Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 is making its way through Parliament, and the closer people look, the more they are pushing back. Tabled in late April 2026, the bill is designed to raise approximately KSh 120 billion in additional revenue for the 2026/27 financial year. Unlike the explosive 2024 version that triggered Gen Z-led protests and…
Kenya’s inflation edged higher in March 2026, reversing two months of easing, as the Central Bank of Kenya’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares to meet on Wednesday, April 8. The timing could not be more loaded. With global oil prices surging on the back of the Iran-Israel conflict, analysts widely expect the CBK MPC to…
Brent crude oil, the global benchmark that determines what Kenya pays for every litre of imported fuel, has surged more than 21% in the space of a single week in March 2026, driven by escalating conflict in the Middle East and disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts say an April fuel…
