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NCBA Champions Integrated Banking And Insurance Solutions

NCBA hosted its commercial banking customers for a forum aimed at helping entrepreneurs navigate emerging risks in the operating business

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Why Silence Online is Suicide for Brands, Celebrities, and Government

“If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business.” – SokoAnalyst. The reality

Steve Biko Wafula
Love Without Stability is Poverty in Disguise: Why Financial Literacy Must Precede Dating

We live in a generation where people are rushing to love before they have learned how to love themselves, and

Steve Biko Wafula
SACCOs vs Banks: The Coming War That Will Redefine Who Owns Kenya’s Shilling

In Kenya today, more than 43 commercial banks, 175 SACCOs, 13 MFIs, and several telcos with financial licenses compete fiercely

Steve Biko Wafula
NCBA Is The Bank That Turns Debt into Discipline, Not Despair For Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed People & Business Owners

Debt has become the silent business killer—eating margins, strangling cash flow, and turning promising entrepreneurs into professional firefighters. What separates

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Investment

Investment

AfroQuality Launches in Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya to Build Distribution Rails for African Brands Across the Continent and Beyond

AfroQuality has announced the launch of its operations in Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya, introducing a new kind of retail and

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Investment

BrighterMonday, Mastercard Foundation Launch EmpowerHer to Uplift 217,000 Young Women Across Kenya

BrighterMonday, Mastercard Foundation launches EmpowerHer initiative to enhance workforce development and entrepreneurial ecosystem among 217,000 young women within 18 months

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Investment Eastleigh Traders Eye Sustainability and Longer Banking Hours

Efforts to transform Eastleigh into a greener, more sustainable business hub are gaining momentum as traders and community leaders explore

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Headlines Stanbic PMI Shows Renewed Growth in Output, Sales, and Jobs Across Kenya

Business conditions began to recover across the Kenyan private sector in September. The Stanbic Bank Kenya PMI® signaled an improvement

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Investment IFC Rallies Africa’s Financial Sector to Unlock Domestic Capital for Sustainable Growth Ahead of AFIS 2025

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) convened a press roundtable with senior leadership to explore how Africa’s financial sector can unlock

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Investment A Look At Family Bank Asset Finance And What Sets It Apart

Sometimes, elevating your mobility, business, or other assets is not a walk in the park. The reality is that such

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Investment Mi Vida, IHS Kenya Partner to Boost Affordable Green Housing

Real estate developer Mi Vida Homes has handed over 200 affordable green housing units to private equity-backed International Housing Solutions

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Investment Crown Paints Gets A New CEO After The Exit Of Rakesh Rao

Crown Paints Kenya Plc, the leading paint manufacturer in the region, has announced the appointment of Mustafa Turra as its

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Government & Policy
KNEC Releases 2025 Term Three School-Based Assessments For Primary And Junior Schools

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has officially rolled out the 2025 Term Three School-Based Assessments (SBA) for both primary

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KUCCPS Opens Applications For KMTC Courses, How To Apply

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has officially announced the opening of its online portal for students

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New Tobacco Bill Branded A “Gift to Criminals” As Survey Warns Of Black Market Surge

DAMNING nationwide research reveals that the new tobacco bill will fuel illicit trade, enrich criminals, and destroy honest jobs, while

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Teachers To Attend KNEC Briefing Sessions, Sets New Deployment Rules

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced plans to roll out a series of sensitization and training programs targeting

Getrude Mathayo
Poultry Farmers Protest Machakos County’s New Chicken Movement Charge

Poultry farmers from neighbouring counties have expressed outrage over Machakos County’s decision to impose a fee on the movement of

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Opinion
How Agricultural Risk Management And Infrastructure Support Are Key

Agriculture is, and has long been, the backbone of Kenya’s economy—supporting more than 70 percent of the rural population and

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Ruto’s Green Theftt: How a Lazy Government Wants to Auction Our Forests to Cartels

