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Kenya
Kenya's infrastructure landscape combines an active public-private-partnership pipeline with transport, power, water and digital-infrastructure programmes — including standard-gauge rail and port expansion, geothermal and wind power generation, transmission grid expansion, and national ICT and social-infrastructure delivery.
Latest Developments
- Regulatory · 27 August 2026PPP Committee clears Mombasa and Lamu port assets for private investment
National Treasury's PPP Committee approved feasibility studies for Mombasa Berths 11–14, Container Terminal 1, and the Lamu Container Terminal/Special Economic Zone integrated concession — the first formal procurement-track step for Kenya's largest port privatisation programme to date, setting up a September 2026 market engagement. Independently confirmed via the founder-directed targeted verification gate (2026-09-10) across multiple corroborating outlets, not solely the master's original single source.
- Project · 12 August 2026SGR Phase 2B contractor mobilisation begins
Contractor camp establishment in Narok County reported ahead of the next implementation stage, confirming the construction start has moved into physical mobilisation.
- Project · 1 July 2026Kenya Railways begins construction of Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba SGR extension
Kenya Railways officially commenced construction of the 475km Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba SGR extension in Narok County — the formal start of Kenya's largest active rail infrastructure commitment since the original Mombasa–Nairobi SGR. Date corrected from the master's originally-cited 19 March 2026 groundbreaking to 1 July 2026 (construction commencement) per the targeted verification gate, which found the July date far more consistently corroborated across independent outlets.
Infrastructure
- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Ultra-Modern College of Health Sciences PPPProject · Healthcare Infrastructure, Healthcare, Social Infrastructure · Procurement
- Konza Technopolis (National ICT & Innovation City Programme)Programme · Urban Infrastructure · Implementation
- Northern Collector Tunnel (Phase I) — Nairobi Bulk Water SupplyProject · Bulk Water Infrastructure, Water Infrastructure, Strategic Water Infrastructure · Operational
- Isinya–Konza 400kV Transmission Line & SubstationsProject · Electricity Transmission, Grid Infrastructure, Energy Infrastructure · Operational
Infrastructure Sectors
- Transport Infrastructure
- Energy Infrastructure
- Electricity Transmission
- Grid Infrastructure
Key Organizations
Market Participants
10 market participants tracked in Kenya. Company profiles, capabilities and market presence are available in the Market Participants directory, included with the Business plan.
Open the Market Participants directory →Legal & Regulatory Framework
A compact map of the legal topics InfraLex tracks for Kenya. Each card links to the full instrument list for that topic.
Foreign Investment
Multiple frameworks
2 instruments
Companies & Corporate
Primary frameworkCompanies Act, 2015
3 instruments
Competition
Primary frameworkCompetition Act, 2010
2 instruments
PPP / Concessions
Primary frameworkPublic Private Partnerships Act, 2021
3 instruments
Public Procurement
Primary frameworkPublic Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015
3 instruments
Land / Real Estate / Land Use
Multiple frameworks
6 instruments
Environmental / Permitting
Primary frameworkEnvironmental Management and Co-ordination Act
1 instrument
Tax
Multiple frameworks
4 instruments
Banking & Finance
Multiple frameworks
3 instruments
Security / Collateral
Multiple frameworks
6 instruments
Foreign Exchange / Capital Controls
Primary frameworkCentral Bank of Kenya Act
2 instruments
Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Primary frameworkArbitration Act, 1995
2 instruments
Insolvency / Bankruptcy
Primary frameworkInsolvency Act, 2015
2 instruments