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April 27, 2026

Happy last Monday of April. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

Kenya’s April Power Bills Rise KSh 4.72/kWh Amid Fuel Crisis

By Fred Obura

Kenya's fuel price shock has reached electricity consumers, with EPRA-gazetted adjustments set to add approximately KSh 4.72 per kilowatt-hour to April power bills on top of the standard base tariff, compounding the cost of living pressure already building at the pump.

  • The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority published three gazette notices covering April meter readings, combining a Fuel Energy Cost Charge of KSh 3.47 per kWh, a Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Adjustment of KSh 1.2341 per kWh, and a Water Resource Management Authority Levy of KSh 0.0154 per kWh.

  • Against a base domestic tariff of KSh 15 to KSh 25 per kWh depending on consumption band, the additional KSh 4.72 represents a 20-30% hike above base rates for most households.

  • The May pricing cycle will reflect cargoes discharged in April, meaning the full weight of the Middle East supply shock is not yet fully captured in either fuel or electricity prices.

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Also on Transport 

India's Power Grid Corp. Sets Up Kenya Unit for KSh40bn Project | The Kenyan Wallstreet

The firm has established Mwanga Transmission Company Limited, registered in Kenya on 21 April, to implement the Kenya Independent Power Transmission Project

The Kenyan Wallstreet • Brian Nzomo

Kenya to Invest in Uganda Oil Refinery, Ruto Confirms | The Kenyan Wallstreet

Kenya will invest in Uganda's 60,000-bpd oil refinery as Ruto pushes East Africa to stop exporting raw resources and start owning the processing chain.

The Kenyan Wallstreet • Harry Njuguna

Africa's Capital Trap: US$2trn in Savings, No Systems ~ AFC | The Kenyan Wallstreet

Africa's domestic capital has crossed US$2 trillion yet the continent imports 70% of its fuel and faces an 86-million-tonne shortfall by 2040, AFC warns.

The Kenyan Wallstreet • Harry Njuguna

Middle East Conflict Stokes Inflation Fears in Kenya, CBK Survey Reveals

By Fred Obura

Price expectations in Kenya have taken a sharp hawkish turn as global geopolitical instability threatens to undo months of relative price stability.

  • A significant majority of respondents in the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) March 2026 Agriculture Sector Survey now expect overall inflation to climb over the next one to three months. 

  • The shift in sentiment is largely attributed to the "adverse impact" of the escalating conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, which has already rattled global supply chains and energy markets.

  • Respondents cited higher international oil prices and the "disruption of global supply chains triggered by the escalation of war in the Middle East" as the primary catalysts for their dimmed outlook.

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More on Supply Chains

Kenya Pushes Law to Safeguard Localized Brand Identity | The Kenyan Wallstreet

Kenya is preparing a new law that would formally link products to their places of origin, granting legal protection to geographic names.

The Kenyan Wallstreet • Brian Nzomo

Citi: Global Trade Resilient as MEA Shipments Rise 52% | The Kenyan Wallstreet

Global trade has held firm despite rising US tariffs, with MEA emerging as a key corridor and AI adoption in trade finance climbing to 36%, Citi's report finds.

The Kenyan Wallstreet • Harry Njuguna

Kenya to Diversify Export Routes as Gulf Crisis Disrupts Supply Chains | The Kenyan Wallstreet

Officials say the crisis is not only hitting exports to Gulf markets but also transshipment routes that connect Kenya to Europe, Asia and North America.

The Kenyan Wallstreet • Fred Obura

INSIGHT: Operational Weaknesses are Undermining Kenya's Startups 

Kenya’s position as East Africa’s startup hub has drawn a disproportionate share of capital into the region, but a growing wave of collapses is exposing a structural weakness at the core of that growth. A March 2026 advisory by PwC estimates that East Africa attracted about US$1.1 billion in startup funding in 2025, roughly a third of the continent’s total, with Kenya accounting for the overwhelming majority.

Brian Nzomo writes >>>>>

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