An independent think tank that delivers unquestionable evidence for Public Finance Management Policy and Action
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📢 New Opportunity!
IPF is recruiting a national pool of qualified electronic Government Procurement (eGP) Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) to serve as the core group for delivering eGP capacity-building efforts.
@kismgt
↘️ Application details:
ipfglobal.or.ke/vacancy-anno…
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🗞️ 🔵 Newspaper Round-Up
🔝 This Week’s Top Stories:
📌 Mbadi admits Kenyans sought to lessen burden but offers little hope
📌 Health spending rises by Sh37b to plug donor gap
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🔵| 🆕 Podcast
💬 Is Kenya’s national budget financing climate adaptation at the scale, consistency, and sustainability required to deliver real resilience outcomes?
Watch @KipronoTM as he shares our analysis
📺 youtu.be/zf3ED04dZ4Y
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🆕 | Kenya’s KSh 4.8 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year has redrawn the country’s spending priorities, channeling more money to defence, security and teachers while sharply cutting back on public health, roads and energy.
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🔵 | Opportunity!
We are seeking an individual or firm with strong expertise in software development to build an intervention for an experiment on public participation in county budget formulation forums in select counties in Kenya.
➡️ Find out more: ipfglobal.or.ke/careers/
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📌 Kenya's Budget Day
Today on @HopeTV_KE we will look at Kenya's 4.8 Trillion budget: how it will be financed and the question of public debt pressure.
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📌 Media duties on Kenya's Budget Day!
In April 2026, IPF released the Annual National Shadow Budget, a budget advocacy tool analysing key sectors and with strong recommendations for Parliament.
Join this conversation on #FixingTheNationNTV with @Veroh_Ndegwa
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The IPF led Mainstreaming Participation Accelerator (MPA) program with @PeoplePowrd x @opengovpart supports reformers working to turn one-off initiatives into sustained practices.
➡️ Read this blog that amplifies Klara's story -one of the MPA reformers:
peoplepowered.org/news-conte…
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📌 A pre-budget conversation.
@RuthKendagor1 will be on Day Break, the early morning show @citizentvkenya
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
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🎙️ Join us tonight at 8:00 PM EAT on #MwangoSpaces for a pre-budget analysis of Kenya’s FY2026/27 Budget.
We’ll be joined by Ann Magondu (Deloitte), Brian Kanyi (PwC), Veronicah Ndegwa (Institute of Public Finance), and Tobias Alando (Kenya Association of Manufacturers), with Ramah Nyang co-hosting.
We’ll unpack the key revenue measures, spending priorities, tax proposals, and what the budget could mean for businesses, manufacturers, investors, and taxpayers.
Set a reminder and join the conversation here: x.com/i/spaces/1wxWjjprzPmJQ
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🔵 | New Podcast
📌 Snapshot of the Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Chapter in the IPF Annual National Shadow Budget (ANSB) 2026/27
Watch full episode ⤵️
youtu.be/l4RRfz42hng?si=U4FZ…
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🔵 New Blog
💬 "The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) calls for total adaptation financing of about KSh 468.5 billion per year, of which 10% is meant to come from govt. But is the country putting its money where its mouth is?"
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We are seeking a consultant to design and deliver an evidence-driven digital advocacy campaign focused on tackling inequality and advancing more equitable public finance choices in Kenya.
Find the Terms of Reference and application details here: ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/consultancy-…
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🚨 It's here!
The #OBS2025 findings for 33 Sub-Saharan Africa countries including Kenya 🇰🇪 assessed on
➡️ Budget transparency,
➡️ Participation, and
➡️ Oversight.
Read the report: internationalbudget.org/open…
Produced by @OpenBudgets
#OBS2025 #SSALaunch #OpenBudgets
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
🚨 It's here.
The #OBS2025 findings for Sub-Saharan Africa are live — 33 countries assessed on budget transparency, participation, and oversight.
The headline: progress is real, but accountability is still at a crossroads.
Read the report: internationalbudget.org/open…
Produced by @OpenBudgets with support from @UNICEFAfrica, @EU_Commission and @FCDOGovUK.
#OBS2025 #SSALaunch #OpenBudgets
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Institute of Public Finance retweeted
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🚨 24 HOURS TO GO! ⏰
Tomorrow, we officially unveil the Kenya #CBTS2025 results. How did your county perform in the quest for accountability?
📅 June 4, 2026
⏰ 8 AM - 12 Noon
📍 Zoom
Join the narrative live: 👇
🔗us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#CBTS2025 #BajetiHub #OpenBudgets
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🗞️ 🔵 Newspaper Round-Up
🔝 This Week’s Top Stories:
📌 Treasury mulls slashing Sh4.8tr budget, tax hikes still an option
📌 Professional bodies oppose controversial tax proposals
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We are recruiting to establish a national pool of qualified electronic Government Procurement (eGP) Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) who will be deployed to deliver training, public education, and reform-learning activities.
@kismgt
Application Details ⤵️
ipfglobal.or.ke/vacancy-anno…
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Evidence shows that a properly structured wealth tax could raise over Ksh 130 billion annually. This alternative revenue stream could fundamentally transform public financing while directly addressing Kenya's severe economic inequality.
#FinanceBill2026
🗞️ @TheStarKenya
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🗞️ Our push with @thekhrc towards a fairer and more equitable tax system #FinanceBill2026
Story in the @StandardKenya
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