CBK Stress Test Flags Credit and Cyber Security Risks for Kenyan Banks
Kenya’s May 2025 banking sector stress test highlights a fragile balance between improved resilience and persistent risks. Projections place the sector's NPLs at 16.3% under a baseline scenario by December [...]
Kenya's Domestic Debt Servicing Surges Past KSh 1 Trillion For The First Time
Kenya’s domestic debt burden has deepened sharply, with servicing costs crossing the KSh 1 trillion mark for the first time in FY 2024/25. For real time market updates and analysis, [...]Controller of Budget Urges Treasury to Clear KSh 524.8Bn in Pending Bills
The Controller of Budget has advised the National Treasury to fast-track verification and settlement of more than half a trillion shillings in pending bills, as mounting arrears continue to choke [...]
It’s Time to Restructure Kenya's Public Debt
Kenya needs to explore bold options of fiscal management. If the recent protests against tax hikes and bad governance are anything to go by, this is a matter of existential [...]
Inflation Holds at 4.5% but Families Strain Under Food Prices
Kenya’s annual inflation rate held steady at 4.5% in August, offering relief from fears of runaway prices, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the Kenya National [...]The Double-Edged Sword of Foreign Investment in Kenya
Kenya’s private sector is increasingly reliant on foreign capital, but the latest 2024 Foreign Investment Survey (FIS) shows that this dependence is a double-edged sword. Outflows on external debt surged [...]91-Day T-Bill Yield Slips Below 8% for First Time Since 2022
Kenya’s Treasury bills auction dated 1 September 2025 show yields at three-year lows and extraordinary investor demand, even as outstanding T-bill debt stock climbed past the one trillion shilling mark [...]Mbadi Threatens to Cut Funding as Kenya Shifts to Zero-Based Budgeting
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has warned ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that they risk losing funding if they fail to conduct proper public participation in the budget process, as lawmakers [...]Factories in Crisis, Hospitals in Distress as CEOs Warn of Uneven Recovery-CBK Study
Kenya’s economy may be on the mend, but two critical sectors-manufacturing and health-are buckling under financial strain, threatening to drag down the broader recovery, a new Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) survey [...]CBK's August Infrastructure Bond Reopening Draws Record KSh 323.4Bn in Bids
The August infrastructure bond sale drew unprecedented investor interest, with bids exceeding the offer by KSh 233.4 billion. The near-13% yields for both tenors add to their appeal, especially amid [...]Weak U.S. Treasury Demand Sparks Global Market Questions
The U.S. Treasury’s August 5th auction of 3-year notes aimed to raise US $58 billion, and received competitive bids of US$ 146.3 billion.Bad Loans Hit KSh 724Bn in April, Outpacing Loans for a Fifth Straight Quarter
