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ARTICLE · 05 OCTOBER 2026

CAK Annual Report FY 2024/25 - Competition Law Highlights

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Kenya's Competition Authority published its FY 2024/25 Annual Report, revealing significant merger control activity with 128 applications processed, behavioral antitrust investigations spanning 75 cases, and notable enforcement actions against trade associations for price-fixing conduct. The report highlights the CAK's continued focus on employment retention conditions in merger approvals and its measured approach to exemption applications from industry bodies seeking relief from minimum pricing guidelines.

KenyaAntitrust/Competition Law
Asmaa ElDesoky
Asmaa ElDesoky
Nicolas Bremer
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At the end of August, 2026 the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2025. The report confirms that the CAK remained heavily engaged in merger control over the period. It also pursued a substantial restrictive trade practices caseload and a small but closely watched set of exemption applications from industry bodies.

Merger control

The 128 merger-related applications received in FY 2024/25 spanned manufacturing, real estate, financial and insurance services, energy, distribution, and ICT. Manufacturing, distribution, and finance and insurance together made up 52.9% of all filings. Manufacturing alone accounted for 23.5% of notifications, down from 34% the previous year. Of the total caseload, 30 transactions met the thresholds for a full, comprehensive review. Nineteen fell outside Part IV of the Act (typically because combined turnover or asset values fell below the relevant threshold).

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