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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 “Sustaining the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) for Resilient and Inclusive Growth amid Global Uncertainty”. Central to the fiscal framework is a medium-term consolidation path aimed at reducing the fiscal […]...
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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...
21 Apr 2024
CBK introduces green finance taxonomy, paving the way for sustainable financial practices
In a groundbreaking development that signals a major step forward in environmental sustainability, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) unveiled the draft Kenya Green Finance Taxonomy (KGFT) for pub...
14 Mar 2024
Who is Who: Meet Raimond Molenje, the new Acting CEO of Kenya Bankers Association
Mr Molenje joined the Kenya Bankers Association in 2018 and has 19 years of experience in legal and regulatory practice, human capital, and policy advocacy, having held senior management roles in lead...
8 Mar 2024
Kenyan banking sector balances strong profits with sovereign exposure challenges
Fitch Ratings recently conducted a peer review, where they assessed the creditworthiness of three bank holding companies – KCB Group PLC, NCBA Group PLC, and I&M Group Plc – along with...
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