The large blue chips tend to have a larger exposure to foreign investors due to high liquidity, which supports large ticket trades and consistency in paying dividends.
Foreign investors sold Sh10.17bn from NSE's top five firms over 12 months to April 2026 following 40-120% share price rallies. Local institutional investors expanded stakes citing higher dividends; foreign funds attributed exits to rising inflation and geopolitical risk.
By
Charles Mwaniki
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
Foreign investors made net sales worth Sh10.17 billion on the five largest firms at the Nairobi bourse in the year to April 2026, locking in large capital gains after their share prices rallied in the period.
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