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Global Grain Prices Are Surging Before The Next Major Weather Shock. Kenya Must Prepare Before The Warning Becomes Hunger.

MAIZE +20.75% RICE +23.14% WHEAT +31.40% The numbers are no longer whispering. They are shouting. A global commodity price table

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 9, 2026
5 Things to Consider Before Investing in a Special Fund in Kenya

Kenya’s investment landscape has grown far beyond the traditional money market fund. Over the past few years, “Special Funds” —

Soko Directory Team · Sep 8, 2026
Understanding Special Funds: What Mansa-X Tells Us About Kenya’s Changing Investment Landscape

For years, the Kenyan investor’s toolkit looked fairly predictable: a savings account, a money market fund, maybe a stake in

Soko Directory Team · Sep 4, 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
NCBA H1 Profit Rises 12.2% to KES 12.4 Billion as Digital Lending, Deposits and Dividend Surge

NCBA Group PLC has reported a profit after tax of KES 12.4 billion in its H1 2026 financial results which is a 12.2 per

Soko Directory Team · Aug 5, 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
Term Two Closing Date Announced As TSC Promotions Deepen Pressure On Teachers

As schools across Kenya prepare to close for the second term, teachers and school administrators are racing against time to

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 22, 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
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
South Africa Still Leads, But East and West Africa Are Fueling Africa’s Next Wealth Boom

South Africa remains a key anchor in Africa’s wealth landscape, but its dominance is steadily giving way as wealth and

Soko Directory Team · Jun 24, 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