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Kenya's Pipeline Network Strains to Keep Pace as Exports Rise by 40%
Kenya's petroleum infrastructure is under pressure from both ends, with export-bound pipeline throughput up 39.9% in two years and domestic LPG consumption reaching a record 414,861 metric tonnes in FY2024/25. Three new LPG import terminals from Taifa Gas, Lake Gas and a KPC joint venture are under development and will more than triple Kenya's current 37,335-tonne receiving capacity when complete. Uganda alone accounts for 65% of transit volumes through the KPC network.
Kenya Power is Losing KSh 12.8bn Annually to System Inefficiencies It Has Failed to Fix
Kenya Power has failed to meet every system loss target set by EPRA across six consecutive years, with losses standing at 22.07% in H2 FY2025/26 against a benchmark of 16.5%. The 5.57 percentage point gap implies approximately KSh 12.8 billion in annual unbilled revenue absorbed entirely by the utility. A June 2023 government target required losses to reach 14.4% by June 2025. That deadline passed unmet, with losses at 21.21% per KPLC's own FY2025 report. The revised target is now 2028.
Egypt and Kenya’s Relations Are a Model for Strategic African Cooperation
Cairo and Nairobi have successfully built a partnership based on mutual understanding and shared interests, supported by diplomatic ties spanning more than six decades.
Why Good Governance Should Power Africa's Energy Wealth
Africa’s energy wealth is real. But wealth becomes prosperity only when governance converts it into an opportunity for ordinary people.
IMF Warns Middle East War Threatens Sub-Saharan Africa's Hard-Won Decade-Best Gains
Kenya Moves to Unify Financial Consumer Protections
The Central Bank of Kenya, leading a seven-regulator Technical Working Group, has published a draft Financial Consumer Protection Framework for public comment. The framework establishes standards across six principles: fair treatment, transparency, product suitability, asset protection, accessible complaints handling, and data privacy. It covers banking, insurance, capital markets, pensions, SACCOs, and telecoms-based financial services.
ODPP Moves to the Supreme Court to Restore Sections of Cybercrimes Law
Kenya’s top prosecution body is moving to the Supreme Court to challenge a ruling that struck down key provisions of the controversial cybercrimes law
CBK's First New Bond Issuance in 19 Months Draws KSh 31Bn in Bids
CBK raised KSh 30.06Bn from its April auction pairing the new 30-year FXD1/2026/030 (12.50% coupon, maturing March 2056) with the reopened SDB1/2011/030 (12.00% coupon, maturing January 2041), exceeding the KSh 20Bn target by 50%. The new bond drew KSh 31.28Bn in bids but cleared at 13.76% yield, pricing at 91.04 per KSh 100, well below par. The SDB attracted KSh 7.05Bn and cleared at 13.00%. Net borrowing through 15 bond auctions since July 2025 now stands at KSh 767.75Bn, 87% of the revised FY2025/26 domestic target of KSh 885.9Bn.
Iran Reopens the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels, ending a seven-week disruption that has upended economies and societies across the globe, the country's foreign minister said on Friday.
President Ruto Signs Law Ratifying Fuel VAT Cut for 90 Days
President William Ruto has assented to a law that halves Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products from 16% to 8% to ease pressure on households and businesses.
KEBS Tightens Grip on Import Market in Tender Dispute With Chinese Testing Firm
The ruling, delivered on April 14, 2026, marks the end of a protracted dispute between the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and World Standardization, Certification and Testing Group (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.