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Wakenya wanaoishi na kufanya kazi nchini Tanzania walituma nyumbani Ksh bilioni 1.52 (Dola za Marekani milioni 11.72) mwezi Agosti, kiasi ambacho kimezidi fedha zilizotumwa kutoka Saudi Arabia, ambazo zilifikia Ksh bilioni 1.50 (Dola milioni 11.61).
Hii ni mara ya kwanza kwa Tanzania kuzidi Saudi Arabia tangu Benki Kuu ya Kenya (CBK) ianze kuchapisha takwimu za fedha zinazotumwa kutoka nje kwa kuzingatia nchi husika mwaka 2019.
Mabadiliko hayo yamekuja wakati Saudi Arabia ikianzisha kanuni mpya kwa wafanyakazi wa kigeni, hali ambayo imeathiri mapato na utumaji wa fedha kwenda Kenya.
Fedha zilizotumwa kutoka Saudi Arabia zilipungua kwa asilimia 28.7 ikilinganishwa na mwaka uliopita, huku fedha zilizotumwa kutoka Tanzania zikiongezeka kwa asilimia 72.3.
Licha ya kushuka kwa kiwango cha fedha zilizotumwa, Saudi Arabia bado ni miongoni mwa masoko makubwa kwa Wakenya wanaoishi ughaibuni, ikiwa imetuma jumla ya Ksh bilioni 25.65 (Dola milioni 198.1) katika kipindi cha miezi 12 hadi Juni 2026.
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Kenyans living and working in Tanzania sent home Ksh1.52 billion (US$11.72 million) in August, surpassing remittances from Saudi Arabia, which stood at Ksh1.50 billion (US$11.61 million).
This was the first time Tanzania surpassed Saudi Arabia since CBK began publishing country-level remittance data in 2019.
The shift coincided with new foreign-worker rules in Saudi Arabia that have disrupted earnings and money transfers.
Remittances from Saudi Arabia fell 28.7% year-on-year, while inflows from Tanzania surged 72.3%. Despite the decline, Saudi Arabia remains a major diaspora market, having contributed Ksh25.65 billion (US$198.1 million) in the 12 months to June 2026.
#wachumi tujuzeni ikitokea hivi maana yake nini?,kiuchumi!
Hii ni mara ya kwanza kwa Tanzania kuzidi Saudi Arabia tangu Benki Kuu ya Kenya (CBK) ianze kuchapisha takwimu za fedha zinazotumwa kutoka nje kwa kuzingatia nchi husika mwaka 2019.
Mabadiliko hayo yamekuja wakati Saudi Arabia ikianzisha kanuni mpya kwa wafanyakazi wa kigeni, hali ambayo imeathiri mapato na utumaji wa fedha kwenda Kenya.
Fedha zilizotumwa kutoka Saudi Arabia zilipungua kwa asilimia 28.7 ikilinganishwa na mwaka uliopita, huku fedha zilizotumwa kutoka Tanzania zikiongezeka kwa asilimia 72.3.
Licha ya kushuka kwa kiwango cha fedha zilizotumwa, Saudi Arabia bado ni miongoni mwa masoko makubwa kwa Wakenya wanaoishi ughaibuni, ikiwa imetuma jumla ya Ksh bilioni 25.65 (Dola milioni 198.1) katika kipindi cha miezi 12 hadi Juni 2026.
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Kenyans living and working in Tanzania sent home Ksh1.52 billion (US$11.72 million) in August, surpassing remittances from Saudi Arabia, which stood at Ksh1.50 billion (US$11.61 million).
This was the first time Tanzania surpassed Saudi Arabia since CBK began publishing country-level remittance data in 2019.
The shift coincided with new foreign-worker rules in Saudi Arabia that have disrupted earnings and money transfers.
Remittances from Saudi Arabia fell 28.7% year-on-year, while inflows from Tanzania surged 72.3%. Despite the decline, Saudi Arabia remains a major diaspora market, having contributed Ksh25.65 billion (US$198.1 million) in the 12 months to June 2026.
#wachumi tujuzeni ikitokea hivi maana yake nini?,kiuchumi!
