Matatu, Boda Boda Fare Shock Drives April Inflation
Kenyan households felt the sharpest edge of April’s inflation where it is least avoidable, the daily commute, as a surge in fuel costs cascaded through the transport system and into household budgets.
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).Tullow Challenges KSh 23bn Tax Claim on Kenya Exit
Tullow Oil PLC has formally objected to a KSh 23 billion (US$170million) tax assessment by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), setting up what could be a protracted dispute over the company’s exit from Kenya.NSE Derivatives Open Interest Contracts Jump From 1 to 12,000 in a Year
NSE NEXT derivatives open interest surged from a single contract worth KSh 48,000 in Q1 2025 to 11,983 contracts valued at KSh 54.36 million in Q1 2026, CMA data shows. Q1 2026 turnover reached KSh 318 million, exceeding the full-year 2025 total of KSh 248.7 million, with February setting an all-time monthly record of KSh 140.9 million since NEXT launched in July 2019.
NSE Local Individual Bond Traders Surge 298%
Local individual bond accounts at the NSE surged 297.6% to 3,010 in Q1 2026, breaking above a five-year ceiling, as full-year 2025 bond turnover hit a record KShs 2.71 trillion and February 2026 set an all-time monthly high of KShs 417.03 billion. The overall bond investor base rose 164.2% year-on-year to 3,640 accounts, NSE and CMA data shows.KMRC Floats KSh 3bn Bond to Refinance Home Loans
KMRC has launched a KES 3bn sustainability bond offer open until May 12, 2026. The eight-year note is Tranche 2 of its KES 10.5bn MTN programme. Proceeds target green and social home loan refinancing. NSE listing is scheduled for May 25, 2026.KRA Tightens Grip on VAT Refund Claims By Linking Customs, Tax Data
KRA will begin automatically linking export records to VAT filings, tightening oversight of refund claims in a shift that closes a long-standing gap between customs declarations and tax reporting.Kenya Railways Halts World Bank-Funded Plan to Buy Diesel Multiple Unit Compressors
KRC has withdrawn a high-stakes international tender for the supply of 24 air compressors for its Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs), just weeks before the submission deadline.Tax Amendment To Scrap Capital Gains Tax For Internal Corporate Restructuring Draws Concern
The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would exempt certain internal corporate reorganizations from both capital gains tax and dividend-related withholding tax.Treasury Taps Capital Market Experts to Ink New PPP Deals
According to a tender notice, the government seeks to create a pool of elite experts to design financial instruments, such as infrastructure bonds and asset-backed securitiesKenyan Agritech SokoFresh Lands KSh 65Mn Concessional Loan
SokoFresh will expand storage network across Kenya’s horticultural and staple crop value chains, with projections of reaching roughly 5,000 smallholder farmers annually.DirectLine Deepens Loss to KSh 929.8Mn as Kenya's General Insurance Profit Drops 23%
General insurance sector recorded a profit after tax of KSh 10.7 billion in 2025, a 23% decline from KSh 13.9 billion in 2024, as claims rose 12.8% to KSh 107.97 billion on gross premium growth of 11.4% to KSh 227.2 billion.
