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President Ruto has announced Kenya has maintained an average annual growth rate of 5 per cent since August 2022, surpassing ...
Ultimately, Kenya should not be compelled to justify relationships that serve its national development agenda. To do so would ...
The World Bank wants the Kenyan government to subject flour, toothpaste and other consumer items to 16 per cent VAT.
More than 75 per cent of the Kenyan population relies on rain-fed agriculture for their survival.The climate crisis has ...
The World Bank wants Kenya to introduce a carbon tax to mitigate climate change externalities while also raising revenue to ...
The World Bank is proposing a two-year hiring freeze in Kenya’s public service to save money and tame the burgeoning national ...
The World Bank has recommended that Kenya raise the income tax rate for its highest earners to 38% as part of efforts to ...
The World Bank has flagged Kenya’s unsustainable wage bill, blaming excessive travel allowances, payroll inefficiencies, and ...
Nairobi, Kenya — Reflecting on this year's IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large--none more so than ...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 2025 (IPS) - Reflecting on this year’s IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, one word lingers in my mind: uncertainty. The shifting global geopolitical landscape loomed large—none more ...
Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images NAIROBI, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The World Bank downgraded Kenya’s economic growth estimate for this year to 4.7% on Tuesday, from an initial 5 ...
NAIROBI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The World Bank downgraded Kenya's economic growth estimate for this year to 4.7% on Tuesday, from an initial 5.0%, citing the impact of floods, anti-government protests ...