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Entrepreneurs Corner
Beyond Certificates: How Family Group Foundation Is Turning Youth Skills into Economic Opportunity

Kenya’s youth unemployment conversation has for years been dominated by one uncomfortable reality: we have a large and increasingly educated

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Hermosa Paints Engages Coast Painters, Contractors in Five-Town Trade Tour

Hermosa Paints engaged professional painters, contractors, artisans and hardware stakeholders across five towns along the Coast through a multi-town trade

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Why NCBA Is Making A Powerful Case As The Best Bank For Kenya’s Entrepreneurs

Every entrepreneur feels the weight of a single shilling Before Nairobi is fully awake, business has already started moving. A

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
Why NCBA Is Becoming the Financial Partner for Every Stage of the Wealth Journey

“The most valuable bank relationship is not the one that only finances what you want to buy. It is the

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
How NCBA Is Helping Young Women Build Careers—and Financially Secure Futures

Every young person eventually reaches a crossroads where a subject choice, a university course, a first job or a money

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
Investment

Investment

Beyond the Storm: Kenya Airways’ H1 2026 Might Be A Story of Resilience, Repair, and Reach

Every airline’s story is, at its core, a story about weather, the literal kind, and the economic kind. In the

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026

Headlines

How M-Pesa’s Ziidi Trader Is Quietly Changing Who Gets to Own a Piece of the Market

If you’ve spent any time following Kenya’s investment scene, you’ll know that buying shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange has

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Investment Absa’s Net-Zero Push Is Already Changing How Kenyans Borrow and Pay for Credit

Every bank these days seems to be talking about “net zero.” It’s easy to hear the phrase, nod along, and

Soko Directory Team · Aug 23, 2026
Investment Jambojet Returns To Flying Nairobi – Entebbe After Increase In Demand

Jambojet, East Africa’s leading low-cost carrier, has announced its return to the Nairobi–Entebbe route, with flights scheduled to resume on

Soko Directory Team · Aug 22, 2026
Investment Galleria Soft-Launches KSh 2.2B Expansion as Mall Transforms into Nairobi Lifestyle Destination

Galleria has officially soft-launched Phase Two of its expansion, marking a significant milestone in its evolution from a traditional shopping

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
Investment KCB Unveils KSh300 Billion Sustainability Bond Framework to Fund Green, Blue and Social Projects

KCB Group has unveiled its Sustainability Bond Framework – Use of Proceeds, marking a significant step in the Group’s ambition

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
Investment Proto Energy, Equity Bank Partner to Finance LPG and Autogas Conversions

Proto Energy and Equity Bank have partnered to expand access to financing for customers seeking to adopt LPG solutions, with

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
Investment Former Parliamentary Staffer Losses All Her Savings To a Forex Scammer

In the fast-moving world of online Forex trading, bold promises of financial freedom, automated wealth, and “lifetime mentorship” flood social

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
Government & Policy
Weddings, Road Shows To Cost More In Nairobi Under New 2026 Finance Rules

If you’re planning a wedding, church service, roadshow, or any kind of gathering in Nairobi, be prepared to budget for

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 24, 2026
Schools Reopen For Final Term Amid Financial Strain, Exam Pressure

Learners across the country returned to school this week for what is traditionally the shortest and arguably most demanding term

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 24, 2026
HELB Opens New Ksh500,000 Loan Window For Civil Servants Seeking Further Studies

Civil servants looking to go back to school now have a new financing option. The Higher Education Loans Board, HELB,

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 24, 2026
William Ruto’s Failures Have Written Edwin Sifuna’s Agenda

Kenya does not lack money, laws, institutions or talented people. What it has lacked is a national government that fears

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 24, 2026
Is KRA Punishing Consolidated Cargo? Here Is What Lies Beyond The Noise

If you’ve been anywhere near Kenya’s import and clearing circles this August, you’ve probably heard the number KSh3.2 million tossed

Soko Directory Team · Aug 22, 2026
Opinion
Beyond the Basics: Why Comprehensive Insurance Matters for Growing Businesses

By Ephraim Mutua Business owners understand that having insurance cover is important, but they are likely to focus on protecting

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
Stop Waiting To Be Chosen: The Cheat Code That Changes Everything

For years, I thought life worked like a very polite waiting room. You sit nicely, keep your phone close, behave

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
We Were Taught to Pass Exams. Life Was Never in the Syllabus.

