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Why NCBA Is Making A Powerful Case As The Best Bank For Kenya’s Entrepreneurs

Every entrepreneur feels the weight of a single shilling Before Nairobi is fully awake, business has already started moving. A

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
Why NCBA Is Becoming the Financial Partner for Every Stage of the Wealth Journey

“The most valuable bank relationship is not the one that only finances what you want to buy. It is the

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
How NCBA Is Helping Young Women Build Careers—and Financially Secure Futures

Every young person eventually reaches a crossroads where a subject choice, a university course, a first job or a money

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
Kenya Risks Turning a Straightforward Diageo-Asahi Deal Into a Cautionary Tale

There is a version of the Diageo-Asahi transaction that should have closed months ago. A British company is selling its

Soko Directory Team · Aug 20, 2026
The Engineer Who Learned to Speak Capital: Inside John Gachora’s Rise to the Top of African Banking

Ever met a banker who understands markets not just as flows of money but as systems, structures that can be

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
Investment

Investment

Galleria Soft-Launches KSh 2.2B Expansion as Mall Transforms into Nairobi Lifestyle Destination

Galleria has officially soft-launched Phase Two of its expansion, marking a significant milestone in its evolution from a traditional shopping

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026

Investment

KCB Unveils KSh300 Billion Sustainability Bond Framework to Fund Green, Blue and Social Projects

KCB Group has unveiled its Sustainability Bond Framework – Use of Proceeds, marking a significant step in the Group’s ambition

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
Investment Proto Energy, Equity Bank Partner to Finance LPG and Autogas Conversions

Proto Energy and Equity Bank have partnered to expand access to financing for customers seeking to adopt LPG solutions, with

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
Investment Former Parliamentary Staffer Losses All Her Savings To a Forex Scammer

In the fast-moving world of online Forex trading, bold promises of financial freedom, automated wealth, and “lifetime mentorship” flood social

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
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
Government & Policy
IEBC Releases 2027 Election Calendar, Sets Key Deadlines

Kenya’s electoral commission, IEBC, has finally put dates on the calendar for the 2027 General Election, and confirmed that voters

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 21, 2026
TSC Announces Awards For Teachers, Sets Application Deadline

Teachers across the country have just under a week left to put themselves, or a colleague, forward for this year’s

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 21, 2026
Kenya’s payment squeeze, the suspected fake-dollar haul in Eldoret, and a financial trust test we cannot afford to ignore

Sendwave and Wise have restricted services for many Kenyan users; Hurupay has frozen Kenya operations; and some PayPal users have

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
Education Ministry Releases Key Dates For School Closing And Reopening

Parents scrolling through social media this week may have come across a worrying post, schools, it claimed, wouldn’t be reopening

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 20, 2026
TSC Opens Portal For 20,000 Junior School Teaching Posts As Staffing Crunch Bites

Kenya’s education reforms are taking shape, but one problem keeps resurfacing, there simply aren’t enough teachers to go around in

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 19, 2026
Opinion
Beyond the Basics: Why Comprehensive Insurance Matters for Growing Businesses

By Ephraim Mutua Business owners understand that having insurance cover is important, but they are likely to focus on protecting

Soko Directory Team · Aug 18, 2026
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
Latest News

Government and Policy

IEBC Releases 2027 Election Calendar, Sets Key Deadlines

Kenya’s electoral commission, IEBC, has finally put dates on the calendar for the 2027 General Election, and confirmed that voters

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 21, 2026

Market News

Prices Of The Following Food Commodities To Rice As CBK Warns Kenyans

Kenyan households could be staring down another round of rising food costs, as patchy rainfall in the country’s key growing

Soko Directory Team · Aug 21, 2026
Government and Policy TSC Announces Awards For Teachers, Sets Application Deadline

Teachers across the country have just under a week left to put themselves, or a colleague, forward for this year’s

Getrude Mathayo · Aug 21, 2026
Technology I Put the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 to the Test, Here’s What Really Stood Out

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra2 has been out for a few weeks now, and the marketing promises are big: precise GPS,

Soko Directory Team · Aug 21, 2026
Government and Policy Kenya’s payment squeeze, the suspected fake-dollar haul in Eldoret, and a financial trust test we cannot afford to ignore

Sendwave and Wise have restricted services for many Kenyan users; Hurupay has frozen Kenya operations; and some PayPal users have

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
Technology NYS, Uber, and GreenWheels Partner to Equip 342 Youth with E-Mobility Skills and Earning Pathways

The National Youth Service (NYS), in partnership with Uber and Uber’s electric Boda fleet partner, GreenWheels, has equipped 342 servicemen

Soko Directory Team · Aug 20, 2026
Technology Business Leaders Urge Organisations to Harness AI to Transform Customer Experience and Drive Business Excellence in Kenya

Business and public sector leaders have called on organisations to move beyond simply adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) and instead harness

Soko Directory Team · Aug 20, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Why NCBA Is Making A Powerful Case As The Best Bank For Kenya’s Entrepreneurs

Every entrepreneur feels the weight of a single shilling Before Nairobi is fully awake, business has already started moving. A

Steve Biko Wafula · Aug 20, 2026
East Africa
Mukuru Wallet Empowers Botswana Customers with Everyday Cashless Spending Power

For consumers in Botswana, this means fewer trips to cash-out points and greater access to cashless payment options   Mukuru

Soko Directory Team · Aug 19, 2026
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
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