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

The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi:

International companies with African headquarters in Nairobi

The 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
Taiwan Asus East Africa [2]
China AVIC International Westlands Africa [3]
Germany BASF Ruaraka Sub-Saharan Africa [4]
China Bank of China Kilimani East Africa [5]
India Bharti Airtel Africa [6]
United States United Nations Gigiri Africa [7]
Canada BlackBerry Ltd East Africa and Central Africa [8]
Germany Bosch East Africa [9]
United States Cisco Systems Upper Hill East Africa [10]
United States Chartis Westlands Africa [11]
China China-Africa Development Fund East Africa [12]
China China Central Television Hurlingham Africa [13]
China China Daily CBD Africa [14]
China China Radio International Hurlingham Africa [13]
United States Coca-Cola Upper Hill Africa [15]
United Kingdom Diageo Africa [16]
Norway Eltek Upper Hill Sub-Saharan Africa [17]
United Arab Emirates GEMS Education Langata Africa [18]
United States General Electric Westlands Africa [19]
European Union GSM Association Upper Hill Africa [20]
Germany Hapag-Lloyd East Africa [21][22]
Netherlands Heineken High Ridge East Africa and the Indian Ocean [23]
United States Hill International Sub Saharan Africa [24]
China Huawei Upper Hill East Africa [25]
United States IBM Africa [26]
United Nations ICAO Gigiri East Africa and Southern Africa [27]
United States IMF Upper Hill Africa [28]
United States Intel Corporation Westlands East Africa [29]
United Kingdom ITF Westlands Africa [30]
Switzerland IUCN Mukoma East Africa [31]
Norway Jotun East and Central Africa [32]
Russia Kaspersky Lab East Africa [33]
United States Kiva Africa [34]
South Korea LG Westlands East Africa and Indian Ocean [35]
United States MasterCard East Africa [36]
Germany Merck KGaA Africa [37]
Japan Mitsubishi Motors Africa [38]
United States Motorola Solutions Sub-Saharan Africa [39]
Switzerland Nestlé East Africa, Central Africa and West Africa [40]
India NIIT East Africa and Central Africa [41]
Finland Nokia East Africa [42]
Finland Nokia Research Hub Africa, India and the Middle East [43]
Switzerland Panalpina East Africa [44]
United States Pfizer Industrial Area East Africa [45]
United States Qualcomm Sub-Saharan Africa [46]
United States Rockefeller Foundation Upper Hill Africa [47]
Switzerland Red Cross [48]
United States RTI International Westlands Africa [49]
United Kingdom Sage Group Westlands East Africa [50]
Sweden Scania AB Africa [51]
Japan Sony East Africa and Central Africa [52]
United Kingdom Standard Chartered Bank Westlands Africa [53]
Sweden Stockholm Environment Institute Gigiri Africa [54]
Netherlands TNT Upper Hill East Africa and Central Africa [55]
Japan Toyota Mombasa Road Africa [56]
United States Visa Inc. Sub Saharan Africa [57]
United States World Bank Upper Hill Africa [28]
China Xinhua News Agency Upper Hill Africa [13]

See also

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