Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) kept VAT on fuel at 8% in pump prices for 15 October to 14 November, Pulse Kenya reported on 14 October 2026. The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which would extend the rate by 90 days, is still before the National Assembly.
Pending bills owed by Kenya's State Department for Roads fell to KSh 98.17 billion in the year to June 2026, down from a KSh 166.76 billion peak in 2023/24, according to the department's budget review report to the Treasury, Business Daily reported on 13 October 2026.
Kenya's national and county governments owed Kenya Power KSh 7.35 billion in unpaid electricity bills in the year to June 2026, up 9.5%, equal to 17.7% of its gross postpaid receivables, Business Daily reported on 12 October 2026.
Customs collections were 101.1% of target and 5.8% above September 2025, with import value up 25.6%, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a statement on 12 October 2026.
The loans and accrued interest would become an equity-qualifying tradable instrument, Citizen Digital reported on 9 October. The same Cabinet meeting approved US$350 million in shareholder financing for the airline.
Ordinary revenue reached KES 655.8 billion in the three months to September 2026, up 14.4 per cent on a year earlier but KES 58.2 billion below target, National Treasury data showed, Business Daily reported on 11 October 2026.
The ICT ministry, the National Police Service and the Ministry of Defence have agreed to buy Telposta Pension Scheme properties in Nairobi, Mombasa and Gilgil, but the Telposta Towers sale agreement is not yet finalised, Business Daily reported on 10 October 2026.
South Sudan has started building a logistics hub at Mai Mahiu, which its ambassador says should be operating by 2028, the Kenya News Agency reported on 10 October 2026.
Kenya's Treasury projects debt service of KSh 2.30 trillion in 2026/27, equal to 79.8% of ordinary revenue, up from 72.4% in 2025/26, Business Daily reported on 10 October 2026.
On 9 October 2026, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) released the September payment and the annual bonus, and farmers can access the money from 12 October, The Star reported. The Kenya News Agency reported that Murang'a farmers were angry at lower rates.
Debt that Kenyan state corporations owe without a government guarantee rose 38.2% to KSh 62 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the National Treasury's annual public debt management report, which Business Daily reported on 8 October 2026.
The Central Bank of Kenya now aims to raise more than KES 100 billion a month from bonds this fiscal year, up from an average of KES 70 billion last year, Business Daily reported on 8 October 2026. The National Treasury is taking comments on its draft 2027 debt strategy until 20 October.
