US Report Flags Tanzania Fiscal Transparency Gaps Despite Some Progress
The 2026 US Fiscal Transparency Report says Tanzania still fails minimum standards, with no significant progress in 2025, despite earlier...
August 18, 2026Topic
Kenya
Kenya Charcoal Prices Hit 78-Month High, Squeezing Urban Households
Kenya charcoal prices hit Sh96.79, about US$0.75, per kilogramme in June 2026, a 78-month high squeezing low-income urban households hardest.
August 18, 2026
Kenya Fuel Consumption Defies Steep Price Rises in 2026
Kenya fuel consumption rose 6.94 percent in fiscal 2024/25 despite steep pump prices and IMF-driven subsidy removal, EPRA data show.
August 18, 2026
Kenya Gold Bill Stalls at Committee Stage Since 2025
Kenya's Gold Processing Bill cleared its second reading in February 2025 and has sat at committee stage ever since, with...
August 17, 2026 Kenya Plans US$224m for 13 New County Referral Hospitals
Kenya has earmarked about US$224 million for 13 new 300-bed county referral hospitals, but has named only 12 counties and...
August 17, 2026
China Now Supplies a Quarter of Kenya’s Imports
China supplied 25.3% of Kenya's imports in the first five months of 2026, a record share worth about US$2.6 billion.
August 17, 2026 Kenya Orders Tax Ruling on US$7.7 Million Dubai Firm Case
Kenya's Court of Appeal has given KRA until 29 September 2026 to decide a US$7.7 million tax objection by Dubai-registered...
August 17, 2026
Kenya Borrowing Plan Reaches for Yen, Yuan and Sukuk Money
Kenya borrowing plan for 2026/27 sets out a US$815 million Eurobond and US$881 million from Japan, with a panda bond...
August 16, 2026
Absa Sells Two Kenyan Insurers to Mudavadi-Linked Investment Firm
Absa Group is selling its 63.32% stakes in two Kenyan insurers to First Assurance Investments, a Mudavadi-linked firm, for at...
August 15, 2026