Kenya among the largest markets for Truecaller in Africa and Middle East region with 20-45% of smartphones using the app.

1 in every 3 employees in a Kenyan Bank is a manager:

Non performing loans in the banking sector rose 7% to Sh697bn last year. Gross loans dropped by 2.7% from Sh4.18tn to Sh4.08tn.

Absa Bank Kenya's profit grew 9% to Sh11.7bn in the first-six months of 2025. —Net interest income: -3% to 22.3B —Non-interest income: +3% to 9.1B —Net profit: +9% to 11.7B The company has declared an interim dividend of Sh0.20.

HF Group is up 9.8% to Sh8.24 today in early trading after reports emerged yesterday evening that Kimani Ichungwah had acquired a Sh138M stake in the company. The stock is also the top mover today so far with 746K shares trading.

Car and General profits rise 9 fold to Sh637M in the first six months of 2025. —Revenue: +9.6% to 12B —Profit after tax: +916% to 637M —Interim dividends: Sh0.30/share

Nation Media Group narrowed its loss by 84% to Sh41.7M in the first half of 2025. —Revenue: -6% to 2.99B —Gross profit: -16% to 2B —Loss after tax: -84% to 41.7M —Cash: -13.6% to 2.27B The company is currently valued by the market at Sh2.35B just slightly above its cash.

A comparison of the banks that have released their half year results so far:

IFC has proposed an equity investment of up to Sh1.3bn in Safari Holdings, the company that owns ARP Africa Travel, Pollman’s Tours & Safaris, and Ranger Safaris.

Weekly recap of what happened to the companies listed at the NSE: