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Kenya Assures Exporters Amid EACJ Suspension of EU–Kenya Trade Agreement

Economy

The government has moved to calm exporters and investors after the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) suspended the implementation of the EU–Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The Monday, November 24, 2025, ruling followed a case filed by the Centre for Law, Economics and Policy on East African Integration (CLEP-EA), which argues that the EPA

Kenya Signs New Ksh24 Billion Loan with Chinese, Exim Bank

Economy

The National Treasury has signed a USD 185 million (about Ksh24 billion in the current exchange rates) loan agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank), which will finance the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Project in Nairobi. The agreement was signed by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Deputy General Manager of the Sovereign Business

Only 125 Kenyans Hold More Wealth Than 42.6 Million, Oxfam Report Shows

Economy

Only 125 people hold more wealth than 42.6 million Kenyans, a new report by Oxfam Kenya shows. According to the report dubbed Kenya’s Inequality Crisis: The Great Economic Divide, nearly half of Kenya’s population survives on less than Sh130 a day, with the number of people living in extreme poverty rising to seven million since