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Why You Should Take Advantage Of Tuunza Mapato On My OneApp

For decades, insurance in Kenya has struggled against a simple but stubborn problem: the people who need cover most are

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Safaricom Hook Circle Empowers Students with Future-Ready Skills at Kiambu National Polytechnic

Safaricom, through its youth platform Safaricom Hook Circle, successfully hosted a two-day skills and career development programme at Kiambu National

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
How FX Reacts to CPI Surprises And How to Prepare

What people often miss on CPI day is that the number itself isn’t what moves the market. The common reaction

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
How To Build Wealth in Uncertain Markets

By David Macharia The financial world is experiencing significant volatility driven by global supply chain disruptions that continue to affect

Soko Directory Team · Jul 17, 2026
Wealth Is Usually Built Long Before It Becomes Visible

There is a version of wealth that attracts attention: the new car, the expensive watch, the dramatic business launch, the

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 17, 2026
Investment

Investment

Stanbic Bank Kenya Named Kenya’s Best Investment Bank at Euromoney Awards

Stanbic Bank Kenya, a member of Standard Bank Group, has been named Kenya’s Best Investment Bank at the Euromoney Awards

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 2026

Investment

Paint Industry Pushes for Tax Incentives to Accelerate Lead-Free Manufacturing In Kenya

Kenya’s paint manufacturing industry is urging the government to introduce targeted tax incentives to support the production of lead-free paints,

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 2026
Investment Britam’s Six-Year Dividend Drought May Finally Be Ending

By Emmanuel Korir After a lengthy six-year wait for dividends, Britam shareholders may finally be seeing a glimmer of hope.

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Investment How to Trade on the Volatility 75 Index on MT5 Without Costly Beginner Mistakes

The Volatility 75 Index is a highly liquid synthetic index available for trading at all times. It experiences significant price

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Investment KTDA Loan Probe Hits a Legal Wall

By Emmanuel Kipkirui, A High Court ruling has halted an Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission investigation into disputed loan arrangements involving

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
Investment Who Really Sets the Price of Money? Inside Kenya’s Interest-Rate Power Struggle

By Emmanuel Korir, When Kamau Thugge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, addressed the East Africa Banking School Conference

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
Investment Save Consistently, Grow Your Money and Stand a Chance to Win Up to KES 50,000 with M-Shwari

Every meaningful journey begins with a single decision. The decision to invest in yourself. To plan beyond today. To choose

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
Investment Airtel Loses Bid to Block Safaricom’s Low Call Tariffs as Competition Authority Closes Case

By Robai Ludenyi Airtel Kenya has suffered a major setback after the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) dismissed its complaint

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
Government & Policy
Step-By-Step On How To Download Your KCSE Certificate Online And Charges

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has officially rolled out a new digital platform that allows Kenyans to access, download,

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 21, 2026
Ruto Announces Full Government Funding For All University And College Students

President William Ruto has announced a major overhaul of Kenya’s higher education funding system, declaring that every student who qualifies

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 21, 2026
Civil Servants Union Rejects New SRC Salary Review, Threatens Nationwide Strike

The Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) has strongly opposed the government’s newly announced salary review, accusing the Salaries and

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 20, 2026
Nairobi Motorists To Face New Parking Fee As County Adopts Cost-Based Pricing Policy

Motorists in Nairobi to face changes in parking fee over the next few years after the Nairobi City County Government

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 20, 2026
TSC Releases New Teachers Salary After CBA Review, How Much They Will Earn

Teachers across the country are set to benefit from new salary adjustments under the second phase of the 2025–2029 Collective

Getrude Mathayo · Jul 20, 2026
Opinion
Here Are Reasons Why Authentic African Stories Matter More Than Ever

By Victoria Goro The final whistle may have blown on the FIFA World Cup, but the stories it gave us

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Child Labour Often Hides Behind “Helping”

By Maureen Karanja Recently, Kenyans across social media were united in outrage after the rescue of a 12-year-old orphaned girl from

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
Exciting To See New Infrastructure Open Up the Kenyan Coast

By Rajul Malde When you live and work in an urban hub like Nairobi, perhaps as one of the fortunate

Soko Directory Team · Jul 20, 2026
How Airtel Money Is Silently Changing The Money Narrative In Kenya

For nearly two decades, the story of mobile money in Kenya has had one clear protagonist. Safaricom’s M-Pesa did not

Soko Directory Team · Jul 14, 2026
Is Bancassurance The Insurance Bridge Protecting The Wealth Kenyan Women Build?

Across Kenyan households, women steer the ship of wealth-building. They manage budgets, work hard to create financial stability for their

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Africa Is Not Poor But Poorly Structured

The most dangerous lie ever sold to Africa is that the continent is poor because it lacks resources. That lie

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
The Survival Of Kenya’s Coffee Sector Depends On Investment In Next Generation Coffee Professionals

Kenya produces some of the finest coffee in the world, but beneath the reputation lies a sector under quiet, mounting

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Latest News

Investment

Stanbic Bank Kenya Named Kenya’s Best Investment Bank at Euromoney Awards

Stanbic Bank Kenya, a member of Standard Bank Group, has been named Kenya’s Best Investment Bank at the Euromoney Awards

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 2026

Technology

ATLC 2026 to Convene 3,500+ Global Leaders in Nairobi to Drive Africa’s Science, Innovation and Technology Agenda

The government of Kenya today,  through the State Department for Science, Research & Innovation (SDSRI) and supported by the Ministry

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 2026
Lifestyle How Mobile Technology Is Transforming the Online Casino Experience

The smartphone changed what it means to have access to entertainment. For millions of people across Africa, a phone is

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 2026
Investment Paint Industry Pushes for Tax Incentives to Accelerate Lead-Free Manufacturing In Kenya

Kenya’s paint manufacturing industry is urging the government to introduce targeted tax incentives to support the production of lead-free paints,

Soko Directory Team · Jul 22, 2026
East Africa eWAKA Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Selected as a 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellow

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 21, 2026/ –&nbspeWAKA (www.eWAKA.tech) today announced the company’s Co-founder and CEO, Céleste Tchetgen Vogel, has been selected

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Why You Should Take Advantage Of Tuunza Mapato On My OneApp

For decades, insurance in Kenya has struggled against a simple but stubborn problem: the people who need cover most are

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Investment Britam’s Six-Year Dividend Drought May Finally Be Ending

By Emmanuel Korir After a lengthy six-year wait for dividends, Britam shareholders may finally be seeing a glimmer of hope.

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
Investment How to Trade on the Volatility 75 Index on MT5 Without Costly Beginner Mistakes

The Volatility 75 Index is a highly liquid synthetic index available for trading at all times. It experiences significant price

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
East Africa
eWAKA Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Selected as a 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellow

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 21, 2026/ –&nbspeWAKA (www.eWAKA.tech) today announced the company’s Co-founder and CEO, Céleste Tchetgen Vogel, has been selected

Soko Directory Team · Jul 21, 2026
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
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