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).
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.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 securitiesGov'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 backlogsTreasury Targets KSh 90Bn in May With Largest Reopening of FY25/26 and Sixth Bond Switch
CBK has launched a KSh 90Bn May borrowing programme: a KSh 80Bn triple-tranche reopening of FXD1/2012/020 (6.6 years, 12.00% coupon), FXD1/2019/020 (13 years, 12.873%) and FXD1/2021/025 (20.1 years, 13.924%), alongside a KSh 10Bn switch from FXD1/2017/010 (1.2 years remaining) into FXD1/2021/020 (15.22 years, 13.444% coupon). The reopening is the largest of FY2025/26 and the first triple-tranche since April 2025. The switch is the sixth on record and fourth in 2026, with a coupon gain of 48 bps rather than a sacrifice. Net borrowing stands at KSh 767.75Bn, 87% of the revised target.
The Poacher’s Assets: State Wins Mercedes, Loses Mathare Real Estate in Split Court Verdict
Justice B.M. Musyoki allowed the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to seize motor vehicle KBE 416Y, ruling it was an “instrumentality of crime,” but declined to forfeit two commercial plotsKenya Mulls State-Backed E-Commerce Platform For Small Businesses
The government is seeking consultants to assess whether to scale up existing private digital marketplaces or develop a separate government-led or public–private platform.Only 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.Kenya Seeks To Classify Oil Extraction Zones as Special Economic Zones
The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeks to formally integrate upstream and midstream petroleum activities into the country’s SEZ frameworkKenya's Public Debt Hits KSh 12.4 Trillion as State Scales Domestic Borrowing
Kenya's total public debt reached KSh 12.40 trillion by end-January 2026, rising KSh 1.41 trillion (+12.9%) year-on-year, with the debt-to-GDP ratio at 67.6%. Domestic debt drove 80.6% of FY2025/26 accumulation, rising 16.2% to KSh 6.89 trillion, while external debt rose 8.9% to KSh 5.51 trillion largely on valuation effects. The IMF projects the ratio rising to 72.4% of GDP by 2027, against a statutory 55% anchor due by 2028.Data Regulator Targets Uber, Bolt, Matatus In Fresh Data Protection Rules
Transport companies routinely process passenger identities, driver records, trip routes, payment details, and location information generated in real time.
