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How Kenya Can Turn Toys, Creativity and Light Manufacturing into Thousands of Dignified Jobs

The toy on the shelf is also a factory we failed to build Walk into a supermarket, toy shop, or

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 22, 2026
Nearly 6 In 10 Ride-Hailing Drivers Expect Demand to Drop If Fares Rise – Ipsos Survey

Higher ride-hailing fares could significantly change how people use mobility services and create potential challenges for driver earnings, according to

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Kenya Markets Hold Steady as Debt and Oil Costs Squeeze the Economy

Kenya’s financial markets can look calm while the economy beneath them remains under pressure. Banks are lending more to one

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 21, 2026
Why Boring Consistency Builds Businesses That Last

There is a kind of business success that photographs badly. It looks like opening on time, checking an order before

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 21, 2026
Equity Bank Accelerates Push to Link Local SMEs to Global Markets

Kenyan commercial banks are increasingly shifting their lending strategies from traditional primary production to value addition, aiming to plug local

Soko Directory Team · Sep 21, 2026
Investment

Investment

KTB Targets Partnership With Stakeholders To Unlock Domestic Tourism In Kenya

The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is targeting the untapped potential of the Northern Kenya circuit, positioning the region as a

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026

Investment

How To Venture Into The Fresh Fruits And Juice Business And Make Millions In Kenya

Walk through any busy junction in Nairobi, and you’ll spot the fruit vendors slicing watermelon into neat triangles, the juice

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 21, 2026
Investment Why Kenyan Investors Keep Pouring Money Into Short-Term Government Paper

Kenyans are parking their cash in government IOUs at a pace that’s hard to ignore, and it’s been going on

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 18, 2026
Investment SBM Bank, Fusion Estates Sign MoU to Boost Homeownership and Diaspora Property Investment

SBM Bank Kenya and Fusion Estates, the real estate arm of Fusion Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Soko Directory Team · Sep 18, 2026
Investment KCB, RUBiS Energy & Kenya Tourism Board launch “Kenya Beyond Sight” Campaign in Efforts to Advance Inclusive Tourism

Kenyans are being encouraged to explore Kenya differently while shining a spotlight on unique tourist destinations, cultures, and experiences that

Soko Directory Team · Sep 17, 2026
Investment Carrefour Kenya Lands In Thome As Stores Across The Country Hits 36

Carrefour in Kenya has expanded its retail footprint in the country with the opening of a new store in Thome

Soko Directory Team · Sep 16, 2026
Investment Kenya Power Warns Of Power Interruptions In Parts Of Nairobi As Maintenance Begins

Residents in Roysambu and Githurai should prepare for intermittent power outages over the coming week, Kenya Power has announced, as

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 15, 2026
Investment Prudential Africa Emerges as Region’s Leading MDRT Business, With Nigeria and Ghana Ranking No. 1

Prudential Africa Services Limited (“Prudential Africa”) has become the region’s leading Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) business, with its Nigeria

Soko Directory Team · Sep 15, 2026
Government & Policy
Education Ministry To Review University Courses Ahead Of CBET Implementation

The State Department for Higher Education has opened two tenders inviting consultants to assess how far Kenyan universities have come

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 22, 2026
How To Check Your Child’s Grade 9 School Selection On The KEMIS Portal

If you’ve been losing sleep wondering whether your child’s school choices actually made it into the system, there’s good news.

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 21, 2026
Nairobi To Register Street Photographers And Introduce Official Badges

Street photographers in Nairobi will soon carry official identification badges under a new registration system the county government is rolling

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 18, 2026
KRA Intercepts Smuggled Goods Worth KES46.7 Million in Transit to Nairobi

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) enforcement officers have intercepted a consignment of smuggled cigarettes, shisha tobacco products and powdered milk with

Soko Directory Team · Sep 18, 2026
KUCCPS Names Colleges Approved To Offer Diploma In Primary Teacher Education

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has put out its list of accredited institutions offering the Diploma

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 18, 2026
Opinion
The New Social Club: Why Book Clubs Are Becoming the Places to Be

For years, the book club was easy to picture: a small group of friends, often women, meeting in someone’s home

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Heavy Rains, Strong Winds Forecast Across Kenya as El Niño Intensifies

Kenyans in several parts of the country should brace for a wet, windy week ahead, according to the latest forecast

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 22, 2026
Heavy Rains Expected In Nairobi And Several Counties This Week, Kenya Met Says

The Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (Kenya Met) has released its weekly forecast, covering September 15 to 21, 2026, and the

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 16, 2026
List of High-Risk El Niño Counties As Health Ministry Rolls Out Preparedness Plan

The Ministry of Health has launched an El Niño preparedness plan covering 18 counties classified as high-risk, as the country

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 9, 2026
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
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Investment

KTB Targets Partnership With Stakeholders To Unlock Domestic Tourism In Kenya

The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is targeting the untapped potential of the Northern Kenya circuit, positioning the region as a

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026

East Africa

African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Technical Sessions Put Technology Behind Africa’s Next Energy Projects in Focus

African Energy Week (AEW) 2026’s Day 2 Technical Stages will put the technology and technical expertise behind Africa’s next wave

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
East Africa WIOCC Group Welcomes United States (U.S.) International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) as Investor Alongside Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision Invest to Accelerate Digital Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

Africa’s leading carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform today announced that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) intends to join Africa

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
East Africa Dangote Calls on Africa to Keep its Capital at Home as Industrialization Takes Center Stage at Unstoppable Africa

Africa must stop sending its capital abroad and start investing in its own industrial future, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Opinion The New Social Club: Why Book Clubs Are Becoming the Places to Be

For years, the book club was easy to picture: a small group of friends, often women, meeting in someone’s home

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
East Africa Congo’s Power and Water Build-Out Takes Shape as Minister Itoua Heads to African Energy Week (AEW) 2026

The Republic of Congo’s efforts to expand reliable electricity and water services will come into focus at African Energy Week

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Opinion Heavy Rains, Strong Winds Forecast Across Kenya as El Niño Intensifies

Kenyans in several parts of the country should brace for a wet, windy week ahead, according to the latest forecast

Getrude Mathayo · Sep 22, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner How Kenya Can Turn Toys, Creativity and Light Manufacturing into Thousands of Dignified Jobs

The toy on the shelf is also a factory we failed to build Walk into a supermarket, toy shop, or

Steve Biko Wafula · Sep 22, 2026
East Africa
African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Technical Sessions Put Technology Behind Africa’s Next Energy Projects in Focus

African Energy Week (AEW) 2026’s Day 2 Technical Stages will put the technology and technical expertise behind Africa’s next wave

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
WIOCC Group Welcomes United States (U.S.) International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) as Investor Alongside Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision Invest to Accelerate Digital Infrastructure Expansion Across Africa

Africa’s leading carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform today announced that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) intends to join Africa

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Dangote Calls on Africa to Keep its Capital at Home as Industrialization Takes Center Stage at Unstoppable Africa

Africa must stop sending its capital abroad and start investing in its own industrial future, Aliko Dangote, President and CEO

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Congo’s Power and Water Build-Out Takes Shape as Minister Itoua Heads to African Energy Week (AEW) 2026

The Republic of Congo’s efforts to expand reliable electricity and water services will come into focus at African Energy Week

Soko Directory Team · Sep 22, 2026
Visa Names Africa’s Global Music Icon Fally Ipupa as the Face of Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Visa (www.Visa.co.in), a global leader in digital payments, announced today that renowned Congolese music superstar Fally Ipupa is the official

Soko Directory Team · Sep 21, 2026
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