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Family Bank Empowers Women in Agribusiness With 8-Week Training as Participants Secure KES 38 Million in Funding

25 women-led Agri-SMEs have completed an eight-week training programme focused on strengthening business management skills, enhancing financial literacy, and improving

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Dear Entrepreneur, Your Obsession with Success Stories Will Lead You Down The Wrong Path; Focus On Stories That Talk About Failure Instead

Success is the celebrity keynote speaker of the business world; failure is the janitor quietly cleaning up after the party.

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Dear Entrepreneur, Emotion Is the Enemy of Empire, and Calm Logic Is the Only Architect of Destiny

Entrepreneurship is the one arena where emotions feel natural but cost the most. The world romanticizes passion, fire, gut feelings,

Steve Biko Wafula
Dear Entrepreneur, Consistency Is the One Drug You Are Afraid to Take, Yet It’s the Only One That Works

Entrepreneurship has never been a fireworks show; it is a slow-burning flame that only the patient can keep alive. The

Steve Biko Wafula
Kakea Mbacha: The Brand Mind, Tech Strategist, and Fintech Leader Rewriting the Diaspora Story

In many ways, Kakea Mbacha’s career mirrors the evolution of Kenya’s digital economy, beginning in the creative trenches of advertising,

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Investment

Investment

Market Closes Lower As Turnover Slumps, Local Investors Dominate Trading

The Nairobi Securities Exchange closed Tuesday’s session in negative territory, with all major indices posting declines. The NASI slid by

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Investment

Air France–KLM Posts KSh 181b Q3 Profit, Africa Operations Stable Amid Global Growth

Air France–KLM’s operations across Africa showed modest growth in the third quarter of 2025 with capacity rising by 1.5% as

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Investment Trade, Investment Roadshow Positions Kenya as Gateway to 350M Consumers

A Trade and Investment Roadshow held in Nairobi has positioned Kenya as a key gateway to a whopping 350m consumers

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Investment IFC and Invest Kenya Partner to Build Investable Project Pipeline for FDI Boost

The Kenya Investment Authority (Invest Kenya) and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today entered into a strategic

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Investment ABC Bank Joins The Race To Raise Capita Ahead Of CBK’s Deadline

ABC Bank is raising its core capital to KES 3 billion through a rights issue to meet the Central Bank

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Investment M-Kopa Says It Has Unlocked Ksh 207 Billion In Credit

M-KOPA has unveiled its first Kenya-specific Impact Report, a first-of-its-kind market-specific report, highlighting the company’s significant milestone of unlocking over

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Investment Family Bank’s 9-Month Profits After Tax Now At Ksh 3.5 Billion

Family Bank Group has posted a 56% increase in Profit After Tax to KES 3.5 billion for the nine months

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Investment Urysia Enhances Kenyan Automotive Offering with the Introduction of Jeep and Citroën Brands

Urysia Limited has officially unveiled two leading globally recognised automotive brands – Jeep and Citroen as part of its expanded

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Government & Policy
Kenya Should Raise Citizens & Not Voters: Why the Constitution Must Be Taught from Class One to University

Kenya’s biggest national crisis is not corruption, unemployment, poor leadership, or runaway public debt. These are only symptoms. The real

Steve Biko
How State Capture, State Extraction, Policy Chaos, Corruption, Open Theft & Predatory Taxes Has Suffocated Kenya’s Cash Flow

Kenya’s economy is not collapsing because money has disappeared; it is collapsing because money has stopped moving. Cash flow—the circulation

Steve Biko Wafula
President Ruto Hails KRA’s AI-Led Reforms, Honours Taxpayers for Upholding Compliance

President William Ruto has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) with the policies and resources

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Enough Is Enough: Why Urgent Reforms Are Needed In The Kenyan Motor Tax Code

Kenya’s motor vehicle tax regime has mutated into a grotesque machine that punishes aspiration instead of supporting mobility, dignity, and

Steve Biko Wafula
MPs Want Higher Electricity Prices To Help Recover Rural Electrification Costs

By Robai Ludenyi Members of Parliament are urging the national energy regulator to consider raising electricity prices so that Kenya

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Opinion
How IFRS 17 Is Redefining Insurance Reporting In Kenya And Across Africa

For years, insurance accounting in Africa relied on a patchwork of practices that hindered comparability and often obscured real performance.

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You Should Know The Following Property Laws Before Investing In Kenya

Investing in real estate in Kenya remains one of the most rewarding long-term strategies, but it requires a solid understanding

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How Regional Consideration And System Intelligence Realise Greener Buildings

There’s a lot to be said about circumventing a cookie-cutter approach. Yes, metrics and frameworks are fundamental to implementing best

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Energy Management Regulations Will Drive Affordability And Sustainability

Energy costs, such as the cost of electricity and fossil fuels, directly contribute to the aggregate output of a country.

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Africa’s $5 Trillion Opportunity: Closing the Gender Financing Gap to Unlock the Continent’s Full Economic Potential

Across Africa, women are the engines of growth, resilience, and innovation. They make up 58 percent of the self-employed workforce,

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The Sh60 Billion Overspending Scandal That Proves This Government Belongs in Jail

The scale of budgetary abuse inside President William Ruto’s administration has reached levels that no longer qualify as mismanagement—it is

Steve Biko Wafula
Kenya Should Raise Citizens & Not Voters: Why the Constitution Must Be Taught from Class One to University

Kenya’s biggest national crisis is not corruption, unemployment, poor leadership, or runaway public debt. These are only symptoms. The real

Steve Biko
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Entrepreneur's Corner

Family Bank Empowers Women in Agribusiness With 8-Week Training as Participants Secure KES 38 Million in Funding

25 women-led Agri-SMEs have completed an eight-week training programme focused on strengthening business management skills, enhancing financial literacy, and improving

Soko Directory Team

Investment

Market Closes Lower As Turnover Slumps, Local Investors Dominate Trading

The Nairobi Securities Exchange closed Tuesday’s session in negative territory, with all major indices posting declines. The NASI slid by

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Lifestyle Tim-Sky Media Sweeps PRSK Awards with Top Wins in Partnership and Internal Communication Categories

Tim-Sky Media Services, an award-winning regional public relations and communications agency, swept this year’s 2024 Public Relations Society of Kenya

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Investment Air France–KLM Posts KSh 181b Q3 Profit, Africa Operations Stable Amid Global Growth

Air France–KLM’s operations across Africa showed modest growth in the third quarter of 2025 with capacity rising by 1.5% as

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Lifestyle SGA Security Kenya Supports Youth Through Hockey

SGA Security Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting talent through sports by empowering underprivileged children and youth playing hockey

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Lifestyle Safaricom Unveils Brand-New Isuzu_Kipchoge_Limited Edition

Safaricom PLC (NSE: SCOM) has announced that a brand-new Isuzu_Kipchoge_Limited Edition will be the grand prize for a Hole-In-One winner

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Investment Trade, Investment Roadshow Positions Kenya as Gateway to 350M Consumers

A Trade and Investment Roadshow held in Nairobi has positioned Kenya as a key gateway to a whopping 350m consumers

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Market News NSE Signs MoU With Somalia To advance Cross-border Investment

The Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc (NSE) of Kenya and the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) have today signed a

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East Africa
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

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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

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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

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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

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Navigating South Africa’s Energy Challenges

In South Africa’s commercial and industrial (C&I) landscape, energy-intensive industries face mounting pressures from rising costs and the push toward

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