From Chaos to Clarity: How Zoho One Empowers Kenyan SMEs to Thrive
Zoho One is a comprehensive platform that empowers businesses to streamline processes, enhance collaboration, and gain real-time insights, giving them the control they need to scale confidently.
In the Markets Last Week: Indices Fall, Foreign Outflows Persist, Uchumi Tops 535% YTD
Uchumi gained 45.95% this week and lifted its YTD performance to 535%, the strongest on the exchange. Portland rose 19.77% while Carbacid, Olympia and KCB led declines. All major NSE indices fell, with NASI down 3.65% and NSE 25 down 3.90%. Turnover dropped 17% to KSh 3.17B. Foreign investors posted a KSh 619.9M net outflow as Safaricom, KCB, EABL, Equity and BK Group dominated liquidity.
Listed Banks Hit Record KSh 269Bn in Pre-Tax Profits on Higher Lending Income
NSE listed banks delivered a record-breaking performance in the first nine months of 2025, with pre-tax profits rising 10% to KSh 269 billion and net profit growing 11% to KSh 205 billion. This historic result was powered by a 13% surge in net interest income to KSh 425.5 billion, which decisively offset a 4.1% contraction in non-funded income. Equity and KCB solidified their market dominance, contributing nearly half of all sector income and profits. The sector also showed improved health as loan growth (6.28%) outpaced the rise in non-performing loans (2.03%), indicating stronger underlying asset quality even as the industry navigates a clear shift toward lending-driven revenue.A Glimpse of Bitcoin's Safe-Haven Potential?
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Stalled Reforms Keep Kenya’s Power Costs Soaring
Kenya’s quest for cheaper and more reliable electricity is slowing, with a new World Bank assessment warning that key reforms have stalledIs Bitcoin Calming Down as it Matures?
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Digitizing Trade Stumbles on Costs, Standards
Report identifies interoperability gaps, regulatory inconsistencies and implementation challenges as the most significant obstacles to digitising trade."Cartels are an Invisible Tax On Consumers" -Competition Authority Director-General
Without the pressure to compete, cartel members have no incentive to innovate and improve their products and services, or processes.
Del Monte Kenya Goes Green with New Solar Installation in Thika
Del Monte, which runs one of the largest agricultural operations in Kenya, has transitioned its pineapple operations in Thika to solar power.Financial Regulators Warn of System Risk From Shared Tech Providers
