List of companies and organizations based in Nairobi

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Nairobi is the business and financial centre of Kenya. This is highlighted by the number of companies and organizations headquartered in the city.

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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:

OrganizationOffice location in NairobiRegion coveredReference
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Asus East Africa [1]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg AVIC International WestlandsAfrica [2]
Flag of Germany.svg BASF Ruaraka Sub-Saharan Africa [3]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bank of China KilimaniEast Africa [4]
Flag of India.svg Bharti Airtel Africa [5]
Flag of the United States.svg United Nations GigiriAfrica [6]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg BlackBerry Ltd East Africa and Central Africa [7]
Flag of Germany.svg Bosch East Africa [8]
Flag of the United States.svg Cisco Systems Upper HillEast Africa [9]
Flag of the United States.svg Chartis WestlandsAfrica [10]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China-Africa Development Fund East Africa [11]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Central Television HurlinghamAfrica [12]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Daily CBDAfrica [13]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Radio International HurlinghamAfrica [12]
Flag of the United States.svg Coca-Cola Upper HillAfrica [14]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Diageo Africa [15]
Flag of Norway.svg Eltek Upper Hill Sub-Saharan Africa [16]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg GEMS Education LangataAfrica [17]
Flag of the United States.svg General Electric WestlandsAfrica [18]
Flag of Europe.svg GSM Association Upper HillAfrica [19]
Flag of Germany.svg Hapag-Lloyd East Africa [20] [21]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heineken High RidgeEast Africa and the Indian Ocean [22]
Flag of the United States.svg Hill International Sub Saharan Africa [23]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huawei Upper HillEast Africa [24]
Flag of the United States.svg IBM Africa [25]
Flag of the United Nations.svg ICAO GigiriEast Africa and Southern Africa [26]
Flag of the United States.svg IMF Upper HillAfrica [27]
Flag of the United States.svg Intel Corporation WestlandsEast Africa [28]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg ITF WestlandsAfrica [29]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg IUCN MukomaEast Africa [30]
Flag of Norway.svg Jotun East and Central Africa [31]
Flag of Russia.svg Kaspersky Lab East Africa [32]
Flag of the United States.svg Kiva Africa [33]
Flag of South Korea.svg LG WestlandsEast Africa and Indian Ocean [34]
Flag of the United States.svg MasterCard East Africa [35]
Flag of Germany.svg Merck KGaA Africa [36]
Flag of Japan.svg Mitsubishi Motors Africa [37]
Flag of the United States.svg Motorola Solutions Sub-Saharan Africa [38]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nestlé East Africa, Central Africa and West Africa [39]
Flag of India.svg NIIT East Africa and Central Africa [40]
Flag of Finland.svg Nokia East Africa [41]
Flag of Finland.svg Nokia Research HubAfrica, India and the Middle East [42]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Panalpina East Africa [43]
Flag of the United States.svg Pfizer Industrial AreaEast Africa [44]
Flag of the United States.svg Qualcomm Sub-Saharan Africa [45]
Flag of the United States.svg Rockefeller Foundation Upper HillAfrica [46]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Red Cross [47]
Flag of the United States.svg RTI International WestlandsAfrica [48]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sage Group WestlandsEast Africa [49]
Flag of Sweden.svg Scania AB Africa [50]
Flag of Japan.svg Sony East Africa and Central Africa [51]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Standard Chartered Bank WestlandsAfrica [52]
Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm Environment Institute GigiriAfrica [53]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg TNT Upper HillEast Africa and Central Africa [54]
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Mombasa RoadAfrica [55]
Flag of the United States.svg Visa Inc. Sub Saharan Africa [56]
Flag of the United States.svg World Bank Upper HillAfrica [27]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xinhua News Agency Upper HillAfrica [12]

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