Kenya, Uganda Shield Fuel Supply as Middle East Conflict Lifts Global Oil Prices
The governments of Kenya and Uganda have separately moved to reassure their citizens that supply lines remain intact as the Middle Eastern conflict continues.
KSh 1,000 in 2019 is Now Worth KSh 670 in February 2026
Kenya’s CPI rose from 100 in February 2019 to 149.20 in February 2026, meaning prices are nearly 50% higher over six years. In real terms, KSh 1,000 from 2019 now buys only about KSh 670, a 33% loss in purchasing power. Inflation has eased to 4.3%, but cumulative price increases remain embedded, keeping pressure on food, transport, housing and school costs as income growth fails to keep pace.
The Legal Fault Lines That Could Crumble Kenya's Infrastructure Fund
Kenya’s plan to launch a KSh 5 trillion National Infrastructure Fund, billed as a self-sustaining engine to finance highways, railways and airports without leaning further on taxes or sovereign borrowing, could run into constitutional headwinds.Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya’s Youth Rank High in Mental Health Survey but Generational Gap Persists
Zimbabwe Rejects U.S. Health Funding Deal Over Data Sovereignty Concerns
Zimbabwe has rejected a proposed US$ 367 million US health funding deal, citing concerns over data sovereignty and benefit-sharing provisions linked to biological samples.After Two Years on the Grey List, Kenya Moves From Law to Action
Last week, the National Assembly committee on Finance and National Planning formally approved Naphtaly Kipchirchir Rono as the new Director-General of the FRC.Kenya Courts IFC to Structure KShs 5 Trillion Infrastructure Fund
President William Ruto has held talks with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on plans to establish a National Infrastructure Fund aimed at mobilizing up to KShs 5 trillion for priority projects. The proposed hybrid fund is expected to attract multilateral and private sector capital to finance roads, energy, irrigation and transport, while easing pressure on public debt.Global Aid Pullback Tests Kenya’s Circular Economy Ambitions
Kotaramaju is calling for a unified institutional framework that gives commercial banks and development finance institutions confidence to evaluate circular economy risks properlyWhat US Supreme Court-Trump Tariff Feud Means for Kenya
Kenya's Competition Watchdog Fines GT Bank KSh 33.18mn in Credit Renewal Dispute with Manufacturer
Kenya’s competition watchdog has ordered Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya Ltd, a commercial lender headquartered in Nigeria, to pay a fine of KSh33.18 millionKenyan Authorities Fall Short in Online Takedown Push
Communications Authority Acquires ID-to-SIM Card Verification System
Kenya plans to procure a cloud-based ID-to-SIM verification platform that will allow individuals to check, via SMS, which mobile numbers are registered under their identification documents.
