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flag Kenya’s largest IPO in nearly 20 years raised $823 million, with local investors dominating and shares rising on debut.

flag Kenya Pipeline Company's IPO raised 106.3 billion shillings ($823 million), becoming East Africa’s largest share sale in nearly 20 years. flag Local investors dominated, with the National Social Security Fund securing 41% of shares—more than double its initial allocation—while foreign and market investors took only 0.02% and 0.0141% respectively. flag Regional East African investors received 21.2% of shares, slightly above their target. flag Retail participation was low at 2.56%, and employees took just 0.06% of their reserved stake. flag The government retained 35% ownership. flag Shares opened at 9.4 shillings on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, up 3.3% from the IPO price, marking a successful debut and a major step in Kenya’s privatization drive.

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