothers and newborn ... -
Replenish Millions of Kenyan Household’s Granaries Through Forest Restoration.
(2020-05)Deforestation is estimated to have deprived Kenya’s economy of Kshs. 5.8 billion (US$68 million) in 2010 and Kshs. 6.6 billion in 2009, far outstripping the roughly Kshs. 1.3 billion earned from forestry and logging each ... -
Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: How Can They Make Informed Nutritional Decisions?
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-05)In chronic kidney disease (CKD), the kidney’s functions of removal of waste product from the body are gradually impaired, causing the death of over 2.4 million people globally (International Society of Nephrology, 2018). ... -
Key Fire Disaster Prevention Factors in Informal Settlements in Nairob
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-05)Rapid and haphazard urban development has often placed homes dangerously close together. When fires start, they often spread easily and quickly. Given the density of many of these settlements, evacuations are chaotic and ... -
Policy Implementation and Performance of HIV Prevention Projects.
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-05)According to the most recent data from government agencies and media reports on the sexual escapades and drug and alcohol abuse by Kenyan youths, it is evident that teenagers are faced with major challenges that require ... -
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 ...
