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The Price of Belonging: Why Affordable Payments Are Kenya’s Real Financial Inclusion Test

Any Kenyan who has queued at an agent to pay a withdrawal fee larger than the transaction itself knows that

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Payments Are the New Customer Experience: Why Banks Must Rethink Remittance Fees

For a decade, banks measured customer experience by the things customers could see: the app’s onboarding flow, the speed of

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Equity’s James Mwangi Named Only African Business Leader on South-North Commission

Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings, has been appointed to the South-North Commission on

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Africa Does Not Lack Opportunity. It Needs More Bankable Projects – UBA Group MD Oliver Alawuba

Africa has spent decades telling the world about its potential. For United Bank for Africa Group Managing Director and CEO

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
What Is The Missing Piece In Africa’s Free Trade Ambition?

Africa may be building the world’s largest free-trade area, but agreements alone will not create trade. Someone still has to

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Investment

Investment

CFAO Mobility Kenya takes over management of Case IH in Kenya, strengthening support for farmers and agribusinesses

Case IH, a global leader in agricultural equipment and mechanization solutions, is now being managed by CFAO Mobility Kenya Limited,

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026

Investment

Borrowers Get Relief As CBK Keeps Lending Rate At 8.75%

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has left its benchmark rate untouched at 8.75 percent, pointing to a steady economy

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026
Investment NSE Slips as Turnover Halves, With Eyes on Wednesday’s CBK Rate Decision

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the week lower, with trading volumes falling sharply as investors waited on a key

Soko Directory Team · Oct 5, 2026
Investment World Bank Flags Multiple Taxes, Bribery As Key Challenges Facing Kenyan Firms

The World Bank says Kenya’s private sector is being squeezed by heavy taxes, bribery, red tape and rising operating costs,

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 1, 2026
Investment Java House Expands Eastlands Footprint with New Rabai Road Outlet

Java House has opened a new branch in Buruburu, one of Nairobi’s oldest established residential neighbourhoods, bringing its dining and

Soko Directory Team · Oct 1, 2026
Investment Why Kenyan Investors Want Returns Without Locking Away Their Cash

Kenyan investors are growing more protective of their cash; many still want a decent return, but they increasingly want to

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 30, 2026
Investment KCCCI Boosts Care for Women and Children with Specialized Bed Donation

The Kenya China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCCI) has donated a fleet of specialized beds to the Kenya Women

Soko Directory Team · Sep 30, 2026
Investment Reemio Launches Virtual Marketplace to End Kenya’s House-Hunting Headache

House hunting in Kenya is about to get a lot less exhausting. Real estate tech startup Reemio has launched a

Soko Directory Team · Sep 30, 2026
Government & Policy
CS Ogamba Reveals Timeline For Permanent Recruitment Of JSS Teachers

Twenty thousand Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers will move onto permanent and pensionable terms on January 1, 2027, Education

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026
Kenyans To Enjoy Free Train Rides As Kenya Railways Announces New Offer

Commuters can travel for free on Kenya Railways trains this week, after the corporation announced complimentary tickets to mark Customer

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026
TSC Revises Guidelines, Opens New Career Pathways For Teachers

Thousands of teachers who have spent years stuck in one job group may soon have a way up, as the

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 7, 2026
SHA Sets New Licensing Requirements For Hospitals Under 2026–2029 Contracts

Kenyan hospitals will no longer be paid by the Social Health Authority (SHA) simply for being on its list of

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 7, 2026
KICD Releases Approved Grade 11 Textbook List Ahead of 2027 Rollout

Schools now know which books they can use for Grade 11. The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) published its

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 6, 2026
Opinion
Kenya Met Issues Flash Flood Alert for Several Parts Of Kenya As Rains Begin

The October-December short rains have started, and the Kenya Met says most of the country will see rain this week,

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 6, 2026
Why Kenya Should Make Room for the Future Gibson Munene Could Build

Kenya has good reason to celebrate a young person who develops the ability to solve ordinary problems. Gibson Munene Njine’s

