Privatisation: Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd launches largest ever IPO and first fully electronic public offer in Kenya’s capital markets history
Anchored by KPC’s strong fundamentals, including revenues of Ksh38.6 billion and after-tax profits of Ksh10.37 billion, for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 and supported by its 1,300-kilometre pipeline network that underpins national energy security and regional trade, the IPO marks a defining step in transforming a profitable state enterprise into a people-owned company while strengthening long-term economic resilience.
Nairobi Coffee Exchange weekly auction rakes in $11.6m in first week of business after Christmas
According to NCE records on the auction, the strength of prices signalled sustained international demand for Kenyan coffee. In the auction conducted at Wakulima House in Nairobi, Gititu Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS) of Kiambu earned the best price after selling a lot of 10 bags of grade AA at Ksh62,823 per bag.
Kenya: Trade at Nairobi Coffee Exchange fetches $6.85m as volumes moved rise nearly 100 per cent
The coffee purchased by five companies accounted for approximately 89 per cent of the total market value. In the auction, over 70 per cent of the traded coffee comprised premium AA and AB with grade AA accounting for 36.36 per cent and grade AB 35.31 per cent.
Report says coffee traded in 2024-25 season at Nairobi Coffee Exchange earned Kenya Ksh36 billion
A coffee value chain expert Henry Kinyua, said during the year coffee market experienced significant shifts in coffee grades distribution between the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 seasons, reflecting notable improvements in overall coffee quality.
