Inflation in Kenya has officially hit a two-year high of 6.5% as of July 2026, putting immense pressure on household finances. If you’ve been to the market or paid fare recently, you don’t need a report to tell you that the cost of living is squeezing your wallet. With food prices up by 9.0% and transport costs…
The Kenya Budget 2026/27 totals KSh 4.82 trillion — and most of it will not reach your pocket directly. This is the government’s spending plan for the financial year that started July 1, 2026, read into Parliament by Treasury CS John Mbadi on June 11, 2026, under the theme “Sustaining the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) for…
Kenya’s next general election is scheduled for August 2027 — roughly 12 months away as of this update. The Kenyans who prepared 12–18 months early came out ahead in every recent election cycle. The ones who reacted only when campaign rallies started drowning out everything else — panicking, selling, pulling money out at the worst moment —…
M-Pesa is not just a payment platform — it’s a financial revolution that transformed how millions of Africans send money, pay bills, save, and access credit. Launched in Kenya in 2007, M-Pesa has evolved from a simple money transfer service into a comprehensive financial ecosystem that generates over 40% of Safaricom’s total revenue. But how…
Tax on Investments in Kenya: Imagine logging into your Money Market Fund (MMF) app or reviewing your Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) statement at the end of the year. The headline rate you signed up for was a juicy 14% per annum. You invested KES 100,000, so in your head, you’ve already budgeted for KES 14,000 in interest gains….
Quick answer: KCB dividends or KCB Group’s FY2025 dividend cycle (KES 7.00 total per share) is fully paid out — the final KES 3.00 landed in shareholder accounts on May 22, 2026. The question everyone is searching for now is the next one: KCB’s H1 2026 interim dividend. KCB is expected to release its half-year results and announce…
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Kenyan students join universities and TVET colleges with one urgent question that nobody around them can answer clearly: how much HELB loan will I actually get, and how do I apply before the deadline? This guide answers both — in plain language, with real shilling figures, and including the…
Finding the cheapest bank loans in Kenya in 2026 could save you hundreds of thousands of shillings over the life of your loan. Yet, most Kenyans simply walk into the bank where they have a salary account and accept whatever rate they are offered. That is an expensive mistake. According to the latest Central Bank…
Saving money when earning KES 15,000–30,000 in Kenya can feel impossible—especially when rent alone eats up half your paycheque. Standard personal finance advice telling you to “save 20% of your salary” or “stop buying coffee” fails because it was designed for people who already have surplus cash. This guide addresses real Kenyan financial realities: irregular…
Free grants to start a business in Kenya are real — but they are not the viral WhatsApp cash giveaways that most people are searching for. The genuine programmes are government-backed funds, international NGO grants, and development finance initiatives that have disbursed billions of shillings to Kenyan entrepreneurs. The problem is not that the money does…
