Safaricom PLC, East Africa's most valuable company by market capitalization, has reported its results for the half year period ended 30th September 2025. Group-wide service revenue was up by 11.1% YoY to KES 199.9 billion, while half-year total revenues crossed...

  AXIAN Telecom, a Mauritius based telecommunication firm has finalized on the acquisition of 99.63 percent stake in Wananchi Group Holdings Limited. The acquisition as had earlier been announced by the COMESA Competition Authority (CCA) in September 2024, has finally...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange experienced a significant upswing in activity on Thursday, 6th November 2025, as trading volume surged by 82.2% to KES 1.2 billion. Agricultural firm, Limuru Tea emerged as top gainer for the day with a 10% surge...

Oil prices were largely unchanged early Thursday, stabilizing after a two-week low in the previous session. Brent crude futures edged up 2 cents, or 0.03%, to $63.54 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) remained flat at $59.60. The...

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved four new licenses, a move that deepens Kenya’s capital markets and enhances transparency. Africa Logistics Properties Limited (ALP) received a license to operate as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) manager. ALP has...

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded increased activity in the November 5, 2025, trading session, evidenced by a 71.5% increase in volume of shares traded to 24.7 million from 14.4 million shares traded in the previous session. 5,530 deals were...

Kenya’s Tax Appeals Tribunal has delivered a landmark victory to the nation’s payment switch industry, ruling that their services are exempt from 16% Value Added Tax (VAT). The decision overturns the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) attempt to classify these services...

The gap between what Kenyan banks charge for loans and what they pay for savings is currently at a nine-year high of more than 7 percentage points, leaving borrowers and savers worse off despite falling policy rates. For borrowers, the...

Energy listed firm Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), in partnership with China’s Kaishan Group, has launched a geothermal-powered green fertilizer project, marking a major milestone in global decarbonization efforts. The Olkaria-based project will use geothermal steam to produce green ammonia...

Trading activity on Tuesday, 4th November 2025 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) saw equity turnover plummet 66.8% to KES 302.59 million from the previous session’s KES 886.73 million. From the day’s trading session, notable outperformers included the bourse’s own...

Britam General Insurance (NSE:BRIT) has launched Kenya’s first ever “loss of license” cover, that safeguards pilots and trainees from financial hardship if they lose their medical clearance due to illness or injury. The insurance policy comes in two forms: a...

Kenya’s annual consumer price inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained unchanged in October 2025 at an annual inflation rate of 4.6%, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The overall index increased from 146.56...