Kenya Proposes Raising Legal Drinking Age to 21, Banning Digital Sales
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has proposed raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 as part of a broad new national [...]
Audit Uncovers Nairobi County's 174 Unauthorized Bank Accounts amid Mounting Debt
The Nairobi City County Government is facing serious allegations of financial impropriety, following reports of operating numerous unauthorized commercial bank accounts, a contravention of the Public Finance Management (County Governments) [...]The KSh 12 Billion Drain in Kenya's Water Sector
Non-Revenue Water (NRW), the difference between the volume of water a utility pumps into its system and the volume of water that is billed to customers, continues to be a [...]Kenya Is Losing KSh 200bn Annually Through Illicit Financial Flows
Kenya is losing an estimated KSh 200 billion each year through illicit financial flows from sectors such as mining, logging, and natural resource trade, according to a new assessment by [...]The Hidden Costs of Kenya’s Outdated Civil Registry
Kenya’s outdated and underfunded civil registration system is quietly draining public resources, undermining service delivery, and costing the economy millions of shillings every year. Despite efforts to improve coverage, registration [...]Kenya Arms Itself for Global Trade Realignments With New Technical Standards Committee
Kenya has unveiled a new, inter-agency institution at the heart of its export economy dubbed the National Technical Barriers to Trade Committee designed to defend the country’s goods against non-tariff [...]EAC Tables US$ 109.3 Million Budget for FY 2025/2026
The East African Community (EAC) has presented a US$ 109.3 million budget proposal for the 2025/2026 Financial Year to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). “the average economic growth rate [...]President Ruto Enacts Finance Bill 2025 and Two Others
President William Ruto has officially signed the Finance Bill 2025, with the new law largely keeping to the promise of minimising additional taxes to Kenyans. “When it comes to the incentives to promote telecommunication sector, because [...]New Bills Target Corruption, Inefficiency in Public Sector
The Cabinet has approved two bills-Government-Owned Enterprises Bill, 2025 and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2025- seeking to modernize and professionalize public sector operations. “These reforms represent a new chapter [...]CBK Kicks Off FY2025/26 Funding With KSh 50bn Reopened Bonds
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reopened two long-term Treasury Bonds—FXD1/2018/020 and FXD1/2018/025—marking its first domestic bond issuance for the next financial year. This issuance comes just a week [...]
EPRA Mandates LPG Stations To Equip EV Chargers Under New Autogas Rules
Newly licensed autogas stations in Kenya will be required to provide electric vehicle charging facilities under a new regulatory framework published by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). Under [...]Kenya to Upgrade Cyber Defenses With New Firewall Network
The government — backed by the World Bank — will acquire high-performance enterprise cybersecurity tools to upgrade its national digital defenses, according to official procurement documents. “The Government of Kenya [...]
