Authors: Raphael Muya
Kenya’s National Budget: A Matatu Ride Reflecting Fiscal Volatility and Structural Inefficiencies
Introduction
The matatu metaphor can be used to analytically frame Kenya’s budget as a system that is subject to binding constraints, evolving ...
Why July is Key in Kenya’s Budget Cycle
Introduction
Constitution of Kenya, 2010, and the Public Finance Management Act,2012 (PFM Act) provide the legal foundation for budgeting. A new fiscal ...
Kenya’s VAT System Under Strain: Current Issues and What Needs to be Fixed
Introduction
Kenya’s Value Added Tax (VAT) is one of the most important pillars of the government tax framework and contributes significantly to ...
From Audit to Action: Closing Leakages in Kenya’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)
The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG), established under Article 229 of the Constitution of Kenya, is responsible for auditing all public entities, ...
When Budgets Shape Democracy: Kenya’s 2025/26 Fiscal Choices and the Future of Civic Space
In developing democracies like Kenya, public financing is especially important in determining democratic resilience. The allocation and administration of public resources have ...
Unlocking Kenya’s Potential Through Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiatives: Insights from IEA-Kenya Study on Tracking Budgets on Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE ) in Kenya
Overview
In Kenya, promoting women's economic empowerment (WEE) and gender equality is not only morally required, but also strategically necessary for the ...
