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Pay SMEs in 30 Days or Admit You Are Killing Kenya’s Economy

Delayed payments by government agencies, counties and big brands are not an accounting inconvenience; they are an economic crime against

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
Makhtar Diop tells CNN’s Connecting Africa sport can power a $1bn-a-year creative economy

In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN’s Eleni Giokos speaks with Makhtar Diop, the Managing Director of the International

Soko Directory Team · Jun 5, 2026
The Brand That Shows Up Beyond The Sale Always Wins

By Bessy Obura After months of scrimping, saving, research, reading reviews, and visiting showrooms, you bring home the fridge of

Soko Directory Team · Jun 4, 2026
How To Build A Content Calendar That Works

By Sam K. Mwangi, Most content calendars don’t fail because they are poorly designed. They fail because they are abandoned.

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
How Del Monte Kenya’s Green Strategy Is Shaping the Future of Kenyan Agriculture

For years, conversations around large-scale agriculture in Kenya have often revolved around land use, environmental pressure, water consumption, and waste

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
Investment

Investment

I&M Foundation, KCDF Launch KES 64.88 Million Fund to Drive Green And Digital Innovation Across Kenya

I&M Foundation and Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) have today formalized a new KES 64.88 million partnership aimed at supporting

Soko Directory Team · Jun 4, 2026

Investment

Kenya Met Forecasts Stable Crop Production Despite Challenging Weather Conditions

The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (Kenya Met) has projected that agricultural production will remain relatively stable in several parts of

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 2, 2026
Investment Pergamon Launches Six New Funds as Kenya’s Booming Unit Trust Market Gains Momentum

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has registered the Pergamon Investment Bank Unit Trust Scheme, adding another investment opportunity for Kenyan

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
Investment NCBA Supports Landmark SAIF Listing At The NSE, Strengthening Kenya’s Infrastructure Investment Landscape

NCBA has reaffirmed its position as a leading enabler of innovative capital market solutions following the successful listing of the

Soko Directory Team · May 30, 2026
Investment NCBA Insurance Champions Innovation and Partnerships to Accelerate Insurance Growth in Kenya

NCBA Group, through its insurance arm, recently hosted members of the Association of Insurance Brokers of Kenya during a breakfast

Soko Directory Team · May 29, 2026
Investment NCBA Powers Kenya’s Green Logistics Shift with Financing for 15 Electric Trucks

NCBA Group has marked a major milestone in Kenya’s transition to sustainable logistics by financing the deployment of 15 Electric

Soko Directory Team · May 29, 2026
Investment Equity Group, MSC Partner to Unlock Kenya’s Blue Economy Through Inclusive Fisheries Financing

Equity Group and MSC (MicroSave Consulting) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen financial inclusion and advance

Soko Directory Team · May 27, 2026
Investment Two Rivers Special Economic Zone Operator, TRIFIC, Opens Ksh 5bn Green, USD-Yield I-REIT

The Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) Special Economic Zone has opened a Sh4.8 billion (USD 37.3 million)

Soko Directory Team · May 26, 2026
Government & Policy
The Housing Levy Has Become A Payslip Heist: Why Kenyans Must Reject This Permanent Raid On Their Wages

The housing levy was sold to Kenyans as a national answer to a real problem: the shortage of decent and

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
The Second Liberation For Africa Must Not Become The New Betrayal

Africa is living through a painful historical moment. The continent is no longer merely asking why it is poor despite

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
PayPal’s Africa Problem Is No Longer A Support Issue. It Is A Strategic Deliberate Failure To Frustrate African Entrepreneurs

PayPal has spent more than two decades selling the world a simple promise: money should move safely, quickly and fairly

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
43% Of The Economy To Shut Down If Fuel Prices Do Not Go Below KES 150 Per Litre In The Next Epra Review

The numbers at a glance Indicator Latest level Direction Economic meaning Source Nairobi petrol Sh214.25/litre Above Sh150 by Sh64.25 (+42.8%)

