CMA Licenses First Climate-Focused Fund Manager in Kenya
The market watchdog, Capital Markets Authority (CMA), has granted four new licenses to expand the scope of intermediaries in Kenya’s capital markets. For real time market updates and analysis, join [...]
Private Hospitals Suspend Services For SHA Beneficiaries Citing Delays
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association (RUPHA) has stated that beneficiaries of the Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance scheme will have to pay cash across 700 private and faith-based [...]
Counties Finally Received KSh 32.9Bn in August After July Freeze
Kenya’s forty seven county governments received their first equitable share transfers of the 2025/26 fiscal year in August, after going without any disbursements in July. For real time market updates [...]What Deepfake Scam Exploiting Raila Odinga’s X Account Reveals About Generative AI Risks
Late last week, a cryptocurrency scheme briefly hijacked the verified X (formerly Twitter) account of former prime minister, Raila Odinga, underscoring the growing role of generative artificial intelligence in financial [...]CBK Sets Up Cybersecurity Centre for Banks
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has created a Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC) to strengthen defenses across the financial system. For real time market updates and analysis, join [...]Stanbic Bank and Knight Frank Kenya Draw Insights from Kenya's Wealthiest Individuals
Kenyan High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) are showing strong interest in passion investments, with 72% expressing a desire to acquire art, 50% interested in classic cars and 44% keen on jewellery and high-end [...]
KETRACO Board Sacks Dr. John Mativo, Appoints Eng. Kibias as Acting MD/CEO
The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has dismissed its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eng. John Muoki Mativo, and appointed Eng. Kipkemoi Kibias as Acting MD/CEO effective [...]Coffee Lab Nairobi, a Kenyan Coffee Roaster, Wins Prestigious Global Award in Paris
Coffee Lab Nairobi, a Kenyan coffee roastery, has won the prestigious The Agency for Valorisation of Agricultural Products Contest (AVPA) “Coffees Roasted at Origin” competition in Paris. For Coffee Lab, [...]
LafargeHolcim Winds Up Kenyan Unit After Bamburi Cement Sale
LafargeHolcim East Africa Limited has entered members’ voluntary liquidation, formally ending the Swiss cement giant’s presence in Kenya after nearly six decades of operations. For real time market updates and [...]Kenya's Tea Output Slumps 12% as Dry Weather Bites
Kenya’s tea production fell sharply in the first half of 2025, dropping 12.39% to 283.25 million kilograms from 323.30 million kilograms in the same period in 2024, according to the [...]Homa Bay, Kitui, Nakuru Counties Own Highest Number Of Bank Accounts
County governments were running 5,476 bank accounts June 30, according to the Controller of Budget, despite rules requiring most funds to be kept at the Central Bank, exposing billions of [...]NSE Increases Margin Levels for Derivatives Contracts
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has increased initial margin requirements across multiple single stock and index futures, effective 19 September 2025, in a move aimed at strengthening risk management within [...]
