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The Lifestyle Trap: How we quietly spend our way into Financial Stress

There is a kind of financial stress that does not look like poverty. It wears a good suit, drives a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Your Future is being built Today

“You do not plan your future. You plan your actions today, and those actions create your future.”   A mentor

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
The most profitable word in business is “NO”

Why real entrepreneurial growth is measured by the quality of your decisions, not the noise of your revenue.   There

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
The Business of Human Desire: Why the Biggest Fortunes Are Built on What People Feel, Fear and Hope For

A short screenshot can sometimes say in a few lines what entire business schools struggle to explain in a semester.

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
The Quiet Tax on Your Savings: How Banking Fees Erode Your Wealth Over Time

Most people track their salary, their rent, and their big-ticket purchases with real discipline. Few people track the small transaction

Soko Directory Team · Aug 15, 2026
Investment

Investment

Maersk, Viaservice Deal Frees Kenyan Shippers’ Cash from Container Deposits

Shippers using A.P Moller – Maersk (Maersk) in Kenya will no longer need to tie up cash in refundable container

Soko Directory Team · Aug 13, 2026

Investment

Faida’s Three-Decade Deal-Making Legacy Comes Into Focus With NCBA–Nedbank Mandate

Faida Investment Bank is once again at the centre of a major corporate finance transaction, having been appointed as Independent

Soko Directory Team · Aug 11, 2026
Investment From Safaricom to NCBA-Nedbank: How Faida Investment Has Built a Legacy Advising Kenya’s Biggest Deals

When the news broke that Faida Investment Bank had been appointed as Independent Financial Adviser to the NCBA Board on

Soko Directory Team · Aug 11, 2026
Investment Mortgage Approval Is Not the Finish Line: What Happens Before You Get the Keys

There is a moment in the mortgage journey that nobody talks about. It is not the application, the approval, or

Soko Directory Team · Aug 11, 2026
Investment FT Africa Summit 2026: Mobilising Growth in a New Global Order

The Financial Times has announced the 13th edition of its flagship Africa Summit, taking place on 21-22 October 2026 at

Soko Directory Team · Aug 10, 2026
Investment Equity, Car & General Partner To Boost Farm Productivity Through Mechanization

Equity Bank and Car & General Trading Kenya have partnered to expand access to agricultural mechanisation, targeting farmers who struggle

Soko Directory Team · Aug 10, 2026
Investment How Cheaper Funding, A 20% Surge In Loans And A 50% Dividend Lift Are Rewriting NCBA Bank’s Earnings Story As The Nedbank Deal Approaches Its Decisive Phase

There are bank results that impress because the profit number is large, and there are bank results that matter because

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 7, 2026
Investment NCBA H1 Profit Rises 12.2% to KES 12.4 Billion as Digital Lending, Deposits and Dividend Surge

NCBA Group PLC has reported a profit after tax of KES 12.4 billion in its H1 2026 financial results which is a 12.2 per

Soko Directory Team · Aug 5, 2026
Government & Policy
Never Mock Poverty From the Comfort of Political Privilege

There is something deeply indecent about a powerful person laughing at the struggles of the poor. Poverty is not a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Dear Edwin Sifuna, may power never make you forget who you were before it found you: for you are our hope for a better Kenya

Power is one of the strangest things human beings have ever created. People chase it as if it is a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Court Halts Prosecution of NCBA Bank and CEO John Gachora Over Sh363 Million Fraud Case

NCBA Bank Kenya PLC and its Group Chief Executive Officer, John Gachora, have secured orders from the High Court in

Soko Directory Team · Aug 15, 2026
Capitation Delays Leave Schools Scrambling Weeks Before National Exams

With national exams just around the corner, a growing number of Kenyan schools are staring down a problem that has

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 14, 2026
NTSA Rolls Out SMS Alerts For Vehicle Transfers As Motorists Decry Endless Delays

Kenyan motorists frustrated by months of silence over stalled vehicle ownership transfers may finally get some relief, after the National

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 13, 2026
Opinion
Stop Waiting To Be Chosen: The Cheat Code That Changes Everything

For years, I thought life worked like a very polite waiting room. You sit nicely, keep your phone close, behave

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
We Were Taught to Pass Exams. Life Was Never in the Syllabus.

