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  1. Kenya: KRA says consolidators must declare importer PIN, ID and item values 29 Oct 2026
  2. Kenya's public debt reaches KSh 13.475 trillion in August, CBK says 27 Oct 2026
  3. Kenya's NSE closes Q3 at KSh 4.12 trillion; equity turnover falls 72.44% from Q2 27 Oct 2026
  4. SBM Bank Kenya offers up to 95% financing on Chery Group's Jetour SUVs, repayable over up to 72 months 27 Oct 2026
  5. Kenya's Treasury eyes KSh 42.26 billion in toll concessions on two bypasses 26 Oct 2026
  6. Shanghai import expo, 5–10 November: registration for Kenyan and other overseas buyers closed 20 October, no on-site sign-up 25 Oct 2026
  7. China Exim Bank holds Belt and Road forum in Nairobi; Kenya Railways expects first phase of SGR extension to Kisumu within two years 25 Oct 2026
  8. Kenyans abroad sent home US$438.5 million in September, up 4.5% year on year 25 Oct 2026
  9. Kenya's Ol Pejeta Stables: full board from US$70 a night, conservancy entry fee extra 25 Oct 2026
  10. Transsion shipped 48% of Africa's smartphones in 2025; Kenya's shipments fell 15% in Q2 2026 24 Oct 2026
  11. Kenyan banks paid KSh 205.58bn in taxes in 2025, up 5.53%, with withholding tax up 29.4%, KBA report says 23 Oct 2026
  12. South Africa will redraft its cross-border crypto rules, Finance Minister Godongwana says 22 Oct 2026
  13. Kenya central bank survey: food price rises expected, 76% see farming improving over next year 21 Oct 2026
  14. Kenyan CEOs more optimistic in CBK survey, but 26.7% say bank credit is hard to get 21 Oct 2026
  15. EPRA says drones hit two Kenya-bound fuel tankers, warns pump prices may rise further 20 Oct 2026
  16. Sanlam Allianz Kenya to fold life unit into listed parent; shareholders meet 12 November 19 Oct 2026
  17. Kenyan money market funds average 9.3% return, down from 9.9% a year earlier 19 Oct 2026
  18. Kenyan diaspora remittances flat at US$3.769bn in nine months; North America inflows fall 11.19% 19 Oct 2026
  19. Kenya's US$44 health cover for foreign visitors draws operator complaints; one operator says seven German tourists cancelled 18 Oct 2026
  20. Kenya plans to exempt earners of KSh 32,800 or less from PAYE; Bill due in Parliament in November 18 Oct 2026
  21. Kenyan shilling steady at KSh 129.81 to the dollar as reserves cover 5.9 months of imports 18 Oct 2026
  22. Kenyan retailer Quickmart's KSh 7.50 IPO: Sterling Capital says fair value is KSh 6.96 16 Oct 2026
  23. KNBS: average inbound tourist spends KES 19,306 a day in Kenya; West Africans top accommodation spend 15 Oct 2026
  24. Kenyan manufacturers challenge 433% industrial sugar excise rise in High Court 15 Oct 2026
  25. Kenya Pipeline Company profit rises 13% to KSh 11.58 billion; KSh 0.32-a-share dividend proposed 15 Oct 2026
  26. Kenya keeps 8% fuel VAT as EPRA raises Nairobi petrol to KSh 226.96 a litre 14 Oct 2026
  27. Kenya's virtual asset firms need a licence from 4 November; one seeks delay to 2027 13 Oct 2026
  28. Kenyan government bodies agree to buy Telposta Pension Scheme properties for KES 9.62bn 11 Oct 2026
  29. Kenya sets aside KSh 25 billion to compensate people affected by Narok–Bomet–Kisumu section of the SGR extension being built by Chinese firms 9 Oct 2026
  30. Tarmac laid on Kenya's Rironi–Naivasha road, built by China Road and Bridge Corporation, ahead of 30 October target 9 Oct 2026

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