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Working Paper 353

Influencing Policy through the Active Involvement of a Research Institution in the Performance Contract Process – Lessons Learnt from the Experience of AFREPREN/FWD

Compiled by

Stephen Karekezi, John Kimani, Paul Mbuthi and Nicholas Owino


 

Table of Contents  

 

1.0

INTRODUCTION                          

5

1.1

Background to the study                  

5

1.2

Objectives               

5

1.3

Methodological approach                             

6

2.0

Overview of kerosene use in Kenya                      

7

2.1

Status of household energy consumption in rural and urban areas        

7

2.2

History of taxation data on kerosene stoves   

8

3.0

 AFREPREN/FWD'S intervention and efforts in the reduction of taxation of kerosene stoves

9

3.1

Background            

9

3.2

AFREPREN/FWD’S negotiation for the inclusion of kerosene stove tax reduction as a target in the performance contract of the Ministry of Energy

  10

3.3

Implementation of tax reduction target by the Ministry of Energy                      

 11

3.4

Force field analysis of AFREPREN/FWD’S intervention

  12

3.5

Potential “bridging” factors influencing the performance contract negotiation process

  14

4.0

Key findings and lessons learnt

  15

4.1

Key findings

   15

4.2

Lessons learnt

   16

5.0

References

    16

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