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More Speed, More Business Done: A Day Inside the Pata More Fibre Upgrade

It’s 7:40 a.m., and Wanjiru is already at her desk, coffee cooling beside her keyboard, three tabs open before she’s

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
Use Common Cents To Avoid A Journey Of Unnecessary Suffering

Let me paint you a picture. It’s a Tuesday afternoon. The sun is out, the matatu conductors are shouting their

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
Understanding Special Funds: What Mansa-X Tells Us About Kenya’s Changing Investment Landscape

For years, the Kenyan investor’s toolkit looked fairly predictable: a savings account, a money market fund, maybe a stake in

Soko Directory Team · Sep 4, 2026
Kenya Treats Your Phone Number As A Digital Identity: What the Proposed SIM Recycling Rules Mean

Imagine waking up to discover that the phone number you have used for years now belongs to a stranger. Your

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 2, 2026
The Free Transaction Race: Why SBM Bank Is Quietly Winning Kenya’s Banking Wars in 2026

I’ve spent the better part of this year going through bank tariff guides, PesaLink fee tables, and M-Pesa charge sheets

Soko Directory Team · Sep 2, 2026
Investment

Investment

ABC Bank Connects Customers to 190+ African Banks Through PAPSS Payment Network

African Banking Corporation Limited (ABC Bank) has gone live on the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), enabling customers to

Soko Directory Team · Sep 3, 2026

Investment

CFAO Mobility Kenya Fuels the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon with KES 2 Million Sponsorship

CFAO Mobility Kenya, the country’s leading mobility solutions provider, has been unveiled as the official mobility partner of the Standard

Soko Directory Team · Sep 3, 2026
Investment Inside Moments Villas, A Home Built on Wellness, Nature and Small Arrivals

The first thing the house does is stop you. Not with scale, though there is plenty of it further in,

Soko Directory Team · Sep 3, 2026
Investment UBA Kenya’s 762% Loan Growth Signals Bigger Financing Push for Kenyan Businesses

When a bank’s loan book grows more than eight-fold in a single year, it’s worth asking what that really means

Soko Directory Team · Sep 3, 2026
Investment NCBA Partners with Tatu City to Simplify Property Ownership as Nairobi Homeownership Stands at 7.7%

Following the launch of PropertyDuka, NCBA is accelerating its commitment to simplifying the property ownership journey through strategic partnerships such

Soko Directory Team · Sep 1, 2026
Investment Bamburi Cement and KPLC Strengthen Partnership to Support Reliable Power and Industrial Growth at the Coast

Bamburi Cement has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to enhance power

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
Investment Finnet Trust Services Wins Regulatory Nod as Corporate Trustee in Kenya

Finnet Trust Services Limited (FTS) has been formally registered as a Corporate Trustee by the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA), Kenya’s

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
Investment CIC Insurance Records A 70% Rise In H1 2026 Net Profits

CIC Insurance Group PLC records a 70% increase in profit after tax to Ksh 1.09 billion for the six months

Soko Directory Team · Aug 28, 2026
Government & Policy
KRA Defends Legal Basis for Cargo Clearance Rules

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has moved to address mounting concerns from clearing agents and motor vehicle dealers over cargo

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
HELB Pushes Back Loan Application Deadline For Continuing Students

Students still waiting to apply for their subsequent Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, have been handed more time, with the

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 7, 2026
Tanzania First Gentleman Hafidh Ameir Hassan, Husband Of President Suluhu, Dies

Tanzania is in mourning after the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the country’s First Gentleman and husband to President Samia

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 7, 2026
TSC, KNEC Start Deployment Of Teachers For 2026 KCSE, KJSEA

The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has swung into action, beginning the process of picking out teachers who will run this

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 4, 2026
Education Ministry Tightens Rules On School Events Ahead Of 2026 Exams

Schools across the country will need to rearrange several of their usual activities as the 2026 national examination season gets

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 4, 2026
Opinion
El Niño Now Almost Certain To Persist Through Early 2027, WMO Says

The World Meteorological Organization, WMO, has sharply revised its confidence in El Niño’s staying power, now putting the odds at

