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Stakeholders push for reform of MSME financing ecosystem

Sacco ReviewSeptember 15, 202604 mins

Stakeholders want financing solutions tailored to different MSME needs The forum examined ways to reduce lending risks and widen access to capital Recommendations will shape upcoming discussions on MSME financing and growth Stakeholders have called for a re-engineering of Kenya’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) financing ecosystem to increase access to capital, reduce investment…

NSE half-year profit jumps 386pc on Safaricom block trade, IPO revival

Sacco ReviewAugust 28, 202606 mins

NSE profit jumps 386% to Ksh 736.9 million in first half of 2026. Safaricom’s Ksh 204.3 billion block trade drives a major revenue boost. IPO activity returns as equity turnover and data revenue also surge. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a sharp rise in profitability for the first half of 2026, with net profit…

CMA grants Rubiani Capital new investment platform licence

Sacco ReviewAugust 13, 2026August 13, 202603 mins

CMA has licensed Rubiani Capital as an Intermediary Service Platform Provider to offer digital investment services. The platform connects users to regulated capital markets products while licensed institutions handle execution and asset custody. CMA urged investors to use only licensed and approved capital markets intermediaries. Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted an Intermediary Service Platform…

Experts call for deeper capital markets to fund SMEs

Sacco ReviewJuly 30, 202606 mins

Experts urge Kenya to deepen capital markets to unlock long term financing for SMEs. SMEs remain underserved as heavy reliance on bank lending limits access to affordable growth capital. Pension funds and institutional investors urged to channel more domestic savings into productive private sector investments instead of government securities. Industry experts have called on Kenya…