Kenya: UK-Kenya Tech Hub Backs New Initiative to Boost Early-Stage Capital

UK-Kenya Tech Hub has partnered with Viktoria Ventures and local ecosystem players to launch Startup 360 Connect, an initiative aimed at strengthening Kenya's early-stage… Read more »

Kenya: Mamy Eyewear Wins Backing From Japan's Ikemori Venture Support

Kenyan optical retail startup Mamy Eyewear has secured strategic investment from Japan-based family office Ikemori Venture Support as it looks to expand its footprint across East… Read more »

East Africa: Diageo Agrees to Sell East African Breweries Stake to Asahi

Diageo has agreed to sell its entire 65% stake in East African Breweries plc to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings, marking a major ownership shift in one of Africa's largest beverage… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya to Create Wealth Funds to Ease Debt Pressure

Kenya approved the creation of an infrastructure fund and a sovereign wealth fund to finance strategic projects without adding to public debt, President William Ruto said on… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Slashes Benchmark Rate to 9 Percent in Ninth Consecutive Cut

Kenya's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 9.0%, extending an easing cycle aimed at lifting bank lending and supporting economic growth. Read more »

Kenya: Safaricom Raises $154m As Bond Sale Draws Strong Demand

Safaricom Plc raised KES 20 billion ($154 million) from the first tranche of its medium-term note programme after investor demand came in at almost three times its initial target. Read more »

Kenya: M-Kopa Crosses $1.6b Customer Credit Disbursed in Kenya

M-KOPA Kenya has issued more than $1.6 billion in credit to customers in the country, marking one of the largest financing footprints in Kenya's consumer market. Read more »

Kenya: Vodacom in Talks to Buy Part of Kenya's Safaricom Stake

Vodacom Group is in discussions with the Kenyan government about acquiring part of its stake in Safaricom, according to people familiar with the talks. The South African operator… Read more »

Kenya: Roam Launches Universal Fast-Charging Station for Light EVs

Kenyan electric-mobility startup Roam has introduced the country's first universal fast-charging station for light electric vehicles (LEVs), offering riders 10-20 kilometres of… Read more »

Kenya: Safaricom Launches Ziidi Trader to Enable Stock Trading Via M-Pesa

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) is piloting a new feature called Ziidi Trader that will allow users of its mobile-money platform M-PESA to buy and sell stocks directly from their phones. Read more »

Kenya: KCB Group Acquires Stake in Pesapal to Boost Digital Payments

KCB Group Plc plans to acquire a minority stake in Pesapal Limited, a Central Bank of Kenya-licensed payment service provider, in a deal that marks a major step in its digital… Read more »

Kenya: Synnefa Gets $300k Grant for IOT-Enabled Solar Dryers Across Kenya

Synnefa, a Kenyan agri-tech startup specializing in smart farming technologies, has secured a $300,000 grant from the World Resources Institute's Partnering for Green Growth and… Read more »

Africa: Coca-Cola Hbc to Acquire 75 Percent Stake in Africa Unit for $2.6b

Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments for $2.6 billion The transaction,… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Blockchain Startup Kotani Pay Raises Funding From Tether

Kenya-based fintech Kotani Pay has secured a strategic investment from the digital asset company Tether The firm builds on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure that connects Web3 users… Read more »

Kenya: Family Bank Shareholders Approve 2026 Nairobi Stock Exchange Listing

Family Bank shareholders have approved the lender's plan to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) This marks a major milestone in its growth strategy and positioning it… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Plans Sovereign Wealth, Infrastructure Funds to Curb Borrowing

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Kenya: Nairobi Securities Exchange Launches Banking Sector Index

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Kenya: Kenya Eyes Mandating Corporate CSR Budgets to Fund Startups

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Africa: Kenya's M-Kopa Turns Profit After a Decade of Expansion Across Africa

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Kenya: Kenya Set to Adopt First Crypto Law After Parliament Passes VASP Bill

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Kenya: Kenya's ARC Ride Bags $10m to Scale Battery-Swapping for E-Motorcycles

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Kenya: Kenya's Tech Sector Becomes Top FDI Destination After Policy Shift

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Kenya: Nairobi Securities Exchange to Allow Single-Share Trades From Aug 8

Starting August 8, 2025, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will allow investors to buy and sell shares in units as small as one The change is part of a broader effort to… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Securities Exchange Sees Rare Surge in Listings

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Kenya: Kenya's Mediamax Announces Sixth Round of Layoffs

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