The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has strategically positioned itself as the anchor investor in Kenya’s industrial property market with a Sh1.95 billion ($15 million) commitment to the Africa Logistics Properties Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (ALP iREIT). This landmark investment, announced through PIDG’s project development arm InfraCo, marks a pivotal moment for Kenya’s evolving […]

President William Ruto presided over a significant milestone in Kenya’s youth empowerment agenda on Monday, January 19, 2026, overseeing the disbursement of Ksh.258.4 million under the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) business support programme at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. The funds are set to benefit 10,337 young entrepreneurs from Nairobi, Kiambu, and […]

Kenya has successfully rebuilt its external buffers to unprecedented levels, with foreign exchange reserves held by the Central Bank of Kenya reaching US$12.477 billion (KSh 1.610 trillion) in the week ended January 15, 2026. The accumulation caps a remarkable year-long expansion that added more than US$3.3 billion to the country’s dollar cushion and lifted import […]

The World Bank has approved approximately Ksh5.55 billion in funding to help Kenyan small and medium-sized enterprises adopt climate-friendly and sustainable technologies, marking a significant intervention in the country’s transition toward a green economy. The commitment, announced as part of the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation project, represents a strategic effort to address the persistent […]

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has announced a $3.3 million equity investment to support the expansion of a waste-to-energy facility operated by Sanivation in Naivasha, Kenya, marking a significant milestone in the development of circular economy solutions for sanitation and sustainable energy across East Africa. The investment, channeled through InfraCo—PIDG’s specialized project development arm—is […]

The UK-Kenya Tech Hub has launched a comprehensive initiative aimed at transforming Kenya’s early-stage investment landscape by training a new generation of angel investors and connecting them directly with promising startups seeking capital. The Startup 360 Connect program, announced this week, represents a strategic shift from investor education to active capital deployment in one of […]

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has officially rolled out a comprehensive online financial reporting system that fundamentally transforms how licensed market intermediaries submit mandatory compliance documentation, marking a significant milestone in Kenya’s ongoing digitalization of financial market infrastructure. In Circular No. 01/2026 issued on January 9, 2026, CMA Chief Executive Officer FCPA Wyckliffe Shamiah announced […]

Kenya commenced 2026 on a note of cautious optimism, successfully raising KSh 60.6 billion through its first bond auction of the year, even as the country continues to navigate prolonged negotiations with the International Monetary Fund that have left critical external financing commitments in limbo. The fully subscribed auction, conducted by the Central Bank of […]

The Nairobi Securities Exchange has opened 2026 with exceptional momentum, pushing total market capitalization to approximately KSh 3 trillion for the first time in the bourse’s history. This milestone reflects a remarkable transformation in Kenya’s capital markets, following a blockbuster 2025 performance that saw the exchange deliver some of the strongest returns in more than […]

A longstanding commercial dispute has emerged as a potential obstacle to one of East Africa’s largest corporate transactions, as Kenyan beer distributor Bia Tosha has filed an urgent petition with Kenya’s High Court seeking to block British multinational Diageo’s $2.3 billion sale of its majority stake in East African Breweries Limited (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi […]