Serrari Group

Valour and GulfCap Investment Bank Announce Crypto Asset Cross-Listing on NSE

Valour Inc. has tapped GulfCap Investment Bank (GCIB) as its transaction advisor to cross-list its suite of exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Subject to approval by Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the move will enable Valour’s ETPs to trade in Kenyan shillings, giving East African investors regulated exposure to leading digital […]

Share this article:

SGR Project Gains New Lease of Life as Uganda Signs Ksh104 Billion Financing Deal

Introduction Uganda has just reignited the stalled ambitions of East Africa’s flagship rail initiative. On May 22, 2025, the landlocked country secured an $800 million (Ksh104 billion) financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to fund multiple infrastructure projects, chief among them the long-delayed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) link from Malaba (on the Kenya […]

Share this article:

Inaugural U.S.-Kenya Creative Economy Forum 2025 Set to Ignite Growth and Partnerships in Nairobi

Introduction: Powering a New Era of Collaboration On June 5, 2025, Nairobi’s Emara Ole-Sereni will host the first-ever U.S.-Kenya Creative Economy Forum, a groundbreaking assembly designed to fast-track strategic partnerships, investment, and innovation across Kenya’s fast-growing creative industries. Co-organized by the U.S. Embassy in Kenya and the American Chamber of Commerce Kenya (AmCham Kenya), the […]

Share this article:

BII and Standard Chartered Launch $100m Trade Finance Push in Kenya & Tanzania

Key Highlights A USD 100 Million Boost for East African Trade Standard Chartered, a global cross-border bank, and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today formalised a USD 100 million trade finance facility to support the trade finance and working-capital requirements of private-sector companies in Kenya and Tanzania (British […]

Share this article:

Communications Authority of Kenya Unveils KSh 40 Billion USF Strategy to Achieve 100 % Rural ICT Coverage by 2027

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has unveiled an ambitious KSh 40 billion (approximately US $270 million) Universal Service Fund (USF) Strategy for 2023–2027, aimed at extending information and communications technology (ICT) services to every corner of the country—urban and rural—by 2027. Director General David Mugonyi officially launched the plan on 20 May during a […]

Share this article:

ICTA’s Connected Summit to Spotlight 130 Kenyan Startups for Investment

Introduction As Kenya cements its reputation as East Africa’s digital powerhouse, the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has unveiled a hand-picked cohort of 130 bankable technology startups ready to receive funding at the upcoming Connected Africa Summit, scheduled for 26–29 May 2025 at the Diamonds Leisure Beach & Golf Resort in Diani (Ouut, Connected […]

Share this article:

AIB-AXYS Africa and Scope Markets Forge Partnership to Broaden Kenyan Investment Access

Introduction AIB-AXYS Africa, a leading Nairobi-based brokerage born from the June 2020 merger of AIB Capital and Apex Africa Capital, has today announced a strategic alliance with Scope Markets Kenya, a Capital Markets Authority (CMA)-licensed online trading provider. The collaboration aims to give Kenyan retail and institutional investors seamless, single-point access to a diverse suite […]

Share this article:

Ksh 12.29 Billion Injection Set to Revive Kenya’s Leased Sugar Mills

Kenya’s sugar sector a lifeline for millions of smallholder farmers, factory workers and ancillary businessesis on the cusp of a dramatic revival. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has today announced a landmark Ksh 12.29 billion private-sector investment package to overhaul four distressed state-owned sugar mills: Nzoia, Chemilil, Sony and Muhoroni. Under 30-year lease […]

Share this article:

Kenya’s Wealthy Pivot from Luxury to Infrastructure and Food Security Investments

Kenya’s affluent class is quietly rewriting its investment playbook. Once enamoured with flashy offshore property, luxury developments and the mining sector, High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) are refocusing on locally anchored, high-return ventures—from agribusiness to data centres and logistics. This pivot reflects broader economic headwinds: Kenya’s GDP growth slowed to 4.7 percent in 2024 (down from […]

Share this article: