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AFA Suspends Avocado Sea Exports, Issues Warning To Mango Exporters

Kenya’s avocado exporters will lose the sea freight route from this Friday, October 30, after the Agriculture and Food Authority

Soko Directory Team · Oct 28, 2026
From Buying Airtime to Buying the Future: How Mobile Bond Trading Could Transform Wealth Creation in Kenya

For years, the Kenyan mobile phone has been where money goes to work for everybody else. It pays the electricity

Soko Directory Team · Oct 28, 2026
Airtel Money Posts 25.1% Revenue Growth to $830 Million

Airtel Mobile Commerce N.V., the parent company of Airtel Money, has reported a 25.1% increase in revenue at constant currency

Soko Directory Team · Oct 26, 2026
Irish Potato Prices Remain High Across Kenyan Markets As Supply Shortage Bites

The price of Irish potatoes remains high across several Kenyan markets, with consumers continuing to pay more for one of

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 23, 2026
M-KOPA Marks 15 years with 10 Million Customers, Records Revenue Growth

M-KOPA is marking its 15th anniversary after reaching 10 million customers since its founding in 2011. The pan-African fintech also

Soko Directory Team · Oct 22, 2026
Government Unveils New Milk Prices Effective From October

Dairy farmers will be paid Ksh65 for every litre of milk they deliver starting this month, President William Ruto has

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 21, 2026
From KSh 70 to KSh 160: Onion Prices Differ Sharply Across Kenyan Markets

Buy a kilo of onions in Mombasa and you’ll pay less than someone in Migori, sometimes by a wide margin.

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 19, 2026
Fuel Price Shock, Rising Bond Yields Threaten Kenya’s Economic Outlook as SIB Flags Inflation Risks

Standard Investment Bank warns that global energy disruptions, higher borrowing costs and mounting inflationary pressures could complicate Kenya’s economic recovery,

Soko Directory Team · Oct 19, 2026
Maize Prices Remain High As Costs Vary Widely Across Kenyan Markets

A 90-kilogram bag of dry maize is still costing a lot in Kenya, and the price you’ll see on the

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 15, 2026
KCB to Discontinue Old Mobile Banking App on October 15

KCB Bank Kenya will discontinue its old mobile banking application effective Thursday, October 15, 2026, and has urged customers to

Soko Directory Team · Oct 12, 2026
KRA Seizes 1,050 Bags of Smuggled Sugar in Lodwar and Kakamega, Puts KSh12.7 Million in Taxes at Risk

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seized approximately 46 tonnes of uncustomed sugar in Lodwar, Turkana County, in an intelligence-led operation

Soko Directory Team · Oct 9, 2026
Mwitemania Beans Prices Rise Above KSh10,000 As Market Prices Vary Across Kenya

A 90kg bag of Mwitemania beans has gone past the KSh10,000 mark, as 1kg is selling at KSh111; retail is

Getrude Mathayo · Oct 8, 2026