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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.
Chinese lenders, predominantly China Exim Bank, account for KSh 28.81 billion in projected interest payments and KSh 71.57 billion in principal repayments in Kenya's debt-service plans, Business Daily reported on 11 October.
On 10 October 2026, Business Daily reported that 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.
On 9 October 2026, Kenya's Cabinet approved US$350 million in shareholder financing for Kenya Airways and KSh 23.74 billion for pending bills, cleared three road corridors and added KSh 12.83 billion to finish Thwake Dam, The Star and Capital FM reported.
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.
On 8 October, Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan handed a US$2 million grant to Kenya's National Treasury, half for Ebola preparedness and response and half for drought mitigation, Capital FM and The Star reported.
On 6 October 2026, the Business Daily reported that Kenya's new transfer-pricing rules let the Kenya Revenue Authority check at least 25 items on deals between related firms, against about 10 areas before.
Kenyans.co.ke reports that the National Treasury is negotiating policy loans from the World Bank and African Development Bank, while a new IMF programme awaits a mission expected in late November or early December.
