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Government and Policy The Unfortunate Fate Of TransCentury Is A Big Blow To Kenya’s Economy Soko Directory Team
Headlines Faith Kipyegon Sets Sights On History With Ambitious Sub-Four-Minute Mile Attempt in Paris Soko Directory Team
Government and Policy Digital Dictatorship in Disguise: Kenya’s Quiet March Toward Mass Surveillance Steve Biko Wafula
Headlines Here Is The List Of Food And Commodity Prices Expected To Rise Getrude Mathayo
Government and Policy

The Horror Of Nairobi City Mortuary Where The Unknown Dead Are Dumped To Rot

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Market News
Bankers Vote For KCB’s Paul Russo As Their Chair
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The Market Closed The Week Bullishly, TotalEnergies Closes Books Next Week
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Entrepreneurs Corner
NCBA Opens Its 99Th Branch In Kawangware

NCBA has today opened its 99th branch in Kawangware, marking a strategic move to catalyse financial inclusion and significantly deepen

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4 Unexpected Costs No One Warns You About When Moving To A New Home

Moving to a new home should feel like a fresh and happy start, especially if you’re relocating to another area.

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How A Nigerian Couple Turned N200,000 Into A Billion-Naira Empire And Why Marriage Is The Ultimate Financial Decision

I’ve told many stories in my life as an entrepreneur and storyteller. I’ve chronicled the rise of startups, the fall

Steve Biko Wafula
Why NCBA Property Finance Is What You Need Right Now

NCBA Bank Kenya has emerged as a pivotal player in the country’s property finance sector, offering a suite of innovative

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Why Many Startups In Kenya — And Across Africa — Ultimately Fail

The narrative surrounding African startups, particularly those headquartered in Kenya — often dubbed the “Silicon Savannah” — has in recent

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Investment

Investment

Kenya’s Budget 2025/26 – A Test For Household-Centered Banking

The recently presented 2025/26 national budget has drawn attention for its potential to influence household finances in Kenya. In a

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Investment

Bankers Vote For KCB’s Paul Russo As Their Chair

Commercial banks have elected KCB Group Chief Executive Officer, Paul Russo, as the new Chairperson of the Kenya Bankers Association

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Headlines Here Is The List Of Food And Commodity Prices Expected To Rise

Kenyans may soon have to dig deeper into their pockets to afford basic food items, as a new survey by

Getrude Mathayo
Investment What Vegetable Prices At Naivas and Carrefour Reveal About Kenya’s Cost of Living

In Nairobi’s ever-volatile consumer market, the price of vegetables tells a story far deeper than just numbers at the checkout

Steve Biko Wafula
Commodity Watch Kenya’s Food Market Under Strain: A Deep Dive into Commodity Prices And What They Mean For Households And The Economy – June 2025 Review

The Kenyan food market in June 2025 is sending powerful signals of distress, volatility, and imbalance. A look at key

Steve Biko Wafula
Investment CFAO Mobility Kenya And Almasi Financial Services Ink Deal To Offer Sharia-Compliant Financing

CFAO Mobility Kenya and Almasi Financial Services Limited have today entered a strategic partnership that will see customers access 90%

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Investment Engage Communications Triumphs At The 2025 Africa SABRE Awards

Engage Communications, a leading Kenyan indigenous public relations agency, has once again demonstrated its exceptional capability in strategic communications, securing

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Investment How Acorn’s Student Housing REIT Has Continued To Deliver Strong Performance

In February 2021, Acorn, the developers behind the Qwetu Student Residences, the group’s flagship brand for quality hostels, listed two

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Government & Policy
The Unfortunate Fate Of TransCentury Is A Big Blow To Kenya’s Economy

On Friday, the High Court of Kenya declined to stop Equity Bank from taking over TransCentury PLC over a KSh2.2

Soko Directory Team
The Horror Of Nairobi City Mortuary Where The Unknown Dead Are Dumped To Rot

May 27, 2025, will forever be etched in our hearts with a bitterness words cannot fully express. On that day,

Juma
Digital Dictatorship in Disguise: Kenya’s Quiet March Toward Mass Surveillance

Beneath the polished red-green procurement notice lies a chilling truth: the Kenyan government is acquiring cyber surveillance infrastructure, not just

Steve Biko Wafula
TransCentury PLC Moves Closer To Resolving Equity Bank Standoff Through Court-Supervised Debt Restructuring

Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed infrastructure investment holding company, TransCentury PLC, and its subsidiary East African Cables, have confirmed they are at

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High Court Dismisses Wamunyinyi’s Petition Against Nzoia Sugar Lease

The High Court has dismissed a petition by Athanas Wafula Wamunyinyi challenging the leasing of Nzoia Sugar Company, clearing the

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Opinion
The Role Of Manufacturers In Achieving Environmental Sustainability

Consumers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability in their purchasing decisions. This has therefore fostered the need for new operational practices that

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Technology Could Be A Tipping Point For Insurance Uptake

Insurance for most Kenyans is a grudge purchase – something people reluctantly buy because it is mandated, not necessarily because

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‘Help! My Work Has Been Pirated!’ How Creatives Can Protect Their Content

The creations of our minds—songs, scripts, films, brand names, and so on—hold immense economic and cultural value. To fully realize

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How FLLoCA Is Driving County-Led Climate Resilience in Kenya

Kenya is an emerging economy and is vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Recognizing this vulnerability, the country has

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We Cannot Afford To Treat Climate Disasters As Surprises

In the past five years alone, failed rainy seasons have left over 4 million people across Kenya in need of

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Throwing Away The Scientists Is Delivering A Growing Food Crisis

In 2025, Kenya, its farmers, and its consumers will be delivering a world demonstration of why scientists have been pleading

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In Nairobi, Poverty Wears A Very Bespoke Suit, BUT Only Very Few Do Realize That

In the roaring heart of Nairobi, where the skyline grows faster than the savings accounts, and where ambition is served

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Latest News

Government and Policy

The Unfortunate Fate Of TransCentury Is A Big Blow To Kenya’s Economy

On Friday, the High Court of Kenya declined to stop Equity Bank from taking over TransCentury PLC over a KSh2.2

Soko Directory Team

Investment

Kenya’s Budget 2025/26 – A Test For Household-Centered Banking

The recently presented 2025/26 national budget has drawn attention for its potential to influence household finances in Kenya. In a

Soko Directory Team
Investment Bankers Vote For KCB’s Paul Russo As Their Chair

Commercial banks have elected KCB Group Chief Executive Officer, Paul Russo, as the new Chairperson of the Kenya Bankers Association

Soko Directory Team
Technology Qhala Moves To Embed AI Into Classrooms

Starting June 21, a series of activities focused on integrating Artificial Intelligence into education systems in Kenya and select African

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Headlines Faith Kipyegon Sets Sights On History With Ambitious Sub-Four-Minute Mile Attempt in Paris

On June 26, all eyes will turn to Paris as Faith Kipyegon steps onto the track at Stade Charléty, chasing

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Government and Policy The Horror Of Nairobi City Mortuary Where The Unknown Dead Are Dumped To Rot

May 27, 2025, will forever be etched in our hearts with a bitterness words cannot fully express. On that day,

Juma
Technology BetaLab Backs Oye to Power Boda Riders with Insurance and Fuel Credit

Britam’s innovation and incubation hub, BetaLab, has invested Ksh 5 million into Oye, a Kenyan fintech, to boost access to

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Market News The Market Closed The Week Bullishly, TotalEnergies Closes Books Next Week

The market closed the session on a bullish note with the NASI and N10 gaining 0.7% each. Likewise, the NSE

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East Africa
North American And Middle Eastern Investors Drive New Wave Of African Capital Flows

Notwithstanding recent market volatility, institutional investors have been positive on Africa. Speaking at The Network Forum’s (TNF) Africa Meeting, Hari Chaitanya,

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Africa’s Youth Agrifood Entrepreneurs Invited To Apply for The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize To Drive Food Systems Transformation

GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize launches its seventh annual competition in search of Africa’s most promising young co-founders and founders across Africa

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Phoenix Beverages Ltd Acquires 54.4% Stake In Seychelles Breweries Ltd From Diageo

Phoenix Beverages Ltd (PBL), subsidiary of IBL Ltd, is a leading beverage manufacturer in Mauritius and Reunion Island, signed an

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Ghana Drives Small-Scale Gold Mining Growth

Ghana is strengthening its collaboration with international partners to enhance its small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector and the broader gold

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ATC Kenya Partners With ProFuturo Foundation To Transform Educational Landscape In Kenya

American Tower Corporation (ATC) Kenya, a leading provider of telecommunications infrastructure, and ProFuturo Foundation, a global initiative for educational innovation

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