Kenya Power is emphasizing the need for significant investment in its electricity grid to accommodate the integration of renewable energy sources and ensure a reliable power supply.

• The company plans to expand electricity infrastructure, increase hydropower storage, and carefully integrate solar and wind generation.
• Kenya Power Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Eng. Joseph Siror highlighted the changing dynamics of power imports and exports with Tanzania as Kenya's generation capacity grows.
• A key project involves a proposed 1.5-metre extension of the Masinga Dam wall to increase water storage capacity for hydropower, crucial for balancing intermittent renewable sources.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revised down its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026.

• Global oil demand is now expected to grow by 600,000 barrels per day year-on-year in 2026, a decrease from the previous estimate of 800,000 bpd.
• The forecast was made by OPEC in its latest monthly oil market report.
• Despite the lower 2026 forecast, OPEC revised up its demand growth forecast for 2027 to approximately 2.2 million bpd.

Turkana and Siaya counties have posted the weakest own-source revenue (OSR) performance in the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, despite a national increase in county collections. This underperformance highlights significant disparities in revenue mobilization capabilities among Kenya's 47 counties.

• Turkana collected only 13.6 percent of its OSR target, while Siaya managed 19.5 percent.
• The National Treasury data indicates that inefficiencies in revenue administration, weak enforcement, and optimistic projections are contributing factors.
• Overall, counties collectively raised Sh53.83 billion, a 17.2 percent increase, representing 53.8 percent of their total target.