Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

10 Articles
An individual counting Kenyan currency
ECONOMY

November Inflation Highest Since April at 5.46 Per Cent – KNBS

It was the highest figure recorded since April, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya, when the rate stood at 6.01...

Labour Day
FEATURED STORY

1.7 Million Kenyans Lose Their Jobs in Three Months as Unemployment Numbers Double

With the COVID-19 pandemic more job losses are on the way as a result of a slowdown in the economy

A borrower receives a micro loan from Tala, a dominant digital lender in Kenya. Loan sharking tendencies by some mobile lenders are becoming a deterrent to people who would be interested in taking credit. www.businesstoday.co.ke
SMART MONEY

Kenyans Cry Foul Over Harassment by Mobile Money Lenders

Kenyans are more informed and are actively exploring other options that suit their budgets particularly mobile money lenders.

FEATURED STORY

The County with the Highest Number of Intersex People

For the first time in Kenyan history, data on intersex people is incorporated in census results

Education Principal Secretary Dr Belio Kipsang www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

School Holiday Extended to Pave Way for Census

The schools will open on 2nd September for third term and end on 25th October

FEATURED STORY

Food Inflation: When you kill so as to eat

The food insecurity in the country, which has seen millions of Kenyans facing hunger  and tens of deaths in more than 10 counties,...

ECONOMY

Statistics office: 840,000 jobs created in 2018

As the government stepped up efforts to diversify the country’s economy in 2018, leading to a 6.3% growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...

FEATURED STORY

New survey shows more Kenyans use digital financial services

Use of mobile money, mobile banking and digital apps has risen substantially with the latter having over two million users. The 2019 FinAccess...

FEATURED STORY

Technology that monitors fish populations deployed in Western & Nyanza

In the wake of dwindling fish populations, data provider Liquid Telecom has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western Kenya and...