Special funds just hit a record 23.9% market share in Kenya as of March 2026, up from 17.5% just a year ago. Total AUM across all unit trusts? Sh851.7 billion.
Meanwhile MMFs dropped from 64.4% to 51.9% market share. Low interest rates are eating their returns.
Special funds invest in real estate, private equity, offshore stocks & commodities. Higher risk, but also higher potential returns. SIB’s Mansa-X alone holds Sh132 billion of that pie.
If your MMF is giving you single-digit returns, your money is quietly looking for a better deal. Are you?
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Kenyans’ real incomes have declined by about 10.7%–12% over the last five years due to rising taxes, multiple statutory deductions, and the high cost of living.
The banking industry’s proposal for a uniform 5% reduction in PAYE across all income bands seeks to strengthen household purchasing power, stimulate economic growth, and support long-term government revenue stability.
Our analysis shows that a uniform 5% PAYE reduction for all salaried workers will:
• Release KES 28.1 billion into the economy every year
• Generate close to KES 42 billion in immediate GDP output
• Make up to KES 140 billion available for bank loans to MSMEs
• Support approximately 36,000 jobs every year
• Expand GDP by about KES 210 billion over the medium term, helping recover the initial revenue foregone through increased economic activity
The proposal also seeks to restore fairness in the tax system, noting that the current top PAYE rate of 35% is higher than the 30% corporate tax rate, contrary to the National Tax Policy, which recommends that individuals should not be taxed more than companies.
#BeyondBanking
Season will start, everyone will spend money to compete with City, by April, they all support City to defeat Arsenal because of their own failure. Too funny
Kenyan President William Ruto is the second most corrupt leader in the world, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).