CBK Introduces KESONIA Index to Track Lending Rates
The Central Bank of Kenya has launched the KESONIA Compounded Index, a benchmark tracking the cumulative build-up of daily KESONIA overnight rates. By compounding daily rates, the index turns short-term [...]
CA to Revoke Licences of 45 TV Stations Over Regulatory Breaches
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) plans to revoke the licences of 45 TV stations for regulatory non-compliance. For real time market updates and analysis, join our WhatsApp Channel. Legal [...]Kenya’s Mid-Year Harvests Have Slowed Hunger, Yet 2.1 Million Kenyans Could Face Crisis by January
1.8 million Kenyans faced acute food insecurity between July and September 2025, and a below-average October–December rain forecast could exacerbate the figure to 2.1 million by January next year, an [...]
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 [...]National, County Governments Breach Wage Bill Cap as Salaries Crowd Out Development Spending
Counties are struggling to rein in their wage bills, with personnel costs consuming nearly half of revenues and consistently breaching the 35% cap set under the Public Finance Management Act. [...]Court Halts IMF-Backed e-Procurement Rollout As Governors, MPs Heighten Opposition
The High Court has suspended the Treasury’s directive requiring all government entities to adopt electronic procurement, ordering that both digital and manual submissions be accepted and processed equally under existing [...]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, [...]Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado Forfeits KSh 235mn in Plea Deal
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) intends to withdraw corruption charges against former Migori governor Okoth Obado after securing the forfeiture of assets valued at KSh 235 [...]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 [...]Bankers Endorse Central Bank’s New Loan Pricing Model
Kenya’s bankers have agreed to implement the Central Bank of Kenya’s revised risk-based credit pricing model, a reform that will overhaul how loans are benchmarked and priced in the market. [...]Kenya's Thriving Pension Industry Faces Concentration Risks, Unpaid Contributions
Kenya’s pension industry closed 2024 on a high, with retirement savings hitting Ksh 2.23 trillion from KSh 1.84 trillion in 2023, according to the 2024 Statistical Digest by the Retirement Benefits [...]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 [...]
