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Financial Sercices
Latest Article 24 Jul 2026
Bank Interest Rates: Who Should Hold the Approval Power?
The CBK-Treasury Standoff If you have a bank loan in Kenya, you might assume your bank can raise your interest rate whenever the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) raises its benchmark rate. For years, banks assumed the same. But a law that had sat quietly in the background, Section 44 of the Banking Act, says […]...
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3 Jul 2026
Kenya’s Evolving Relationship with the IMF and World Bank
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has always been closely linked to Kenya’s economic history. When the country’s need for financial support and debt repayment has become extremely ur...
3 Jul 2026
DCI Ordered to Hunt Payroll Fraud Syndicates After KSh6.2B Ghost Worker Scam
Kenya’s fight against ghost workers has entered a new phase, as the government shifts its focus from identifying fictitious employees to dismantling what it believes are criminal networks b...
12 Jun 2026
Insight into Kenya’s FY 2026/27 Budget
The FY 2026/27 Budget Statement, delivered by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Hon. John Mbadi, reaffirms the Government’s commitment to its core development strategy under the theme “Sustaini...
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...
24 Apr 2026
Trade and Financial Service Round-Ups
Kenya Kenya Freezes Binance Accounts in Money Laundering Purge Kenyan Binance account users have become the first casualties of a broader regulatory crackdown on the cryptocurrency sector, d...
17 Apr 2026
The Financial Consumer Protection Framework: Closing the Gaps in Kenya’s Digital Economy
For years, Kenya focused on getting citizens into the financial system, but now, Kenyans are posing a hard question: who is protecting them once they are in? From cash to mobile wallets, from bank que...
25 Oct 2024
Incorporating the informal sector into electonic tax
Kenya’s informal sector, often referred to as the “Jua Kali” sector, plays a vital role in the country’s socio-economic climate. This sector encompasses millions of self-employed individuals, ...
25 Oct 2024
Kenya’s crypto market growth: How KRA’s integration plan can boost revenue and transparency
The Kenyan cryptocurrency market has seen significant growth in recent years. Studies by blockchain analysis firms, such as Chainalysis, estimate that at least four million Kenyans own cryptocurrencie...
25 Oct 2024
CBK’s Fast Payment System and what it portends for the financial landscape
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is set to introduce a financial sector-wide interoperability system, which will make sweeping changes in the country’s financial system. This development is set t...
4 Oct 2024
CBK’s draft climate risk playbook and its role in the future of banking
This year, extreme weather events have caused devastating floods in various parts of the world, destroying whole towns and valuable infrastructure. Many people lost their homes, livelihoods, and, trag...
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