Stockbrokers cash in on NSE boom with Sh14bn in commissions

Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) trading floor as seen on April 25, 2019.

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Stockbrokers have pocketed up to Sh14 billion in commissions from the sale and purchase of shares in the wake of a boom at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

Data from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) placed the value of shares traded at the Nairobi bourse in nine months to September 2026 at Sh395 billion, more than doubling last year’s entire year turnover of Sh145 billion.

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