The Trading Room

Elon Musk’s Starlink has introduced mandatory in-person identity verification for all its subscribers in Kenya, requiring them to provide national identity cards, postal addresses and phone numbers following directives from Kenyan authorities. The move by...

Kenya has officially launched the Kenya National Carbon Registry (KNCR) in February 2026 - a digital platform that will be managed by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and it serves as a centralized ledger...

In a move to deepen Kenya’s bond market and enhance liquidity, transparency, and investor access, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has admitted Cinemark Consult Limited as an Authorized Securities Dealer (ASD) in the fixed-income market....

International Finance Corporation (IFC) is presently evaluating a substantial equity investment of $5 million in Arc Ride Limited (ARC Ride), an e-mobility startup with its main operations centered in Kenya. This planned investment was disclosed...

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), released the results of a reopened auction for two long-dated treasury bonds on 11 February 2026, which revealed significant oversubscription, underscoring sustained investor appetite for government paper. The auction...