Kenya is under siege, not from foreign invaders, but from its own government. President William Ruto, a man who thrives

Steve Biko Wafula
Referee or Kingmaker? How CMA’s Boardroom Micromanagement Is Freezing Kenya’s Market

The Capital Markets Authority was created to be an impartial referee—licensing, supervising, setting clear rules, and enforcing them fairly. When

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Why Culture, not capital, will shape the future of innovation

You may be familiar with the age-old story of the bamboo tree, a symbol of patience and resilience. In parts

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Kenyan MP’s Defaulting In Their SACCO is Dragging Kenya’s Cooperative Movement into Financial Ruin

Kenya’s cooperative movement, once hailed as the bedrock of grassroots finance, is now staring at a precipice. The alarming rise

Steve Biko Wafula
Make Every Shilling Visible: A Blockchain+AI Mandate Kenyans Must Demand in 2027 Elections

Kenya bleeds in the shadows, yet the cure lies in making every coin traceable. Blockchain and AI offer more than

Steve Biko Wafula
The Children Of Kilifi Are Not Beggars for Pagan Prayers: Shame On The Donors!

The tragedy in Ganze is not hunger; it is betrayal. The children are not starving for food—they are starving for

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Investment

AfroQuality Launches in Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya to Build Distribution Rails for African Brands Across the Continent and Beyond

AfroQuality has announced the launch of its operations in Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya, introducing a new kind of retail and

Soko Directory Team

Investment

BrighterMonday, Mastercard Foundation Launch EmpowerHer to Uplift 217,000 Young Women Across Kenya

BrighterMonday, Mastercard Foundation launches EmpowerHer initiative to enhance workforce development and entrepreneurial ecosystem among 217,000 young women within 18 months

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Lifestyle Inside Kenya’s Value-Based Care Pilot Tackling Maternal And Neonatal Mortality

Maternal and neonatal health (MNH) remains a key challenge in Kenya. Kenya’s maternal mortality ratio is 355 deaths per 100,000 live

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Investment Eastleigh Traders Eye Sustainability and Longer Banking Hours

Efforts to transform Eastleigh into a greener, more sustainable business hub are gaining momentum as traders and community leaders explore

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Headlines Stanbic PMI Shows Renewed Growth in Output, Sales, and Jobs Across Kenya

Business conditions began to recover across the Kenyan private sector in September. The Stanbic Bank Kenya PMI® signaled an improvement

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Investment IFC Rallies Africa’s Financial Sector to Unlock Domestic Capital for Sustainable Growth Ahead of AFIS 2025

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) convened a press roundtable with senior leadership to explore how Africa’s financial sector can unlock

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Lifestyle Safaricom Business Hosts Exclusive Cybersecurity Breakfast Ahead of Cybersecurity Summit 2025

Safaricom’s (NSE: SCOM) Enterprise arm, Safaricom Business, hosted an exclusive cybersecurity session, bringing together over 50 senior IT and security

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Lifestyle The Spark Accelerator Program unveils the Second Cohort to Drive Innovation and Scale in Africa

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator

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East Africa
Nigeria to Welcome Global Investors and Founders To Drive Africa’s Next Wave of Deals and Exits

Hundreds of investors and capital providers are expected to converge in Lagos this October to drive the next phase of

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Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority Chairman to Speak at African Mining Week

Yasser Ramadan, Chairman of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA), has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming African

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One Carbon World joins Carbon Markets Africa Summit as official climate impact partner

One Carbon World (OCW) will be the official climate impact partner of the upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) taking place in

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Hitachi Energy’s Solutions Electrify Geita Gold Mine And Cut CO2 Emissions

Hitachi Energy announces the deployment of its power quality solution to securely connect Tanzania’s leading gold producer, Geita Gold Mine

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Reforms Fueling Egypt’s Mining Sector Growth

Egypt has adopted new initiatives to enhance the attractiveness of its mining sector to global investors and increase the industry’s

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