Kenya’s High Court has nullified the government’s sale of a 15 percent Safaricom stake to Vodacom. Because Safaricom and M-Pesa sit so deeply inside everyday communications and payments, the case raises a larger question: when does a private company become strategic public infrastructure?
Category: economy
Kenya Oil Prices 2026
Oil is back above $100 a barrel, but Kenya will not feel the shock all at once. AFRICA3000 follows the transmission chain from Hormuz and global oil markets through imported fuel, EPRA’s price formula, government stabilisation, diesel, transport and food — all the way to the household budget.
Kenya PISA 2025
An AFRICA3000 editorial analysis dated 11 September 2026 about Kenya’s first participation in OECD PISA 2025. It explains Kenya’s science, reading, mathematics and computational-problem-solving results, Level 2 proficiency thresholds, socio-economic context, student attitudes, teacher support, attendance, digital and AI use, Competency-Based Education, and the connection to Kenya’s TVET and employment agenda.
Foreign Traders in Kenya
Kenya has given foreign business operators 90 days to regularise their documentation while promising zero tolerance for xenophobia. Yet hundreds of Burundians have sought papers to leave. AFRICA3000 examines the line between legitimate enforcement, nationality-based exclusion and the political temptation to turn economic frustration toward a visible neighbour.
Kenya Debt: Who Owns Kenya’s Debt?
Kenya owes more than KSh12 trillion in public debt, but the headline number hides radically different relationships. AFRICA3000 maps the country’s creditors, tests the Mombasa-port debt-trap claim, explains IMF and World Bank leverage, and follows the Eurobond repayment calendar into the 2030s.