The Trading Room

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...