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Articles By: Steve Biko Wafula

Why a Registration Certificate Cannot Manufacture a Productive Business

Governments often describe formalisation as a doorway to finance, larger markets and better jobs. The entrepreneur may experience it first

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
She Built the Business but the Financial System Cannot See It

A business owner can make every sale, manage every employee, and negotiate every supplier payment while remaining difficult for a

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
The Sales Boom That Leaves a Company Too Broke to Trade

The owner checks the sales report and sees the strongest month in the company’s history. The bank account tells a

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
The Exporter Waiting for Its Own Money to Come Home

An exporter can deliver to an overseas customer, collect the invoice, and still find part of its operating capital trapped

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
Your Loan Was Approved but Can Your Business Afford to Survive It

Loan approval is routinely presented as the happy ending of an entrepreneurial story. The application is accepted, the funds arrive,

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
When the State Balances Its Budget on a Supplier’s Back

A government can appear to restrain spending while transferring the cost of its commitments to businesses that have already delivered.

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
The Customer Who Borrows Your Business Without Asking

A small supplier can win a customer and lose control of its own bank balance in the same transaction. The

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 7, 2026
Kenya’s Real Development Test Is the Woman Who Can Finally Keep Her Business Open

Take a woman running a small food stall, or a tailor working from a rented room. Her business is not

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 6, 2026
Kenya’s Entrepreneurs Can Borrow More, but Can They Afford to Grow?

The Kenya Bankers Association reported that commercial banks disbursed Sh326.5 billion to micro, small and medium enterprises in 2025, more

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 5, 2026
The Economy Could Be 22% Larger by 2035. What Is Kenya Waiting For?

Economists rarely produce a figure that sounds this politically uncomfortable: according to the World Bank’s 34th Kenya Economic Update, ambitious

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 5, 2026
Fuel Prices Have Turned the Matatu Fare into a Moving Target

A commuter does not need a macroeconomic model to notice what happened to the monthly fare budget. In October 2026,

Market News

· Nov 5, 2026
Kenya’s Debt Is Crowding the Waiting Room at the Hospital

A parent at a public hospital does not ask for a lecture on sovereign bond pricing. They need to know

Entrepreneur's Corner

· Nov 5, 2026