Our education system can produce a young person who can define osmosis, calculate the area of a trapezium and recite

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Kenya Met List Regions Set For Heavy Rainfall And Cool Condition For The Next Seven Days

Kenyans in several counties should keep an umbrella handy over the coming week, even as most of the country stays

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 14, 2026
Early And Heavy Rains Expected As Kenyans Issued Weather Alert

Kenyans may want to get their umbrellas out earlier than usual this year. Fresh forecasts suggest the country’s October-December rains

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 13, 2026
Less Than One Percent of Kenyan Farmers Have Crop Insurance

By John Gangla Agriculture is more than just another sector of Kenya’s economy; it is the foundation upon which millions

Soko Directory Team · Aug 13, 2026
How Clean Energy Is Changing Lives beyond the National Grid 

By Alex Wachira ‘Investments in clean energy generate multiplier effects across the economy by strengthening healthcare, education, water access and

Soko Directory Team · Aug 11, 2026
Government Names 18 High-Risk Counties Ahead Of Expected El Niño Rains

The Interior Ministry has put 18 counties on high alert as El Niño rains loom over Kenya in 2026, with

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 10, 2026
Latest News

Opinion

Stop Waiting To Be Chosen: The Cheat Code That Changes Everything

For years, I thought life worked like a very polite waiting room. You sit nicely, keep your phone close, behave

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026

Entrepreneur's Corner

The Lifestyle Trap: How we quietly spend our way into Financial Stress

There is a kind of financial stress that does not look like poverty. It wears a good suit, drives a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Opinion We Were Taught to Pass Exams. Life Was Never in the Syllabus.

Our education system can produce a young person who can define osmosis, calculate the area of a trapezium and recite

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Government and Policy Never Mock Poverty From the Comfort of Political Privilege

There is something deeply indecent about a powerful person laughing at the struggles of the poor. Poverty is not a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Your Future is being built Today

“You do not plan your future. You plan your actions today, and those actions create your future.”   A mentor

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner The most profitable word in business is “NO”

Why real entrepreneurial growth is measured by the quality of your decisions, not the noise of your revenue.   There

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Government and Policy Dear Edwin Sifuna, may power never make you forget who you were before it found you: for you are our hope for a better Kenya

Power is one of the strangest things human beings have ever created. People chase it as if it is a

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner The Business of Human Desire: Why the Biggest Fortunes Are Built on What People Feel, Fear and Hope For

A short screenshot can sometimes say in a few lines what entire business schools struggle to explain in a semester.

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 15, 2026
East Africa
Nedbank and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Partner to Launch Women Enterprise Growth and Export Programme in South Africa

It will support 75 women-owned SMMEs over three years, with 25 businesses selected for each annual cohort The Africa Women

Soko Directory Team · Aug 13, 2026
Mercuria Deepens African Critical Minerals Play Ahead of African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Bronze Partnership

Mercuria joins AEW 2026 as a Bronze Partner, showcasing its expanding investment strategy across Africa’s critical minerals, mining finance and

Soko Directory Team · Aug 12, 2026
African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Future Economies Forum: How Africa Can Turn 850 TW of Energy Potential into the World’s Next Industrial Boom

Hosted by the Zayed Sustainability Prize, AEW 2026’s Future Economies Forum will explore how proven innovation can unlock investment and

Soko Directory Team · Aug 4, 2026
NMB Bank Marks Historic Milestone as Tanzania’s First Offshore Tanzanian Shilling Bond Lists on the London Stock Exchange

Tanzania has reached a landmark milestone in its capital markets development following the listing of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC)

Soko Directory Team · Aug 3, 2026
Gold Fields, Moore Global and Mali Chamber of Mines to Lead Gold Growth Dialogue at African Mining Week (AMW) 2026

As record prices reshape investment priorities, industry leaders will examine the strategies, partnerships, and financing needed to expand Africa’s gold

Soko Directory Team · Aug 3, 2026
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