27+ min ago   (1022+ words) Under the proposed framework, a systemic-importance score above 0.25 and/or a category score above 0.05 would indicate systemic importance. The collapse of a bank is never merely a corporate event. For a bank that is large, interconnected or critical to the…...

57+ min ago   (752+ words) Kenyan pension funds are moving more retirement savings into global markets, with offshore holdings rising 25 percent in the year to June,2026 to hit Sh104.99 billion as managers seek protection from domestic risks. The shift puts a growing share of workers’ retirement…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (371+ words) James Mworia took up the role of founding CEO of the newly created National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) on Monday, marking his exit from Centum Investment Company after nearly 17 years. Through the fund, he aims to mobilise at least Sh400 billion annually…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (959+ words) Screen showing market trends at Nairobi Securities Exchange. Banks and Safaricom accounted for 80.2 percent of the total dividends distributed by companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the last full financial year, making them out as the best…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (740+ words) The National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) eyes about Sh42 billion in annual income from government securities as it seeks to create a steady financing pool for mega strategic infrastructure projects while preserving the seed capital. The NIF seed capital presently stands at…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (399+ words) The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) Head Office in Nairobi. The National Assembly has approved tax exemptions on a Sh3 billion Japanese-funded research programme at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri). The MPs approved the recommendations of the National Assembly Committee…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (453+ words) The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is back in the market with a Sh60 billion Treasury bond sale as the government keeps up its rapid rate of domestic borrowing early in the fiscal year. In the sale, the CBK has reopened…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (483+ words) The Central Bank of Kenya. Investors have paid the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) a premium price to switch their holdings in a bond maturing in February 2028 to benefit from the higher interest rate and preferential tax charge on another…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (882+ words) The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) has lined up a raft of policy changes, including a reduction of penalties and the extension of the dormancy period, in a bid to unlock Sh30.5 billion in unclaimed dividends for investors in saccos and…...

6+ day, 12+ min ago   (539+ words) Considerable institutional work and due diligence on institutional governance still lie ahead if Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth is to be utilised to deliver the transformation envisaged for the nation. By Peter Odhiambo Achar In an earlier article, I set out perspectives…...