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Peter Ndegwa’s Biggest Legacy May Not Be M-Pesa, It’s Taking Safaricom Beyond Kenya

When Safaricom shareholders gather in Nairobi—or log in virtually, for the company’s Annual General Meeting on 31 July, much of

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
The Fake Reversal Trick: How Kenya’s Sellers Were Robbed in Plain Sight

For years, the small trader was the weak link in Kenya’s mobile money success story. A grocer in Kawangware, a

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Five Businesses Proving Talek Doesn’t Need to Wait on Tourism Alone

Talek sits at the edge of one of the most famous conservation landscapes on the planet, yet for years the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
NCBA Advances Women Entrepreneurship Drive as AFAWA Programme Unlocks Investment Opportunities for 82 SMEs

NCBA Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs by convening the final investment pitching event of the NCBA

Soko Directory Team · Jul 7, 2026
SIM Swap Fraud: How Scammers Hijack Your Line And How Safaricom Is Winning The Fight Back

There is a particular kind of dread that comes with watching your phone lose signal for no reason, only to

Soko Directory Team · Jul 7, 2026
Investment

Investment

NSE Posts Best Quarter in Over a Year as Safaricom Deal Reshapes the Market

Kenya’s stock market closed the second quarter of 2026 on a high note, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) shrugging

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026

Investment

Tanzania and Kenya Top Africa in Financial Services Returns, BCG Research Finds

Tanzania and Kenya have emerged as Africa’s top-performing financial services markets, delivering Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) that surpass both the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Investment Family Bank Eyes 100-Branch Milestone After Opening 97th Outlet in Kawangware

Family Bank has expanded its branch network to 97 branches with the opening of a new outlet in Kawangware Mlango

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Investment Kenya National Police DT SACCO named Kenya’s Top Deposit-taking SACCO At Ushirika Day Awards

Kenya National Police DT SACCO has been named the Best Performing Deposit-Taking (DT) SACCO in the country after scooping the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 7, 2026
Investment Airtel Africa Saves 9.1 Million Litres Of Diesel, Reaffirms Commitment To Responsible Business Growth

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services across 14 African countries, saved 9.1 million litres of

Soko Directory Team · Jul 7, 2026
Investment NCBA Deepens Diaspora Banking Push, Engages Over 300 Kenyan Investors Across the U.S.

NCBA Bank has successfully concluded a series of targeted diaspora activations across the United States, bringing together over 300 investors,

Soko Directory Team · Jul 7, 2026
Investment The Market Is Loud But Wealth Is Made In Silence

Modern earphones are sold with one feature that sounds almost magical: noise cancellation. They do not stop the world from

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 5, 2026
Investment Invest Kenya And Jumia Kenya Agree To Strengthen Kenya’s E-Commerce

Invest Kenya and Jumia Kenya have agreed to work together to strengthen Kenya’s e-commerce sector, with a shared goal of

Soko Directory Team · Jul 3, 2026
Government & Policy
The 14 Resolutions That Could Reshape Safaricom’s Governance

Safaricom shareholders woke up to an Annual General Meeting notice that, at first glance, looks like the kind of legal

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Safaricom AGM to Decide Landmark Governance Overhaul in Major Board Shake-Up

Safaricom PLC shareholders will vote on a sweeping governance overhaul at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 31,

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Bungoma Is Not a Family Estate: Why Kenya Must Retire the Politics of Kinship Power

The front page of The Standard was not merely a newspaper cover. It was a political X-ray. It showed the

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 6, 2026
Illegal Power Links Blamed After Migori Pupil Is Electrocuted

By Robai Ludenyi, A Grade Six pupil is receiving treatment at Awendo Sub-County Hospital after suffering an electric shock from

Soko Directory Team · Jul 6, 2026
Tension Rises in Tanzania as Protest Fears Grow

By Robai Ludenyi, Heavy police deployment and widespread fear have overshadowed calls for anti-government protests in Tanzania on Tuesday, with

Soko Directory Team · Jul 6, 2026
Opinion
The Survival Of Kenya’s Coffee Sector Depends On Investment In Next Generation Coffee Professionals

Kenya produces some of the finest coffee in the world, but beneath the reputation lies a sector under quiet, mounting

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Can Your Security Firm Afford to Secure You?

