SACCOs Face KSh 3.5bn in Unremitted Funds from Employers
Kenya’s regulated savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) are facing renewed financial strain as non-remitted funds owed by employers jumped to KSh 3.49 billion in 2024, up from KSh 2.59 billion [...]
Kenya To Raise Compensation Limits to Bolster Trust in the Financial Sector
Regulators are moving to reinforce the Policyholders’ Compensation Fund, which protects insurance customers in the event of an insurer collapse, by raising the compensation ceiling from KSh 250,000 to KSh [...]NSE Secondary Bond Market Crosses Record KSh 2 Trillion in Turnover
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) secondary bond market crossed the KSh 2 trillion turnover mark as of September 24, 2025, setting another milestone in Kenya's fixed-income trading. A look at [...]
.KE Domain Uptake Grows as Companies Strengthen Online Presence
Fresh data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows registered .ke domains rose to 111,313 by June 2025, a 4.2% increase from 106,800 a year earlier, and a 1.9% rise from the [...]Unga Group Returns to Profit after Two Year Loss Streak
Listed miller Unga Group Plc has posted a profit for the year ended June 30, 2025, reversing two years of heavy losses. For real time market updates and analysis, join [...]CBK Reopens Two Bonds as Government Front-Loads FY25/26 Borrowing
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the reopening of two fixed-coupon Treasury bonds in October, FXD1/2018/015 (12.650%, due May 2033) and FXD1/2021/020 (13.444%, due July 2041), seeking KSh [...]Lawmakers Push Government Advertising Agency to Ditch “Analogue” Monitoring
Members of Parliament are pressing the Government Advertising Agency (GAA) to overhaul its monitoring systems, accusing the body of relying on outdated methods to justify multimillion-shilling advertising deals. “How do [...]Tullow Exits as State Races to Unlock Turkana Oil
Tullow Oil has completed the sale of its entire Kenyan business to Auron Energy EP Limited, an affiliate of Gulf Energy Ltd, sealing its exit from the country after 14 [...]182-Day T-Bill Slips Below 8% for First Time Since Dec 2021
Kenya’s Treasury bills auction on September 29 delivered a key milestone as the 182-day paper averaged 7.9851%, slipping under 8% for the first time since December 27, 2021. For real [...]IMF Staff to Visit Kenya for Program Talks
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will arrive in Nairobi on September 25 for a two-week mission to begin discussions with Kenyan authorities on a potential new IMF-supported program. [...]Kenya’s Pay-TV Market Shrinks as Regulator Switches to “Active Subscriptions”
The Communications Authority (CA) has changed how it measures TV subscriptions, shifting from cumulative sign-ups to “active subscriptions” — accounts that have generated revenue in the last 90 days. Direct-to-Home [...]NSE Slashes Contract Sizes and Lowers Margins to Deepen NEXT Market
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has overhauled its derivatives market structure, reducing contract sizes for all single stock futures and recalibrating initial margin requirements. The exchange said the move was [...]
