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The survey will gather information on income, health, education, employment, and living conditions to help shape government policy and track improveme...
Senators insisted that as a lead institution in national planning, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics must set a good example in ensuring fair an...
Kippra, in its assessment using the Africa Transformation Index (ATI), gave Kenya a score of 7.7 out of 30, placing it 22nd in the continental ranking...
At the centre of this effort is the Kenya Strategy for Development of Statistics (KSDS) II, a roadmap designed to streamline how data is collected, pr...
The Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2024, published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, reveals a significant shift in marital tren...
The latest figures by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show the country’s current account balance widened by 58 per cent, rising to Sh66...
The numbers reflect the growing trend of Kenyans relocating abroad for work, education, or family, driven by economic hardship and a State-supported l...
According to the latest quarterly GDP report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the plateau in growth is largely due to a slowdown in...
Uganda has long been one of Kenya’s key trade partners, and the latest figures reaffirm the strength and continued significance of this economic relat...
Provisional figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that the total value of imports between January and April fell to Sh882.1...
Latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that while prices in key sectors such as food, housing, and transport rose, thei...
The 2018 census, jointly conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and UNICEF, revealed that 46,639 individuals were living on the s...
KNBS also incurred an additional Sh5.4 million in rent and rates expenses during the same period, up from Sh3.2 million in the previous financial year...
While the survey does not explicitly state the reasons for the fluctuations, a rise in new ID applicants is often associated with population growth, m...
This drop in earnings from rural power use marks the first such decline since the financial year ending June 2020, when electricity sales dropped by S...
Earnings from re-exports grew by 77.3 per cent to Sh180.2 billion in 2024, primarily due to increased re-exports of kerosene-type jet fuel.
Even though large investments were made in the farming sector, its growth dropped to 4.4 percent in 2024 from 7.7 percent the previous year.
The quantity of drugs seized has generally been rising since 2020, when 10,909 kilogrammes were recovered.
The report shows that 9,717 crimes were reported in the Nairobi precinct, a decline from 11,108 in 2023. Kiambu and Meru Police Command Stations ranke...
This job growth marked a strong recovery after the sector lost over 8,200 jobs in 2023. Employment had dropped by 12.46 per cent from 66,260 in 2022 d...
According to KNBS, out of the 324,828 applicants who were not successful, 292,751 were students from public universities, 12,159 were from private uni...
Wajir registered 358 reported crimes, followed by Mandera with 373 cases, Lamu with 401, Samburu with 414 and Tana River with 436. Garissa recorded 64...
The Teachers Service Commission, which is the largest employer in the public sector, registered the highest growth of 5.2 per cent in 2024.
The Economic Survey 2025 reveals that domestic SMS traffic rose by 4.4 per cent, from 52.4 billion messages in 2023 to 54.7 billion in 2024.
The number of international visitors arriving through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi grew by 10.1 per cent to 1,627,837, while...
Kenya's economy grew much slower than anticipated in 2024, recording a GDP growth rate of 4.7 per cent against the projected 5.7 per cent.
The record marks the sixth consecutive month of rising living costs since October last year, highlighting increasing worries about affordability and e...
Industry analysts suggest that the decline in new building projects is primarily driven by expectations of reduced demand in the coming months.
With the trend largely attributed to manufacturers and suppliers, these fluctuations may reflect the challenges faced by the industrial sector in the...
