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Growth in the agricultural sector slumped last year due to unfavourable weather patterns characterised by below-average rainfall, which affected key crops.
The slow growth recorded in agriculture in 2025 crept into the manufacturing sector, whose gross value added grew by two per cent in the period compared to three per cent in 2024.
They say the 20 per cent cash or near-cash liquidity ratio threshold under the Microfinance Act and reporting standards has affected their cash flows.
William Ruto’s 2026/27 budget plans heavily prioritise roads, which will take 21% of development spending as he moves to deliver infrastructure pledges ahead of the 2027 elections.
Government cites land, legal, and funding issues slowing uptake of affordable housing units despite ambitious construction targets.
Nearly half of the 2026/27 budget will be allocated to debt servicing, with taxpayers expected to cover Sh2.3 trillion in interest payments and debt redemption.
M-Pesa remained the key driver of revenue performance in the period, contributing 59.2 per cent of total revenue growth, expanding its revenue mix to 45.6 per cent.
Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi sents mixed signals on the expected reforms to PAYE structure that could favour the low-income earners, and defends the tax proposals in the Finance Bill, 2026.
As Kenya forges ahead on its digital transformation journey, there has been an uptick in the use of Artificial Intelligence in government and private sector institutions.
Kenya’s aggressive digital market has caught the attention of the Taiwanese electronic consumer product company ASUS, which will be unveiling its portfolio of AI-enabled personal computers.
A quiet economic shift is taking place inside refugee camps and host communities that is changing how governments, investors and development organisations view displaced populations.
AFA Chairman Cornelly Serem challenged Kenyans to support locally manufactured fabrics by purchasing clothes made within the country instead of relying on imports.
Ruto urges fair global financing for Africa, calling for investment-based partnerships at the Africa Forward Summit.
New data shows the value of imports in 2025 rose to Sh2.8 trillion, up from Sh2.7 trillion in 2024.
The construction sector is slowly adjusting to the import levy imposed on cement clinker, with the latest data showing an increase in tonnage by 82 per cent in 2025.
The global trade rules largely dictated by the developed economies have been challenged and called to be reviewed.
William Ruto has renewed calls for Africa to secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and demanded reforms to the global financial system to give developing nations fairer access to funding.
The UN-Habitat has warned that the global housing crisis is worsening despite policy progress, citing rapid urbanisation, inadequate implementation, and millions living in slums.
The pertinent question at the 13th session of the World Urban Forum has not been if housing is important, but the justification that the global economy is hanging in the balance on its success.
A Kenyan session at the forum organised by the UN-Habitat in Baku, Azerbaijan, detailed the challenges of financing housing at scale amid shrinking external funding.
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