Advanced Economics

“Markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent” John Maynard Keynes

[Advanced Economics @EconAdvanced]

Economist @DavidNdii explains the role of the state in promoting a National Economy Driven by Culture and Creativity. https://t.co/MaMZ2N5B2X

[IEA Kenya @IEAKenya]

🔴 Happening TODAY at 11:00 AM (EAT)!

Can Kenya's tax policy accelerate industrial growth, or is it holding manufacturing back?

Join our #Industry254Conversations as @IEAKwame and @LeoKemboi examine:

🏭 The role of taxation in industrial growth
📊 What good tax policy and tax design look like
📑 How recent Finance Bills measure up

🕚 11:00 AM–12:30 PM (EAT)
🔗 Join the discussion:
https://t.co/bNVWrYmh7A

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

Join us today from 11 am as we discuss the trajectory of finance bills, their policy posture, and how they affect manufacturing. Join: https://t.co/uB3tT5h6yN @IEAKenya @IEAKwame

[Peterson Institute @PIIE]

Politicization of US dollar lending tools would jeopardize the dollar’s dominant international status & damage the Fed’s credibility; more formal guardrails are needed, @AdnanMazarei & Maurice Obstfeld write. https://t.co/kzRzemHTSQ

[NBER @nberpubs]

Examining when should a hegemon prefer to coerce private entities or their governments, from Christopher Clayton, @m_maggiori, and @jschreger https://t.co/k1IPZmmB8I

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

If the dispute is on Americans working in DRC on behalf of INGOs in Nrb quarantining in Laikipia, can an order be issued against such, why issue an order against the facility being constructed? 2/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

To manage an epidemic/pandemic, quarantine facility is a requirement. During Covid19 pandemic, folks were forced to quarantine in hotels and other earmarked places. The key question is, does Kenya have an ebola quarantine facility? 1/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

Join us on @IEAKenya webinar as we discuss the policy posture and tensions between Manufacturing and Taxation by assessing the most recent Finance Bills. #Industry254Conversations

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

The election cycle is visible in the numbers: IEBC's budget jumps 159% (KSh 9.6B to 25B) ahead of 2027, and Internal Security & National Administration rises 57% to KSh 55.5B. #IEAKEBudget2026

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

Sports & Arts up 74% to KSh 32B, the AFCON 2027 co-hosting bill arriving. #IEAKEBudget2026

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa @RaphaelMuya3 @NAssemblyKE KSh 996B will be borrowed from domestic banks to pay KSh 987B in interest to domestic banks illustrating the domestic debt treadmill. #IEAKEBudget2026

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa @RaphaelMuya3 A record KSh 4.8T budget where debt service eats 63 cents of every revenue shilling, development is outspent by interest, and 90% of new borrowing is domestic. The question for @NAssemblyKE isn't how much to spend it's how long this model holds #IEAKEBudget2026

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa @RaphaelMuya3 One of the key problems with this budget is the imbalance. Interest payments (KSh 1.25T) vs development budget (KSh 841B). Interest payments already outdid development budgets. #IEAKEBudget2026 10/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa @RaphaelMuya3 Elections is a key budget priority shown by budget growth (%) #IEAKEBudget2026

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa Key outlays by sector. The ministerial budget expands 16.8% to KSh 2.82 trillion recurrent spending of KSh 1.96T dominates at 70%, with development at KSh 838.9B (29.8%, barely improved from 29.0%). #IEAKEBudget2026 6/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa NextGen internship initiative allocated Ksh 2 bn. #IEAKEBudget2026

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa NHIF pending bills to be cleared are those lower than Ksh 10m. Nothing has been said about distribution of those bills. a previously reported number was Ksh 30 bn #IEAKEBudget2026 4/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

@IEAKwame @IEAKenya @j2mutua @WNWamalwa 32m kenyans are registered on SHA platform vs 8m registered on NHIF. 4bn allocated for NHIF pending bills. #IEAKEBudget2026 3/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

Another key issue is oil prices with prices moving from $60 to $112. You see health issue changing budget priorities. MoH budget changes from Ksh 132 bn to 175 bn. 1 key thing you also see from energy and state department of petroleum reducing by 95% and 38%. #IEAKEBudget2025 2/

[Leo Kemboi @LeoKemboi]

Key issue forming the starting point of CS @JohnMbadiN speech is issue of containing infectious disease (Ebola). #IEAKEBudget2026 1/

[IEA Kenya @IEAKenya]

Energy, Infra & ICT➡️Out of Ksh 536 Billion total allocation for the sector in 2026/27, the State Department for Roads was allocated Ksh 235 Billion, representing a share of 44% of the total allocation that year. It is followed by State Department for Housing and Urban Development , Ksh 138 Billion (26%) and State Department for Transport, Ksh 64 Billion (12%). #IEAKEBudget2026