The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gideon Muriuki’s stake in the Bank increased to 2.3% in December 2025, from 2.21% earlier following the purchase of 5.5 million shares at KES 148.2 million, strengthening his position as the...

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has enacted significant reforms to its merger control framework by introducing a mandatory pre-approval regime for qualifying cross-border transactions within the trade union. Under the new COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection...

The trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), concluded in a mixed performance on Tuesday 20th January 2026. The session registered modest gains in its benchmark indices amid a significant contraction in trading activity. Despite the marginal index gains,...

Uchumi Supermarket has reopened two of its key branches the Langata Hyper and Unicity stores, which serves as notable indicators of Uchumi’s recovery and its potential impact on its stock price. Uchumi Supermarket Limited is currently the 53rd most valuable...

Kenyan banks have urged Parliament to amend the Treasury’s agreement to sell a 15% stake in Safaricom PLC to South Africa’s Vodacom Group. The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has recommended that a portion of the shares be reserved for public sale,...

The National Treasury officially launched an offer for sale of 11.81 billion shares of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) on Monday, 19th January 2026, seeking to raise KES 106.3 billion. The 11.81 billion shares represent 65% of the issued ordinary...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) opened week 3 of 52 in 2025 on a downward trajectory evidenced with declines across all indices despite increased activity. The total volume of shares traded on 19th January 2026 rose by 29.98% to 14.62...

Insurance service provider Liberty Kenya Holdings PLC expects profit after tax for the FY2025 to decline by at least 25% compared to the previous year, FY2024. The firm, which notified its investors and the general public through a profit warning...

Trading activity on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was moderate in the session on 16th Friday 2026, with the equity turnover declining by 29.2% to KES 250.60 million from KES 353.95 million previously. This contraction in activity contributed to a...

Sasini Plc recorded week-on-week double-digit gains at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), outperforming sectoral peers, supported by strong earnings for FY2025. The counter led the agricultural sector, soaring 11.6%, to KES 20.20. Eagaads PLC rose by 6.5% to KES 20.45,...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed a $50 million investment in the Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I (AEF 1). Under this proposal, $30 million would be committed directly to the fund, while a further $20 million would be set aside...

Oil prices exhibited minimal movement in early trading on Friday, with Brent crude and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmarks remaining almost unchanged from their previous closing levels. Brent futures experienced a marginal decline of three cents to USD 63.73...