Our education system can produce a young person who can define osmosis, calculate the area of a trapezium and recite

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Kenya Met List Regions Set For Heavy Rainfall And Cool Condition For The Next Seven Days

Kenyans in several counties should keep an umbrella handy over the coming week, even as most of the country stays

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 14, 2026
Early And Heavy Rains Expected As Kenyans Issued Weather Alert

Kenyans may want to get their umbrellas out earlier than usual this year. Fresh forecasts suggest the country’s October-December rains

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 13, 2026
Less Than One Percent of Kenyan Farmers Have Crop Insurance

By John Gangla Agriculture is more than just another sector of Kenya’s economy; it is the foundation upon which millions

Soko Directory Team · Aug 13, 2026
How Clean Energy Is Changing Lives beyond the National Grid 

By Alex Wachira ‘Investments in clean energy generate multiplier effects across the economy by strengthening healthcare, education, water access and

Soko Directory Team · Aug 11, 2026
Latest News

Lifestyle

New Poll Says Kenya’s Flavour Ban Could Send Ex-Smokers Back to Cigarettes

Kenya’s Parliament is currently weighing the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, a piece of legislation that would tighten the rules around

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026

Investment

Beyond the Storm: Kenya Airways’ H1 2026 Might Be A Story of Resilience, Repair, and Reach

Every airline’s story is, at its core, a story about weather, the literal kind, and the economic kind. In the

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
East Africa Afreximbank delivers strong half-year 2026 performance, driven by robust growth and profitability

The Group recorded a significant increase in earnings, with net interest income rising by 22% to US$1.0 billion, compared with

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Market News Kenya Bets On China Ties To Push Tea, Avocado Exports And Boost Local Manufacturing

Kenya is leaning harder into its relationship with China, looking to grow exports of tea, avocados and other farm produce

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 24, 2026
Technology Redefining Work For The AI Era

The way we work is changing faster than our organisations are changing to support it. From the rise of the Autonomous

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
East Africa CIT VERICASH Recognized as Best Digital Financial Services Platform of 2026 by Global Business Outlook

The recognition marks the latest in a series of industry acknowledgements for the company, which in 2025 was awarded Best

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Beyond Certificates: How Family Group Foundation Is Turning Youth Skills into Economic Opportunity

Kenya’s youth unemployment conversation has for years been dominated by one uncomfortable reality: we have a large and increasingly educated

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Government and Policy Weddings, Road Shows To Cost More In Nairobi Under New 2026 Finance Rules

If you’re planning a wedding, church service, roadshow, or any kind of gathering in Nairobi, be prepared to budget for

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 24, 2026
East Africa
Afreximbank delivers strong half-year 2026 performance, driven by robust growth and profitability

The Group recorded a significant increase in earnings, with net interest income rising by 22% to US$1.0 billion, compared with

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
CIT VERICASH Recognized as Best Digital Financial Services Platform of 2026 by Global Business Outlook

The recognition marks the latest in a series of industry acknowledgements for the company, which in 2025 was awarded Best

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
New study on peatlands in Angola highlights urgent need to protect key southern Africa freshwater source

First of its kind high-resolution mapping suggests four times more peat in Angolan highlands than previously estimated Carbon-rich wetlands sustain

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
Mukuru Wallet Empowers Botswana Customers with Everyday Cashless Spending Power

For consumers in Botswana, this means fewer trips to cash-out points and greater access to cashless payment options   Mukuru

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
Nedbank and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Partner to Launch Women Enterprise Growth and Export Programme in South Africa

It will support 75 women-owned SMMEs over three years, with 25 businesses selected for each annual cohort The Africa Women

Soko Directory Team · Aug 13, 2026
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