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Kenya CBK interest rate
Every story we have published on Kenya CBK interest rate.
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Kenya halves fuel VAT to 8% for 90 days
President Ruto signed Kenya’s fuel VAT cut from 16% to 8% into law on April 17, the most direct fiscal intervention in the country’s recent history, as the Hormuz blockade pushed landed fuel costs up 41.5% in a single…
2 min read18 Apr 2026
Kenya3 min
Kenya sells 30-year bond for first time in 19 months
Kenya’s CBK is auctioning a new 30-year Treasury bond on April 15 at 12.50% coupon, the first fresh long-tenor issuance in 19 months, extending the…
14 Apr 2026
Kenya3 min
Kenya halts rate cuts at 8.75% on oil price risk
Kenya’s CBK paused its rate-cutting cycle at 8.75% after 10 consecutive cuts, citing oil price risks from the Iran war, trimming the 2026 growth…
9 Apr 2026