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 29, 2026
Kericho farmer wins KSh26.9 million SportPesa Jackpot with his own football picks

Kericho farmer Richard Kimutai Ngetich has become SportPesa’s latest Midweek Jackpot winner after correctly predicting all 13 matches and walking

Soko Directory Team · Sep 28, 2026
Affordable Housing Is Not Industrialisation: Why President Ruto cannot rewrite the fundamentals of economic transformation

President William Ruto is entitled to defend affordable housing as a social and construction programme. He is not entitled to

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 28, 2026
Sifuna Must Run Because We Did Not Order a Deputy, PERIOD. Its Either Sifuna, Edwin Or Watenya

Let me put our position on the table before somebody arrives with a seating arrangement: for those of us backing

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 25, 2026
The New Social Club: Why Book Clubs Are Becoming the Places to Be

For years, the book club was easy to picture: a small group of friends, often women, meeting in someone’s home

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Heavy Rains, Strong Winds Forecast Across Kenya as El Niño Intensifies

Kenyans in several parts of the country should brace for a wet, windy week ahead, according to the latest forecast

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 22, 2026
Latest News

East Africa

A Historic UN Resolution Has Changed the Conversation on Assistive Technology. Governments Now Have to Deliver.

For decades, assistive technology lived in the footnotes of public policy. Hospitals were built, schools opened, and transport systems planned,

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026

Investment

CFAO Mobility Kenya takes over management of Case IH in Kenya, strengthening support for farmers and agribusinesses

Case IH, a global leader in agricultural equipment and mechanization solutions, is now being managed by CFAO Mobility Kenya Limited,

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Government and Policy CS Ogamba Reveals Timeline For Permanent Recruitment Of JSS Teachers

Twenty thousand Junior Secondary School (JSS) intern teachers will move onto permanent and pensionable terms on January 1, 2027, Education

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026
Market News Mwitemania Beans Prices Rise Above KSh10,000 As Market Prices Vary Across Kenya

A 90kg bag of Mwitemania beans has gone past the KSh10,000 mark, as 1kg is selling at KSh111; retail is

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner The Price of Belonging: Why Affordable Payments Are Kenya’s Real Financial Inclusion Test

Any Kenyan who has queued at an agent to pay a withdrawal fee larger than the transaction itself knows that

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Payments Are the New Customer Experience: Why Banks Must Rethink Remittance Fees

For a decade, banks measured customer experience by the things customers could see: the app’s onboarding flow, the speed of

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
East Africa Investors Back Platinum Credit Uganda: First Tranche Subscribed Nearly 2.5 Times

Credit Uganda this week listed its Medium Term Notes on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), after investors bid for almost

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Investment Borrowers Get Relief As CBK Keeps Lending Rate At 8.75%

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has left its benchmark rate untouched at 8.75 percent, pointing to a steady economy

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026
East Africa
A Historic UN Resolution Has Changed the Conversation on Assistive Technology. Governments Now Have to Deliver.

For decades, assistive technology lived in the footnotes of public policy. Hospitals were built, schools opened, and transport systems planned,

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Investors Back Platinum Credit Uganda: First Tranche Subscribed Nearly 2.5 Times

Credit Uganda this week listed its Medium Term Notes on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), after investors bid for almost

Soko Directory Team · Oct 8, 2026
Red Hat is named a Leader in IDC Market Scape: Worldwide Private and Hybrid Cloud Management with Automation

Red Hat has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Private and Hybrid Cloud Management with Automation 2026

Soko Directory Team · Oct 7, 2026
Afreximbank Congratulates the Government and People of the Republic of Kenya and Dangote Group on Landmark Lamu Refinery Project

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) congratulates the Government and people of the Republic of Kenya, led by H.E. President Dr

Soko Directory Team · Oct 1, 2026
Africa’s best-kept secret, Lucky Hustle, takes Small Agency of the Year at the 14th Wesbank New Generation Awards for a second year.

How much agency does a brand actually need? It is an awkward question for an industry that has spent decades

Soko Directory Team · Oct 1, 2026
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