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
KRA Sacrifices Ksh 9.1 Billion in Revenue to Cushion Kenyans from High Fuel Costs

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has forgone KSh 9.1 billion in tax revenue between April and May 2026 following the reduction

Soko Directory Team · Jun 4, 2026
Opinion
When Geniuses Hesitate, Fools Take the Throne

Every nation has a moment when its future stops depending on resources, slogans, manifestos, or speeches, and starts depending on

Soko Directory Team · Jun 5, 2026
Kenya Urgently Needs A Three-Week National Pause Before We Lose Our Children Completely & Burn The Country

Kenya does not need a one-week school break. Kenya needs a serious three-week national pause, because what is happening in

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
Kenya’s Insurance Industry Needs A Genuine Shift In How It Thinks About Claims

By Patrick Omoro A friend of mine, a businessman, called me one evening a couple of weeks ago. His car

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
A Time To Rethink FMCG Growth in Kenya: The Power of the Last Mile

By Victoria Macharia Every morning, millions of Kenyans begin their day at a duka, a roadside kiosk, or a market

Soko Directory Team · Jun 2, 2026
When Our Children Are Hurt, Accountability Must Stop Being Optional

There is a pain that no parent should ever be asked to carry: the pain of sending a child to

Steve Biko Wafula · May 31, 2026
When A Government Loses Trust, Even Ebola Becomes A Political Question

There are moments when a country must stop whispering and speak with the full weight of its wounded conscience. The

Steve Biko Wafula · May 31, 2026
TikTok Has Broken the Old Supply Chain: Why Retailers Must Rethink Business Before They Are Eliminated

TikTok is no longer just where people go to laugh, dance, gossip, learn recipes or waste time. TikTok has become

Soko Directory Team · May 31, 2026
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Entrepreneur's Corner

Pay SMEs in 30 Days or Admit You Are Killing Kenya’s Economy

Delayed payments by government agencies, counties and big brands are not an accounting inconvenience; they are an economic crime against

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026

Entertainment

World Cup Warning for France: Ivory Coast Upset Exposes Cracks Ahead of Senegal Clash

The result may have come in a friendly match, but France’s 2-1 defeat to Ivory Coast has provided an important

Soko Directory Team · Jun 5, 2026
Market News How Cooking Oil, Sugar, Salt, Bread and Everyday Household Essentials Are Quietly Crushing the Purchasing Power of Kenyans

For many Kenyan households, the cost-of-living crisis does not begin at the Central Bank. It begins at the shopkeeper’s counter.

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
Market News A Researched Comparison Of Kenya’s Supermarkets and the Most Pocket-Friendly Places to Shop

The Kenyan shopper is no longer choosing a supermarket by beauty, lighting, music, parking space or brand name alone. The

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
Lifestyle How the Ready-to-Drink Revolution is Redefining Kenya’s Social Spaces

Kenya’s ready-to-drink (RTD) category is evolving in step with a broader shift in how people connect: social moments are becoming

Soko Directory Team · Jun 5, 2026
Opinion When Geniuses Hesitate, Fools Take the Throne

Every nation has a moment when its future stops depending on resources, slogans, manifestos, or speeches, and starts depending on

Soko Directory Team · Jun 5, 2026
Technology Why Elon Musk’s Ad Astra Experiment Should Terrify Kenya Into Rethinking Education Before AI, Automation and a New Economy Leave Our Children Behind

Elon Musk’s children did not simply leave a normal school. They became part of a private experiment in what education

Steve Biko · Jun 5, 2026
Government and Policy The Housing Levy Has Become A Payslip Heist: Why Kenyans Must Reject This Permanent Raid On Their Wages

The housing levy was sold to Kenyans as a national answer to a real problem: the shortage of decent and

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 5, 2026
East Africa
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
Africa Finance Corporation Secures USD 100 Million Facility from FinDev Canada

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has secured a USD 100 million, 10-year term loan

Soko Directory Team · Oct 23, 2025
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