The number of equity trades every day has been doubling or tripling on the Nairobi Securities Exchange after Safaricom launched its retail-focused Ziidi trading platform. There were 24,357 trades yesterday 12 February (according to the Nairobi Securities Exchange daily report) and 25,773 trades in equities on 11 February, the highest ever recorded on the Nairobi bourse. The breadth points to a market-wide rally rather than a sector-specific move.”President Ruto launched ZiidiKenya’s President William Ruto launched the Ziidi trading platform at the Nairobi Securities Exchange on 10 February. According to The Exchange Africa report: “Ziidi Trader is also designed to be more than a simple trading portal. The Exchange Africa says that although while standard NSE equity trades are settled on T+3 (transaction date plus three days), Ziidi Trader accounts will be credited as soon as trades are matched on the exchange.

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2026 09:10 UTC