Only 5% of Kenyans Are Not Stressed About Financial Situation- Report

A report has revealed that 46 percent of Kenyans are happy about their financial future despite the current financial stress. The Tala 2025 MoneyMarch report reveals that despite a third of consumers often feeling stressed about their financial situation, they are generally optimistic about their financial future.

The report states that 46 percent of Kenyans are happy about their financial future, with only 3 percent feeling sad.

51 percent of Kenyans, according to the report, are neutral.

At the same time, Tala’s report shows that 12 percent of Kenyans are always stressed about their current financial situation, while 20 percent are often stressed.

45 percent, on the other hand, are occasionally stressed.

Another 18 percent are rarely stressed and 5 percent never stressed about their financial situation.

The report also reveals that majority of Kenyans (58 percent) are looking to retire in their 50s with 76 percent having a retirement savings plan.

Some of the listed barriers to saving for retirement include high expenses, lack of income, uncertainty, limited financial knowledge and no access to pension plans.

Financial Goals

Consumers generally feel optimistic about the future despite current economic challenges with the majority being confident that they will achieve financial goals.

Kenyan’s top financial goals within the next five years include businesses, home ownership, retirement, emergency and education.

Most of Kenyans set aside between 11 t0 20 percent of their income for investment.

They do this mainly in savings, saccos, chamas, retirement funds, real estate, stocks, fixed deposits and crypto.

The main reasons why Kenyans are investing include wealth growth, business, retirement, education, inflation protection among others.

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Investing in Digital Platforms

The report highlighted that lack of education to consumers about these platforms leads to fear of loss of investments in the platforms.

However, 57 percent have used digital platforms to invest, and more are keen to use them in future if guaranteed security and easy access.

Some of the listed challenges to investing include low income, fear of loss, no trusted platforms and lack of knowledge.

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Sources of Income as Per Tala 2025 MoneyMarch report

The trend of full-time employment being the main income source is declining year on year, with a 5 percent decline in 2025.

Business ownership, on the other hand, increased- with many lacking any form of employment.

Consumers in both full-time and part-time employment are engaging less in ventures that generate secondary income for them -increased cost of living eating into funds that would generally be injected into business ventures.

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