Key stocks to look out for this New Year.

Centum, Kenol Kobil, Equity Bank, Mumias Sugar as well as the cement industry, insurance and information technology make a list of firms and sectors that will be closely watched this year. This is according to a report by ABC Capital Ltd, an investment banking firm and a member of the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Other than Rea Vipingo and the Lamu coal power deal, it will be interesting to see whether Centum ventures into another mammoth project.

The firm recently announced that it will invest over Sh100 million to acquire an extra three per cent stake in Almasi Beverages. With the introduction of Thin Sim cards, 2015 is positioned to be a big year for Equity Bank Group who announced that it will charge a maximum of Sh25 for any amount transacted, a move that could cause price wars.