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John Mbadi John Mbadi
Economy•

Mbadi rules out new taxes but bets big on domestic borrowing

Kenya's FY2026/27 budget deficit of KSh1.146 trillion will be financed through borrowing spree totaling KSh1.12 trillion.
FSD Kenya Agriculture FSD Kenya Agriculture
Economy•

Kenya's food deficit is a big opportunity but funding flaws lock out investors

Fixed monthly loan repayment structures are unsuitable for enterprises such as aquaculture, apiculture and poultry new FSD Kenya report states.
Matatu strike Matatu strike
Economy•

Private sector dips further in May as inflation sting erodes demand

Kenyan firms report sharpest deterioration in business since July 2024 as
Fuel Kenya Fuel Kenya
Economy•

Kenya’s diesel cut leaves commuters, food traders and firms waiting for real relief

EBC Financial Group says EPRA’s diesel revision has shifted attention from pump

Below the fold

Below the fold

Absa 100 billion financing
Economy•

Absa rolls out Sh100Bn loan plan to speed up economic growth

Housing in Kenya
Economy•

Uncertainty grips Nairobi's land market as house prices falter

Connected Africa Summit
Economy•

Industry chiefs at Connected Africa Summit call for end to policy patchwork

Base Titanium
Economy•

Kenya’s 4.6% growth masks dip in tea, titanium and textile exports

Africa Finance Corporation
Economy•

AFC's Nairobi hub to deploy Sh258Bn across key sectors in EA

Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui
Economy•

Iran war threatens to wipe out Kenya's Sh164Bn Gulf exports

Nairobi Fuel Prices
Economy•

Firms slash 2026 growth forecasts as fuel price shock bites

eastleigh
Economy•

Taxman turns up heat in Eastleigh, flags cash payments

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi
Economy•

I’ll not resign, CS Wandayi tells MPs over Sh12Bn oil scandal

Fuel Prices Kenya Fuel Hoarding
Economy•

Fuel hoarders face jail time and massive fines, warns watchdog

Pump prices Kenya inflation Kenya
Economy•

CBK holds key lending rate at 8.75% as Iran war threatens oil shock

Iran War Strait of Hormuz
Economy•

Kenya's private sector contracts as war in the Middle East hits demand, input costs