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The Business Day That Cannot Afford To Stop

There is a particular kind of silence that small business owners in Kenya know too well. It is not the

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
Drive Your Business Forward: A Guide to NCBA’s Asset Finance Schemes

Growing a business often comes down to having the right equipment on the road or the worksite, but paying for

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
Kenya’s Building Code Got Braver But Have We?

When the 2024 review of Kenya’s building code quietly opened the door to stabilized soil blocks, timber frames, and rammed

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
The Bible’s Uncomfortable, Practical And Surprisingly Modern Blueprint For Building Wealth

Picture a man at two in the morning, sitting at the edge of his bed with a Bible in one

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 15, 2026
Where Kenyans Are Putting Their Money and Why Mansa-X Is Moving to the Centre Of That

Every day, a Kenyan is trying to make money stretch beyond today. A shopkeeper in Bungoma adds M-Pesa services to

Steve Biko · Sep 10, 2026
Investment

Investment

Carrefour Kenya Lands In Thome As Stores Across The Country Hits 36

Carrefour in Kenya has expanded its retail footprint in the country with the opening of a new store in Thome

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026

Investment

Kenya Power Warns Of Power Interruptions In Parts Of Nairobi As Maintenance Begins

Residents in Roysambu and Githurai should prepare for intermittent power outages over the coming week, Kenya Power has announced, as

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 15, 2026
Investment Prudential Africa Emerges as Region’s Leading MDRT Business, With Nigeria and Ghana Ranking No. 1

Prudential Africa Services Limited (“Prudential Africa”) has become the region’s leading Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) business, with its Nigeria

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
Investment Investors Eye Uganda’s Business Potential in Equity Trade Roadshow

More than 150 participants from 10 nationalities, including business leaders, investors, policymakers and private-sector stakeholders, are participating in the 2026

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
Investment Where Did the Billions Go That Copia Raised?

Copia Global arrived with the kind of story the modern investment world loves. It promised to use technology, mobile ordering

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 15, 2026
Investment Dangote Refinery IPO Goes Live, Can Kenyan Investors Buy Shares?

Africa’s investment community has one eye on Lagos right now. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals IPO, one of the

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 14, 2026
Investment Why Kenya’s Equity and KCB — and Tanzania’s NMB and CRDB — Are Carrying East Africa into Forbes’ New League Of The World’s Top-Performing Banks

Africa is not merely watching the global banking race from the sidelines. In Forbes’ inaugural World’s Top Performing Banks 2026

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 10, 2026
Investment Dangote’s $1.6 Billion ‘IPO for the People’ Meets a Kenyan Wall — Just as His Next Refinery Heads to Lamu

There is something almost poetic about the way Aliko Dangote has sold this IPO. He has called it an “IPO

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 9, 2026
Government & Policy
We Know You Are Angry But Hear Us Out – KAA To An Angry Lady

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has issued a public statement addressing a video that recently went viral on social media,

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
KNEC Launches Exam Item Writing Training For Senior School And TVET Teachers

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is inviting teachers from senior secondary schools and vocational institutions to apply for specialised

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 15, 2026
Tax Discipline Must Begin In The Boardroom & Tax Predictability Must Begin In Government

Tax planning begins with governance. That sentence sounds simple, but for thousands of growing Kenyan businesses it is the difference

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 15, 2026
Huduma Kenya Explains ID Registration Rules For Kenyans Without Birth Certificates

If you’ve been hoping to get a national ID card without first sorting out your birth certificate, Huduma Kenya has

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 14, 2026
KUCCPS Outlines Steps For First-Year Students Seeking To Change University Courses

First-year university students hoping to jump ship from one faculty to another have been told to sort it out with

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 14, 2026
Opinion
List of High-Risk El Niño Counties As Health Ministry Rolls Out Preparedness Plan

The Ministry of Health has launched an El Niño preparedness plan covering 18 counties classified as high-risk, as the country

