Kampala, Dar beat Nairobi on prime warehouse rental yields

 Aerial view of a large logistics park with warehouse, loading hub with semi-trailers trucks.

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Nairobi posted a lower yield on prime warehouse rents in the first half of 2025 compared to its rivals Kampala in Uganda and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, according to new tracker data highlighting the varying fortunes for investors.

Analysis of the industrial property segment by real estate firm Knight Frank shows that the average yield on rent of a prime warehouse in Nairobi stood at 9.5 percent in the first half of the year, compared to 13 percent in Kampala and 10 percent in Dar es Salaam.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.