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NCBA Launches East Africa’s First AI Property Ecosystem as Duka Platform Nears 7 Million Users, KES 4 Billion Transactions

NCBA has launched PropertyDuka, East Africa’s first AI-native property ecosystem, uniting property search, financing, building, furnishing and protection in one

Soko Directory Team · Aug 4, 2026
ALP REIT Posts Maiden USD 0.23M Profit, Grows Assets to USD 45.18M with 98% Occupancy

ALP REIT, Kenya’s first USD-denominated Income Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT), announced its unaudited interim financial results for the period

Soko Directory Team · Aug 3, 2026
List Of Commodities Whose Price Are Set To Rise

Electricity bills, beef, potatoes and mangoes all cost more last month, and that was enough to push Kenya’s inflation rate

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 3, 2026
ALP REIT Posts Maiden USD 230,000 Profit as Assets Grow to USD 45.2 Million After NSE Debut

ALP REIT, Kenya’s first USD-denominated Income Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT), today announced its unaudited interim financial results for the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 31, 2026
Maize Prices Ease Across East Africa, But Kenya Still Tops The Price

Maize prices are coming down across East Africa, offering some breathing room to households and traders after months of tight

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 29, 2026
Banking Stocks Lift NSE Indices As Weekly Turnover Hits $30.7 Million

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) closed the week on a positive note, with all major benchmark indices posting gains as

Soko Directory Team · Jul 27, 2026
Family Bank’s NSE Debut Is the Jolt Nairobi’s Bourse Has Been Waiting For

For a stock market that had gone an entire calendar year without a single new company joining its board, Family

Soko Directory Team · Jul 27, 2026
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
A Look At Prices Of Sugar Across Naivas, Cleanshelf, Quickmart And Carrefour

Kenyan households are once again watching the price of sugar, one of the most politically sensitive commodities in the country’s

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 23, 2026
Supermarkets Face Probe Over Checkout Price Shock

By Robai Ludenyi, Kenyan supermarkets are facing increased scrutiny after the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) launched investigations into claims

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 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