CEOs forecast increased hiring in expansion drive

An equal number of executives in the transport sector said they will probably hire more workers, but half of the companies still don’t think they will add employee numbers in 2026.

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Corporate executives plan to hire more workers and upskill their current workforce this year to support expansions, a new survey by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has disclosed.

At least 89 percent of bank Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and 56 percent of the executives in other sectors of the economy indicated plans to increase the number of workers they had last year, sending positive signals for the year ahead.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.