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HFCB Group Pre-Tax Profit Surges 74% To KES1.22 Billion

Listed integrated financial and property solutions provider HFCB Group has reported a 74% jump in profit before tax to KES1.22

Soko Directory Team · Aug 27, 2026
The Engineer Who Learned to Speak Capital: Inside John Gachora’s Rise to the Top of African Banking

Ever met a banker who understands markets not just as flows of money but as systems, structures that can be

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
How Cheaper Funding, A 20% Surge In Loans And A 50% Dividend Lift Are Rewriting NCBA Bank’s Earnings Story As The Nedbank Deal Approaches Its Decisive Phase

There are bank results that impress because the profit number is large, and there are bank results that matter because

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 7, 2026
From 600,000 to 2.2 Million Users: The Playbook Behind Safaricom’s Pochi la Biashara Success

Pochi la Biashara now has 2.2 million users, surpassing the 1 million merchants signed up for Lipa na M-PESA, and

Soko Directory Team · Jul 28, 2026
Dear Entrepreneur, Is It True That Higher Return Equals Higher Risk?

When people think about successful investing, they often focus on one thing: returns. Yet experienced investors know that long-term investment

Soko Directory Team · Jul 16, 2026
NSE Posts Best Quarter in Over a Year as Safaricom Deal Reshapes the Market

Kenya’s stock market closed the second quarter of 2026 on a high note, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) shrugging

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Mansa-X H1 2026: The Fund Turning Market Discipline Into Double-Digit Investor Returns

Markets reward discipline long before they reward noise. In the first half of 2026, Mansa-X Special Fund delivered a performance

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 6, 2026
The Market Is Loud But Wealth Is Made In Silence

Modern earphones are sold with one feature that sounds almost magical: noise cancellation. They do not stop the world from

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 5, 2026
Why the Nairobi Securities Exchange Deserves A Place In Every Serious Long-term Wealth Plan

For years, many Kenyans have treated wealth as something that happens somewhere else. We watch banks announce record profits, Safaricom

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 27, 2026
The Market Is Green But Don’t Chase the Noise: Seven Lessons From The NSE’s Latest Rally

The Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week ending 8 June 2026 in positive territory as per the stats given by

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 15, 2026
Kenyan Stocks Rally Despite Economic Headwinds As Investors Position For Key Monetary Policy Decision

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) ended the first week of June on a positive note, with major indices posting strong

Soko Directory Team · Jun 8, 2026
43% Of The Economy To Shut Down If Fuel Prices Do Not Go Below KES 150 Per Litre In The Next Epra Review

The numbers at a glance Indicator Latest level Direction Economic meaning Source Nairobi petrol Sh214.25/litre Above Sh150 by Sh64.25 (+42.8%)

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026