Companies

MANUFACTURING13 Aug

Car & General half-year profit quadruples to Sh2.6bn

Car & General’s half-year profit surged to Sh2.6 billion as regional sales growth and stronger earnings from Watu boosted performance.

Sanlam Allianz Holdings’ half year profit dips 7.4% to Sh124.6m

Listed non-bank financial services provider Sanlam Allianz Holdings (Kenya) Plc has reported a 7.4 per cent drop in net profit to Sh124.6 million for the six month period ended June 2026.

EARNINGS13 Aug

Co-op Bank half-year profit jumps 28% to Sh18bn

Co-op Bank posted a record Sh18bn half-year profit, up 28 per cent from Sh14.1 billion a year earlier, on higher operating income and strong lending growth.

EARNINGS13 Aug

KCB Group half-year pre-tax profit up 21% to Sh49.3bn

KCB Group has reported 20.8 per cent growth in pre-tax profits to Sh49.3 billion driven by strong income growth and disciplined cost management.

EARNINGS12 Aug

CMA approves new funds, licences to deepen capital markets

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved new investment funds and licences for market intermediaries, expanding investor choice and strengthening Kenya’s capital markets.

ASSET MANAGEMENT12 Aug
POLICY11 Aug

July 2026 updates: manufacturers push back on costs and taxes

Kenyan manufacturers spent July pushing back against higher taxes, rising input costs and import competition as they lobbied for policy changes and sought new markets and greater support for local production

MANUFACTURING10 Aug

Firm targets regional pharma market with new Sh330m bottle plant

Milly Glass plans to build East Africa’s first pharmaceutical glass bottle plant at Dongo Kundu at an estimated cost of Sh330.4 million, targeting growing regional demand for medicine packaging.

EARNINGS6 Aug

EABL FY26 profits jump 49% to Sh18.2 billion

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) posted a 49 per cent rise in net profit to Sh18.2 billion for the year ended June 30, 2026, driven by strong revenue growth and lower finance costs.

EARNINGS5 Aug

Acorn REITs half-year profits fall 31% to Sh314.3m

Acorn's student accommodation REITs posted a combined 31 per cent drop in half-year profit to Sh314.3 million for the period ended June 30, 2026 as higher financing costs at the D-REIT outweighed stronger earnings from the I-REIT.