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Nairobi's skyline above a main road under a cloudy sky (file photo).

Business 27 Oct 2026

Kenya's public debt reaches KSh 13.475 trillion in August, CBK says

Kenya's public debt stood at a provisional KSh 13,475.15 billion in August, the Central Bank of Kenya said in its weekly bulletin of 23 October, against KSh 8,701.10 billion in September 2022 in earlier CBK data, a rise The Standard put at 54.9 per cent.

The Nairobi skyline with a broadcast tower and high-rises at midday (file photo, 2022).

Business 19 Oct 2026

Kenyan diaspora remittances flat at US$3.769bn in nine months; North America inflows fall 11.19%

Central Bank of Kenya data show remittances of US$3.769 billion in January–September 2026, level with the same period of 2025, as North American inflows fell 11.19%, Business Daily reported on 18 October 2026.

Business 18 Oct 2026

Kenyan shilling steady at KSh 129.81 to the dollar as reserves cover 5.9 months of imports

The Kenyan shilling traded at KSh 129.81 to the US dollar on 15 October, reserves stood at US$14,689 million and September remittances totalled US$438.5 million, the Central Bank of Kenya said in its weekly bulletin of 16 October 2026.