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 3, 2026
Kenya Met Forecasts Below-Average September Rains In The Following Regions

Farmers in several of Kenya’s most productive agricultural counties have been put on alert after the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 3, 2026
Building People Is The Best Part Of Building A Business

By Rajul Malde I have had the privilege of watching Pwani Oil Products Limited grow almost from the beginning, and

Soko Directory Team · Sep 1, 2026
From Fisherman to Cane King: How a Siaya Farmer Built a 480-Acre Empire

The shores of Lake Victoria are beautiful, but for fisherman Radido Otieno Peter, they were also unforgiving. For six years,

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
Kenya Must Not Belong To Evil

There comes a moment in the life of a nation when silence stops being caution and becomes surrender. Kenya is

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 31, 2026
Ruto Cannot Lead Kenya To 2060; A President Trapped In Yesterday Has No Business Designing Tomorrow

Nursery: I want to be a police officer. Class 1: I want to be a teacher. Class 2: I want

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 28, 2026
Kenya Met Issues Rainfall Alert As Intensifying El Niño Looms

Kenyans should start getting ready for a wet end to the year. The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (Kenya Met) says

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 27, 2026
Latest News

Government and Policy

KRA Defends Legal Basis for Cargo Clearance Rules

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has moved to address mounting concerns from clearing agents and motor vehicle dealers over cargo

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026

Government and Policy

HELB Pushes Back Loan Application Deadline For Continuing Students

Students still waiting to apply for their subsequent Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, have been handed more time, with the

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 7, 2026
Government and Policy Tanzania First Gentleman Hafidh Ameir Hassan, Husband Of President Suluhu, Dies

Tanzania is in mourning after the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the country’s First Gentleman and husband to President Samia

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 7, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner More Speed, More Business Done: A Day Inside the Pata More Fibre Upgrade

It’s 7:40 a.m., and Wanjiru is already at her desk, coffee cooling beside her keyboard, three tabs open before she’s

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
Technology Galaxy S26 FE Brings Smarter AI, Pro-Grade Cameras and Flagship Value to More Users

Not everyone wants (or needs) every single flagship feature under the sun. Some people just want the things that actually

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Use Common Cents To Avoid A Journey Of Unnecessary Suffering

Let me paint you a picture. It’s a Tuesday afternoon. The sun is out, the matatu conductors are shouting their

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
Market News NCBA Bank Branches Hit 100 After A New One In Ruiru

NCBA has marked a significant milestone in its expansion strategy with the opening of its new branch at Knord Mall

Soko Directory Team · Sep 7, 2026
Market News Tomato Prices Surge Across Kenyan Markets As Supply Tightens

Kenyans are digging deeper into their pockets for tomatoes this month, and the reason isn’t hard to find, bad weather

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 4, 2026
East Africa
Aubrey Capital Management marks busy summer with Edinburgh office move to Melville Street

While August is traditionally a quieter month for the investment industry, Aubrey Capital Management (“Aubrey”), the Edinburgh and London-based specialist

Soko Directory Team · Sep 3, 2026
New DHL-Absa Partnership Opens Global Trade Opportunities for African Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME)

DHL and Absa Group have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand DHL’s GoTrade programme across Sub-Saharan Africa

Soko Directory Team · Sep 2, 2026
African Development Bank and AXIAN Launch Digital Finance Programme to Support 34,000 Women-led Businesses in Africa

AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have launched a major women’s financial inclusion programme to expand access to

Soko Directory Team · Sep 2, 2026
Government of Gabon Joins The Nature Conservancy and Enduring Earth to Mobilize US$200 Million for Transformative Community and Conservation Outcomes

The Government of Gabon, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Enduring Earth and partners, today announced the formal

Soko Directory Team · Aug 31, 2026
Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Urges Businesses to Capitalise on EAC and AfCFTA Opportunities at EABC–SCCI–GIZ CEO–Trade & Investment Roundtable

In his remarks at the CEO–Trade & Investment Roundtable, organised by the East African Business Council (EABC), in collaboration with

Soko Directory Team · Aug 24, 2026
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