Kenya Launches US$ 1Bn Buyback of 2028 Eurobond to Ease Debt Pressures
Kenya has opened a tender offer to repurchase its entire US$ 1.0Billion (KSh 129.3Billion) Eurobond due 2028, offering holders US$ 1,037.50 (KSh 134,090) per US$ 1,000 in principal plus accrued [...]
Trade Gap Pushes Kenya’s Current Account Deficit to KSh 83.7Bn
Kenya’s current account deficit widened sharply in the second quarter of 2025, highlighting persistent external imbalances despite lower oil prices and a build-up in foreign reserves. For real time market [...]Kenya’s Economy Grows 5.0% in Q2 2025 on Agriculture and Services
Kenya’s economy grew 5.0% in the second quarter of 2025, a faster pace than the 4.6% in the same period last year, supported by steady gains in agriculture, services, and [...]Parents Catch a Break as Training Fees Fall, But Food and Power Costs Raise Inflation to 4.6%
Parents and students got rare relief in September as the cost of certificate and vocational courses eased, even as Kenya’s inflation edged higher to 4.6%. The relief wasn’t confined to [...]
Agriculture, Water Dominate August KSh 13.8Bn Development Spending
The National Treasury disbursed KSh 13.84 billion in development funds by the end of August 2025, representing 3.4% of the KSh 407.1 billion development budget for the financial year 2025/26. [...]Counties Finally Received KSh 32.9Bn in August After July Freeze
Kenya’s forty seven county governments received their first equitable share transfers of the 2025/26 fiscal year in August, after going without any disbursements in July. For real time market updates [...]East Africa Hunger Crisis Deepens as Food Insecurity Triples Since 2016, IGAD Says
Acute food insecurity in East Africa has more than tripled over the past decade, leaving42 million peoplein urgent need of assistance this year, according to a new assessment by the [...]Treasury Redeems KSh 15.2Bn 12-Year Tax-Free Infrastructure Bond
The National Treasury has redeemed the 12-year tax-free infrastructure bond IFB1/2013/12, settling KSh 15.2 billion on its 15 September 2025 maturity date. For real time market updates and analysis, join [...]Falling Incomes, Limited Jobs Leave Most Families Surviving on KSh 20,000 or Less
A new national survey has laid bare the economic strain facing millions of households, showing how falling incomes, limited job opportunities and rising costs, made worse by the Finance Bill, are [...]364-Day T-Bill Heavily Oversubscribed for Second Week
Investor appetite for the 364-day Treasury bill has surged, with the tenor recording successive oversubscriptions since the re-opening of the 30-year infrastructure bond in early September. For real time market [...]Kenya Projects KSh 901Bn in New Debt, 65% from Domestic Sources
Kenya will raise nearly two-thirds of its net borrowing this year from the domestic market, including proceeds from privatisation, according to the Annual Borrowing Plan. Domestic borrowing will be driven [...]Kenya to Secure KSh 230Bn in Loans from External Sources
Kenya plans to raise more than KSh 230 billion in program loans from the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), and bilateral partners during the 2025/26 fiscal year, according to [...]
