Kenya reports progress in financial inclusion

By Maria Macharia, Kenya Correspondent
Johannesburg, 03 Dec 2025
Dr Chris Kiptoo, principal secretary of the National Treasury.
Dr Chris Kiptoo, principal secretary of the National Treasury.

Kenya has achieved significant success in its financial inclusion initiative, with over 84% of adults now using formal financial services, led by banking, mobile money, and digital finance solutions, according to the government.

This emerged yesterday as Dr Chris Kiptoo, principal secretary of the National Treasury, chaired the inaugural meeting at the National Treasury for the National Financial Inclusion Council whose role will be to provide policy guidance on implementation of National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025-2028.

The meeting paves the way for the official launch of the NFIS strategy, the Financial Services Sector Plan 2023–2027, and the Women Entrepreneurship Finance Code by President William Ruto tomorrow at the Central Bank of Kenya Institute of Monetary Studies.

The National treasury said: “The Strategy aims to: expand equitable access to quality and affordable financial services that meets customer needs; strengthen stakeholder coordination; and support innovation and policies for sustainable consumer-focused financial inclusion.”

Share

Read more
ITWeb proudly displays the “FAIR” stamp of the Press Council of South Africa, indicating our commitment to adhere to the Code of Ethics for Print and online media which prescribes that our reportage is truthful, accurate and fair. Should you wish to lodge a complaint about our news coverage, please lodge a complaint on the Press Council’s website, www.presscouncil.org.za or email the complaint to enquiries@ombudsman.org.za. Contact the Press Council on 011 484 3612.
Copyright @ 1996 - 2025 ITWeb Limited. All rights reserved.