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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
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
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
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
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
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
When Our Children Are Hurt, Accountability Must Stop Being Optional

There is a pain that no parent should ever be asked to carry: the pain of sending a child to

Steve Biko Wafula · May 31, 2026
Thousands Of Teachers Go Months Without Pay As Salary Crisis Deepens

Across the country, a growing sense of frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty is taking hold in schools as thousands of newly

Getrude Mathayo · May 25, 2026