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Dear Entrepreneur, Your Edge Is Sacred: Why Smart Entrepreneurs Who Move In Silence Win in Silence

There is a dangerous myth sold to entrepreneurs—that visibility is always power, that telling everyone what makes you special somehow

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
2026 Will Not Be Won by the Smartest—But by Whoever Controls the Defaults, the Distribution, and the Dopamine; The Trends That Will Define 2026 & Beyond

2026 will feel like a year of “overnight” winners, but most of those wins will be engineered quietly—by platforms that

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
Dear Entrepreneur, Greatness Is Forged in Failure, Not Comfort

There is no great success without great failure, and that truth is uncomfortable precisely because it strips away the fantasy

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
5 Things You Can Do To Save Money In 2026 As A Kenyan

It is 2026. January has started. The longest month in the minds of many. It is that time of the

Juma · Jan 2, 2026
Not Just a Bank, but a System: Why NCBA Is Shaping Kenya’s Financial Future in 2026

Before listing reasons, it matters to ground this conversation in reality. Kenya’s economy is not built on neat, predictable pay

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 31, 2025
Investment

Investment

How The Kenyan Private Sector Can Stay Resilient In 2026

Kenya enters 2026 with a cautiously optimistic economic outlook, but also with a sharper-than-ever need for resilience. The World Bank

Soko Directory Team · Dec 20, 2025

Investment

Safaricom Champions Kenya’s Mobility Workforce

Safaricom, in partnership with taxi-hailing companies, hosted drivers and riders to an event focused on empowering the transport sector to

Soko Directory Team · Dec 18, 2025
Investment African Development Fund Mobilises A Historic $11 Billion

The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank Group, has secured a record $11

Soko Directory Team · Dec 18, 2025
Investment Montran Africa Opens in Kenya, Positioning Nairobi as a Strategic Hub for the Future of African Fintech

Montran officially launched Montran Africa, its dedicated headquarters based out of Kenya, signalling a new era of partnership, proximity, and progress

Soko Directory Team · Dec 18, 2025
Investment Airtel Money Integrates with Showmax to Deliver Seamless Subscription Payments for Kenyans This Festive Season

Airtel Money has integrated with Showmax, giving customers a simple, convenient, and reliable way to pay for their subscriptions this

Soko Directory Team · Dec 18, 2025
Investment Kenya’s Economy Shifts Gears As Online Trading Takes Centre Stage

The rapidly moving Kenyan economy is embracing e-finance at full throttle, while online trading platforms become a surprise new motor

Soko Directory Team · Dec 18, 2025
Investment I&M Bank Recognized for Retail Growth, Digital Innovation, and Agriculture Financing

I&M Bank has received multiple industry recognitions across Kenya and the wider region, that affirm the Bank’s strategic progress in

Soko Directory Team · Dec 17, 2025
Investment Denmark and TradeMark Africa Agree To Transform Trade

Denmark and TradeMark Africa (TMA) have signed a new five-year partnership worth DKK 200 million ($30 million) to strengthen sustainable,

Soko Directory Team · Dec 16, 2025
Government & Policy
China Square Ordered To Pay KES 250,000 To A Customer As The Commission Sets Precedent That Your Face Is Not Free Stock

This ruling by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is not a small administrative footnote; it is a loud,

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
Kisumu Has Spoken in Numbers: Why Prof. Tom Ojienda Is Emerging as the People’s Choice

Kisumu’s political mood is no longer hidden in whispers or guesswork; it is now visible in numbers, patterns, and momentum.

Soko Directory Team · Dec 31, 2025
Ksh 250,000 for a Text Message: The Ruling That Redefined Data, Consent, and Power in Kenyan Business

A single promotional text message has quietly become one of the most expensive lessons in Kenyan business this year. In

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 31, 2025
Data Is Not Collateral: Betika Fined KSh 250,000 for Abusing Customer Data in Account Deletion Dispute

In a landmark ruling that will reverberate across Kenya’s digital economy, Betika has been ordered to pay KSh 250,000 in

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 31, 2025
The Republic Of Silence: How Kenya Muzzled Its Conscience So That Thieves, Fools, Rapists, Thugs & Evil Men & Women Could Rule In Peace

Kenya did not lose its voice overnight. It was not stolen in a single election, a single scandal, or a

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 29, 2025
Opinion
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
Data-Driven Real Estate: How AI Is Powering The Sector

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept whispered in tech circles; it has become a driving force reshaping

Soko Directory Team · 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
No Referendum Before Full Implementation Of The Constitution: Why Kenyans Must Say No To Constitutional Shortcuts

I want to speak plainly to you as a Kenyan speaking to fellow Kenyans, because what is happening now requires

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 29, 2025
No More Spectators In A Failing Republic: If You Vote, You Must Pay Your Taxes;

Taxation in Kenya has become a contentious issue because we have refused to confront a simple truth: a country cannot

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 29, 2025
The Slow Death Of Nairobi Is At The Behest Of The Political Class Led By President Ruto

Nairobi did not collapse overnight. It is being slowly suffocated, policy by policy, decision by decision, shrug by shrug. When

Steve Biko Wafula · Dec 24, 2025
Latest News

Opinion

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

Entrepreneur's Corner

Dear Entrepreneur, Your Edge Is Sacred: Why Smart Entrepreneurs Who Move In Silence Win in Silence

There is a dangerous myth sold to entrepreneurs—that visibility is always power, that telling everyone what makes you special somehow

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
Lifestyle Why Luhyas Went “Home” With Their Sufurias For Christmas, And Now Carrying Them Back

During the December holidays, the Nairobi-Nakuru highway (outbound) was a nightmare. The peculiar habit of Kenyan drivers overlapping, speeding, and

Juma · Jan 2, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner 2026 Will Not Be Won by the Smartest—But by Whoever Controls the Defaults, the Distribution, and the Dopamine; The Trends That Will Define 2026 & Beyond

2026 will feel like a year of “overnight” winners, but most of those wins will be engineered quietly—by platforms that

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Dear Entrepreneur, Greatness Is Forged in Failure, Not Comfort

There is no great success without great failure, and that truth is uncomfortable precisely because it strips away the fantasy

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
Lifestyle Blood, Silence, and Mercedes-Benzes: How Kenya Treats Men Who Talk Too Much

They were born miles apart in geography and temperament, yet fate braided their lives into a single, unsettling story. Cyrus

Soko Directory Team · Jan 2, 2026
Opinion Data-Driven Real Estate: How AI Is Powering The Sector

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept whispered in tech circles; it has become a driving force reshaping

Soko Directory Team · Jan 2, 2026
Government and Policy China Square Ordered To Pay KES 250,000 To A Customer As The Commission Sets Precedent That Your Face Is Not Free Stock

This ruling by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is not a small administrative footnote; it is a loud,

Steve Biko Wafula · Jan 2, 2026
East Africa
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
CRDB Bank Signs Three Landmark Partnerships to Advance Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development across Africa

CRDB Bank has entered three landmark partnerships with leading development finance institutions, FinDev Canada, DEG (KfW Group, Germany), and Shelter

Soko Directory Team · Oct 23, 2025
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