The Development Finance Capital Landscape | Business Redefined

The development finance capital landscape with Tellef Thorleifsson, Former CEO, Norfund
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Residential Real Estate as an Asset Class | Business Redefined Residential real estate is grappling with one major challenge - unlocking patient, long-term capital that aligns with the upfront heavy capex & long runway to returns that characterizes its undertakings. Mi Vida homes CEO, Samuel Kariuki, tells us why solving this will be a big part of bringing onboard institutional grade developers to the region's residential real estate landscape at scale. Also on the agenda:
  1. The latest on demand & supply dynamics on the residential real estate front
  2. The evolution of residential rental yield returns & what this means for the asset class
  3. Institutional offtake & what that signals around the appetite for deep pocketed investors in real estate
  4. The rise of REITs in Kenya's capital markets
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Sustainability in Financial Services | Business Redefined Stanbic Bank Kenya closed 2025 having 'greened' 9.0% of its credit portfolio, 100.0bps higher than the previous year. In 2025, the bank disbursed Kes 4.5 billion worth of financing towards green buildings; Kes 2.5 billion towards climate smart agriculture & another Kes 273.0 million towards solar energy. The bank's Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Abraham Ongenge, argues that as far as sustainability financing goes, the tide has turned. The challenge is not any more so much the inadequacy of bankable projects, but rather whether one can find adequate patient & low cost capital to meet the pipeline of projects without an aggressive yield demand. In the recent past, Kenya has seen two issuers go to the capital markets & raised debt via green notes, both of which not only attracted strong over-subscription but also pushed the market on pricing. Notably, Safaricom Plc's 5-year note at 10.4% stretched the limits of what we'd consider tight credit spreads for issuers deemed to be of strong investment grade. I asked Ongenge whether Stanbic Bank Kenya, with a strong balance sheet & the backing of a strong parent entity, could be looking to follow this route as it scouts for low priced financing for its sustainability.   June 24, 2026
Family Bank Goes Public | Business Redefined The list of banking counters at the Nairobi Securities Exchange expands as Family Bank goes public. The lender will be listing by introduction, floating 1.66 billion shares at an introductory price of Kes 18.0/share, pitching the bank's  entry market cap at Kes 29.9 billion (US$231.21 million). We speak to Family Bank's CEO & MD, Nancy Njau, to dig into the listing within the bank's broader strategy. On the agenda:
  • The 2025 Kes 8.0 billion cash call & how it ties in with going public in June 2026
  • The bank's retail heavy franchise & how it is likely to position post-listing
  •  The experience from the OTC market & what listing in the main market seeks to unlock
  • Kes 18.0/share, the path to valuation & expectations around price discovery
 June 24, 2026
Pan-African Human Capital Management | Business Redefined How can organisations strengthen their capacity to scale through optimised human capital management & business productivity? A conversation with Q-Sourcing Servtec to explore this subject & unpack emerging issues in the human capital landscape across Africa. On the agenda:
  • Gig work & the localisation of human capital management strategies
  • Upskilling for the AI disruption in the labour market
  • Human capital management & streamlining the administrative burden that comes with it
 June 22, 2026
Banking Across Eastern Africa | Business Redefined We take a look at emerging issues in the banking sector across Eastern Africa. On the agenda:
  • Recapitalisation in South Sudan & why there's push back from players from the region operating in that market
  • Liberalisation in Ethiopia & the routes to market entry that are being considered
  • The retail rush in Kenya & why everyone wants a piece of the pie in that segment of the market
  • Uganda's rising infra spending & the opportunity it is creating for well capitalised & large ticket hungry lenders
  • The evolving global macros, stress in credit portfolios & how this is impacting the region's banking
A conversation with Standard Bank Group's Regional Chief Executive for East Africa, Joshua Oigara June 16, 2026
Analysis of Kenya's Sh4.8 trillion 2026/27 Budget & Finance Bill | Business Redefined Analysis of Kenya's Sh4.8 trillion 2026/27 budget and Finance Bill June 12, 2026
2026/27 Pre-Budget Analysis | Business Redefined 2026/27 Pre-Budget Analysis with David Wanjohi - Senior Tax Advisor, Bowmans LLP, Hadijah Nannyomo - Tax Partner Ernst & Young, Churchill Ogutu - Head of Research, Capital A Investment Bank June 12, 2026
ABSA Bank FY2025 Earnings | Business Redefined ABSA Bank FY2025 Earnings with Yusuf Omari, CFO, ABSA Bank Kenya June 3, 2026
Hard Currency REITs in Kenya | Business Redefined Hard currency denominated Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) seem to catching on in Kenya's capital markets. In March, the debut hard currency REIT raised US$29.6 million from investors, now Two Rivers International Financial & Innovation Centre - Trific sez  is out in the market seeking US$37.3 million through an I-REIT. A conversation with James Mworia to unpack the issuance. On the discussion:
  •  Yield dynamics: Delivering 8.0% p.a. on a US$ instrument
  • Retail investor participation & secondary market illiquidity. What safeguards have been baked in?
  • The proposition of a green issuance & what that meant from a book building perspective
 June 3, 2026