Tag: Fiscal Policy

What You Need to Know about the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, 2026

Key Highlights of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act Purpose of the Fund The Sovereign Wealth Fund is established to: Provide the national government with a buffer from extraordinary shocks which may affect macroeconomic stability. Provide finance for strategic infrastructure investment priorities. Build a savings base for future generations when the minerals and petroleum resources are exhausted. Sources […]...

The 2025 Policy Year in Review

Introduction The year 2025 was characterised by heightened policy activity in Kenya amid persistent economic strain, accelerating digitalisation, and growing public scrutiny of how regulatory power ...

14 Nov 2025

Strengthening Fiscal Discipline for Effective Service Delivery

The National Development Implementation Committee (NDIC) held its second 2025 meeting to review Kenya’s economic outlook, noting improved indicators, including lower inflation, stronger forex reserv...

7 Nov 2025

The Promise and Peril of the Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, 2025

Kenya’s Draft Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, 2025, marks a turning point in how the country proposes to manage, invest, and preserve national wealth. Behind its technical clauses lies a profound fiscal...

7 Nov 2025

The Politics Behind Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Funds: Lessons for Kenya

The National Treasury recently published the 2025 Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Bill, sparking considerable discussion among financial and governance analysts. The fund is expected to comprise three mai...

9 Oct 2025

Trade and Financial Service Round-Up: Issue No. 39 of 2025

Kenya Kenya Eyes KSh 541Bn Bonds for SGR, JKIA After Adani’s Exit The Treasury is considering a USD 4.2 billion (KSh 540 billion) bond to fund the expansion of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and J...

22 Aug 2025

Opportunity or Instability? Kenya’s Economic Dilemma

Kenya’s economy is at a pivotal point. The figures present a picture of relative stability: GDP growth at 4.9 per cent, inflation at 3.82 per cent, and the Central Bank Rate recently reduced to 9.5 ...

8 Aug 2025

Global Squeeze, Local Strain: Kenya’s Tough Financial Road Ahead

Kenya is operating in a tightly constrained economic space. Debt levels are high. Credit remains tight. Borrowing costs have climbed. And global trade winds are no longer in our favour. In this enviro...

1 Aug 2025

Political Fallout? Ex-Ruto Ally Turns Harsh Critic of Kenya Kwanza Government

Ndindi Nyoro is becoming a thorn in the side of the Kenya Kwanza administration. At one point, 15 MPs from the Mt. Kenya region endorsed him for the 2027 running mate position, which then Deputy Presi...

1 Aug 2025

Education Capacitation and the Fiscal Squeeze: Is it time for reflection?

In recent weeks, an uncomfortable dissonance has emerged within the country’s fiscal corridors, one that speaks to deeper structural and fiscal tensions in the way the government funds essential ser...

2 Aug 2024

In Detail: Implications of the Court of Appeal Decision of the Finance Act, 2023 on the Country’s Fiscal Policy Approach.

The Court of Appeal this week pronounced itself on the constitutionality of the Finance Act, 2023, which was passed and assented to despite numerous concerns from various stakeholders, includin...

18 Jul 2024

IMF and Social Contract: How to Address Root Causes of Kenyans’ Rage

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should work with the Kenyan government to ensure that the global organisation’s support for the country is aligned with human rights and that corrupt...

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