Category: Business Daily

Kenya Power holds the largest share of non-guaranteed commercial loans among State-owned enterprises (SOEs), the latest National Treasury disclosures show, underlining taxpayers’ growing exposure to contingent fiscal risks.

The electricity distributor accounted for nearly a quarter (23.27 percent) of non-guaranteed debt reported by State-owned enterprises for the year ended June 2025.

Banks expect private sector credit growth to strengthen toward the end of this year, supported by an easing monetary policy that has lowered lending rates and improved borrowing conditions for households and businesses.

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Market Perceptions Survey notes that bank respondents observed that interest rates have declined, encouraging uptake of new loans and easing repayments on existing variable-rate facilities.

The government owed doctors and Community Health Promoters (CHPs) Sh4 billion in unpaid obligations as of June 30, putting strain on healthcare services across the country, a new report has revealed.

A CHP is trained member of the community who works as a link between the community and formal health facilities.

Sales of new vehicles in the first 11 months of 2025 surpassed the total sales recorded in the whole of 2024, signalling a recovery in Kenya’s automotive market, which has endured dampened demand in recent years.

Industry data released by the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMIA), show that dealers sold 12,427 new vehicles between January and November 2025, overtaking the 11,352 units sold in the entire 12 months of 2024.

Starting this week, Kenya comes alive in a familiar and deeply rooted rhythm. The cities begin to empty as millions travel to rural homes for Christmas, while others stream towards the coast for a well-earned break.

It is our culture and a beautiful expression of family and rest. Yet this annual movement also carries a heavy environmental footprint that we rarely pause to consider.

Listed marketing services firm WPP Scangroup has issued a profit warning for its full year ending December 2025, citing loss of a material client and one-off staff restructuring cost.

The statement means the company will post a larger net loss of at least Sh633.4 million for the period, up from a net loss of Sh506.7 million it recorded in the year to December 2024.

The seed capital for the State-backed credit guarantee scheme is planned for expansion by more than eight times from the present Sh3 billion to beef up lending to small businesses and complement a yet-to-be-rolled-out private sector initiative.

The National Treasury says the expanded credit guarantee programme-aimed at de-risking lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs by commercial banks-will facilitate lending of up to Sh50 billion to high-risk ventures.

As 2025 comes to a close, corporate reporting has featured prominently on the agendas of most organisations this year.

The year was marked by familiar themes and challenges from recent years, such as navigating high levels of uncertainty, a volatile macro-environment, technology disruptions, and the effects of geopolitical conflicts on supply chains.

Organisations had to manage risks, build resilience, and seize opportunities for business growth. The role of corporate reporting, as a critical component for organisations in executing their strategy during the year, cannot be overemphasised.

Both financial and non-financial reporting information were key ingredients for organisations to provide clarity for decision-making, evaluate strategic choices, deliver sustained returns to shareholders, and build trust with their stakeholders.

Organisations continued to invest in capacity building for corporate reporting across all levels of the organisation, particularly at the highest governance levels, such as the board of directors and senior management.

Having clarity on the tangible benefits realised from corporate reporting has been a focus area for organisations, including increasing the utility of their reports and motivating for the right investments aligned with the right reporting maturity ambition.

Sustainability reporting continues to generate significant interest among organisations executing strategy, policy, and compliance, including mandatory reporting.

Preparation for the mandatory adoption of the new IFRS sustainability standards is in full swing, with organisations revisiting specific upstream activities across their businesses to align and improve as they invest in their sustainability reporting capabilities.

The next few years will see organisations accelerate their efforts to meet the compliance timelines for mandatory sustainability reporting. On the financial reporting front, organisations are now spending more time analysing financial information, having recently adopted a range of new IFRS accounting standards over the last seven years.

This shift for finance teams from operational to strategic partnering across their organisations has necessitated the modernisation of the finance function, leveraging digital technologies to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and value delivery.

This is a finance transformation journey that will help organisations do more with less.

The PwC global investor survey for 2025 offers a window into what investors are prioritising and how it’s shaping the decisions by organisations, for example, how organisations using sustainability data to drive efficiency and performance will attract more investments, demonstrating that corporate reporting will remain a big component of how organisations execute strategy.

The Treasury has revised its projected domestic borrowing target for the 2026/27 fiscal year upwards by Sh88.5 billion, as it turns to the debt market to fill a deepening budget hole caused by revenue collection shortfalls.

The draft 2026 Budget Policy Statement (BPS), published on Friday, shows that the government expects to tap the local market for a record Sh1.006 trillion in net borrowing in the fiscal year to June 2027, marking an upward revision from the previous projection of Sh918.1 billion published in the September 2025 Budget Review and Outlook Paper (Brop).

For the average Kenyan, buying and selling shares will, from next month, be as simple as paying for electricity tokens or groceries at the supermarket: that is, with the tap of a few buttons on their mobile phone.

This is the heart of a project that the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) aims to capitalise on the success of M-Pesa, allowing investors to trade in shares directly via the mobile money transfer service.