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Treasury CS John Mbadi Treasury CS John Mbadi
Economy•

Budget overruns, domestic loans risk eroding fiscal credibility

A new World Bank report flags repeated budget overruns and domestic borrowing appetite to finance ballooning budget needs.
Fuel Prices Fuel Prices
Economy•

Kenya’s private sector returns to growth in October as PMI hits 2026 high

The headline PMI rose to 52.5 in October from 51.3 in September, according to
Matatu Fares Matatu Fares
Economy•

High fuel costs strain households as October inflation rises to 7.3%

Kenya's headline inflation hits the highest point in a year, attributable
Treasury CS John Mbadi Treasury CS John Mbadi
Economy•

Banks hand Treasury record Sh205 billion in tax as compliance costs jump

The average annual compliance cost per bank spiraled by 62.25%, surging to

Below the fold

Below the fold

Ketraco PowerGrid INDIA AFrica50
Economy•

Kenya taps PowerGrid India, Africa50 in Sh40bn grid expansion push

PMI November 2025
Economy•

Kenya's private sector records sharpest job gains in November

Marsabit County
Economy•

Governance, security get a signal boost in remote Sabarei area, Marsabit

World Bank Division Director Qimiao Fan
Economy•

Kenya remains at high risk of debt distress—World Bank

EAC partnerships payments system
Economy•

EAC pilots low-cost, cross-border retail e-payments system

Kenya Parliament
Economy•

Critics question MP’s push to cap expat jobs in multinationals at 20%

Nairobi Private Sector business activity
Economy•

Private sector posts sharpest rise in output in nearly four years

Jubilee Asset Management CEO, Dominic Kiarie
Economy•

Jubilee Asset Management Crosses KES20 Billion

Sakina Hassanali, Co-CEO, Hass Consult
Economy•

Income squeeze stalls Kiserian, Athi River, Kitengela land deals

Gerald Gondo ICEA
Economy•

As salaries stagnate among workers, the spending habits shift

Bankers Tax 2024
Economy•

Banks paid Sh195 billion in taxes to the Treasury in 2024

Unilever East Africa Managing Director Luck Ochieng.
Economy•

Kenya is a tough market, but we are not leaving: Unilever boss Luck Ochieng