Kenyans are turning to side hustles, careful budgeting, and community support to cope with soaring living costs in 2026.
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Dividends from Safaricom and other blue-chip firms have propelled the NSE to a record high, signalling renewed investor confidence as strong earnings translate into rising market wealth.
Despite falling headline inflation, Kenyan households continue to struggle as soaring food, transport, and housing costs outpace stagnant incomes, keeping the cost of living stubbornly high.
The AGOA extension offers African short-term relief, but long-term stability depends on diversifying export markets.
Kenya is set to sign a duty-free China deal in 30 days, giving farmers and exporters unrestricted access to a market of 1.4 billion consumers and boosting the country’s economy.
Kenya’s economic growth is set at 4.9–5.2% in 2026, supported by stable inflation.
Kenya’s inflation slows to 4.4% in January, easing costs for consumers and stabilising the economic outlook for investors.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has publicly endorsed the government’s proposed sale of a 15 percent stake in Safaricom to South Africa’s Vodacom Group, affirming that the transaction is unlikely
Organisers, brokers and buyers at the regional tea auction in Mombasa have been directed to deposit cash proceeds from sales directly into the bank accounts of 54 Kenya Tea Development
Several Kenyan counties — Tana River, Trans Nzoia, Busia and Elgeyo Marakwet — have failed to implement the transition from a cash‑based to an accrual accounting system for public finances,
