President Ruto Enacts Finance Bill 2025 and Two Others
President William Ruto has officially signed the Finance Bill 2025, with the new law largely keeping to the promise of minimising additional taxes to Kenyans. “When it comes to the incentives to promote telecommunication sector, because [...]
Energy Stocks Light Up NSE as All Indices Hit Multi-Year Highs
Kenya's energy sector took center stage in the stock markets on Thursday with Kenya Power ($KPLC) and KenGen ($KEGN) share prices climbing to multi-year highs, helping lift broader sentiment across [...]
Experts Weigh in on Wealth-Building Blueprint: Diversify, Secure, Grow
Where and when to invest are the two biggest decisions one can make today, and risk tends to be at the top of it. In an engaging Virtual Office Hours [...]New Bills Target Corruption, Inefficiency in Public Sector
The Cabinet has approved two bills-Government-Owned Enterprises Bill, 2025 and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2025- seeking to modernize and professionalize public sector operations. “These reforms represent a new chapter [...]NSE Hits 3-Year High as Investor Confidence Defies Unrest
Against the backdrop of nationwide protests marking the anniversary of last year’s tax unrest, the Nairobi Securities Exchange delivered a standout performance on Tuesday. Foreign investor confidence faltered, with net [...]Equity Group to Become First Kenyan Bank to Set Up UAE Office
Shareholders of Equity Group Holdings Plc, on Wednesday, June 25th, approved a plan to open a Representative Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “The UAE office is a strategic [...]Euro Surpasses KSh 150 on Global Rally; Pound Strengthens, Dollar Steady
The euro climbed to KSh 150.20 on June 25, 2025—its highest level against the Kenyan shilling in over 15 months—according to data from the Central Bank of Kenya. A Global Currency [...]CBK Kicks Off FY2025/26 Funding With KSh 50bn Reopened Bonds
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reopened two long-term Treasury Bonds—FXD1/2018/020 and FXD1/2018/025—marking its first domestic bond issuance for the next financial year. This issuance comes just a week [...]Google Picks Two Kenyan Startups for AI-Focused Accelerator
Global tech giant Google has selected 15 startups from across Africa for the ninth cohort of its ‘Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa program’, with two Kenyan startups, Apexloads and Shamba [...]TransCentury, East African Cables Shares Suspended; NCBA Share Price Hits Decade-High
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has indefinitely suspended trading in TransCentury Plc (NSE:TCL) and East African Cables Plc (NSE:CABL) shares, effective June 23, 2025. With receivers now back in control [...]Umeme to Pay Record Dividend as Arbitration Battle Looms
Umeme Limited, Uganda’s former electricity distribution monopoly, has set markets alight with the declaration of a record Ushs 222 interim, equivalent to approximately KSh 7.96, for FY2025— the largest in [...]Kenyan Used Car Marketplace Peach Cars Secures US$11 Million Series A Funding
Kenyan-based used car marketplace Peach Cars has raised US$11 million in a Series A funding round, as it accelerates efforts to digitize and formalize vehicle transactions across East Africa. “We’re [...]
