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Why Financial Literacy Is The Life Skill Every Kenyan Needs And Why Abojani Is A Practical Place To Begin

There is a quiet crisis in many homes, workplaces and businesses today. People are working, hustling, selling, borrowing, saving in

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 10, 2026
Come With Questions, Leave With Wisdom: Why The Wisdom Exchange Is the Room Every Believer in Business Should Enter

There are meetings you attend because they are on your calendar, and then there are rooms you enter because your

Soko Directory Team · Jun 9, 2026
Safaricom’s Ziidi Trader Crowned Fintech of the Year 2026 at African Banker Awards

Safaricom’s M-PESA-based stock trading platform, Ziidi Trader, has been named Fintech of the Year 2026 at the 20th edition of

Soko Directory Team · Jun 8, 2026
NCBA Group And Diplomatic Trade Commissioners Champion Kenya As A Strategic Gateway To East Africa

NCBA convened diplomatic trade commissioners and ambassadors from over 20 countries and missions, alongside development partners and investors, for a

Soko Directory Team · Jun 8, 2026
Why Serious Entrepreneurs Must Build Discipline, Routines And Operating Systems Instead Of Depending On Feelings

Every entrepreneur begins with excitement. There is the dream, the idea, the name of the company, the first logo, the

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 8, 2026
Investment

Investment

Equity Bank Kenya, Inchcape Kenya Partner To Deliver Luxury Mobility Vehicles

Equity Bank Kenya has partnered with Inchcape Kenya to introduce a premium lifestyle and mobility offering that will enable customers

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026

Investment

Mitsumi Expands Into India, Iraq And Morocco

Technology distributor Mitsumi Distribution has announced its expansion into India, Iraq and Morocco, significantly broadening its footprint across some of

Soko Directory Team · Jun 9, 2026
Headlines Kenya’s Money Market Is Calm, But The Real Economy Is Coughing

Standard Investment Bank’s latest fixed income report tells a story of two Kenyas. In the financial markets, the surface looks

Standard Investment Bank · Jun 8, 2026
Investment 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
Investment I&M Foundation, KCDF Launch KES 64.88 Million Fund to Drive Green And Digital Innovation Across Kenya

I&M Foundation and Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) have today formalized a new KES 64.88 million partnership aimed at supporting

Soko Directory Team · Jun 4, 2026
Investment Kenya Met Forecasts Stable Crop Production Despite Challenging Weather Conditions

The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (Kenya Met) has projected that agricultural production will remain relatively stable in several parts of

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 2, 2026
Investment Pergamon Launches Six New Funds as Kenya’s Booming Unit Trust Market Gains Momentum

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has registered the Pergamon Investment Bank Unit Trust Scheme, adding another investment opportunity for Kenyan

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
Investment NCBA Supports Landmark SAIF Listing At The NSE, Strengthening Kenya’s Infrastructure Investment Landscape

NCBA has reaffirmed its position as a leading enabler of innovative capital market solutions following the successful listing of the

Soko Directory Team · May 30, 2026
Government & Policy
Education CS Announces New School Calendar Reforms Amid Rising School Unrest

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has unveiled plans to overhaul the country’s academic calendar beginning next year, introducing equal-length school

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 10, 2026
TSC Confirms Permanent And Pensionable Terms For Grades 3–6 Staff

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced a major employment policy shift that will see all secretariat staff serving under

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 10, 2026
Education Ministry Confirms Mid-Term Break Despite Rising Student Unrest

The government has reaffirmed that the mid-term school break will commence on June 24 as previously scheduled, dismissing calls for

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 9, 2026
Fraudulent Tatu City Ownership Claim Quashed by UK’s Final Court Of Appeal

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the UK’s highest court of appeal, has dismissed two cases by disgraced Kenyan

Soko Directory Team · Jun 9, 2026
TSC Funding Cuts Put Confirmation Of 20,000 JSS Teachers in Jeopardy

Kenya’s education sector is facing a funding challenge that could affect the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and thousands of teachers

