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Standard Bank Africa Unlocked 2026: Business Leaders Convene To Accelerate Investment, Innovation And Growth

More than 140 business leaders, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across Africa and major international markets converged in Cape Town

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
THE “PRIZE” TEXT THAT CAN EMPTY YOUR M-PESA

At 6:43 on a Tuesday morning, “Grace” — a fictional composite based on common scam patterns — is opening her

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
The Red Flag You Can’t Afford to Ignore: When “Job Offers” Ask for M-PESA First

There is a simple rule that should be tattooed onto the mind of every job seeker and would-be investor in

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Spotting Fake Safaricom Customer Care Calls: Why Kenyans Must Stay a Step Ahead of Fraudsters

Every week, thousands of Kenyans receive a call that sounds official, urgent, and alarming: “This is Safaricom Customer Care. Your

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
CMA Must Not Fear High Returns; It Must Build A Market Where Kenyan Investors Can Win

The Capital Markets Authority is right to worry when investment products are marketed to ordinary Kenyans with loud promises of

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
Investment

Investment

SanlamAllianz Unveils Proud Moments Campaign, Showcasing Insurance Solutions That Protect Life’s Biggest Milestones

SanlamAllianz Kenya has launched its Proud Moments Initiative, a pan-African initiative that will run from July to October 2026, celebrating

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026

Investment

CMA Must Not Fear High Returns; It Must Build A Market Where Kenyan Investors Can Win

Better returns are not the enemy. Hidden risk, weak disclosure, lazy regulation, and investor exploitation are. The Capital Markets Authority

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
Investment Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Now Law: The National Savings Account That Must Outlive Politics

Kenya has created a legal vehicle to save part of its mineral and petroleum wealth, cushion the economy during shocks,

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
Investment Riva Petroleum Marks 30-Year Partnership With Vivo Energy Kenya

Riva Petroleum Dealers Limited has marked 30 years of partnership with Vivo Energy Kenya, an alliance that demonstrated Riva Petroleum

Soko Directory Team · Jul 9, 2026
Investment I&M Bank Introduces Mastercard World Elite Metal Card To Kenya’s Premium Banking Segment

I&M Bank has announced the launch of the Mastercard World Elite Credit Card, marking a significant expansion of its premium

Soko Directory Team · Jul 9, 2026
Investment NSE Posts Best Quarter in Over a Year as Safaricom Deal Reshapes the Market

Kenya’s stock market closed the second quarter of 2026 on a high note, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) shrugging

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Investment Tanzania and Kenya Top Africa in Financial Services Returns, BCG Research Finds

Tanzania and Kenya have emerged as Africa’s top-performing financial services markets, delivering Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) that surpass both the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Investment Family Bank Eyes 100-Branch Milestone After Opening 97th Outlet in Kawangware

Family Bank has expanded its branch network to 97 branches with the opening of a new outlet in Kawangware Mlango

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Government & Policy
Politics and Business Don’t Mix, The Heavy Price Kenya’s Economy Continues to Pay

By Robail Ludenyi, Kenya’s economy continues to feel the effects of political tension, with analysts warning that prolonged political disputes

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Kenya Ranks Third in African Development Bank Workforce as Regional Influence Grows

By Robai Ludenyi, Kenya has strengthened its presence at the African Development Bank (AfDB), emerging as the country with the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Government Opens Ksh.30.8 Billion Scholarship Window for 2025 KCSE University Students

By Robai Ludenyi Thousands of students who sat the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination and have secured

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
The Diabolical Cleverness of Ruto’s Politics of Poverty

For a long time, I struggled to understand why President William Ruto’s regime keeps pushing projects that make little economic

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
Kileleshwa Needs More Than Noise: Why Bob Omamo Is the Resident-First Leader Nairobi Should Watch

Kileleshwa Ward is no longer merely choosing between political personalities. It is choosing between two cultures of leadership: one that

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
Opinion
Is Bancassurance The Insurance Bridge Protecting The Wealth Kenyan Women Build?

Across Kenyan households, women steer the ship of wealth-building. They manage budgets, work hard to create financial stability for their

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Africa Is Not Poor But Poorly Structured

The most dangerous lie ever sold to Africa is that the continent is poor because it lacks resources. That lie

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
The Survival Of Kenya’s Coffee Sector Depends On Investment In Next Generation Coffee Professionals

Kenya produces some of the finest coffee in the world, but beneath the reputation lies a sector under quiet, mounting

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Can Your Security Firm Afford to Secure You?

What if I told you that the greatest threat to private security firms is not external, but financial? This is

Soko Directory Team · Jul 8, 2026
Kiambu Is Eating Its Future: Stop Burrying Kenya’s Food Security Beneath Concrete

Kiambu is not just another county sitting next to Nairobi. For generations, it has been one of the capital city’s

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 5, 2026
The Rise Of Aspirational Marketing In East Africa

Across East Africa’s consumer economy, businesses are discovering that pricing and product quality alone are no longer enough to secure

Soko Directory Team · Jun 29, 2026
A Presidency Written In Tears: How Kenyans Will Remember Ruto

Presidents are not remembered by the slogans they repeated, the motorcades they commanded or the applause arranged around them. They

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 27, 2026
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Investment

SanlamAllianz Unveils Proud Moments Campaign, Showcasing Insurance Solutions That Protect Life’s Biggest Milestones

SanlamAllianz Kenya has launched its Proud Moments Initiative, a pan-African initiative that will run from July to October 2026, celebrating

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026

Entrepreneur's Corner

Standard Bank Africa Unlocked 2026: Business Leaders Convene To Accelerate Investment, Innovation And Growth

More than 140 business leaders, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across Africa and major international markets converged in Cape Town

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Opinion Is Bancassurance The Insurance Bridge Protecting The Wealth Kenyan Women Build?

Across Kenyan households, women steer the ship of wealth-building. They manage budgets, work hard to create financial stability for their

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Government and Policy Politics and Business Don’t Mix, The Heavy Price Kenya’s Economy Continues to Pay

By Robail Ludenyi, Kenya’s economy continues to feel the effects of political tension, with analysts warning that prolonged political disputes

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Lifestyle Nairobi’s Gen Z Drives Multi-Genre Music Boom as Gospel Surpasses Drill on Spotify

New Spotify listening data from Nairobi reveals that listeners aged 18 to 24 accounted for 53.7% of all streams in

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Government and Policy Kenya Ranks Third in African Development Bank Workforce as Regional Influence Grows

By Robai Ludenyi, Kenya has strengthened its presence at the African Development Bank (AfDB), emerging as the country with the

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner THE “PRIZE” TEXT THAT CAN EMPTY YOUR M-PESA

At 6:43 on a Tuesday morning, “Grace” — a fictional composite based on common scam patterns — is opening her

Steve Biko Wafula · Jul 13, 2026
Lifestyle Stephen Kimutai, Vivian Jerono Win 2026 Kaptagat Forest Marathon as Athletes Share KSh7.3 Million

Stephen Kimutai and Vivian Jerono claimed victory in the men’s and women’s 42-kilometre races at the 2026 Kaptagat Forest Marathon

Soko Directory Team · Jul 13, 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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