Kenya signs $1.2 billion JKIA deal with China Road and Bridge; government says Chivayo firm did not bid
Chirchir stated that no Chivayo-linked company bid for the JKIA contract, naming China Road and Bridge Corporation as the signatory.
Kenyan billionaires
Kenyan billionaire Joshua Chepkwony's EADAK factory assembles 700,000 smartphones as Kenya races toward 4G and 5G
Joshua Chepkwony's East Africa Device Assembly Kenya has assembled 700,000 locally manufactured digital devices in a year as Kenya accelerates its shift to 4G and 5G.
Kenyan billionaire Manu Chandaria to build a centre honoring late prime minister Raila Odinga
Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria has signed an agreement with the Kenya School of Government to build a regional leadership and governance centre honouring the late Raila Odinga.
Kenyan businesswoman Mary Wambui has days to pay $775,000 or lose her $73.6 million hotel
Kenya's High Court has ordered billionaire Mary Wambui to deposit KES 100 million ($775,000) within seven days or Equity Bank will auction her KES 9.5 billion Glee Hotel.
Kenyan billionaire Humphrey Kariuki takes Africa's Great Blue Wall push to Monaco
Kenyan billionaire Humphrey Kariuki used a major Monaco ocean forum to call for scaled investment in Africa's Great Blue Wall marine conservation initiative.
Who is Chris Obure, the Nairobi tycoon seeking $59 million over eviction
Nairobi tycoon Chris Obure is suing for Sh7.6 billion after auctioneers evicted his firm from Senteu Plaza and gold bars vanished during a May 2025 raid.
Kenyan billionaire Joshua Kulei surfaces as beneficiary in $3.5 billion government contracts
Company records show Joshua Kulei is a beneficial owner of Liaison Capital, the firm behind Kenya's Sh42 billion Talanta Sports City and Sh415 billion military housing programme.
Gideon Muriuki's Co-op Bank posts best-ever quarter and says its South Sudan bet is finally paying off
Co-op Bank posted a record first-quarter profit of Ksh11.37 billion and confirmed its South Sudan subsidiary turned a quarterly profit for the first time.
Equity CEO James Mwangi warns Africa faces a food and economic crisis within 3 years as fuel shocks, fertiliser disruption and debt stress converge
Equity Group CEO James Mwangi warned at the IMF Spring Meetings that Africa faces a serious food and economic crisis within 3 years as converging shocks bite.
Kenya's Court of Appeal frees billionaire John Kibunga Kimani from completing Sh205 million Makuyu land sale after overturning Environment and Land Court order
Kenya's Court of Appeal has overturned an order requiring billionaire John Kibunga Kimani's Rural Development Services to complete a Sh205 million land sale in Makuyu.
Kenyan tycoon David Langat plans $200 million tertiary hospital in Eldoret
Balmer Healthcare and India's Apollo Hospitals plan a Sh26 billion tertiary hospital in Eldoret aimed at keeping Kenyans from going abroad for specialist treatment.
Billionaires.Africa ranks the 20 richest people on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in 2026
Using late January 2026 NSE closing prices, we ranked the biggest disclosed shareholders on Kenya’s bourse and priced their listed stakes in dollars.
Kenyan beverage tycoon Kimani Rugendo seeks Supreme Court lifeline in Malindi land battle
Kevian chairman Kimani Rugendo wants the Supreme Court to weigh a retrial order he says could reshape how long running land cases are handled.
Kenyan banker James Mwangi hit with security order in $7.8 million land fight
Court of Appeal blocks James Mwangi’s bid to halt a Sh1 billion land judgment, orders Sh10 million security and freezes dealings on the Muthaiga plot.
UK court orders SportPesa co founder Paul Ndung’u to pay $2.9 million in costs as ownership fight drags on
A London judge ordered Paul Ndung’u to pay Sh374 million in interim costs after rejecting key claims in his SportPesa ownership dispute.
Kenyan businesswoman Mary Wambui fights hotel auction as bank looks to recover $62 million
Mary Wambui Mungai is fighting a planned auction of her Nairobi luxury hotel as Equity Bank pursues a disputed Sh8 billion debt.