Announced in June and effective from July, a KSh2.1trn ($20.5bn) budget marks Kenya’s largest to date, with planned expenditure up by about 18% on funds allocated in the previous fiscal year.
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Economic Update | Kenya plans spending boost
19 Aug 2015
Economic Update | Kenya looks to greater generation capacity
30 Jul 2015
Efforts to add more than 5000 MW of electricity generation capacity in Kenya – part of a push to improve electrification rates to 70% of households by 2017 – are leading to a jump in renewable...
Economic Update | Kenya faces cement wars as demand surges
19 Jun 2015
Despite high demand for cement in Kenya, profit margins in the sector remain under pressure, as competition ramps up.
Economic Update | Kenya aims to work the land harder
21 May 2015
A number of initiatives to improve irrigation and fertiliser supplies are under way in Kenya to boost productivity as the country looks to expand its primary agricultural output to ensure food...
Economic Update | No sign of Kenya’s property market running out of steam
21 Apr 2015
With demand for real estate in Nairobi sending property prices soaring on the back of rapid urbanisation, nearby counties are also seeing an uptick in activity as developers look to channel funds...
Economic Update | Kenya flies high with airport expansions
24 Mar 2015
A number of capital upgrades at Kenya’s airports this year should help improve passenger capacity and airline access, increasing the country’s ability to handle more traffic every year.
