The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed a Governance Diagnostic mission to Kenya aimed at identifying critical governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities across key public sectors.
The visit, which took place from June 16 to 30, 2025, was conducted at the request of the Kenyan government.
Led by Rebecca A. Sparkman, the IMF Technical Assistance team engaged a wide range of stakeholders, including government departments, civil society, and the private sector. The mission follows a scoping exercise conducted earlier in March.
“The Governance Diagnostic aims to identify macro-economically critical governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities, and design an action plan with specific, sequenced recommendations and reform priorities,” the IMF said in a statement.
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The visiting team included staff from several IMF departments Fiscal Affairs, Legal, Finance, Monetary and Capital Markets, and Strategy, Policy and Reviewas well as World Bank personnel.
Their objective was to assess and provide recommendations on public financial management, procurement, tax policy, revenue administration, mining, market regulation, and central bank governance.
They also held engagements with Kenya’s anti-corruption and oversight institutions to evaluate the impact of legal and institutional frameworks in curbing corruption.
“The mission also met members of Kenya’s National Assembly,” the statement added.
In addition to government officials, the IMF team consulted civil society actors, business associations, and development partners to gather perspectives on governance challenges and anti-corruption efforts.
The IMF confirmed that a draft report based on the mission’s findings will be prepared in the coming months. It will include a prioritized reform roadmap and will be shared with the Kenyan government before the end of 2025 for review and feedback.
