Inside Kenya's Modest Manufacturing Gains in 2025
Kenya’s manufacturing sector expanded modestly in 2025 but the growth was uneven, with industrial and construction-linked production driving gains while agro-processing weakened
Kenya's Private Sector Wages Up 10.5% But Sectors' Pay Gap Widens
The widening dispersion in earnings is occurring alongside a steady expansion in total wage payments in the overall economy, which rose to KSh 3.28 trillion in 2025, up 9.2% from the previous year.CBK To Hire Crypto Experts as Virtual Assets Law Takes Shape
The hires sit within the regulator’s Digital Payment Services Division and will anchor both the front-end licensing pipeline and the back-end supervisory regime for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).Gov't to Accelerate Processing of Certificates of Good Conduct in KSh 2.71bn Plan
DCI processes roughly one million certificates annually, overwhelming physical service points such as Huduma Centres and contributing to persistent backlogsOnly Six Counties Keep Payrolls Within Legal Wage Limits- SRC Report
Kenya is still struggling to rein in its public wage bill as county governments persistently overshoot salary spending limits, while the national government drifts in the same direction.BPO Giant Samasource to Cut Over 1,000 Jobs After Meta Ends Contract
Samasource Impact Sourcing Inc will lay off 1,108 workers in Kenya after American Social Media Giant, Meta, terminated a major content moderation and data annotation contractParliament Moves to Curb Public Wage Bill with Strict New Salary Rules
Parliament has approved new regulations that could reshape how public servants are paid, in a move aimed at taming Kenya’s ballooning wage bill and ending years of pay disparities across State agencies.KRA Opens High-Stakes Race for New Commissioner General
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has formally declared a vacancy for the position of Commissioner General, setting in motion a high-stakes succession processMissing Records Cloud Billions in Spending at Public Officers Medical Fund
Billions of shillings moved through the new ‘Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund’ last year with little clarity on where the money came from or where it went, after auditors said they couldn’t verify how the cash was earnedWomen, Older Kenyans and Low-Income Earners Most Anxious Over Debt-Old Mutual Report
Findings from the Old Mutual Financial Wellness Monitor 2025 indicate that about 40% of working Kenyans worry about their debt, a notable improvement from 53% a year earlier.Over 50% Of Kenya’s Ride-Hailing Drivers Now Rely on It as Primary Source of Income - Bolt/IPSOS Study
A study by ride-hailing app Bolt, in collaboration with Ipsos, shows that 53% of ride-hailing drivers in Kenya now rely on the platforms as their main source of income.Kenyan Firms Step Up Hiring Despite Limited Growth-Stanbic PMI
Kenya's employment growth quickened in February compared to January, even as broader private sector momentum eased, according to the latest Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index