What if I told you that the greatest threat to private security firms is not external, but financial? This is

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Kiambu Is Eating Its Future: Stop Burrying Kenya’s Food Security Beneath Concrete

Kiambu is not just another county sitting next to Nairobi. For generations, it has been one of the capital city’s

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 5, 2026
The Rise Of Aspirational Marketing In East Africa

Across East Africa’s consumer economy, businesses are discovering that pricing and product quality alone are no longer enough to secure

Soko Directory Team · Jun 29, 2026
A Presidency Written In Tears: How Kenyans Will Remember Ruto

Presidents are not remembered by the slogans they repeated, the motorcades they commanded or the applause arranged around them. They

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 27, 2026
Why Kenyans Spend Billions On Treatment but Hesitate To Buy Insurance

A Kenyan family rarely begins a medical emergency by asking which investment to liquidate. It begins with a phone call.

Soko Directory Team · Jun 25, 2026
Fashion At The Center Of Africa’s Creative Economy, Investment, And Growth

In a workshop in Lagos, a designer adjusts a seam just before sunrise. The fabric on the table carries patterns

Soko Directory Team · Jun 24, 2026
Latest News

Government and Policy

The 14 Resolutions That Could Reshape Safaricom’s Governance

Safaricom shareholders woke up to an Annual General Meeting notice that, at first glance, looks like the kind of legal

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026

Entrepreneur's Corner

Peter Ndegwa’s Biggest Legacy May Not Be M-Pesa, It’s Taking Safaricom Beyond Kenya

When Safaricom shareholders gather in Nairobi—or log in virtually, for the company’s Annual General Meeting on 31 July, much of

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Market News Shareholders Called to Protect Safaricom’s Brand and Strategic Identity

Safaricom PLC shareholders have been handed notice of the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for July 31, where they

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Government and Policy Safaricom AGM to Decide Landmark Governance Overhaul in Major Board Shake-Up

Safaricom PLC shareholders will vote on a sweeping governance overhaul at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 31,

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Investment NSE Posts Best Quarter in Over a Year as Safaricom Deal Reshapes the Market

Kenya’s stock market closed the second quarter of 2026 on a high note, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) shrugging

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Opinion The Survival Of Kenya’s Coffee Sector Depends On Investment In Next Generation Coffee Professionals

Kenya produces some of the finest coffee in the world, but beneath the reputation lies a sector under quiet, mounting

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Investment Tanzania and Kenya Top Africa in Financial Services Returns, BCG Research Finds

Tanzania and Kenya have emerged as Africa’s top-performing financial services markets, delivering Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) that surpass both the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Technology TECNO Kicks Off ‘100 Portraits of Becoming’ in Kenya to Champion Authentic Human Stories in the AI Era

As AI increasingly shapes how people are seen and represented, an urgent question emerges: how do we ensure technology reflects

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
East Africa
Afreximbank Boosts CARICOM Financing Cap To $5B to Drive Regional Transformation

Afreximbank has announced a major expansion of its engagement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), increasing its regional financing limit from

Soko Directory Team · Mar 4, 2026
Africa Finance Corporation Raises Record US$524m in Dual-Currency Samurai Loan Facility

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has closed a landmark US$524 million equivalent dual-currency Samurai term

Soko Directory Team · Dec 4, 2025
African Development Bank Group Loans $500 Million To Support Economic Governance

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), meeting in Abidjan, approved a $500 million loan to

Soko Directory Team · Nov 27, 2025
Dr. George Elombi Takes Over As Afreximbank’s Fourth President

African Export-Import Bank on Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, swore in Dr. George Elombi as the Bank’s fourth President and Chairman

Soko Directory Team · Oct 28, 2025
Africa Finance Corporation Secures USD 100 Million Facility from FinDev Canada

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has secured a USD 100 million, 10-year term loan

Soko Directory Team · Oct 23, 2025
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