Institute of Public Finance
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An independent think tank that delivers unquestionable evidence for Public Finance Management Policy and Action
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined September 2015
In a colorful award ceremony today, IPF acknowledged the remarkable efforts of university students who participated in the 2025 Eassy Writing Competition. This competition attracted so many ideas from young people on innovative ways to improve domestic resource mobilization.
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⚠️ Africa’s “Debt Fatigue” is a wake-up call. We’ve borrowed for growth—but not enough for real transformation @JKmuraguri shares insights on: ➡️ Strategic use of debt ➡️ Stronger governance ➡️ Innovation-led domestic debt markets 🎬 Watch 🆕 Podcast https://t.co/e1llowyiql
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📣 Re-Imagining Public Finance from Evidence to Influence 🔵 This is a podcast series led by James Muraguri, the CEO at the Institute of Public Finance 💬 The conversations focus on turning data into real policy impact. 🎬 Look out for Episode 1 on debt fatigue in Africa
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🟦 How do you keep up with latest PFM news? 🗞️Check-out the bi-weekly roundup of the most compelling stories & articles on Public Finance Management from leading newspapers in Kenya. 📎 Find out what the newspapers said from 1st to 14th Nov 2025 🔗 ⤵️
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CS Hon. FCPA John Mbadi, EGH (@JohnMbadiN ), today made submissions before the National Assembly’s Public Debt and Privatization Committee on the management of on-lending activities in Kenya. @NAssemblyKE .Hon Mbadi said that the National Treasury has established a Fiscal Risk
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📑The Essay Competition attracted 144 applications where 34 advanced to writing a full essay. 🔝 Today we hosted the top 10 finalists for an oral presentation. 🔵 By amplifying youth voices, IPF is building a generation of informed citizens ready to shape Kenya’s future.
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🔵 Our PFM Boot Camp Program launched the 2025 Essay Competition which targeted university students across Kenya. 🌱📚🏥The competition, provided an opportunity to amplify youth voices and drive change across sectors like education, health, infrastructure & climate adaptation.
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🟥 Debt service surged by 56% in Q1 of FY 2025/26 compared to the same period in the previous year, with GoK spending Ksh 510 B, equivalent to 29% of annual debt service estimates ❗ Consolidated fund expenditure is driven by surge in debt service ⤵️ 🆕 https://t.co/1r3fHgA739
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📢 Development disbursements declined sharply by🔻 37%, from Ksh 69 billion to Ksh 43 billion, in FY 2025/26 compared to the same period in the previous financial year. 🔵 See more insights with our exchequer releases Sept 2025 edition ⤵️ 📑➡️ https://t.co/1r3fHgA739
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🔎 The surge in domestic borrowing reflects the government’s continued policy-driven reliance on the domestic market, as outlined in the FY 2025/26 Annual Borrowing Plan, which prioritizes meeting financing needs primarily through domestic sources. ➡️ https://t.co/1r3fHgAESH
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A very intriguing submission made by the Council of Economic Advisors, @DavidNdii, at the 10th @NCBABankKenya Economic Forum on the heated US$\Kes exchange debate & whether the local unit is "too stable". I'm moderating & will be back with a breakdown but interesting that he
Musings on the US$/Kes · You may recall that in the Article IV Report 7 years ago, there was a spat between the IMF & the Central Bank of Kenya when the Fund argued that the Kes was 17.5% overvalued · This is why I argued (see quoted tweet) that the real truth in the Fund's
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🔻In Q1 FY 2025/26, non-tax revenue dropped sharply by 67% to Ksh 22 billion, down from Ksh 65 billion recorded in the same period last year. 🆕 Sept 2025 Exchequer Release ⤵️ https://t.co/1r3fHgAESH
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🔵 EXCHEQUER RELEASE | SEP 2025 In the first quarter of FY 2025/26, the government collected Ksh 575 billion in total revenue (tax and non-tax), achieving 21% of its annual target, a 3% decline compared to the same period in FY 2024/25. Read ⤵️ https://t.co/1r3fHgAESH
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📑Devolution presents counties with many lessons- one of these lessons is how they can generate more Own Source Revenue (OSR). 🔵Our partnership with Laikipia County resulted in development of the Revenue Enhancement Strategy. ↘️ 🔗 Watch the full video https://t.co/4ENUFkSIjf
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🤖 AI powered Sauti ya Bajeti has been instrumental to give citizens information about county and national budgets in Kenya. ♥️ Like the video in the link to VOTE for Candy Muthoni (who is among the Sauti ya Bajeti developers team at ColMusk). ➡️ https://t.co/Vtegin7VeE
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🔵 Our new podcast explores how mainstreaming citizen voices can move from paper to practice. ⚓ Anchored by the Kenyan experience, we share lessons from government programs and highlights how participation can be integrated into everyday governance. 🆕 https://t.co/KAfeQvMbLc
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Kenyan youth form the majority of our population today. 🔵 This demographic needs a stronger understanding on public finance management & domestic resource mobilization 🆕 PODCAST: Unpacking the basics of taxation A conversation among the youth ↘️ https://t.co/7KFlzSrdOQ
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3) Until spending is matched by effective implementation — classrooms built, teachers deployed, learners supported — the promise of quality education will remain unfulfilled.
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2) 🔍 Our Annual National Shadow Budget 2025 reveals: 0% completion on over 1,600 planned infrastructure projects in the Education sector. Only 57% of Primary Education KPIs met despite a high budget absorption rate. A sharp drop in primary school enrollment from 8.1M to 6.4M
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1) 📚 Are Kenya’s Education Investments Reaching the Classroom? 💰 Kenya continues to allocate a significant share of its national budget to education — KSh 703 billion in FY 2025/26 — yet delivery gaps persist.
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