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HELB Announces Fresh Loan Repayment Guidelines For Unemployed Kenyans

Graduates who took loans from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have been reminded that repayment is not optional, even

Getrude Mathayo · Nov 11, 2026
Kenya Makes History as First Country Outside South Africa to Host African Investigative Journalism Conference

The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (AKU-GSMC), in partnership with the Wits Centre for Journalism, opened

Soko Directory Team · Nov 11, 2026
Kenya’s Milk Production Rises as Supermarket Shortages Raise Supply Concerns

Kenya’s milk production has continued to increase, but declining deliveries to processors and shortages on supermarket shelves are raising questions

Soko Directory Team · Nov 10, 2026
KPC Responds to Pipeline Puncture Incident in Embakasi

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has deployed emergency response and technical teams following the puncturing of a petroleum pipeline near Tassia,

Soko Directory Team · Nov 9, 2026
How Kenya’s New Digital Birth Registration System Will Work And What Parents Should Expect.

Parents may soon be spared the long trips to registration offices, as the government prepares to move birth registration onto

Getrude Mathayo · Nov 9, 2026
Kenya Does Not Need Another King But A Servant

The case for an Edwin Sifuna presidency—and the character, constitutional courage and hard economic choices that would determine whether it

Steve Biko Wafula · Nov 9, 2026
ABAK Urges Parliament to Withdraw Alcohol Bill, Citing KSh3.3bn Revenue Risk and Growth of Illicit Trade

The Alcoholic Beverages Association of Kenya (ABAK) is calling for the withdrawal of the Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs Control Laws

Soko Directory Team · Nov 6, 2026
The Election Is Next Year. Kenya Cannot Afford a Campaign-Fuelled Spending Hangover

Election seasons create genuine opportunities for public debate, but they can also tempt governments to prioritise visible quick wins over

Steve Biko Wafula · Nov 5, 2026
KNEC Opens Door For Teacher Trainees To Resit Failed Or Missed Exams, Fee And Requirements

Diploma teacher trainees who failed earlier papers or skipped their July 2026 College-Based Assessments (CBAs) will get another shot in

Getrude Mathayo · Nov 5, 2026
Illicit Cigarette Trade Cost Kenya Ksh 47 Billion In Revenue

Illicit cigarettes cost Kenya an estimated KSh 47 billion in lost excise duty and VAT revenue between 2021 and 2025,

Soko Directory Team · Nov 5, 2026
Government Rules Out Reducing Birth Certificate Application Fee

Kenyans hoping for relief on birth certificate costs will have to keep waiting. The Ministry of Interior and National Administration

Getrude Mathayo · Nov 4, 2026
Education Ministry Releases 2027 School Calendar With Term Dates And Holidays

Learners will return to class on January 4, 2027, according to the new academic calendar released by the Ministry of

Getrude Mathayo · Nov 4, 2026