Capital A Investment Bank Launches School Literacy Drive at State House Primary

Soko Directory Team

2 weeks ago

Capital A Investment Bank (CAIB) partnered with Leafscape Limited to launch the Green Club Studio at State House Primary School in Nairobi, bringing together environmental conservation and financial literacy education for primary school children.

The event marks the latest in a series of school and university engagements through which CAIB has been introducing young Kenyans to the fundamentals of money and investing. In recent months, the bank has run similar forums at Njabini Boys High School in Kiambu County and at Kenyatta University, extending the conversation from primary level through to university.

Speaking at the launch, CAIB’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Linus Kang’ara, drew a direct parallel between planting a seedling and investing. He gave students the story of two boys – Pesa and Alois, named on the spot by children in the audience – each given a seed. Pesa chose to plant his seed immediately, watered it daily, and a year later, he had a tree. Alois chose to keep his unplanted. The tree, Mr. Kang’ara noted, is the investment. Watering is the habit of saving and investing. The fruits are the return.

“A seed only becomes a tree because someone planted it and watered it every day. Money works exactly the same way. Invest it somewhere. Keep adding to it. Watch it grow.”

The Green Club Studio, developed by Leafscape Limited, is a dedicated space for environmental learning and plant propagation at State House Primary School. During the launch, students participated in tree planting, pot painting, and a student-run plant market, where children sold seedlings they had grown themselves, putting the afternoon’s financial lesson into immediate, tangible practice.

A conviction, not a campaign

CAIB’s presence in classrooms reflects a broader belief that financial infrastructure alone does not create wealth. People do, and only when they understand what is available to them. The bank closed 2025 as Kenya’s #1 bond trader at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, commanding a 19.68% market share with a bond turnover of KES 1.07 trillion for the year.

“We want to go to many more schools, have many more of these studios, and build in our children a culture of taking care of the environment – and at the same time, teaching them the basics of money and investing,” Kang’ara said.