Offshore Havens Soak Up Nearly a Quarter of Kenya’s Capital Outflows
Kenya’s net capital outflows surged nearly fourfold to KSh 217.6 billion in 2023, as money moved aggressively into offshore financial centers even as foreign inflows decreased by 28.8%. The imbalance [...]
HewaTele Secures US$ 10.5Mn to Build East Africa Medical Oxygen Plant
HewaTele Limited, a Kenyan medical oxygen producer, has secured US$10.5 million from AfricInvest’s Transform Health Fund to build a large-scale plant capable of producing oxygen at 99.6% purity. “Oxygen is [...]Kenya Sees Foreign Investment Uptick as Investors Balance Optimism with Hurdles
Foreign investors in Kenya have raised concerns over high electricity costs, regulatory bottlenecks, tax administration, and corruption, describing them as the most pressing hurdles to doing business in the country. The [...]VENTURE WARS Launches Kenya's First High-Stakes Startup Championship with AI-Powered Ventures Competing for Investment Glory
VENTURE WARS, Kenya's most ambitious startup competition, will host its inaugural championship event on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, featuring ten cutting-edge technology companies competing in a sudden-death elimination format for [...]
Insights on the August Infrastructure Bond's Oversubscription
Kenya’s August 2025 infrastructure bond auction marked a significant moment in domestic debt management. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reopened two long-tenor infrastructure bonds—IFB1/2018/015 (15-year) and IFB1/2022/019 (19-year)—to support [...]CBK Redeems KSh 94.6Bn 2-Year High-Cost Bond
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has redeemed one of the year’s largest bond maturities, settling KSh 94.6 billion tied to the two-year FXD1/2023/002 issue. Breakdown of FXD1/2023/002 Tranches Issue [...]
Kenya Courts California Investors, Set to Host UC Davis-Backed Transport Research Hub
Kenya is set to host a new Africa Center of Excellence in Sustainable Transport, headquartered in Nairobi and supported by the University of California, Davis. Kenya is using the partnership [...]Rule of Law is Pivotal to Africa's Prosperity, AfDB President Says
Africa’s true wealth lies not only in its natural resources but also in its ability to govern them transparently, enforce contracts fairly, and ensure justice for all citizens, outgoing African [...]
Kenyans Double Down on Money Market Funds, Unit Trusts
Kenya’s Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) reached a new milestone in Q2 2025, with total Assets Under Management (AUM) rising to KSh 596.3 billion, a 20.2% increase from KSh 496.2 billion [...]Tatu City’s Investment Value Hits $3 Billion as Half of Kenya’s SEZ Firms Set Up at the City
Tatu City, Africa’s leading new city development and a Rendeavour flagship urban investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, has reached a total investment value of $3 billion. The figure comprises $2.2 billion [...]
NSE Market Cap Tops KSh 2.6 Trillion, Indices Hit Multi-Year Highs
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week at its strongest levels in years as market capitalization crossed KSh 2.6 trillion for the first time since February 2022. NSE 20 [...]Narok Court Declines to Halt Ritz-Carlton Opening
A Narok environmental and land court has declined to halt the opening of The Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp. According to several sources in the Narok hospitality industry who requested [...]
