News Headlines

1. Kenya shillings vs Dollars : Ksh 129.2 = 1 USD
2. National Police Service announces new recruitment
3. University lecturers reject the government’s proposal to settle Kshs 7.9 billion arrears in phases
4. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) X account hacked
5. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has issued a firm reminder to shareholders, trading participants, and market intermediaries to strictly observe shareholding limits
6. Kenya’s capital markets staged an impressive rebound in the third quarter of 2025, achieving their strongest performance in four years despite ongoing foreign investor outflows. Investors’ paper wealth rose by Sh360 billion over the three months to September, lifting market capitalisation to Sh2.78 trillion from Sh2.42 trillion in the previous quarter
7. Construction input costs rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years in Q3 2025, driven by higher prices of key building materials
8. NSE top gainers: express, crown paints, sameer, Bk group, olympia ; Top losers : uchumi, ScanGroup, umeme, Home Afrika, NBV
9. Equity Group Holdings posted a 32.6% jump in net profit to Ksh52.1 billion for the nine months to September 2025
10. The Senate has issued a 14-day ultimatum to insurance companies contracted to provide cover for police officers, directing them to release all claims already approved
11. KenGen records 54% rise in profit after tax to Sh10.48 billion for the year ended June
12. East African Breweries Limited paid a record Sh2.2Bn in royalties and management fees to Diageo-linked companies in the year to June 2025, up from Sh2.1Bn
13. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced the arrest of several fighters accused of committing abuses
14. Goma International Airport, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will reopen for humanitarian flights
15. Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan has an early but commanding lead in her bid for reelection
16. Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika appoints Gabriel Chembezi as the new director general of the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau
17. President Salva Kiir returns to South Sudan after a five-day diplomatic visit to the United Arab Emirates
18. The Trump administration has slashed the number of refugees allowed into the United States and is prioritising white South Africans
19. Nigerian resident doctors declare indefinite nationwide strike under Tinubu from November 1
20. Goldman Sachs raised Nvidia’s price target from $210 to $240 ahead of its November 19 earnings
21. Amazon shares jumped over 10% after the company posted $33 billion in quarterly cloud revenue, more than double that of Google’s $15.16 billion
22. Aster’s token fell nearly 10% after rumors falsely linked Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to a $30 million sell-off
23. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $488.4 million on Thursday, with all 12 funds recording zero inflows
24. Ethereum spot ETFs also saw a total net outflow of $184 million, with no inflows across nine of its funds
25. Solana ETFs posted a total net inflow of $37.33 million, marking a three-day streak of inflows