US investors held about KSh258 billion of Kenyan stocks and bonds at the end of 2025, up 45% and the highest in four years, Business Daily reported on 6 November 2026.
Applications worth KSh18.4 billion were received for Quickmart's KSh15 billion share sale, and trading on the Nairobi bourse is scheduled for 12 November, Business Daily reported on 6 November 2026.
Safaricom Group's net income for the six months to 30 September 2026 rose 35.9% to KSh 58.2 billion, with M-Pesa revenue at KSh 100.1 billion, The Star reported on 6 November 2026.
The Kenya Revenue Authority had collected KSh 1.010 trillion by the end of October, a month earlier than in previous financial years; October collections were KSh 260.630 billion and customs took in a record KSh 94.793 billion, the authority said on 5 November 2026.
Eleven categories of goods cannot be cleared as consolidated cargo and 19 others together may not exceed 5% of total cargo volume, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a notice dated 5 November.
Kenyan banks' non-performing loan ratio fell to 16.0 per cent at the end of 2025 and core capital stood at 18.2 per cent of risk-weighted assets, while four small banks would fall short of the capital minimum in a severe stress test, the Central Bank of Kenya reported on 3 November 2026.
Airtel Kenya bought 100 MHz of spectrum for US$65 million on a 25-year term, and group profit after tax rose to US$452 million in the six months to 30 September, its parent Airtel Africa said on 30 October 2026.
Kenya's State Department for Roads has disbursed KSh 208.6 billion through a securitisation framework, Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir announced in Naivasha; gross pending contractor bills stood at KSh 98.17 billion as of June 2026, the department said on 29 October 2026.
Cargo consolidators, customs agents and importers must declare each importer's name, PIN, ID number, telephone number and item details for consolidated cargo, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a public notice dated 28 October. The requirement took effect on 13 September.
Banks and payment companies in Kenya have begun adding 16% VAT to the fees businesses pay to accept digital payments, Business Daily reported on 28 October 2026. The Finance Act 2026 provision covering these fees took effect on 1 July 2026; one bank's text to customers gives 1 November.
Kenya's government spending and net lending reached KSh 746.6 billion in the first two months of the 2026/27 financial year, KSh 154.0 billion above target, while total revenue was KSh 488.9 billion against a target of KSh 516.9 billion, the National Treasury's Draft 2027 Budget Policy Statement shows.
Imported cargo without a policy from an insurer licensed by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) will be blocked from customs clearance from 1 November, the Kenya Revenue Authority said in a notice dated 22 October 2026.