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 9, 2026
El Niño Now Almost Certain To Persist Through Early 2027, WMO Says

The World Meteorological Organization, WMO, has sharply revised its confidence in El Niño’s staying power, now putting the odds at

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 3, 2026
Kenya Met Forecasts Below-Average September Rains In The Following Regions

Farmers in several of Kenya’s most productive agricultural counties have been put on alert after the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 3, 2026
Building People Is The Best Part Of Building A Business

By Rajul Malde I have had the privilege of watching Pwani Oil Products Limited grow almost from the beginning, and

Soko Directory Team · Sep 1, 2026
From Fisherman to Cane King: How a Siaya Farmer Built a 480-Acre Empire

The shores of Lake Victoria are beautiful, but for fisherman Radido Otieno Peter, they were also unforgiving. For six years,

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
Kenya Must Not Belong To Evil

There comes a moment in the life of a nation when silence stops being caution and becomes surrender. Kenya is

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 31, 2026
Ruto Cannot Lead Kenya To 2060; A President Trapped In Yesterday Has No Business Designing Tomorrow

Nursery: I want to be a police officer. Class 1: I want to be a teacher. Class 2: I want

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 28, 2026
Latest News

Government and Policy

We Know You Are Angry But Hear Us Out – KAA To An Angry Lady

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has issued a public statement addressing a video that recently went viral on social media,

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026

Technology

How Digital Payments Are Making Everyday Transactions Faster and Simpler for Kenyans

In today’s macroeconomic environment, Kenyans are increasingly seeking faster, simpler and more convenient ways to pay for everyday goods and

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
Technology The Galaxy S26 FE Is Now Here, But What Makes It Tick?

Samsung’s Fan Edition lineup has always hit that sweet spot of flagship vibes without the eye-watering price tag, but comparing

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
Investment Carrefour Kenya Lands In Thome As Stores Across The Country Hits 36

Carrefour in Kenya has expanded its retail footprint in the country with the opening of a new store in Thome

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
Technology Jumia Launches Affiliate Program to Help Creators and Everyday Kenyans Earn Online

E-commerce giant Jumia has launched a new Affiliate Program aimed at enabling content creators, micro-influencers, students, entrepreneurs, and everyday shoppers

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
East Africa Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI Institute Launches Version 2.0 of its Pioneering E-Book Reader

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) is delighted to announce the launch of an enhanced version of its pioneering

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
Market News Kenya Moves To Unlock Billions In Idle Shares By Easing SLB Rules

There’s a strange thing sitting inside Kenya’s stock market: billions of shillings in shares that just sit there. Investors own

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 15, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner The Business Day That Cannot Afford To Stop

There is a particular kind of silence that small business owners in Kenya know too well. It is not the

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
East Africa
Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI Institute Launches Version 2.0 of its Pioneering E-Book Reader

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) is delighted to announce the launch of an enhanced version of its pioneering

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) targets accelerated adoption and transaction growth as network expands across Africa

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is preparing to accelerate adoption and transaction growth across Africa as it enters

Soko Directory Team · Sep 12, 2026
Kenya’s First Purpose-built Accommodation Facility for Incarcerated Mothers to be Built at Embu Women’s Prison

FreedomWithin Kenya has broken ground for a KES 9 million Mother and Child Accommodation Unit at Embu Women’s Prison. The

Soko Directory Team · Sep 11, 2026
Angola Sets 2050 Oil and Gas Strategy as Africa Energy Bank Targets November Launch

The Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) Conference and Exhibition opened in Luanda on Wednesday with Angola looking toward its next

Soko Directory Team · Sep 10, 2026
Afreximbank convenes Angola oil and gas financing forum to ad-vance local content and indigenous participation

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) hosted a Local Content Development Forum in Luanda, Angola, on 9 September 2026, bringing together

Soko Directory Team · Sep 10, 2026
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