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Banks and SACCOs push Treasury to ease PAYE, raise tax‑free threshold to KSh40,000

Sacco ReviewJanuary 10, 202604 mins

Commercial banks and savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) have urged the National Treasury to ease payroll taxes to shore up workers’ disposable income, citing rising deductions and persistent inflation that have eroded real wages. In separate submissions, the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) and the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO) called for reforms…

Kenya’s economy grows 4.9% in Q3 2025 amid widening external deficit and rising debt

Sacco ReviewJanuary 7, 202604 mins

Kenya’s economy expanded by 4.9% in the third quarter of 2025, up from 4.2% a year earlier, as construction, mining, and tourism rebounded strongly. Yet the recovery remains uneven, with households facing higher food costs, slower agriculture growth, and a widening current account deficit that rose from Ksh43.5 billion to Ksh135.3 billion. The latest Quarterly…

Report: Kenya’s agriculture growth slows to 3.2% in Q3 2025 as export crops weaken

Sacco ReviewJanuary 7, 202604 mins

Kenya’s agriculture sector expanded by 3.2% in the third quarter of 2025, which is the slowest pace in more than two years as declines in key export crops outweighed gains in milk deliveries and cut flower shipments, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has reported. KNBS said the sector’s growth eased from 4.0% in…