Kenyans living abroad are sending home about Sh280 billion annually in unrecorded remittances through informal channels and non-monetary items, indicating that they are playing a bigger role in funding households than was previously thought.
A new official survey of diaspora remittances shows that total inflows stood at Sh931.8 billion in the 12 months to May 2025, inclusive of in-kind items and cash that was brought into Kenya outside of formal channels like banks and remittance service providers.
