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Real Entrepreneurial Success Comes From Strategic Laziness — Mastering Effort, Leverage, and Delegation

Real success in entrepreneurship is not built on exhaustion, but on judgment. It comes from what can be called strategic

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Entrepreneurship Is Hard Because It Demands Your Transformation — And That Is Why It Is Unmatched in Its Rewards

Entrepreneurship is hard not because of the market, the economy, or the competition, but because it confronts you with yourself

Soko Directory Team · Jan 28, 2026
Shiriki Pay Explained: How Safaricom Is Quietly Turning M-PESA Into a Shared Spending Platform

Safaricom has quietly rolled out one of the most consequential upgrades to M-PESA in recent years, and many people are

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Why SMEs Need Tailored Digital Banking Solutions

The evolution of SME banking has for a long time been tied around technology, but many business owners are left

Soko Directory Team · Jan 26, 2026
Quiet Discipline Builds Wealth: Why Stability, Not Luxury, Is the Real Financial Flex

Financial growth does not require noise. It requires discipline, and discipline is rarely loud. The most stable financial lives are

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 26, 2026
Investment

Investment

Superior Homes Bets on Nairobi’s Expanding Metro with KSh 3 Billion Northlands Residential Development

Superior Homes Kenya has broken ground on a KSh 3 billion residential development in Ruiru, Kiambu County, reinforcing confidence in

Soko Directory Team · Jan 31, 2026

Investment

Relief For SACCO Sector As Court Pauses Auction Of KUSCCO Offices

By Robai Ludenyi The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations (KUSCCO) has received a temporary lifeline after the

Soko Directory Team · Jan 30, 2026
Investment Kenya’s House Prices Climb at Fastest Pace in Nearly a Decade

By Robai Ludenyi, House prices in Kenya are rising at their fastest rate since 2015, a sign that demand for

Soko Directory Team · Jan 28, 2026
Investment Kenya’s Credit Upgrade: Relief, Not Redemption

Moody’s decision to upgrade Kenya’s credit rating from Caa1 to B3 is not a celebration of success, but a recognition

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Investment Prime Suburbs Drive Nairobi’s Strongest Land Price Surge in a Decade as Satellite Towns Cool

Land price growth in the city’s 18 monitored suburbs edged down marginally to 5.92 per cent for the year, and

Soko Directory Team · Jan 27, 2026
Investment Subdued Price Gains And Strong Rent Performance Push Nairobi Rental Yields To New High

Subdued property price rises and ongoing rent rises in Q4 2025 pushed Nairobi city rental yields to a new record

Soko Directory Team · Jan 27, 2026
Investment How the World Prices Pipelines: Cash Flow, Regulation, Risk — and the KPC IPO Test

A pipeline is not valued the way people value a piece of land or a building. It is valued the

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 27, 2026
Investment 2026 Seen As Pivotal Year For Pension Funds As Trustees Urged To Focus On Growth

Pension trustees have been advised that 2026 will be a defining year for Kenya’s pensions sector, as funds continue to balance investment growth, regulatory

Soko Directory Team · Jan 26, 2026
Government & Policy
Matatu and Bus Strike Talks Bring Calm to Commuters, Although Some Still Stranded

By Robai Ludenyi Millions of Kenyans who depend on public transport felt a huge sense of relief after a planned

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
KCCCI Empowers Kibera Pupils Through Education Support and Climate Change Awareness Initiative

The Kenya China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCCI) demonstrated its continued commitment to education, climate awareness, and community empowerment

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
Government Announces New Changes To Birth And Death Certificate Applications

The government is weighing a proposal to scrap application fees for birth certificates in a move aimed at significantly boosting

Getrude Mathayo · Jan 30, 2026
A President at War With the Minds of the Young: How Ruto’s Kenya Is Systematically Destroying a Generation

Kenya today is not merely experiencing an economic slowdown. It is undergoing a quiet psychological collapse, most visible among its

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Boundary Review Misses Deadline as IEBC Warns of 2027 Election Pressure

By Robai Ludenyi The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has acknowledged that Kenya’s long-delayed constituency and ward boundary review

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Opinion
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
Ban Boda Bodas to Save Kenya: How Boda Boda Lawlessness Is Turning Kenya Into a Tinderbox

When a boda boda hits you, the script is now painfully familiar. The rider either flees the scene or collapses

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Boda Bodas Are the Bastard Children of Unemployment, And Kenya Must End This Lie Before It Destroys the Economy

Boda bodas did not emerge because Kenya planned for them. They emerged because Kenya failed to create jobs. They are

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 28, 2026
Manufactured Ignorance: How Kenya Is Being Deliberately Educated Backwards

This government is manufacturing illiteracy for future agendas, and it is time to say it plainly without cushioning the truth.

Soko Directory Team · Jan 26, 2026
Navigating Change: Why Strengthening Self-Management Skills Will Help Students Thrive

Technology is the quintessential modern dilemma: while we enthusiastically embrace the positive ways it has transformed our lives, both parents

Soko Directory Team · Jan 23, 2026
Here Is Why Africa Should Shift From Aid To Enterprise

By Chiugo Ndubisi, Executive Director, Heirs Holdings When Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, took the stage at the 14th Nordic African

Soko Directory Team · Jan 20, 2026
Creative Entrepreneurship: Why Filmmakers Must Start Thinking Like Founders

Africa’s film industry has never pulsed with more life than it does today. Cinema screens are multiplying, streaming platforms are

Soko Directory Team · Jan 19, 2026
Latest News

Market News

Kenya Looks To IMF For Lifeline As Debt And Costs Rise

By Robai Ludenyi Kenya is preparing to reopen talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in February as the government

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026

Government and Policy

Matatu and Bus Strike Talks Bring Calm to Commuters, Although Some Still Stranded

By Robai Ludenyi Millions of Kenyans who depend on public transport felt a huge sense of relief after a planned

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
Government and Policy KCCCI Empowers Kibera Pupils Through Education Support and Climate Change Awareness Initiative

The Kenya China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCCI) demonstrated its continued commitment to education, climate awareness, and community empowerment

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
Headlines Here Are Key Things to Consider Before Choosing Your Health Insurance Cover

Most people only think deeply about health insurance at the exact moment they need it, when a hospital bill arrives

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
Lifestyle 120 Army Dependents To Join The Defence Forces Technical College

120 dependents of Kenya Army servicemen and women, aged 18-25 years, have been commissioned to join the Defence Forces Technical

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
Lifestyle How To Get 20% Cashback This February From LOOP

As Kenyans navigate the long stretch between the December festivities and mid-February, LOOP has stepped in with a timely boost

Soko Directory Team · Feb 2, 2026
Headlines 5 Reasons Every Family Needs Health Insurance

Health is no longer just a personal concern; it is a family, economic, and social issue. Rising medical costs, changing

Soko Directory Team · Jan 31, 2026
Market News Airtel Africa Customer Base Hits 179.4m as Revenues Jump 28.3% to $4.7bn

Airtel Africa’s total customer base increased by 10% to 179.4 million for the period ended December 31, 2025, supported by

Soko Directory Team · Jan 31, 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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