Nairobi Securities Exchange Posts Record 2025 Performance, Moves to Extend Trading Hours
Total revenue crossed the KSh 1 billion mark for the first time, growing 31% year-on-year, supported by strong performance across both the equities and fixed income markets.
NSE Banking Index Posts Worst Day Since Launch as Four-Day Rout Wipes KSh 215Bn
The Nairobi Securities Exchange lost KSh 64.34Bn on Thursday March 26, extending a four-day selloff that has erased KSh 215.58Bn in market value, the third worst week since 2008. The Banking Index fell 3.91%, its worst session since launching in October 2025, with six of eleven banks dropping more than 4%. KCB traded 8.95 million shares worth an estimated KSh 595M. The selloff is being driven by the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruption, with Brent crude above $106 and Kenya facing a fuel price shock at the April 15 EPRA review. Market cap fell to KSh 3,257Bn. YTD gains have narrowed from 12.24% to 5.27%.
Kenya Lures Private Capital With 50 Public-Private Projects At KIICO 2026
The government urged the private sector to seize these opportunities as they were embedded in sectors where markets are expanding, competitiveness is strengthening, and scale can be achieved.
Kenya Secures Over US$2.9 Billion in Investment Deals as KIICO 2026 Opens
The Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO 2026) opened today with the announcement of investment deals worth over US$ 2.9billion
President Ruto Pitches Tax Breaks, Reforms as Kenya Targets US$2.5bn in New Investments
During his keynote address at the 2026 Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO), President William Ruto delivered a blunt message to foreign investors: the country’s new investment strategy will rely less on promises and more on tax incentives, regulatory reforms, and faster approvals.Kenya Targets Over US$ 2bn in Investment Deals at #KIICO2026
Kenya has officially launched the Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) 2026, a flagship investment forum expected to mobilise more than Sh260 billion ($2 billion) in new investment commitments
Nairobi Ranks 6th in Sub-Saharan Africa, 56th Globally, in New Attractiveness Index
Nairobi has been ranked 56th globally and sixth in Sub-Saharan Africa in a new Global Attractiveness Index, reflecting a mixed profile of economic strength alongside persistent infrastructure and social constraints.Kakuzi Returns to Profit on KSh 1.07 Bn on Avocado, Macadamia Haul
Kakuzi Plc posted a pre-tax profit of KSh 568.4 Mn for FY2025 after a KSh 166.7 Mn loss in FY2024. Revenue rose 12% to KSh 5.37 Bn, the second-highest in the company's 32-year record. Avocado profit nearly doubled to KSh 709 Mn on 23% higher production despite lower European prices. Macadamia surged to KSh 365 Mn from KSh 69 Mn on a 30% kernel price recovery. Tea swung to a KSh 53 Mn loss. Blueberries turned profitable for the first time. Selling costs surged 47% on Red Sea disruptions, compressing the pre-tax margin to 10.6%. Dividend doubled to KSh 16.Sweden Backs Jacaranda Maternity With KSh 77.6mn to Expand Affordable Care in Kenya
Swedfund, Sweden's development finance institution, has committed KSh 77.6 million to Jacaranda Maternity to support the expansion of affordable maternity hospitals in KenyaMakini, Crawford Schools Owner Posts Record KSh 15Bn Profit in 2025, Doubles Down on Kenya Expansion
Makini Schools and Crawford International owner Advtech posted record FY2025 results. Operating profit crossed R2 Bn (KSh 15.39 Bn) for the first time, up 13.8%. The Education division drove growth with 12.9% revenue increase to R7.87 Bn (KSh 59.39 Bn). In Kenya, Regis Runda Academy was acquired for KSh 1.29 Bn and rebranded as Makini School Runda with enrolments up 17% post-acquisition. Free operating cash flow before capex surged 24.7% to R1.89 Bn (KSh 14.28 Bn).Kenya Moves to Protect Resource Revenue with Three-Account Sovereign Wealth Fund
Kenya plans to channel future oil and mineral revenues into three separate accounts; Stabilisation, Strategic Infrastructure Investment, and, Future GenerationsNational Bank of Kenya Doubles Profit to KSh 2.39 Bn in First Results Under Access Bank
National Bank of Kenya recorded a profit after tax of KSh 2.39 Bn for the full year ended 31 December 2025, more than doubling the KSh 1.06 Bn posted in 2024. The results, the first filed under Access Bank Plc following its KSh 13.2 Bn acquisition completed in May 2025, were driven by a 13.7% fall in operating expenses, a 37% decline in loan loss provisions, and gross NPLs halving to KSh 15.66 Bn. Earnings per share rose to KSh 0.88 from KSh 0.39. The cost to income ratio improved to 77.5% from 91.7%.
