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Trade and Financial Services Round Up
Latest Article 23 Oct 2026
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya UK Government’s MOBILIST Programme Subscribes KSh1.94B to QuickMart IPO The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), through its MOBILIST programme, has subscribed for US$15 million, approximately KSh1.94 billion, worth of shares in the initial public offering (IPO) of QuickMart PLC (“QuickMart”), ahead of the retailer’s proposed listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange […]...
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17 Oct 2026
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Kenya Fuel Shocker as Prices Jump by Up to KSh12.93 per Litre EPRA has raised Nairobi’s petrol price by KSh12.93 to KSh226.96 per litre, diesel by KSh9.90 to KSh227.76 per litre, and kerosene by...
10 Oct 2026
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Kenya CBK Draft Bill Seeks Powers to Raid Payment Firms and Remove Executives The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued the draft National Payment System Bill, 2026, introducing direct supervisor...
3 Oct 2026
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya Kenya’s Electricity Consumption Rises as E-Mobility Uptake Grows Kenya’s electricity consumption increased in the year ending June 2026, with electric mobility recording the fastest grow...
26 Sep 2026
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya Rising Tanker Costs Add Fresh Pressure to Kenya’s Fuel Prices Record-high oil tanker freight rates are adding fresh pressure on fuel prices in Kenya as disruptions to global shipping route...
19 Sep 2026
Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 36 of 2026
Kenya Market Regulators Monitor Financial Liquidity Amid Treasury Adjustments Market participants and institutional investors continue to track the Central Bank of Kenya’s macroeconomic poli...
11 Sep 2026
Trade And Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya Rironi-Naivasha Road Dualling Targeted for Completion By 30 October Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Davis Chirchir says the dualling of the Rironi-Naivasha road will be complete...
6 Sep 2026
Trade And Financial Services Round-Up
Kenya KRA eCitizen Outage Frustrates Taxpayers Taxpayers have faced frustration after technical disruptions on the Kenya Revenue Authority’s eCitizen services persisted for several days, affecti...
29 Aug 2026
Trade and Financial Service Round Up: Issue No. 33 of 2026
Kenya Lenders Reap as Workers’ Appetite for Salary Advances Grows Lenders are increasingly benefiting from growing demand for salary advances as more workers turn to short-term credit to bridg...
21 Aug 2026
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 32 of 2026
Kenya Housing Levy: What KRA Can Do to Recover Unpaid Contributions KRA is considering stronger enforcement measures to recover unpaid Affordable Housing Levy contributions, including seizing hous...
14 Aug 2026
Trade And Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 31 of 2026
Kenya Mudavadi-Linked Investment Firm to Acquire Insurance Stakes from Absa Absa Group has agreed to sell its 63.32 per cent stake in Absa Life Assurance Kenya and First Assurance Company Limited to...
7 Aug 2026
Trade and Financial Services Round-Up: Issue No. 30 of 2026
Kenya Gov’t Maintains Sugar Import Ban and Import Licence Freeze for Traders Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has reaffirmed the government’s ban...
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