Kenya's National Policy Intelligence Platform
Advisory Services

Research-grounded advisory for Kenya's policymakers.

KIPPRA's advisory team provides targeted technical assistance to government ministries, county governments, and development partners — translating rigorous research into practical policy decisions.

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47+
Engagements in 2024
34
Counties served
18
Ministries and agencies
Our Services

What KIPPRA's advisory team delivers

CFSP Development Support

Direct technical assistance to county governments developing their County Fiscal Strategy Paper — from data compilation and revenue benchmarking through to document review before submission.

Revenue projection methodology and benchmarking
Expenditure framework development
Peer county comparison analysis
Document quality review against PFM Act requirements
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Revenue Mobilisation Strategy

Evidence-based analysis of county or national own-source revenue opportunities — identifying untapped bases, benchmarking collection rates, and developing sequenced reform roadmaps.

Revenue gap and potential yield analysis
Property tax modernisation advisory
Business permit and market fee optimisation
Collection system and enforcement review
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Fiscal Data Analysis

Custom fiscal and economic analysis reports for specific policy questions — from budget execution diagnostics through sector expenditure reviews and debt sustainability assessments.

Budget execution diagnostics
Sector expenditure efficiency reviews
Fiscal sustainability assessments
Economic impact modelling
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Policy Review and Assessment

Independent review of draft policy documents, bills, and regulations against the evidence base — identifying gaps, unintended consequences, and opportunities to strengthen policy design.

Draft bill and regulation review
Policy coherence assessment
Evidence gap identification
Implementation risk analysis
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In-House Capacity Building

Bespoke training programmes delivered in-house for ministry teams, county governments, and parliamentary staff — tailored to specific capability gaps and delivered by KIPPRA researchers.

Bespoke programme design
Budget and fiscal management training
Policy analysis methods workshops
Data literacy and evidence use
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Demand-Driven Research

Commissioned research on specific policy questions — structured as a formal KIPPRA research engagement with full peer review, published under KIPPRA's imprint, available for public use.

Fully peer-reviewed research
Published under KIPPRA's independent imprint
Available as a public good on completion
Findings presented to policy stakeholders
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How It Works

From enquiry to engagement in four steps

1
Submit an Enquiry
Use the request form below to describe your challenge, the type of support you need, and your timeline. No lengthy documents required at this stage.
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Initial Scoping Call
A KIPPRA advisory team member will contact you within 48 hours to discuss your needs, confirm fit, and outline what a structured engagement might look like.
3
Engagement Proposal
We prepare a focused engagement proposal setting out scope, deliverables, timeline, team, and cost — usually within one week of the scoping call.
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Delivery and Follow-Through
KIPPRA delivers the agreed work and stays engaged through the policy process — attending stakeholder meetings, briefing decision-makers, and responding to follow-up questions.
Independence guarantee: All KIPPRA advisory work is conducted under the same independence standards as our published research. We provide evidence-based analysis and recommendations — we do not shape findings to match preferred conclusions. Engagement terms include an explicit independence clause.
Partnership Programs

Structured long-term partnerships

For organisations that want an ongoing relationship with KIPPRA's research and advisory capacity

Ministry Research Partnership

A structured 12–24 month partnership giving ministry teams priority access to KIPPRA's research output, a dedicated advisory liaison, and quarterly evidence briefings for senior officials.

Current partners: 6 national government ministries
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County Government Partnership

Annual advisory partnership for county governments — covering CFSP support, revenue analysis, CIDP monitoring, and access to KIPPRA's county intelligence tools and datasets at no additional cost.

Current partners: 12 county governments
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Development Partner Research Access

For bilateral donors, multilateral agencies, and foundations — a programme providing commissioned research, rapid evidence reviews, and access to KIPPRA's expert network for programme design and evaluation.

Current partners: World Bank, FCDO, GIZ, USAID
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Impact Evidence

Advisory that produces measurable outcomes

34
Counties have received advisory support since 2020
22%
Average improvement in own-source revenue collection for counties we support
8
Acts of Parliament or statutory instruments that cited KIPPRA advisory work in 2022–2024
CFSP Support · Meru County · 2024
Revenue projection methodology improved collection target accuracy by 34%

Meru County Treasury adopted KIPPRA's own-source revenue benchmarking model for its FY2024/25 CFSP, replacing projection methods that had chronically overestimated collection capacity.

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Revenue Strategy · Nairobi County · 2023
Property rates digitisation supported by KIPPRA analysis increased collection by KES 3.2 billion

KIPPRA's analysis of Nairobi's property rate yield gap identified KES 18–24 billion in uncollected annual revenue, informing the county's decision to invest in valuation roll modernisation.

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Demand-Driven Research · National Treasury · 2024
Revenue administration reform roadmap adopted in FY2024/25 Budget Policy Statement

Three specific recommendations from KIPPRA's commissioned revenue mobilisation analysis were incorporated verbatim into the National Treasury's revenue administration reform section.

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Tell us about your challenge

Submit a brief description of what you need. Our advisory team will respond within 48 hours with an initial assessment and, if there's a strong fit, a proposal for how we can help.

KIPPRA's advisory team will respond within 48 hours (business hours). Submitting this form does not create a contractual obligation.