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 9, 2026
Opinion
Al Jazeera On The Chopping Board: When The Cameras Must Also Face The Mirror

A responsible conversation about surveillance must begin with one basic truth: every modern state has a duty to keep its

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 8, 2026
When Geniuses Hesitate, Fools Take the Throne

Every nation has a moment when its future stops depending on resources, slogans, manifestos, or speeches, and starts depending on

Soko Directory Team · Jun 5, 2026
Kenya Urgently Needs A Three-Week National Pause Before We Lose Our Children Completely & Burn The Country

Kenya does not need a one-week school break. Kenya needs a serious three-week national pause, because what is happening in

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
Kenya’s Insurance Industry Needs A Genuine Shift In How It Thinks About Claims

By Patrick Omoro A friend of mine, a businessman, called me one evening a couple of weeks ago. His car

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
A Time To Rethink FMCG Growth in Kenya: The Power of the Last Mile

By Victoria Macharia Every morning, millions of Kenyans begin their day at a duka, a roadside kiosk, or a market

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 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
When A Government Loses Trust, Even Ebola Becomes A Political Question

There are moments when a country must stop whispering and speak with the full weight of its wounded conscience. The

Steve Biko Wafula · May 31, 2026
Latest News

Government and Policy

Education CS Announces New School Calendar Reforms Amid Rising School Unrest

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has unveiled plans to overhaul the country’s academic calendar beginning next year, introducing equal-length school

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 10, 2026

Government and Policy

TSC Confirms Permanent And Pensionable Terms For Grades 3–6 Staff

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has announced a major employment policy shift that will see all secretariat staff serving under

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 10, 2026
Investment Equity Bank Kenya, Inchcape Kenya Partner To Deliver Luxury Mobility Vehicles

Equity Bank Kenya has partnered with Inchcape Kenya to introduce a premium lifestyle and mobility offering that will enable customers

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
Lifestyle Omar Artan’s Ordeal Exposes the Cracks in Football’s Global Showcase

Football is often described as a game that brings the world together. However, the recent experience of Somali referee Omar

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
Headlines Five Killed, Three Injured in Tragic Night Crash Along Webuye Malaba Highway

By Robai Ludenyi, Five people lost their lives while three others sustained injuries following a tragic road accident at Makotelo

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
Entertainment Zee Dunia Enters Kenya’s Top 10 in Under a Year, Redefining What It Means to Reach New Audiences With Premium Content

Zee Entertainment Africa, a continental media operator reaching 176 million viewers daily across 52 countries and holding the number one

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
Headlines Dear Parent, What Happens If Your Child Is Hospitalized Tomorrow?

Few experiences are as frightening for a parent as receiving a late-night phone call informing them that their child has

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
Lifestyle Moët & Chandon Raises the Celebratory Jeroboam as Formula 1’s Tradition of Victory Continues in 2026

Moët & Chandon, as the Official Champagne of Formula 1®, continues its journey on the sport’s podiums in 2026 at

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
East Africa
Afreximbank Boosts CARICOM Financing Cap To $5B to Drive Regional Transformation

Afreximbank has announced a major expansion of its engagement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), increasing its regional financing limit from

Soko Directory Team · Mar 4, 2026
Africa Finance Corporation Raises Record US$524m in Dual-Currency Samurai Loan Facility

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has closed a landmark US$524 million equivalent dual-currency Samurai term

Soko Directory Team · Dec 4, 2025
African Development Bank Group Loans $500 Million To Support Economic Governance

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), meeting in Abidjan, approved a $500 million loan to

Soko Directory Team · Nov 27, 2025
Dr. George Elombi Takes Over As Afreximbank’s Fourth President

African Export-Import Bank on Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, swore in Dr. George Elombi as the Bank’s fourth President and Chairman

Soko Directory Team · Oct 28, 2025
Africa Finance Corporation Secures USD 100 Million Facility from FinDev Canada

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has secured a USD 100 million, 10-year term loan

Soko Directory Team · Oct 23, 2025
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