Kampala, Dar beat Nairobi in prime office rental yields
Kampala city. The average yield on rent for a prime office is 9 percent in both Kampala and Dar es Salaam and 8.5 percent in Nairobi in the second half of 2025.
Nairobi registered a lower yield on prime office rents compared to its rival regional capitals, Kampala and Dar es Salaam, in the second half of 2025, new data shows, revealing the varied fortunes of investors.
An analysis of data by real estate firm Knight Frank on the office property segment reveals that the average yield on rent for a prime office in Nairobi stood at 8.5 percent in the second half of 2025, compared to 9 percent in both Kampala and Dar es Salaam.
