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The Cost of the Data Gap: Why Kenya’s Lenders Can’t Afford to Miss the Full Picture

By Morris Maina, CEO, TransUnion Kenya Here’s a question worth sitting with: how much growth are Kenya’s lenders leaving on

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
From 1,850 Scholarships to 1,000+ Skilled Youth: How Tufuzu Na Family Is Building Kenya’s Next Generation

When a young person gets a chance they never thought possible, it creates a certain kind of hope. That’s the

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
Kenya Keeps Telling Its Youth To Hustle. Who Is Teaching Them To Build Wealth?

By Adrian Munji Kenya has become very good at telling young people how to make money. The bigger question is

Soko Directory Team · Aug 30, 2026
The Irritation When Someone Ahead Of Me Suddenly Suffers From The Supermarket Line PIN Amnesia Syndrome

Ah yes. The Supermarket Line PIN Amnesia Syndrome. A very real, very documented medical condition that strikes exclusively at checkout

Soko Directory Team · Aug 28, 2026
NCBA Backs Electric Mobility Push with Financing for 1,000 BasiGo Vans

NCBA Group has partnered with BasiGo, a leading provider of electric bus solutions, to enable public transport operators, businesses and

Soko Directory Team · Aug 28, 2026
She Saved KES 180,000 in a Year: Here’s the One Thing That Changed Everything

Sarah stared at her savings account balance: KES 847. After six months of “saving,” this is what she had to

Soko Directory Team · Aug 27, 2026
How “Payment Has Been Processed” Turns Honest SME Owners into Professors of Lies, Borrowers from 20 Loan Apps and Part-Time Cardiologists;

  A client eats today, promises Friday, exports the signatory to Budapest, and leaves the SME owner to explain invisible

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 25, 2026
When the Order Is Bigger Than Your Bank Balance, It Should Not Be Bigger Than Your Business

The real business challenge is often not finding a customer. It is finding the money to serve that customer before

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 25, 2026
Why Lower Policy Rates Don’t Always Mean Cheaper Loans

When the Central Bank of Kenya, CBK, trims its benchmark rate, the assumption is simple: borrowing gets cheaper. In practice,

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 25, 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 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