120 of Kenya's State-Funded Digital Hubs are Incomplete or Empty
Out of 391 planned digital hubs, 271 are fully equipped and operational, while 120 remain incomplete or empty.
Kenya's Fuel Shortages Bite Despite State Assurances
CBK Breaks 19-Month New Issuance Drought With 30-Year Bond
The Central Bank of Kenya is set to issue the FXD1/2026/030, a new 30-year Treasury bond with a 12.50% coupon maturing March 2056, the first fresh bond issuance in 19 months since September 2024. It is paired with a reopened savings development bond (SDB1/2011/030, 12.00% coupon, 14.9 years remaining) in a combined KSh 20Bn offer. The new issue extends the domestic yield curve by a decade and prices at exactly par with zero accrued interest. It is the third bond auction in April, bringing total monthly issuance to KSh 80Bn across two reopenings and a switch. Auction is 15 April, settlement 20 April.
'County Revenues Are Not Subject to VAT' - Tax Tribunal
In a decision in a case between the County Government of Kiambu and the tax authority, the Tribunal set aside most of a disputed tax bill that had originally reached about Ksh 559.9 millionKenya's Top Energy Officials Resign Over G2G Fuel Scandal
Kenya's Executive Office of the President has announced the resignation of three senior energy officials: PS Mohamed Liban, KPC Managing Director Joe Sang, and EPRA Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria, following a DCI investigation into an alleged scheme to falsify national fuel stock data and trigger emergency procurement outside the G2G framework. The shipment, carried aboard MV Paloma and docked in Mombasa on 27-29 March 2026, was procured above contracted rates and found non-compliant due to elevated sulphur levels. Investigations continue.Africa's Growing Shift To Digital Policing Spurs Debate
Governments across the world are turning to digital policing systems to improve crime detection, manage information and respond faster to security threats.
DRC Budgets US$30mn for its Second Census
Kinshasa has mobilised US$30 million from the state budget for the census, while the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire pledged support for data collection equipment and knowledge exchange.
Kenya's Listed Firms Post Highest Governance Score in 8yrs, Mandatory ESG Disclosures Loom for 2027
Kenya's 53 listed issuers scored 78.88% on the Capital Markets Authority's FY2024/2025 corporate governance scorecard, the highest in eight years of assessments and only the second time the Leadership Rating threshold has been crossed. Leadership-rated companies rose from 27 to 38 while Needs Improvement issuers fell from 4 to 2, down from 17 in FY2017/2018. All seven CG Code principles reached Leadership Rating simultaneously for the first time. Agriculture remains the only Fair-rated sector at 62.80%. Mandatory IFRS S1 and S2 sustainability disclosure standards are targeted for adoption from January 2027.Kenya's Listed Companies Have Been Shortchanging Shareholders, CMA Report Reveals
Kenya's Capital Markets Authority FY2024/2025 governance report has found that listed companies are delegating to their boards the approval of policies expressly reserved for shareholders under Clause 8.21 of the POLD Regulations 2023, conducting AGMs too short for shareholders to question management, and have for years operated boards filled with directors misclassified as independent. Sixteen of 53 assessed companies have not reached Leadership Rating on the Rights of Shareholders principle. The Agricultural sector scored 62.22% on shareholder rights, the weakest sectoral performance. The Minority Shareholders Association of Kenya has been formally registered in response to these accumulated failures.Saudi Arabia Wanted Exclusive Rights to Kenya's Cooking Gas Market, CS Wandayi Says
Kenya has walked away from a proposed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) agreement with Saudi Aramco after rejecting conditions that would have granted the supplier exclusive rights.Flood Disasters in Kenya Renew Debate on Climate Risk and Preparedness
With heavy seasonal rains expected to continue across parts of East Africa, experts warn that without stronger climate adaptation and disaster-preparedness measures, similar emergencies are likely to occur more often.How Kenya Can Navigate Economic Shocks from the Middle East War
Kenya’s current “wait and hope” approach is not economically or politically feasible. Calm and calculated decisions have to be taken to avoid a deeper crisis.
