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Maize Prices Surge As 90KG Bag Hits 6500 in Kisumu And Other Towns

Kenya’s maize market is sending mixed signals this month, with grain prices sliding in some regions on the back of

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 24, 2026
Airtel Africa Posts Strong Q1 Performance with 31% Revenue Growth, Expands Network and Airtel Money

Airtel Africa Plc has reported a 31.0% increase in revenue to $1.853 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2026,

Soko Directory Team · Jul 24, 2026
Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania Lead Regional Rollout as NCBA Launches Next-Generation NCBA NOW and ConnectPlus Platforms

NCBA Bank unveiled NCBA NOW, its next-generation retail banking platform, and NCBA ConnectPlus, its new corporate internet banking platform, marking

Soko Directory Team · Jul 24, 2026
SBM Bank Kenya Posts 171% Jump in Half-Year Profit as Deposits Hit Sh94 Billion

SBM Bank Kenya’s profit before tax rose by 171.3 percent to KSh548 million for the first half of 2026. The

Soko Directory Team · Jul 23, 2026
NSE Defies Foreign Selling as Local Investors Drive a Broad but Thinner Rally

All four major indices closed higher, but turnover fell by 34%. The session’s most important signal was not simply that

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 17, 2026
NCBA Sees Stable Interest Rates as Kenya’s Fixed Income Market Holds Firm in Q3

Kenya’s fixed income market is expected to remain stable in the third quarter of 2026, with limited room for interest

Soko Directory Team · Jul 14, 2026
Kenyan Stocks Extend Bullish Momentum as Foreign Investors Return and Economic Recovery Strengthens

Kenya’s capital markets continued their upward trajectory during the week ending July 13, with investors responding positively to improving economic

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
KRA Collects Record KES 2.84 Trillion as Key Sectors Drive Strongest Revenue Growth in Years

Revenue collection for the Financial Year 2025/2026 registered a robust double-digit growth of 10.6%, significantly outperforming the 6.8% growth recorded

Soko Directory Team · Jul 10, 2026
Safaricom’s July 31 AGM Could Redraw The Company’s Power Map as Shareholders Vote On Historic Governance Changes

Safaricom shareholders are heading into one of the most consequential Annual General Meetings in the company’s history, with a series

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 10, 2026
NSE Slips as Safaricom Hits a Four-Year High and Locals Take Control

Wednesday’s trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange told a clear story: the market was weaker, liquidity was thinner, but

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 9, 2026
Dow Hits Fresh Record High as Cooling Inflation and Weaker Jobs Data Lift Global Equities

U.S. equity markets ended the shortened holiday week with the Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500 Index, and Dow Jones Industrial Average

Soko Directory Team · Jul 7, 2026