🎬 | Stories of impact This year, IPF and @KEWOPA supported women in nano, micro, and small businesses across five counties by providing knowledge and practical skills in financial literacy, business planning, and engagement in county policy processes. We released a new documentary capturing transformation stories from many of these women after the Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) workshops. 📺 Watch ⤵️ youtu.be/GtJ7j9YY_Lw?si=Qqpl…

On Day 2 at #TheTrustSummit @GTSummit2026 IPF highlighted key areas of concern that weaken trust among the Government and the public on budget credibility. 💬 Speaking on a panel CEO, @DWNdirangu raised key concerns on fiscal indiscipline occasioned by supplementary budgets, which often contribute to rise in expenditure and result to increased borrowing. "Kenya needs fiscal discipline, meaningful public participation and institutions that sustain financial accountability in order to strengthen public trust."

It's Day 2 at The Trust Summit: Nairobi Dialogue on Global Trust IPF is lined up on an amazing panel: 📢 Trust by Design: Playbook for Capital, Trade and Investment 💬 CEO @DWNdirangu will be speaking on the critical role of trust to accelerate Foreign Direct Investment and its impact on global and regional trade and public investments. @GTSummit2026 #TheTrustSummit

We share some of our key takeaways from Day 1 at #TheTrustSummit @GTSummit2026 ↘️ 💬 CEO @DWNdirangu speaks to @JumaNyangi on custodians of trust, public participation and role of government to strengthen public trust through building stronger public finance systems that deliver services.

Today, we have joined global stakeholders at The Trust Summit, Nairobi dialogue on Global Trust. Our work at IPF centres around public money and people’s lives. Through our analysis, we examine how the government raises, allocates and spends public resources. Citizens and businesses pay taxes with an expectation that governments will manage those resources responsibly, provide services to the citizens and create a conducive operating environment for businesses. Whether that expectation is fulfilled has direct economic consequences. Kenya’s PFM system is anchored on trust principles including transparency, accountability, public participation, equity, efficiency and effectiveness. Our hope is that by the end of this Summit, key stakeholders including governments would reflect and commit to these core principles, because they influence whether people can rely on institutions and whether public resources produce expected outcomes and positively impact citizens lives. @GTSummit2026

Level 2 and 3 health facilities in Laikipia County play a central role in strengthening Primary Health Care (PHC) services and accelerating progress toward Universal Health Coverage. Financing and stronger governance are key pillars of the health system at these levels. The facilities receive PHC funds from the Social Health Authority (SHA) and an additional stream of funding from DANIDA. Prudent management of these funds to advance quality health services is the responsibility of facility in-charges. Today, IPF continued its county-focused technical assistance, working closely with the Department of Health in Laikipia County to deliver Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) training to facility in-charges. This knowledge and these skills will strengthen efficiency and translate into better health outcomes in the county.

Last year, IPF did an analysis focusing on Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Nakuru County. The analysis outlined that while many Level 2 and 3 facility In-Charges have strong medical and clinical training to manage the facilities, they also needed to strengthen their accounting and financial management skills. Since the operationalization of the Facility Improvement Financing (FIF) Act, the PHC Act, and the era of the Social Health Authority (SHA), facilities receive funds and therefore need strong financial systems and planning. These funds are controlled at the facility level. IPF and Nakuru County Government have designed a training module on the Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) that targets the facility managers. This week, we trained participants from Nakuru West sub-county, equipping them with knowledge and skills that would increase efficiency in the AIE process, as it's central to the actualization of identified priorities at the facility level.

Kitui County is currently developing its Finance Bill before it reaches the county assembly for debate and approval. It is therefore critical that this process incorporate citizens’ voices, including those of women, who are key actors in the county’s business and revenue ecosystem. Women traders’ input on the County Finance Bill is significant because it gives them an opportunity to examine the proposed fees, licenses, and charges. This week, IPF supported the County Government of Kitui in holding a public participation engagement with women traders. The engagement aimed to identify gender-specific barriers, improve fairness and affordability, and ensure that county revenue measures support, rather than constrain, women’s economic participation.

🔵 | Borrowers' Platform The debt crisis has crept up stealthily, but inexorably. The scale is enormous: developing countries’ aggregate external sovereign debt reached $12.3 trillion in 2025. Their borrowings are supposed to finance social and economic upliftment, infrastructure and climate resilience. Yet for many countries, financing intended to develop capacity ends up impinging on it. Read this article on @cnbcafrica ⤵️ cnbcafrica.com/2026/the-borr…

🔵 | Podcast 🎬 | Episode 1: Understanding Kenya's tax system and how we can make it fair 💬 Despite economic progress, millions of Kenyans remain trapped in poverty and excluded from the benefits of growth. More than 3.6 million people live in extreme poverty, unable to afford even the most basic food needs, while the link between economic growth and poverty reduction continues to weaken. #TaxMdosiTufaidike Watch on YouTube ⤵️ youtu.be/EXxf5lhbtAw?si=ChSt…

🗞️ 🔵 Newspaper Round-Up 🔝 This Week’s Top Stories: 📌 CRA proposes more funds for county governments 📌 Kenya’s growth faces fresh test as World Bank flags global risks mailchi.mp/ipfglobal/newspap…

Today, IPF joined Public Finance Management (PFM) stakeholders at the Public Finance Conference #PFM2026 convened by @bajeti_hub Kenya’s PFM framework is structurally sound on paper, yet it still faces severe implementation gaps. Government faces huge pending bills backlog and massive audit leakages continue to drain public resources and erode public trust. We see the government turn to aggressive tax extraction and high debt borrowing to cover these inefficiencies. This situation continues to increase burden on regular citizens who face a double burden: paying higher taxes while absorbing out-of-pocket costs for underfunded public services like health and education. There is therefore an urgent need for Kenya's PFM system to address these challenges.

Trust is an economic asset in every economy: mistrust carries a price in investment, trade and jobs. This October, Kenya will be hosting The Trust Summit 2026- a global dialogue, where Africa contributes leadership and solutions to a challenge the whole world shares. IPF is a excited to be part of this conversation. #TheTrustSummit #WeavingTrust #TrustSummit2026 #TTS2026