Kenya
Kenya runs on Nairobi’s finance and tech scene, Mombasa’s port trade, and export agriculture that moves through both. This is where Kenyan businesses meet the buyers, partners, and suppliers looking for them, inside the country and across the region.
List your businessEast Africa’s busiest gateway, serving Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eastern DRC. Home to M-Pesa.
Why East Africa converges on Kenya
- Serve as East Africa’s financial and tech gateway
Nairobi concentrates finance, tech and multinational regional offices unlike anywhere else in East Africa.
- Move goods for four countries through one port
The Port of Mombasa handles trade for Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and eastern DRC, not just Kenya itself.
- Pioneer mobile money for the rest of the world
M-Pesa launched here and reshaped how millions transact, and Kenya’s fintech sector has kept building on that lead.
- Main business languagesEnglish, Swahili
- Key trade gatewayPort of Mombasa
- Regional hub cityNairobi
- Leading export sectorsTea, coffee, horticulture
- Mobile moneyM-Pesa
- Regional blocEast African Community (EAC)
- CurrencyKenyan shilling (KES)
- Time zoneEAT (UTC+3)
- Calling code+254
Kenya business listings
Showing verified listings across Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru & Eldoret
Starting a business in Kenya?
Registering a business in Kenya means working through eCitizen (Business Registration Service). This guide breaks down the real steps, approximate cost, and approximate timeline, so you know what to expect before you begin.
Steps, fees, and timelines are approximate and compiled from public 2026 guides to the official process. Confirm current details directly with the official portal
The Kenya reading list
Kenya-specific guides from the Afrikta blog