Kenya News » Western News Kenya » Western » Economy: Is the Dangote refinery the silver bullet Kenya needs to industrialise? From refining petroleum to Kenya’s industrial destiny
From petrochemicals and fertilisers to engineering and manufacturing, Kenya has an opportunity to build an economy that produces more than it imports.
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Kenya's Economy Grows 5.1% in Q2 Despite Private Sector Slowdown, Rising Fuel Costs
Kenya's GDP grew 5.1% in Q2 2026 as electricity, ICT and transport expanded, despite weaker private sector activity, rising fuel costs and inflation.
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Dangote refinery could turn Kenya into a manufacturing powerhouse, PS says
Mukhwana says the proposed project could support factories producing fertilisers, plastics, industrial chemicals and automotive components.
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Kenya courts Russian trade amid low economic footprint in Africa
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says that Nairobi is seeking opportunities in agriculture, energy, food security and emerging technologies at the two-day meeting scheduled for October 28 to ...
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Kenya's economy grows 5.1% year-on-year in second quarter of 2026
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Kenya's economy grew 5.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 4.9% in the same period last year, the statistics office said on Friday. The growth was mainly ...
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Kenya Economy Estimate Hits US$151 Billion
The International Monetary Fund now puts Kenya's 2026 economy at about US$151 billion, still seventh in Africa and about US$6 billion behind Angola.
News Kenya » Western » Economy: The women running Kenya’s economy
As President William Ruto reshapes Kenya’s economy, a growing cohort of women has assumed leadership over the country’s economic machinery, from monetary policy and budget oversight to state ...
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Authorities Must Address Economic Grievances Driving Protests, End Repressive Tactics
Kenyan authorities have increasingly used authoritarian tactics, including arbitrary arrests and detention, abductions, malicious prosecution of protesters, surveillance, and media repression, to ...
News Kenya » Western » Economy: Kenyans react after KRA declares Western second-largest tax base after Nairobi
The Kenya Revenue Authority revealed that Western Kenya accounted for the country's second-largest tax base However, the taxman expressed concerns that only a fraction of Kenyans from the region paid ...
News Kenya » Western » Economy: NCBA Urges Western & Nyanza Kenya Professionals To Turn Career Success Into Lasting Wealth
NCBA Bank has strengthened its engagement with professional communities in Western Kenya through forums in Kisumu and Kakamega focused on wealth creation, investment, property ownership, and long-term ...