Quickmart's Kshs15 Billion IPO | Business Redefined
Quickmart is in the market with Kenya's first exit via the public markets by a PE fund. The offer is priced at Kes 7.50/share, floating 2.0 billion shares (50.0% stake). We have a conversation with the retail chain's Chief Financial Officer to whip through the issuance & the underlying fundamentals.
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Emerging Issues in Kenya's Tax Landscape | Business Redefined
A conversation with Robert Waruiru, Managing Partner, ICHIBAN Tax and Business Advisory on the emerging issues in Kenya's Landscape
October 6, 2026
Embedding in Mobile Telephony | Business Redefined
We take a look how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing mobile telephony & shifting trends in consumer behavior. Also, price sensitivity & what players like Samsung Kenya are doing to widen the offering amidst depressed spending power.
September 29, 2026
Unlocking SME Financing | Business Redefined
The banking sector closed 2025 with Kes 596.8 billion worth of outstanding credit attributable to the MSME segment of the economy. Despite significant gains made in unlocking credit to these businesses, including deeper penetration of uncollateralized lending, a lot remains to be done to address the friction they encounter in their search for formal financial credit lines. A conversation with Renato D'Souza, Director Business Banking, Absa Bank Kenya to get a pulse check on lending to MSMEs.
September 22, 2026
AmCham Business Summit 2026 | Business Redefined
A conversation with Paul Muthaura, CEO, America Chamber of Commerce about the AmCham Business Summit 2026 that took place between 9th and 10th September.
September 17, 2026
Scaling Dental Solutions | Business Redefined
We explore how Azure Dental Hospital is scaling comprehensive dental solutions across Kenya and Africa. A conversation with the CEO, Dr. Kennedy Carson Opiyo, on the vision, the business and the future of dental care.
September 15, 2026
African Tea Convention 2026 | Business Redefined
Kenya exported 653,736 tonnes of tea in 2025 fetching the economy Kes 187.06 billion (US$1.45 billion) but the country is far from optimising the value of this product in the global markets. The upcoming 7th African Tea Convention and Exhibition taking place between 16th & 18th Sep in Nairobi seeks to chart a way forward on how Africa's tea exporters can extract optimal value from their produce.
A conversation with George Omuga - MD, East Africa Tea Trade Association to explore what the options are as Africa thinks of tea. We also look into the history & evolution of the association as it marks 70 years.
September 8, 2026
East Africa's Banking Allure | Business Redefined
Standard Bank's Chief Executive, Sim Tshabalala, is in Nairobi. It is the second visit in just eight months by the senior most executive in Africa's largest bank by asset base.
A conversation on a raft of issues:
- The bank's quest to make its regional subsidiary ( Stanbic Bank KE) a universal bank what that looks like from potential organic or inorganic growth
- The retail rush in East Africa's banking sector & how well a bank with a corporate & investment banking extraction is positioned to face off with strong incumbents
- Declining external financial flows, rising infrastructure spending needs & the catalytic role that the banking sector can play in mobilising domestic capital pools
Kenya's Fiscal Landscape | Business Redefined
A look through the latest developments in Kenya's fiscal environment.
On the agenda:
- From US$880 million worth of Samurai issuances to US$1.0 billion in planned debt swap, inside the ambitious 2026/27 borrowing plan
- July 2026's Kes 195.29 billion in tax revenue collection, gauging the start of the 2026/27 financial year & the broader fiscal framework
- Looking into the condensed 2027/28 budget cycle & what is earmarked to be Kenya's debut > Kes 5.0 trillion budget