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Here Is Why Africa Should Shift From Aid To Enterprise

By Chiugo Ndubisi, Executive Director, Heirs Holdings When Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, took the stage at the 14th Nordic African

Soko Directory Team · Jan 20, 2026
Creative Entrepreneurship: Why Filmmakers Must Start Thinking Like Founders

Africa’s film industry has never pulsed with more life than it does today. Cinema screens are multiplying, streaming platforms are

Soko Directory Team · Jan 19, 2026
How eTims Compliance Will Turn Government Failure Into A Weapon Against Kenyans

Kenya has quietly crossed a dangerous line where the state no longer taxes reality, but taxes visibility. Under the eTIMS

Absalom Wafula · Jan 18, 2026
Politicians Who Normalize FGM Must Be Stopped

Recently, Kisii Woman Representative Dorice Donya Aburi was caught on video linking Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to “taming” girls’ behaviour.

Soko Directory Team · Jan 12, 2026
MSMEs Are Best Placed To Solve Kenya’s Joblessness Problem

Every year for the next decade, nearly 1 million young people will enter Kenya’s labour market, many fresh from universities,

Soko Directory Team · Jan 8, 2026
Kenya’s Roads Are a Killing Field Because We Normalised Lawlessness And Something Needs To Be Done Now

Kenya does not have a “road accident problem.” Kenya has a governance problem that is expressed through speed, impunity, corruption,

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 7, 2026
Unlocking Kenya’s Next Phase of Growth

By Mercy Mwelu and Mercy Kano Kenya’s private sector has long been celebrated as the heartbeat of the nation’s economy

Soko Directory Team · Jan 6, 2026
Adapt or Miss Out: Why African Businesses Should Embrace Digital Payments

By Paul Mutethia The face of businesses across Africa is slowly changing, driven by the need to digitize operations. From

Soko Directory Team · Jan 6, 2026
Did President Ruto Lie About Not Borrowing More Money Once Key Strategic Assets Are Sold To Raise The Needed Funds?

William Ruto has mastered a particular political art form: saying two things that cannot both be true, then daring the

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 6, 2026
The Tyranny of the Crowd: How Groupthink Keeps Kenyans Prisoners Of The Political Class

Do not fall into groupthink—the irrationality of collective decision-making—because this single weakness explains more about Kenya’s political paralysis than corruption,

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
Weaponized Poverty, Silent Taxpayers, and the Political Scam Called ‘Hustler Nation

Ruto did not fall from the sky. He arrived through a formula, refined quietly and executed loudly. A political hack

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 31, 2025
Why No Kenyan Should VOTE, Mobilize or Influence Politics Without Paying Tax

A nation is not held together by slogans, protests, or viral hashtags. It is held together by shared responsibility. Taxes

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 29, 2025