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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

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CBK Governor
Economy•

EAC central bank chiefs project 5.8% growth in 2025

Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga
Economy•

KRA crosses Sh2 trillion revenue mark amid economic headwinds

John Mbadi
Economy•

Digital tax down to 1.5% in 2025 Finance Bill — Mbadi

Housing Kenya
Economy•

Cement usage dips as Kenya’s construction sector posts mixed signals

PMI April 2025
Economy•

Private sector roars back in April as PMI hits 15-month high

CS Mutahi Kagwe
Economy•

Kagwe ends middlemen's chokehold on tea exports

The World Bank
Economy•

Ndiamé Diop takes helm of $76Bn World Bank unit in Eastern, Southern Africa

Potatoes
Economy•

Inflation rises to 4.1 percent in April on costly food

USAID Kenya Closure
Economy•

How US aid cuts are shaping Nairobi’s high-end property prices

Marriot Nairobi
Economy•

Hospitality sector held hostage by Visa hurdles and insecurity — Experts

Kenya China Trade Talks
Economy•

Ruto courts Beijing, secures over Sh100Bn worth of investments

KRA
Economy•

Millions smile as KRA writes off Sh158Bn in tax debts