The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced a significant 256.7 percent increase in tax collections at the Kisumu Port, reaching Sh107 million in the 2024/25 fiscal year. This surge is attributed to enhanced surveillance and closure of tax loopholes along Lake Victoria.

• Tax collections jumped from Sh30 million in the previous financial year.
• Dominic Kengara, Chief Manager of Customs for the Western Region, stated that 4,600 metric tonnes of sugar were imported between May and August 2025, generating over Sh170 million in duties and taxes.
• The KRA Marine Unit intercepted illicit goods valued at Sh3.19 million in 2023/24, recovering Sh1.6 million in revenue.

Construction material costs in Kenya saw an increase across most major categories in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 compared to the previous year, as reported by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). This rise coincided with a significant decline in the value of building approvals in Nairobi during the first eight months of 2025.

• The KNBS Construction Input Price Indices increased to 121.27 in Q3 2025, showing a 0.74 percent year-on-year inflation.
• The cost of reinforced bars and steel rose by 5.2 percent, and sand by 3.63 percent during Q3 2025.
• The value of building approvals in Nairobi declined by Sh34.2 billion in the first eight months of 2025, dropping to Sh114.3 billion from Sh148.5 billion in the same period last year.

Uganda and the United States were Kenya's top export destinations in August 2025, despite a significant drop in the country's overall trade value. Total trade fell to Sh313.3 billion from Sh349.6 billion in July.

• Kenya's exports to Uganda were valued at Sh11.0 billion, while shipments to the U.S. stood at Sh6.3 billion.
• The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released this new data.
• China remained Kenya's largest import source, with goods worth Sh54.4 billion.