Highlights

Key news, views, events, blogs and publications of note from FSD Kenya's work

Launch of National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025-28, the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTPIV) for the Financial Services Sector, and signing of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code

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FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO

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SACCO remittance toolkit

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Launch of the Gender-Disaggregated MSME Credit Dashboard

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Unlocking open finance in Kenya: Opportunities for Kenya’s financial sector

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Will the new social health insurance policy deliver universal health coverage for Kenya?

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2024 annual report

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2024 FinAccess Household Survey: Key insights into Kenya’s financial landscape

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Topics

FSD Kenya’s work is guided by four strategic drivers intended to lead to greater impact from more inclusive finance. Positioning gender and women’s economic empowerment at the centre of FSD Kenya’s strategy; meeting the financial needs of MSEs for growth and resilience; leveraging the opportunities and mitigating the challenges of a more digital economy; and factoring in climate risks and green opportunities.

Affordable housing finance

Affordable housing finance

Facilitating the creation of appropriate financial solutions that will enable improved access to decent and affordable shelter with associated infrast...

Green finance

Green finance

Stimulating interest and action in both ‘greening finance’ (mainstreaming climate and environment factors as a financial and strategic imperative ...

Agriculture & processing finance

Agriculture & processing finance

Accelerating development of value-adding finance to catalyse increased production, productivity and profitability of female smallholder farmers, agric...

Health finance

Health finance

Facilitating and advocating for value adding finance that enables improved health and financial resilience to health shocks for women and households....

Digital finance

Digital finance

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Gender & women’s economic empowerment

Gender & women’s economic empowerment

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MSEs

MSEs

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Policy

Policy

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Publications

SACCO remittance toolkit
SACCO remittance toolkit
November 26th, 2025

SACCO remittance toolkit

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Unlocking open finance in Kenya: Opportunities for Kenya’s financial sector
Unlocking open finance in Kenya: Opportunities for Kenya’s financial sector
September 23rd, 2025

Unlocking open finance in Kenya: Opportunities for Kenya’s financial sector

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Designing for resilience: Rethinking digital credit for financial health
Designing for resilience: Rethinking digital credit for financial health
September 17th, 2025

Designing for resilience: Rethinking digital credit for financial health

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Will the new social health insurance policy deliver universal health coverage for Kenya?
Will the new social health insurance policy deliver universal health coverage for Kenya?
August 18th, 2025

Will the new social health insurance policy deliver universal health coverage for Kenya?

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Shaping more resilient housing strategies: The Kenya affordable housing green building guidelines
Shaping more resilient housing strategies: The Kenya affordable housing green building guidelines
June 4th, 2025

Shaping more resilient housing strategies: The Kenya affordable housing green building guidelines

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Designing for women through data: Insights from the CIS Kenya International Women’s Day 2025 Webinar
Designing for women through data: Insights from the CIS Kenya International Women’s Day 2025 Webinar
April 30th, 2025

Designing for women through data: Insights from the CIS Kenya International Women’s Day 2025 Webinar

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2024 annual report
2024 annual report
April 28th, 2025

2024 annual report

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Why aren’t Kenyans investing in their future? Insights from FinAccess 2024 and reflections on building a financially healthier nation
Why aren’t Kenyans investing in their future? Insights from FinAccess 2024 and reflections on building a financially healthier nation
April 25th, 2025

Why aren’t Kenyans investing in their future? Insights from FinAccess 2024 and reflections on building a financially healthier nation

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Blogs

FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO
FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO
December 2nd, 2025

FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO

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A solution to improved credit availability for smallholders and MSMEs in Kenya
A solution to improved credit availability for smallholders and MSMEs in Kenya
November 24th, 2025

A solution to improved credit availability for smallholders and MSMEs in Kenya

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Launch of the Gender-Disaggregated MSME Credit Dashboard
Launch of the Gender-Disaggregated MSME Credit Dashboard
November 10th, 2025

Launch of the Gender-Disaggregated MSME Credit Dashboard

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Credit denied: What four million loan rejections reveal about Kenya’s financial divide
Credit denied: What four million loan rejections reveal about Kenya’s financial divide
November 3rd, 2025

Credit denied: What four million loan rejections reveal about Kenya’s financial divide

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Events

Launch of National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025-28, the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTPIV) for the Financial Services Sector, and signing of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code
Launch of National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025-28, the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTPIV) for the Financial Services Sector, and signing of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code
December 4th, 2025

Launch of National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025-28, the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTPIV) for the Financial Services Sector, and signing of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code

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FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO
FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO
December 2nd, 2025

FSD Kenya appoints Rashmi Pillai as new CEO

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Webinar – Leveraging SACCO data and research to strengthen the financing of the affordable housing value chain by the SACCO sector
Webinar – Leveraging SACCO data and research to strengthen the financing of the affordable housing value chain by the SACCO sector
November 13th, 2025

Webinar – Leveraging SACCO data and research to strengthen the financing of the affordable housing value chain by the SACCO sector

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The green finance Kenya 2025 roundtable
The green finance Kenya 2025 roundtable
September 2nd, 2025

The green finance Kenya 2025 roundtable

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