Mansa Funds Post Double-Digit Returns in 2025 Across KES and USD Portfolios
Mansa’s flagship funds closed 2025 with strong double-digit growth, led by a 20.74% net return in KES and 13.37% in USD.
Kenya GDP Growth Hits 4.9% in Third Quarter 2025 as Farms and Construction Recover
Kenya’s economy expanded 4.9% in Q3 2025 compared to 4.2% in Q3 2024 as agriculture, construction, and mining recovered.
Global Forest Products Trade Stabilises, but Kenya Risks Ecological Losses, Activists Warn
Kenyan environmental groups argue that global recovery in forest-based industries should not be used to justify harvesting in fragile ecosystems, particularly water towers critical to climate adaptation.The License Row That Lost Kenya the Iran Tea Market
The deregistration of Cup of Joe became the trigger for a broader trade rupture between Kenya and Iran, one of the country's key tea destinations.Flutterwave Acquires Open Banking Startup Mono
Olympia Capital Hits 2010 Highs, NASI Index Extends Early 2026 Gains
The NSE opened the second week of 2026 on a firmer note as the NASI rose 1.07%. Olympia Capital traded at 9.00, its highest level since 2010, following a 184% one-year gain. Turnover reached KSh 147.2M, while foreign investors remained net sellers.Foreign Investors Exit NSE for Sixth Straight Year as Local Capital Drives Rally
The NSE posted strong gains in 2024 and 2025, even as foreign investors remained net sellers for a sixth straight year. Net foreign outflows reached KSh 11.6Bn in 2025, with selling concentrated in September and November. Foreign participation fell to multi-year lows, while pension funds, insurers, asset managers, and retail investors absorbed supply.Murang’a Coffee Society Faces Liquidation After Link to KSh117Mn Probe
Treasury Bill Rates Fall to Four-Year Lows After 2024 Peak
Kenya’s Treasury bill rates have fallen to four-year lows, fully unwinding the 2022–2024 tightening cycle. By early January 2026, the 91-day bill stood at 7.73%, the 182-day at 7.80%, and the 364-day at 9.21%, each down more than 200 basis points year-on-year. The decline reflects sustained central bank rate cuts, easing inflation, improved liquidity, and tighter auction discipline, pushing yields back to late-2021 levels.Kenya Opens Sugar Market to COMESA After 24 Year Safeguards
After two decades of tariff protection, Kenya has opened its sugar market to regional competition, betting structural reforms and private mill leasing offset higher local production costs.Bond Trading Hits Record at NSE as Banks Drive KSh 2.7 Trillion Turnover
Kenya’s bond market recorded a sharp rise in activity in 2025, with turnover at the Nairobi Securities Exchange jumping nearly 74% year on year to KSh 2.69 trillion. The increase was driven almost entirely by Treasury bond trading as banks and insurers stepped up balance-sheet repositioning following policy rate adjustments. Financial institutions hold about 80% of domestic government debt, making them the main source of liquidity, while corporate bond trading remained negligible.Unpacking The Ipsos Ride Hailing Safety Perception Report for Kenya
