Nairobi, Jan. 18 -- The value of bonds traded in the secondary market at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) hit a historic high of Sh2.7 trillion in 2025, promising stockbrokers and the exchange operator higher commission income.

The bonds turnover was nearly double the Sh1.5 trillion worth of debt securities that were traded at the bourse in 2024, which also represented an all-time high and the first instance of the annual value crossing the trillion-shilling mark.

At the same time, equities turnover rose by 37.3 percent or Sh30 billion to Sh145 billion in 2025, further boosting the expected commissions by market players as local investor activity picked up in line with the market's bullish run in the period.

The NSE attributed the...