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Your Money Should Work Harder Than You. Just Lock It With M-Shwari

Most people save what’s left over at the end of the month. The problem? There’s never anything left. Here’s how

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
What You Need To Know About Special Funds In Kenya

Special funds in Kenya are rapidly transforming how investors think about returns, risk, and capital growth. With assets exceeding KES

Steve Biko Wafula · Apr 28, 2026
Smart Investing For Young Professionals And How To Build Wealth

Geopolitical events and macroeconomic shifts continue to shape the global investment landscape, influencing interest rates, inflation, currency stability, and market

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
NCBA Targets Self-Build Market with EASYBUILD Solution

The NCBA Easy-Build solution provides a practical response to the country’s growing self-build market, following industry data showing that a

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
NCBA Launches 2026 “Meet, Mingle & Money Talks” Series to Empower Emerging Affluent Kenyans

NCBA has launched its 2026 Meet, Mingle & Money Talks series, seizing the opportunity to bridge a critical financial education

Soko Directory Team · Apr 24, 2026
Investment

Investment

Kenya Embraces Pre-loved Economy As Demand For Used Goods Surges

Jiji has seen a significant rise in demand for pre-owned goods. Search results in Q1 2026 showed a 70% increase

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026

Investment

Equity Bank Crowned Kenya’s Best in 2026 as Mwangi Clinches CEO of the Year

Equity Bank has been named the Overall Best Bank in Kenya at the 2026 Think Business Banking Awards, reaffirming its

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
Investment How Kenyan Exporters Beat Trump’s 10% Tariff

Kenyan exporters are proving resilient in the face of a 10 percent tariff introduced during former U.S. President Donald Trump’s

Soko Directory Team · Apr 24, 2026
Investment AFC’s Nairobi Office Targets $2B Investment & Finance

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the Government of Kenya have signed a Host Country Agreement establishing AFC’s first regional office

Soko Directory Team · Apr 24, 2026
Investment Crown Paints Secures ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification, Strengthening Data Security and Regional Competitiveness

The certification, awarded by Certi-Trust, affirms the company’s ability to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information across its

Soko Directory Team · Apr 23, 2026
Investment New Players Redefine Kenya’s Paint Industry, Legacy Brands Face Pressure

Kenya’s paint industry is undergoing a notable transition, with emerging brands beginning to reshape a market long dominated by established

Soko Directory Team · Apr 21, 2026
Investment New BrighterMonday–Security Sector Alliance Aims to Strengthen Corporate Protection While Expanding Employment Opportunities for Kenyan Youth

BrighterMonday, in collaboration with the security sector in Kenya, has established a partnership aimed at strengthening corporate security leadership and

Soko Directory Team · Apr 21, 2026
Investment ADF Approves 1.7 Billion CFA Francs To Boost Private Sector Across West Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of 1.7 billion CFA francs to

Soko Directory Team · Apr 16, 2026
Government & Policy
Kenya Met Issues Flood And Landslide Alert As Heavy Rains Persist Until May 1

The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (KMSA) has issued a comprehensive weather advisory warning that heavy rainfall is expected to persist

Getrude Mathayo · Apr 28, 2026
Teachers Decry Delayed Pay And Health Cover Issues

The reopening of schools for the second term was marked by tension and uncertainty after junior secondary school teachers took

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Crackdown on Paybills Intensifies As KRA Targets Digital Payments

Kenya’s tax authority has tightened its grip on businesses using mobile payment systems, rolling out a fresh crackdown targeting traders

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Legal Storm as Gachagua Challenges His Removal

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has appeared at the Milimani Law Courts as the legal battle over his impeachment gathers

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
Karua Faults State as Education Faces Cash Crunch

People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua has criticised the government over delays in releasing capitation funds to schools, warning that

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
Opinion
Here Is Why Greater Contract Clarity Offers Private Firms A Safer Path In Public Tenders

Article 201 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 requires that public finances be utilized prudently, in a manner that is

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
The Trust Economy: Why the Data Protection Act Is The New SME Gold Standard

Six years ago, Kenya enacted the Data Protection Act (DPA), becoming the first East African country to establish a comprehensive

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
Why Kenya’s Rising Cooling Demand Opens New Opportunities for Smarter Energy Management

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, access to air conditioning (A/C) remains strikingly low, with only about 5% of households owning units, compared with more

Soko Directory Team · Apr 27, 2026
No More Agency Notices To Banks By KRA: Why the High Court Has Put KRA Back Under the Rule of Law

For years, many Kenyan taxpayers have lived with one of the most frightening realities in business: the possibility that one

Steve Biko Wafula · Apr 18, 2026
Kenyan Drivers Cannot Be Treated Like Disposable Labour Abroad While Nairobi Keeps Silent

There is a painful question Kenya must now confront without fear, without hypocrisy, and without political cowardice: why are Kenyan

Steve Biko Wafula · Apr 18, 2026
The President On The Bonnet While Kenya Burns

The crisis is bigger than fuel Kenya is again being asked to survive leadership by improvisation. Fuel prices rise, households

Steve Biko Wafula · Apr 18, 2026
Africa’s Hospitality Sector Is Growing — But Scaling Remains the Real Challenge

Walk into any busy restaurant in Nairobi today and you’ll notice something different. People are not just there to eat.

Soko Directory Team · Apr 17, 2026
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Kenya Embraces Pre-loved Economy As Demand For Used Goods Surges

Jiji has seen a significant rise in demand for pre-owned goods. Search results in Q1 2026 showed a 70% increase

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026

Technology

Ksh 100 Billion A Day: Inside M-PESA’s Staggering Transaction Engine

Safaricom’s M-PESA has once again underscored its dominance in digital payments, revealing jaw-dropping numbers that highlight its central role in

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Government and Policy Kenya Met Issues Flood And Landslide Alert As Heavy Rains Persist Until May 1

The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (KMSA) has issued a comprehensive weather advisory warning that heavy rainfall is expected to persist

Getrude Mathayo · Apr 28, 2026
Government and Policy Teachers Decry Delayed Pay And Health Cover Issues

The reopening of schools for the second term was marked by tension and uncertainty after junior secondary school teachers took

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Government and Policy Crackdown on Paybills Intensifies As KRA Targets Digital Payments

Kenya’s tax authority has tightened its grip on businesses using mobile payment systems, rolling out a fresh crackdown targeting traders

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Technology KRA Targets 90% Energy Cost Reduction and Faster Trade As Malaba Border Goes Solar

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the Swedish Government, has today launched a major solar

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Opinion Here Is Why Greater Contract Clarity Offers Private Firms A Safer Path In Public Tenders

Article 201 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 requires that public finances be utilized prudently, in a manner that is

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Your Money Should Work Harder Than You. Just Lock It With M-Shwari

Most people save what’s left over at the end of the month. The problem? There’s never anything left. Here’s how

Soko Directory Team · Apr 28, 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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