Mobile Money Users in Kenya Rise by 2mn to 53.4mn

Mobile money subscriptions in Kenya have surged by 2 million to reach a total of 53.4 million in the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. The growth reflects increasing digital financial adoption across the country. Separately, The National Treasury faces intense pressure to disburse Sh68.5 billion to county governments within the next month to meet constitutional obligations before the close of the financial year. Kenya has also secured a substantial Sh22 billion financing package from Japan to bolster its automotive sector and implement energy reforms, aiming to accelerate industrialization and diversify funding sources. Meanwhile, two Kenyan entrepreneurs, Joan Watheri and Tony Nzomo, are transforming arid lands into profitable honey-producing regions through their social enterprise, Yatta Beekeepers Limited. An unemployed journalism graduate, Waihiga Mutero, successfully relaunched her home-based granola business, Gratifying Granola, with just one initial order after facing difficulties finding employment in her field for over two years.