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5 Jun 2026
Beyond Gold: Why Silver and Platinum May Soon Sit in CBK’s Vaults
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is preparing to broaden its definition of money. Under a new proposal, the CBK may begin holding silver and platinum as part of its official reserve assets. This shift ...
29 May 2026
A Mortgage at Single Digits? How KMRC’s KSh 3B Green Bond Could Shift Kenya’s Housing
For years, the prospect of single-digit mortgage rates in Kenya has largely remained aspirational. This week, however, tangible financial backing was placed behind that ambition. The Kenya Mortgage ...
22 May 2026
Infrastructure, Power and Oversight: The Questions Facing Kenya’s NIF
For decades, Kenya’s approach to developing its infrastructure has been the usual one – borrowing money to build roads or power plants. This has led to an increase in the national debt, and the go...
17 Apr 2026
From Middle East Conflict to Domestic Pressure: Kenya’s Export Economy Under Strain
While the country reels from the controversy surrounding the fuel scandal, the long-term effects of disruptions in the Middle East are already taking shape. Vellum Kenya’s “Not Our War, But Still ...
17 Apr 2026
Examining the Local Content Bill, 2025: Balancing Domestic Value Creation with Investment Stability
Local content requirements have historically been anchored in the policy objective of ensuring that economic activity and the exploitation of national resources generate meaningful domestic benefits. ...
10 Apr 2026
Stability Over Stimulus: CBK Chooses Caution Over Cuts
Just as markets anticipated another rate cut, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) hit pause. In its April 2026 review, the CBK held the benchmark Central Bank Rate at 8.75 per cent, effectively halting ...
2 Apr 2026
Not Our War, But Still Our Problem: Africa and the Middle East Crisis
The escalating war in the Middle East, intensified by U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and the resulting regional fallout, may appear geographically distant from Africa. In reality, its consequences are...
27 Mar 2026
Fuel Crisis Looming? How Middle East Conflict Could Shake Kenya’s Energy Stability
Fuel seldom makes headlines when plentiful. However, when economies face shortages, alarms ring everywhere. The conflict in the Middle East is escalating, and its effects are felt in Kenya’s ports, ...
27 Mar 2026
Full Flights, Empty Books: Inside Kenya Airways’ Financial Turbulence
On March 24, 2026, Kenya Airways reported a net loss of approximately KSh17.1–17.2 billion for the financial year ended December 2025, reversing a KSh5.4 billion profit recorded just a year earlier....
27 Feb 2026
Parliamentary Round-Ups, National Assembly and Senate
The National Assembly Tuesday 26th February 2026 Motions Reduction of publication period of a specified Bill. Report of the Committee of the Whole House on the Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill (Nati...
20 Feb 2026
Road Ahead: DTB’s 2026 Economic Outlook
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) recently released its Kenya Economic Outlook, 2026 (the Outlook), themed “Resilient recovery amid lingering global & fiscal risks.” DTB predicted Kenya’s...
13 Feb 2026
Trade and Financial Services Round Up: Issue No. 4 of 2026
Kenya Kenya Offers KQ to Foreign Investors for KSh258 billion The Treasury intends to seek a foreign strategic investor to inject between KSh154.8 billion and KSh258 billion (US$1.2–US$2 billion) in...
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