The focus section of this edition of the Kenya Economic Update is dedicated to analyzing Kenya’s housing market and the policies that can ... with nearly 61% of urban households living in slums. This ...

KENYA: Mombasa has outpaced Nairobi to emerge the 12th most expensive city in Africa to live in. Nairobi had long been considered the icon of Kenya’s growing consumerism. In a recent ranking of ...

Expansion of E-commerce The rapid adoption of digital shopping platforms has been a game-changer for the logistics sector. With e-commerce growing at a rate of 20% in 2023, logistics providers have ...

Kenya imposes heavy excise duties on alcoholic beverages, with spirits and beers facing particularly high tax rates. In 2023, excise duties on spirits increased by 15%, making Kenya one of the highest ...

This year, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is set to mobilize stakeholders in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe to improve urban living conditions through UN-Habitat’s ...