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16/02/2026

The National Treasury's 2025 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) has shown that Kenya's public debt remains sustainable but with high risk of distress.

The National Treasury’s 2025 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) has shown that Kenya’s public debt remains sustainable but with high risk of distress.

16/02/2026

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is seeking approval to spend Sh80 million on a National Productivity and Performance Conference, arguing that improved labour productivity is critical to containing the public sector wage bill.

Sh65 million of the proposed budget would go towards organising the conference, covering venue hire, hospitality and logistics.

16/02/2026

On front page today.

16/02/2026

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has claimed that powerful individuals within the national government are pushing to take control of key City Hall functions, but insisted he will not allow any transfer of county authority.

'Think about the political stakes... There is no bigger position to contest than the governorship of Nairobi.'

16/02/2026

The National Infrastructure Fund Bill, 2025, seeks to fulfil the President’s repeated pledges to create innovative financing mechanisms, reducing reliance on traditional public debt.

16/02/2026

Tax pain: Nairobi residents pay more for water, power and basic services.

Some Kibra residents spend Sh500 on water every week.

16/02/2026

Education stakeholders have welcomed a major transformation of the country’s education sector following the Cabinet’s decision to forward seven key Bills to Parliament.

16/02/2026

How drought is wrecking pastoral livelihoods in northern Kenya counties.

With herds decimated, wells drying and markets collapsing, families are forced into distress sales.

16/02/2026

Kenya’s electricity imports from neighbouring countries have exceeded what it generates from thermal power plants for two consecutive years, underscoring a growing dependence on regional markets to meet rising domestic demand.
https://businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/industry/kenya-electricity-imports-surpass-thermal-output-5358908 #

16/02/2026

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has flagged the Pharmacy and Poisons Board(PPB) for irregularly appointing a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in an acting capacity.

Audit finds no evidence that the board formally approved or gazetted the acting chief executive’s recruitment.

16/02/2026

The State will maintain a tight grip on the running of the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), an arrangement that could discourage private investors wary of the excessive bureaucracy associated with the government.