CBK 2025 report shows Sh931.8bn remittances into Kenya, mostly cash, with gender, education and migration ties shaping how money and in-kind support flow.
The 2025 Remittances Household Survey estimates inflows from abroad at Sh931.8 billion. First generation individuals in the diaspora are the highest contributors of remittance.
Do you have a relative abroad? If so, do they send you "something small"? If they do not, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) might have found the reason.
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