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
editThe 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
- Unga Group
- United Nations
- Safaricom
- WPP-Scangroup
International companies with African headquarters in Nairobi
editThe following is a list of multinational companies and organizations, with their African (continent-wide or regional) headquarters in Nairobi:
Organization | Office location in Nairobi | Region covered | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Asus | East Africa | [1] | |
AVIC International | Westlands | Africa | [2] |
BASF | Ruaraka | Sub-Saharan Africa | [3] |
Bank of China | Kilimani | East Africa | [4] |
Bharti Airtel | Africa | [5] | |
United Nations | Gigiri | Africa | [6] |
BlackBerry Ltd | East Africa and Central Africa | [7] | |
Bosch | East Africa | [8] | |
Cisco Systems | Upper Hill | East Africa | [9] |
Chartis | Westlands | Africa | [10] |
China-Africa Development Fund | East Africa | [11] | |
China Central Television | Hurlingham | Africa | [12] |
China Daily | CBD | Africa | [13] |
China Radio International | Hurlingham | Africa | [12] |
Coca-Cola | Upper Hill | Africa | [14] |
Diageo | Africa | [15] | |
Eltek | Upper Hill | Sub-Saharan Africa | [16] |
GEMS Education | Langata | Africa | [17] |
General Electric | Westlands | Africa | [18] |
GSM Association | Upper Hill | Africa | [19] |
Hapag-Lloyd | East Africa | [20][21] | |
Heineken | High Ridge | East Africa and the Indian Ocean | [22] |
Hill International | Sub Saharan Africa | [23] | |
Huawei | Upper Hill | East Africa | [24] |
IBM | Africa | [25] | |
ICAO | Gigiri | East Africa and Southern Africa | [26] |
IMF | Upper Hill | Africa | [27] |
Intel Corporation | Westlands | East Africa | [28] |
ITF | Westlands | Africa | [29] |
IUCN | Mukoma | East Africa | [30] |
Jotun | East and Central Africa | [31] | |
Kaspersky Lab | East Africa | [32] | |
Kiva | Africa | [33] | |
LG | Westlands | East Africa and Indian Ocean | [34] |
MasterCard | East Africa | [35] | |
Merck KGaA | Africa | [36] | |
Mitsubishi Motors | Africa | [37] | |
Motorola Solutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | [38] | |
Nestlé | East Africa, Central Africa and West Africa | [39] | |
NIIT | East Africa and Central Africa | [40] | |
Nokia | East Africa | [41] | |
Nokia Research Hub | Africa, India and the Middle East | [42] | |
Panalpina | East Africa | [43] | |
Pfizer | Industrial Area | East Africa | [44] |
Qualcomm | Sub-Saharan Africa | [45] | |
Rockefeller Foundation | Upper Hill | Africa | [46] |
Red Cross | [47] | ||
RTI International | Westlands | Africa | [48] |
Sage Group | Westlands | East Africa | [49] |
Scania AB | Africa | [50] | |
Sony | East Africa and Central Africa | [51] | |
Standard Chartered Bank | Westlands | Africa | [52] |
Stockholm Environment Institute | Gigiri | Africa | [53] |
TNT | Upper Hill | East Africa and Central Africa | [54] |
Toyota | Mombasa Road | Africa | [55] |
Visa Inc. | Sub Saharan Africa | [56] | |
World Bank | Upper Hill | Africa | [27] |
Xinhua News Agency | Upper Hill | Africa | [12] |
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