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.
KRA brings ALP North Three SEZs, Mitchell Cotts, under Customs
Kenya Revenue Authority has expanded Customs control by designating ALP North Three (SEZ) Limited and Mitchell Cotts Nairobi Logistics Centre 2 as regulated Customs facilities under the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004.
The Gazette notices define precise geographic limits, entry and exit points, and internal control zones. The move allows bonded and transit operations within approved premises while strengthening Customs supervision, enforcement, and revenue protection across Nairobi’s logistics and industrial zones.
Malawi Stock Exchange Leads African Markets With 248% Gain in 2025
The Malawi Stock Exchange delivered Africa’s strongest equity performance in 2025, rising 247.63%, far ahead of all regional peers. The rally was driven by sharp repricing in a small group of heavyweight stocks, led by National Investment Trust, FMB Capital Holdings, NBS Bank, NICO Holdings, FDH Bank, and Press Corporation, many of which posted triple-digit gains.
Thin liquidity, low free float, and rising investor demand amplified price moves, while high inflation and kwacha weakness pushed equities as a store of value.
The surge reflected concentration and valuation reset rather than broad economic expansion.