Nairobi is the business and financial centre of Kenya. This is highlighted by the number of companies and organizations headquartered in the city.
Companies headquartered in Nairobi
The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi:
- East African Breweries
- Equity Group Holdings Limited
- Gulf African Bank
- KCB Group Limited
- Kenya Airports Authority
- Kenya Airways
- Kenya Commercial Bank Group
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- Mumias Sugar Company
- Nation Media Group
- National Oil Corporation of Kenya
- National Social Security Fund
- NIC Bank Group
- Sameer Group
- Serena Hotels
- Standard Group
- The Standard
- Kenya Television Network
- Unga Group
- United Nations
- United Nations Environment Programme
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- Safaricom
- WPP-Scangroup
International companies with African headquarters in Nairobi
The following is a list of multinational companies and organizations, with their African (continent-wide or regional) headquarters in Nairobi:
See also
- Economy of Kenya
- List of companies of Kenya
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