NCBA Nedbank Deal 2026: South Africa’s Nedbank is offering KES 105 per NCBA share — a 20% premium to the market price. Shareholders have until July 10, 2026 to decide whether to take the cash, the stock swap, or hold. Here is the complete breakdown of what’s on the table. KEY CONFIRMED FACTS Offer Timeline:…
Family Bank NSE listing 2026 is finally here, and it changes everything for a stock that Kenyans have only ever been able to buy informally. Family Bank has traded over-the-counter since 2006, but on June 23, 2026, that ends — and there is no IPO to apply for. Here is exactly how listing by introduction…
NSE performance in 2026 has surprised most observers. The Nairobi All Share Index hit record highs above 202 points in early February 2026, pulled back briefly, and has since pushed further to 209 points as of June 2026 — continuing to set new all-time highs on the back of record corporate profits, a stable shilling,…
Rental income tax in Kenya 2026 is one of the most searched — and most incorrectly reported — topics connected to the Finance Bill 2026. Almost every article published in May and June 2026 says the residential rental income tax is going up to 10%. Most of those articles are describing a proposal that has…
Will M-Pesa charges increase in 2026? The honest answer is: highly unlikely for your day-to-day mobile transfers—but a major tax shakeup is still hitting digital payments. If you have spent any time on Kenyan social media recently, you have probably seen panicked headlines warning that moving money via M-Pesa will skyrocket. However, late-breaking developments from…
Standard Chartered Kenya Q1 2026 results confirm what analysts had feared since the bank issued a profit warning at the end of 2025: the margin squeeze is worse than expected, and it is not over. Profit after tax fell 26.3% to KSh 3.58 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 — the steepest annual…
The Equity Group Holdings 22nd Annual General Meeting (Equity Bank AGM), held virtually on June 24, 2026, was one of Kenya’s most closely watched corporate events of the year. It delivered exactly what shareholders anticipated—and signaled exactly where CEO James Mwangi is taking the group over the next decade. Shareholders overwhelmingly approved all key resolutions,…
NSE dividend payment dates for June 2026 are confirmed — and money is already hitting bank accounts across Kenya. This is the most active dividend season in the Nairobi Securities Exchange’s history, with sixteen listed companies paying out billions of shillings to shareholders between April and July 2026. Whether you are waiting for a payment…
The KRA returns deadline is June 30, 2026 — and if you miss it, the penalty kicks in the very next day, automatically, with no warning and no grace period. No email reminder. No second chance. Just an instant KES 2,000 charge (or 5% of tax due, whichever is higher) generated by KRA’s system the…
Withdrawing Payoneer to M-Pesa in Kenya in 2026 is not a direct process — but it is a reliable one once you know the route. Payoneer does not support direct withdrawals to M-Pesa. There is no Payoneer-to-M-Pesa button, no integration, and no shortcut. The route every Kenyan freelancer uses — and the only safe, official…
