Counties' Health Facility Cash Lifeline Raises Red Flags for Kenya’s Fiscal Planning
Kenya’s devolved governments are increasingly relying on facility-generated health revenues to plug widening budget gaps, raising concerns among policy makers
State Struggles to Deploy Billions Through Digital Procurement - Controller of Budget
Kenya’s digital procurement overhaul is slowing development spending, leaving billions unspent as ministries and suppliers navigate the Electronic Government Procurement System (E-GPS)Kenya’s Proposed AI Law Follows EU Risk Framework
At the center of the proposal is the new Commissioner, an independent office appointed through a process involving the Public Service Commission, the president and Parliament.NCPB to Take Over Maize Seed Subsidy Program After Delays
Parliament has ordered the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to take over the country’s maize seed subsidy program, removing Kenya Seed Company from its role amid concerns over delayed delivery and financial lossesPresident Ruto Signs Law Overhauling Kenya’s Coffee Sector
President William Ruto has signed into law reforms reshaping Kenya’s coffee industry, establishing a new Coffee Board of Kenya and shifting regulation away from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA)MPs Question NEMA as Floods Expose Drainage Failures
Lawmakers have questioned Kenya’s environmental regulator over its role in preventing flooding after heavy rains killed dozens and flooded neighborhoods across the city over the past two weeksUniversities, State Agencies Lead In KSh 468bn Supplier Debt
Kenya’s unpaid government bills are still heavily concentrated in state corporations, with public universities, road authorities, health agencies and energy utilities accounting for much of the supplier debts older than six months.KEMSA Posts KSh 2bn Surplus after State Bailout
KEMSA posted a KSh 2.0 billion surplus in the financial year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a KSh 779 million deficit, but the Auditor-General qualified the accounts citing inaccurate receivables, a 41% medicines order fill rate against a 90% target, and KSh 6.28 billion in outstanding debts. The surplus was underwritten by KSh 4.4 billion in government transfers. Forty-one prior year audit matters remained unresolved.
Kenya Literature Bureau's Profit Crashes 91% after Delayed Government Book Orders
Kenya Literature Bureau (KLB) posted a net profit after tax of Kshs 12.2 million for the year ended June 30, 2025, a 90.7% drop from Kshs 131 million the prior year. Gross turnover fell 46.4% to Kshs 1.83 billion as a Kshs 1.03 billion KICD mathematics textbook distribution contract stalled, leaving schools in Murang'a, Kirinyaga, Machakos, and Kajiado without books. The proposed dividend was cut 90.7% to Kshs 1.2 million. Profit before tax hit a five-year low of Kshs 30 million.Africa’s AI Moment Hinges on Smart Regulation, Salesforce Executive Says
In this interview with The Kenyan Wall Street, Saunders speaks about Salesforce, regulation, what policymakers and innovators need to do to get this moment right.Nigeria Adopts National Policy on Cosmetics Safety
The policy, developed with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), establishes a clear system to regulate how cosmetic products are manufactured, imported, sold, used and disposed of.
Parliament Clears Safaricom Stake Sale With Six Conditions
National Assembly approved the sale of a 15% government stake in Safaricom PLC to Vodacom Group on 10 March 2026, clearing the country's largest post-independence divestiture. The KSh 204.3 billion transaction gives Vodacom majority control at 55%. Parliament attached six binding conditions, including no staff redundancies, a 10-year dealer protection period, and ring-fencing of all proceeds into the newly signed National Infrastructure Fund. Four regulatory approvals remain outstanding, including a final determination from the Central Bank of Kenya, which has not yet cleared the change of control over M-Pesa.
