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All posts tagged "National Infrastructure Fund"
Fifth Estate
The underlying logic is simple: mobilising long-term domestic capital for infrastructure could help close Kenya’s infrastructure gap while stimulating economic activity.
NATIONAL NEWS
President Ruto signs the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) Bill 2026 into law, mobilising Sh5 trillion for strategic projects with strict governance and anti-misappropriation measures.
Kenya
The Association proposed that the Investment Policy require at least 40 per cent of construction materials for fund-supported projects be sourced from local manufacturers.
BUDGET
The Fund would be managed by a Board of Directors mandated to develop a five-year investment policy.
Headlines
President Ruto emphasized that the diplomats will pursue economic diplomacy guided by Kenya’s new roadmap to transform the country into a first-world economy through...
NATIONAL NEWS
President Ruto pledges to lift 10 million Kenyans out of poverty in 2026, halve unemployment, and boost investment through BETA, NIF, and Sovereign Wealth...
Headlines
“It is unfortunate that some stupid and primitive individuals are opposed to the initiative and are even planning to challenge it in court,” Atwoli...
Fifth Estate
Constitutions are written to restrain power. They anticipate moments when governments, frustrated by accountability, seek shortcuts to escape oversight while retaining control. Kenya’s 2010...
World
The National Infrastructure Fund, approved as a limited liability company, will serve as the central engine for aligning government financial resources with national development...