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How Nairobi Entrepreneurs Can Turn Risk Into Opportunity

By Deborah Sivyatsomana Kavira Entrepreneurship is about taking risks, but it is also about seeing opportunities. Every business decision involves

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
How to Balance Rally Season Excitement with Smart Money Habits

Few things ignite Kenya’s collective adrenaline quite like the KCB Safari Rally. For a few electric days, Naivasha becomes the

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
The Discipline of Wealth: Why Money Principles Matter at Every Income Level

Money does not change its character because your income changes. Whether you earn KES 10,000 or KES 1,000,000 a month,

Steve Biko Wafula · Feb 17, 2026
Dear Entrepreneur, Success Is Engineered, Not Discovered

Success does not happen by accident. It is not stumbled upon in a random moment of good fortune. It is

Steve Biko Wafula · Feb 17, 2026
Why KRA’s eTIMS Push Is a Turning Point for Kenya’s Tax System — And What Every Kenyan Must Understand

Kenya’s tax landscape is undergoing one of the most significant shifts in recent history — and if you haven’t yet

Steve Biko Wafula · Feb 17, 2026
Investment

Investment

Higher Spending, Bigger Deficit As Kenya Expands 2025/26 Budget

By Robai Ludenyi Kenya’s supplementary budget for the 2025/26 financial year has pushed government spending higher by Sh262.9 billion, signaling

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026

Investment

Kenyan Workers Could Tap Pension Savings Before Retirement

Kenyan workers may soon be allowed to withdraw part of their retirement savings early to help them deal with pressing

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Investment Stanbic Bank China Desk Strengthens Kenya China Trade Through Finance

Trade and investment ties between Kenya and China continue to expand, driven by growing business partnerships, infrastructure projects, and rising demand for cross-border financial

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Investment KCB And Visa Launch A Business Credit Card Solution To Empower Kenyan SME’s

KCB Bank Kenya in partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments have launched a Business Credit Card solution

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Investment Microsoft-Powered AI App Auni Surpasses 3,500 Business Sign-ups in Three Months

Auni, an artificial intelligence-powered mini app developed by Nairobi-based startup Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super App, has

Soko Directory Team · Feb 17, 2026
Headlines Investor Confidence Grows As Safaricom Gains And Bonds Sell Out

By Robai Ludenyi Kenyan markets showed fresh energy as shares of Safaricom rallied strongly, while government bonds issued in Nairobi

Soko Directory Team · Feb 17, 2026
Investment Unga Commissions A Biomass Boiler In Partnership With Lean Energy

Unga Farm Care (EA) Ltd has commissioned a biomass boiler at its manufacturing facility in partnership with Lean Energy Solutions,

Soko Directory Team · Feb 14, 2026
Investment Why 2026 Is A Defining Year for Business Sustainability In Kenya

By Robai Ludenyi For many years, sustainability in Kenya was treated like a side conversation something nice to talk about

Soko Directory Team · Feb 13, 2026
Government & Policy
High Court Orders Swift Filings in Explosive KBL–JILK Arbitration Battle

The High Court has today asked the parties in the case filed by JILK Construction Limited against the Competition Authority,

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Kenya Receives First Batch Of 21,000 Lenacapavir Injectable HIV Prevention Doses

Kenya has taken a major step forward in its battle against new HIV infections after receiving its first shipment of

Getrude Mathayo · Feb 18, 2026
African Leaders Call For Sustainable Malaria Financing As Progress Stalls And Funding Crisis Deepens

Against a backdrop of stalled progress, declining international funding, and intensifying threats, African Heads of State and Government today issued

Soko Directory Team · Feb 17, 2026
When the Ballot Comes Due: Why Every Vote Must Carry Its Consequences In Kenya

Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is a contract. The moment I walk into a polling station, ink my

Steve Biko Wafula · Feb 17, 2026
The Weight of Emergence: Why Edwin Sifuna Represents a Leadership Moment Kenya Cannot Ignore

History does not announce itself with trumpets. It moves quietly at first — through language, through posture, through the shifting

Steve Biko Wafula · Feb 17, 2026
Opinion
A Look At The Fiscal Strategy for Kenya’s Arid Lands

This year has kicked off with predominantly sunny and dry weeks across Kenya, and the economic headlines have returned to

Soko Directory Team · Feb 17, 2026
Why the Tobacco Bill Risks Harming Retailers And Consumers

Kenya has witnessed an unprecedented surge in laws and regulations over the past year. While many are well-intentioned, the cumulative

Soko Directory Team · Feb 14, 2026
Stable Prices, Tough Loans, What Inflation and Credit Really Mean for Kenyan Businesses

By Robai Ludenyi Kenya’s business scene is slowly finding its balance as inflation remains steady and attention shifts to one

Soko Directory Team · Feb 11, 2026
Things You Should Know About Private Security in 2026

When Kenyans think of private security, many still picture a guard at the gate of a premise or a home.

Soko Directory Team · Feb 11, 2026
Why Construction Risk Management Must Move from Paper To Practice

The recent collapse of a multi-storey building in Nairobi’s South C is yet another grim reminder of Kenya’s long and

Soko Directory Team · Feb 10, 2026
What To Look Out for in 2026 When It Comes To Content Streaming

Across Kenya and the wider East African region, streaming has firmly established itself as a preferred way to access entertainment.

Soko Directory Team · Feb 9, 2026
What Is The The Impact Of Cultural Differences In Communication At Workplace?

During a recent virtual project review, a team of managers from across three continents gathered to discuss progress on a

Soko Directory Team · Jan 30, 2026
Latest News

Market News

KRA Onboards Over 500 Fuel Stations onto eTIMS Fuel Module

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has onboarded over 500 fuel stations onto the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) fuel module

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026

Government and Policy

High Court Orders Swift Filings in Explosive KBL–JILK Arbitration Battle

The High Court has today asked the parties in the case filed by JILK Construction Limited against the Competition Authority,

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Entertainment Sprite Drops ‘It’s That Fresh’ in Kenya: Nationwide University Activations, Basketball Takeovers and Creator Masterclasses Ignite Youth Culture

Kenya just got a whole lot fresher with the launch of Sprite’s ‘It’s That Fresh’ campaign — a bold, multi-month

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Investment Higher Spending, Bigger Deficit As Kenya Expands 2025/26 Budget

By Robai Ludenyi Kenya’s supplementary budget for the 2025/26 financial year has pushed government spending higher by Sh262.9 billion, signaling

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Investment Kenyan Workers Could Tap Pension Savings Before Retirement

Kenyan workers may soon be allowed to withdraw part of their retirement savings early to help them deal with pressing

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Technology Digital Blackout As Gabon Suspends Social Platforms

By Robai Ludenyi Social media has suddenly gone silent in Gabon after the country’s media regulator pulled the plug, blaming

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
Government and Policy Kenya Receives First Batch Of 21,000 Lenacapavir Injectable HIV Prevention Doses

Kenya has taken a major step forward in its battle against new HIV infections after receiving its first shipment of

Getrude Mathayo · Feb 18, 2026
Investment Stanbic Bank China Desk Strengthens Kenya China Trade Through Finance

Trade and investment ties between Kenya and China continue to expand, driven by growing business partnerships, infrastructure projects, and rising demand for cross-border financial

Soko Directory Team · Feb 18, 2026
East Africa
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
CRDB Bank Signs Three Landmark Partnerships to Advance Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development across Africa

CRDB Bank has entered three landmark partnerships with leading development finance institutions, FinDev Canada, DEG (KfW Group, Germany), and Shelter

Soko Directory Team · Oct 23, 2025
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