• In July 2025, a financing program for electric motorcycles was launched via a partnership between Roam, Fortune Credit, and GreenMax, and it explicitly did not draw from the Hustler Fund.
• As of 20th February 2026, there is no credible evidence that the Hustler Fund has been used to fund EV motorcycle assembly.

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• Kenya has adopted the Kenya National Cooking Transition Strategy (KNCTS 2024-2028), intending to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2028.
• Clean cooking manufacturers (for example, BURN) have secured investment (around US$5 million) from ElectriFI to scale deployment of induction cookers to over 100,000 households.
• Kenya will co-host the 2026 Clean Cooking Summit in Nairobi in July 2026 alongside Norway, the U.S., and the International Energy Agency to mobilize further international investment.
• Despite these efforts, challenges remain, including a persistent financing gap and a high reliance on firewood and charcoal in rural areas
• Despite these advances, dependence on traditional biomass (firewood, charcoal) remaines high and financing gap persist.

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• Despite commitments by the Kenya Kwanza Government to timely disbursement of county funds, some counties t have continued to experience delays in receiving their equitable share as of June 2025.
• On 19th January 2026 the National Treasury noted that delays are a result of legislative bottlenecks.
• In order to address this issue, the Draft Budget Policy Statement of 2026 , aims to  amend the Public Finance Management Act to allow for two separate legislative submissions for additional allocations.

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• The Hustler fund was launched in 2022. However, the fund has not worked as expected, as concerns have been raised over individuals and groups not being able to access reasonable capital from the fund. This is especially the case for small businesses such as those from the boda boda sector, as the fund is not viewed as a reliable capital source. 
• According to the Government Delivery Unit (GDU), the hustler fund has established a behavioural credit scoring system that rates all the 25 million beneficiaries thereby providing an opportunity for borrowers to access higher loan limits of up to Ksh.150,000.
• However, following audit concerns last year, it was clarified that the fund had been allocated Ksh20.2 billion for the previous financial year.
• In a bid to increase access to financing the fund received an additional  Sh300 million allocation for the 25/26 financial year.

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• Kenya has made significant strides  toward universal broadband but full countrywide availability remains a work in progress. Rural areas still face gaps in internet access, affordability, and infrastruvture.
• The National Treasury reports that total fiber optic cable in Kenya reached 80,633 km by 2025. Of this, approximately 30,454 km is public sector fiber, a significant increase from the 22,486 km available when the administration took office in 2022.
• To accelerate the rollout, the ICT Authority has partnered with Kenya Power to utilize existing electricity transmission lines for last-mile connectivity. This approach aims to connect 53,000 public institutions, including schools and hospitals.
• Implementation has faced scrutiny regarding the effectiveness of the KSh 34 billion already spent, with Members of Parliament raising questions about maintenance costs and the relevance of older infrastructure.

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• The number of digitised government services has increased from 350 in 2022 to over 23,000 in February 2026. This accounts for approximately 85% of identified essential services that were targeted for onboarding.
•  A fully automated external debt payment platform was scheduled to go live on February 2, 2026, replacing manual paper-based processes within the National Treasury.
• The State Department for Economic Planning is implementing its Digitisation and Automation Strategy (2023–2026) to ensure all internal critical processes are fully automated by the end of the 2026 financial year.

• Kenya’s goal to digitize 80% of of government services through its digital masterplan faces challenges such as lack of coordinated implementation across ministries, system integration issues, resistance from county governments, resource and capacity limitations, and governance and security risks. 

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• The promise of eradicating malnutrition is not on track to be met as it continues to be a critical concern, especially in arid and semi-arid lands, which face food insecurity and other challenges. 

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• In 2025, coffee export earnings increased with expanded direct sales to diverse markets and high international prices, though auction volume fell.
• Regulations under the Crops Act 2013 mandate registration and licensing for dealers and processors of cashew nuts to ensure quality and prevention of illegal activities. 
•  The government aims to revive the pyrethrum industry through key environmental and policy shifts. The implemented policy changes an actions include; a ban on harzadous pesticide products which reduces the competition for natural pyrethrum and legal reforms such as the Business Laws (Ammendment) Act 2024, which empowers regulators to ban the importation of chemicals that are prohibited in their countries of origin. 
• As of 2025, Kenya’s Agricultural and Food Authority has lifted the suspension on Fuerte and Pinkerton avocado harvesting and export.
• The Macadamia sector saw a major policy reversal. In late 2024 and throughout 2025, the government temporarily lifted the ban on exporting raw macadamia nuts for one year.

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• The promise to establish fully equipped TVET institutions in the remaining 52 constituencies within the first two years has not been fully met with reports indicating a plan to build facilities in 38 unserved constituencies.
•  While the initial “two-year” window has passed, the Ministry of Education now targets 2030 for its long-term goal of having at least one fully functional national polytechnic in every county and a well-equipped TVET in every constituency.

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• The government has taken steps towards its promise, most notably through advancements at the Konza Technopolis and various digital infrastructure projects. However, a specific completion timeline has not been announced. 
• As of March 2026, the Kenya Kwanza administration has transitioned its manifesto promise of an “Africa Regional Hub” into an active operational phase branded as the “Code Nation” initiative. This strategy aims to shift Kenya from a technology consumer to a global exporter of software and digital talent.
• Code Nation Plan was  Launched in late 2025, this plan specifically targets the export of software solutions and AI-driven products. It is supported by the Skill-Up Kenya program, which aims to produce a globally competitive workforce of developers.
•  Major tech entities like Microsoft (African Development Centre), Google (Product Development Centre), and Visa (Innovation Studio) have fully established Nairobi as their regional base for software engineering and R&D, directly contributing to the “export” of Kenyan-developed code to their global platforms.

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