KNBS Launches 2025/26 Household Budget Survey

Nairobi: The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has announced a nationwide data collection exercise for the 2025/26 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS). This crucial initiative, spanning 12 months from July 2025 to July 22, 2026, aims to gather essential data to inform national planning, policy development, and the monitoring of living standards across Kenya. According to Kenya News Agency, KNBS officials will visit 24,480 scientifically sampled households in all 47 counties, including 960 households located in refugee camps. The comprehensive survey will cover a wide range of vital information, including income distribution, household expenditure patterns, and key indicators related to education, health, employment, and labor conditions. The Bureau will also collect data on child health and nutrition, fertility and mortality rates, and access to housing, water, sanitation, and energy. Trained enumerators will conduct face-to-face interviews using tablet computers while collecting data . To ensure the authenticity of the enumerators, KNBS has stated that all personnel will carry official identification badges with QR scan codes for verification, along with introduction letters from the Bureau. Furthermore, KNBS emphasizes that all responses provided by households will be kept strictly confidential and used solely for statistical purposes, underscoring their commitment to data privacy. The KIHBS is recognized as Kenya's most comprehensive household surveys, playing a pivotal role in shaping the nation's economic and social development agenda. KNBS has urged all selected households to cooperate fully and provide accurate information to ensure the success of this important national exercise.