How to Buy US Stocks from Kenya

Kenya has largely repealed exchange controls but maintains a $500,000 approval requirement for residents investing abroad.

Domestic broker with a US partner

Your local broker routes the order to a partner in the United States. You hold real shares with voting and dividend rights, under full identity verification.

International broker account

You open the account offshore yourself and remit under your country’s rules. Ownership is the same, and the reporting duties sit with you.

Perpetual exposure on Canborsa

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto: no broker, no remittance, no share, no votes and no dividends. Funding is charged or paid every 1h while the position is open, and deposits arrive as USDC on six networks.

Yes, Kenyans can access US stocks through platforms such as Interactive Brokers, Hisa, Scope Markets, and Ndovu.

Interactive Brokers, Hisa, Scope Markets, and Ndovu all serve Kenyan residents for trading US stocks.

Kenya's Foreign Investment Protection Act guarantees foreign investors the right to capital repatriation and remittance of dividends and interest to foreign accounts.

Foreign dividend income is generally not taxable for Kenyan residents, though capital gains tax treatment for foreign stocks is not entirely settled.