CBK has cut its benchmark rate to 8.75% to boost lending, support economic growth, and maintain stable inflation.
CBK has cut its benchmark rate to 8.75% to boost lending, support economic growth, and maintain stable inflation.
Kenya is among Africa’s most affected economies by illicit financial flows, losing more than $47.4 billion through trade-related leakages.
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.
Kenya’s economy is growing, but rigid regulations, skills mismatches, and a high-cost business environment continue to perpetuate job scarcity, with most new workers trapped in informal employment.
Kenya’s economic growth is set at 4.9–5.2% in 2026, supported by stable inflation.
Kenya’s high crime ranking shows how illicit markets are reshaping economic risk and investor confidence.
Missing records on a World Bank-funded mortgage scheme raise fresh questions about oversight and accountability.
Cooling prices, stronger hiring, and sector-wide recovery are restoring confidence in Kenya’s economic outlook