Kenya has officially unveiled the Kenya Digital Token (KDT), a groundbreaking initiative built on the high-performance Solana blockchain. This launch positions Kenya as a continental leader in blockchain-driven economic innovation, joining a growing list of nations exploring digital public infrastructure beyond traditional finance. While privately developed, the KDT is closely aligned with the government’s ambitious […]

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the nation’s premier statistical agency, has officially embarked on a monumental nationwide exercise: the 2025/26 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS). In a public notice, the bureau confirmed that its highly trained officials would commence visits to selected households across the country this July. This year-long endeavor, set […]

In a significant boost for entrepreneurship and gender equality in East Africa, Equity Bank Kenya and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have announced a landmark partnership to bring the renowned Goldman Sachs ‘10,000 Women’ online business course to women entrepreneurs across Kenya. This collaboration, unveiled on July 21, 2025, aims to equip thousands of women-owned […]

Kenya’s public debt has escalated to an unprecedented KSh 11.5 trillion (approximately USD 88.5 billion) as of May 2025, marking a staggering increase of KSh 951 billion in just eleven months from June 2024’s KSh 10.56 trillion. This alarming surge underscores a deepening fiscal crisis and a mounting pressure on the country’s borrowing appetite, raising […]