Highlights

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

FSD Kenya: Twenty years of a market systems approach in the Kenyan financial system

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2025 annual report

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Supply‑side data market infrastructure: Catalysing data‑driven innovation through the WE Finance Code Kenya Chapter

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Even as health facilities get closer, transportation remains a barrier to care

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New coconut processing plant in Lamu opens a reliable market for 5,000 farmers

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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

From insight to action: Positioning insurance at the heart of women’s financial resilience
From insight to action: Positioning insurance at the heart of women’s financial resilience
August 5th, 2026

From insight to action: Positioning insurance at the heart of women’s financial resilience

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The 2025 Remittances Household Survey
The 2025 Remittances Household Survey
June 17th, 2026

The 2025 Remittances Household Survey

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Analysis of a performance guarantee-backed mortgage model pilot and its market impact – A case study of Unity Homes
Analysis of a performance guarantee-backed mortgage model pilot and its market impact – A case study of Unity Homes
June 11th, 2026

Analysis of a performance guarantee-backed mortgage model pilot and its market impact – A case study of Unity Homes

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Green technology and redesigned finance can transform Kenya’s food deficits into decent youth jobs
Green technology and redesigned finance can transform Kenya’s food deficits into decent youth jobs
May 28th, 2026

Green technology and redesigned finance can transform Kenya’s food deficits into decent youth jobs

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Affordable housing access for Kenya’s formal workforce: What pension data reveals and what can work
Affordable housing access for Kenya’s formal workforce: What pension data reveals and what can work
May 19th, 2026

Affordable housing access for Kenya’s formal workforce: What pension data reveals and what can work

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FSD Kenya: Twenty years of a market systems approach in the Kenyan financial system
FSD Kenya: Twenty years of a market systems approach in the Kenyan financial system
April 9th, 2026

FSD Kenya: Twenty years of a market systems approach in the Kenyan financial system

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2025 annual report
2025 annual report
April 9th, 2026

2025 annual report

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Unlocking affordable housing off-take: From waiting lists to guaranteed demand
Unlocking affordable housing off-take: From waiting lists to guaranteed demand
March 31st, 2026

Unlocking affordable housing off-take: From waiting lists to guaranteed demand

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Blogs

Smart water project launched in Kajire to deliver affordable, safe water to local communities
Smart water project launched in Kajire to deliver affordable, safe water to local communities
September 24th, 2026

Smart water project launched in Kajire to deliver affordable, safe water to local communities

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Women, gum arabic and the promise of economic inclusion in Samburu
Women, gum arabic and the promise of economic inclusion in Samburu
August 31st, 2026

Women, gum arabic and the promise of economic inclusion in Samburu

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How SUED is translating planning into finance, and finance into jobs
How SUED is translating planning into finance, and finance into jobs
August 31st, 2026

How SUED is translating planning into finance, and finance into jobs

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From long journeys to local economic opportunity: Lentam Ntarawe’s gum arabic journey
From long journeys to local economic opportunity: Lentam Ntarawe’s gum arabic journey
August 28th, 2026

From long journeys to local economic opportunity: Lentam Ntarawe’s gum arabic journey

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Events

New Kilifi fruit processing plant opens up a reliable market for more than 3,000 farmers in Kilifi County
New Kilifi fruit processing plant opens up a reliable market for more than 3,000 farmers in Kilifi County
June 30th, 2026

New Kilifi fruit processing plant opens up a reliable market for more than 3,000 farmers in Kilifi County

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FSD Kenya at the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026 Dialogues
FSD Kenya at the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026 Dialogues
June 29th, 2026

FSD Kenya at the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026 Dialogues

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Launch event – The 2025 Remittances Household Survey Report
Launch event – The 2025 Remittances Household Survey Report
June 17th, 2026

Launch event – The 2025 Remittances Household Survey Report

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Launch event: Green Finance for Youth Employment (GFYE) – A Food Systems Analysis in 14 counties in Kenya
Launch event: Green Finance for Youth Employment (GFYE) – A Food Systems Analysis in 14 counties in Kenya
May 28th, 2026

Launch event: Green Finance for Youth Employment (GFYE) – A Food Systems Analysis in 14 counties in Kenya

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