KPC Lists 6th on NSE With Only 2.6% in Retail Hands
Kenya Pipeline Company lists on the Nairobi Securities Exchange as the sixth most valuable stock on the exchange at KSh163.6Bn, the only infrastructure company in a top ten dominated by banks. Despite a 65% headline free float, institutions and sovereign funds control 97% of the shares sold, leaving just 2.6% of the company in retail hands. Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya's NSSF anchored the offer as 70,000 retail investors, against a government target of two million, will effectively set the opening price for a KSh163.6Bn company.
Kenya’s Net-Zero Manufacturing Strategy To Take Center Stage at KIICO 2026
Zeno Lands US$25mn to Expand Battery-Swap Network in Kenya, Uganda
Electric mobility startup, Zeno, has raised US$25 million in Series A financing to accelerate production of its battery-swap electric motorbikes and expand charging infrastructure across East Africa.
CFAO Mobility Kenya Commits KSh 48.5Mn to 2026 WRC Safari Rally
CFAO Mobility Kenya has committed KShs 48.5 million to support the organization of the 2026 Safari Rally Kenya, part of the World Rally Championship calendar. The funding will also support driver training initiatives and grassroots motorsport development aimed at nurturing future rally talent in Kenya.Kenya's New Tourism Positioning Has a Billion-Dollar Blind Spot
East Africa is selling the dream. But the infrastructure to deliver it — for every traveller — is only just beginning to be built.When It Rains in Nairobi, It Pours on the Economy
Nairobi's deadly and destructive flooding is not a failure of weather. It is a failure of fiscal priorities made years ago, now arriving as water in people’s living rooms.
Kenya Ups Special Projects Budget as Floods, Drought Compound Crises
The flooding compounds an already critical situation in drought-affected areas, where more than 3 million people face hunger, which has escalated the need for rapid, large-scale interventionNSE Raises Futures Margins as Derivatives Trading Hits Record KSh 140.9Mn
Trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange derivatives market surged to a record KSh 140.9Mn in February 2026 from 40,250 contracts, the highest monthly activity since the NSE NEXT platform launched in 2019. The exchange has also revised initial margin requirements across several equity and index futures, raising collateral levels for major banking and large-cap contracts as participation in the derivatives market increases.Kenya Launches Automated System to Manage Traffic Fines
Kenya’s transport regulator has launched an automated system that issues traffic violation notices to motorists via SMS and requires fines to be paid within seven days through KCB branches. Authorities say that the platform is intended to improve transparency and efficiency in traffic law enforcement.NSE Logs KSh418 Bn Bond Record, Equity Trading Surges to 15-Month High
The Nairobi Securities Exchange posted record secondary bond turnover of KSh418 Bn in February 2026, up 40.7% MoM and 54.0% YoY, as ten consecutive CBK rate cuts drove investors to trade legacy high-coupon infrastructure bonds at premiums of up to 28.6% above face value. Equity turnover reached a 15-month high of KSh24.97 Bn, lifting NSE market capitalization to a record KSh3.41 trillion. The full-year 2025 bond turnover of KSh2.71 trillion was nearly double 2024's KSh1.54 trillion.KenGen Trims Board by a Third in Governance Overhaul
KenGen has become the first state-owned enterprise to restructure its board under Kenya's Government Owned Enterprises Act 2025, cutting directors from 14 to 9 and triggering the exit of three independent non-executive directors, including Board Chairman Hon. Alfred Agoi Masadia. Shareholders approved the changes at an EGM on 12th February 2026, introducing a Class A and B share structure that ring-fences minority investor voting on independent director elections. The reconstituted board must elect its own chairperson from among independent directors, ending the era of government-appointed chairsHigh Energy Costs Drive Shift to Renewables in Tea Sector
The AfDB, through its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, has launched a technical study to identify clean energy solutions for factories managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)
