Kenya's Eurobond 2027 Pay-Down in 2026: The Sh64.5 Billion Buyback, the New $1.5 Billion Issue and What It Means for the Shilling
After the painful 2024 rollover of the 2024 Eurobond, Kenya entered 2026 with a more proactive debt-management posture. A Sh64.5 billion buyback in February 2026 followed earlier work that retired $579 million of the 2027 note in 2025. The strategy is reshaping the country's external-debt redemption profile and, indirectly, the shilling.
Kenya's 2026 Eurobond Strategy: How the New $2.25 Billion Issue, the Buybacks, and the IMF Successor Programme Affect Diaspora Investors
Kenya re-entered international capital markets in February 2026 with a $2.25 billion dual-tranche Eurobond, then used the proceeds to buy back high-coupon 2028 and 2032 paper. The exercise, the next IMF programme, and the KSh12.4 trillion debt stack are now reshaping the macro picture for diaspora investors.
M-Akiba and Diaspora Bonds in 2026: How Kenyans Abroad Can Buy Kenyan Government Securities, Earn 15-17% Yields, and Build a Shilling Bond Ladder
Treasury yields of 15-17% remain attractive for shilling-denominated paper. A diaspora guide to M-Akiba, the 2026 diaspora infrastructure bond, and how to build a shilling bond ladder from abroad.
Kenya's 90% Renewable Grid: A 2026 Diaspora Investor Guide to Geothermal, Wind, Solar and the Carbon-Credit Opportunity
Kenya's grid is one of the greenest in the world. A diaspora investor guide to the geothermal, wind and solar economy, green bonds, and the carbon-credit market opening up in 2026.
Climate Finance in Kenya: Green Bonds, Carbon Credits, and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Climate finance has become one of the most important frontiers in Kenya's sustainable development agenda, encompassing green bonds, carbon credit markets, renewable energy investment, and climate-resi...
The Kenyan Diaspora and Investment: How Kenyans Abroad Are Shaping the Economy Through Remittances and Business
The Kenyan diaspora of three to four million people has become the country's largest source of foreign exchange, with annual remittances exceeding 400 billion shillings. Beyond remittances, Kenyans ab...
Climate Change in Kenya: Droughts, Floods, and How the Country Is Adapting to a Warming World
Kenya is among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, experiencing intensifying droughts, devastating floods, and shifting agricultural patterns despite contributing negligibly to global ...
Kenya's Public Debt Crisis: How the Country Borrowed Its Way to Over 10 Trillion Shillings
Kenya's public debt has surpassed ten trillion shillings, representing approximately 70 percent of GDP and consuming over half of government revenue in debt service payments. This analysis examines ho...
How to Invest in Government Bonds Through the M-Akiba Platform in Kenya
M-Akiba is Kenya's pioneering mobile-based government bond that allows anyone to invest in government securities from as little as KES 3,000 using their mobile phone. With tax-exempt interest rates of...