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Visa Study: 89% In Kenya Use AI to Shop, But Trust is Key at Checkout

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today released the annual Stay Secure study in Kenya, which assesses consumer awareness

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
Mastercard SME Confidence Index: Kenyan SMEs Look Ahead With Confidence As 70% Expect Revenue Growth

Kenya’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are looking ahead with confidence, with 66% optimistic about their business outlook and 70%

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
NCBA Strengthens Climate Action Drive With Indigenous Tree Planting at Kamwaki Coffee Estate, Targets 10 Million Trees By 2030

NCBA advanced its sustainability agenda by planting indigenous trees and advancing ecosystem restoration efforts at Kamwaki Coffee Estate in Kiambu

Soko Directory Team · Jun 16, 2026
KMTC To Roll Out Electronic Procurement System Across All Campuses

The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is set to implement the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system across all its campuses

Getrude Mathayo · Jun 16, 2026
Dear Entrepreneur, This Is How How I Cut Banking Costs As An SME

As a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owner, one of the most important lessons I have learned is that profitability

Soko Directory Team · Jun 15, 2026
Investment

Investment

The Investor’s Timeline Problem: Funding Projects at the Right Moment

Property investment is often viewed through the lens of numbers. Investors analyze purchase prices, projected values, rental yields, and return

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026

Investment

African Market Reforms Lure Investors Back As Confidence Grows

By Mukanire Labi Gedeon African markets are experiencing a resurgence in investor interest as governments across the continent implement economic

Soko Directory Team · Jun 16, 2026
Investment Factorial Raises $150 Million Series D at $2.5 Billion Valuation

Factorial, one of Europe’s highest-valued technology scale-ups and a fast-growing presence in African enterprise markets, announced the closing of a

Soko Directory Team · Jun 16, 2026
Investment The New Cash Crop: How Carbon Credits Could Pay Farmers, Fund Businesses and Finance East Africa

For years, climate change sounded like a cost: drought, floods, crop losses, damaged roads and expensive adaptation. Carbon markets introduce

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 16, 2026
Investment The Market Is Green But Don’t Chase the Noise: Seven Lessons From The NSE’s Latest Rally

The Nairobi Securities Exchange closed the week ending 8 June 2026 in positive territory as per the stats given by

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 15, 2026
Investment Slovakia Taps Kenya as Gateway for East Africa Investment & Business Partnerships

Slovakia is accelerating its economic push into East Africa, with a high-level government and business delegation visiting Nairobi to forge

Soko Directory Team · Jun 12, 2026
Investment SIB Bets On Kenya Power’s 65% Upside As Focus Shifts From Tariffs To Operational Efficiency

Kenya Power is no longer just a story about a utility selling electricity to homes, shops, factories, and offices. The

Soko Directory Team · Jun 11, 2026
Investment Sawa Moves To Curb Dairy Farmimg Losses

Sawa Milking Jelly by Pwani Oil has kicked off a nationwide farmer empowerment initiative aimed at helping dairy farmers across

Soko Directory Team · Jun 10, 2026
Government & Policy
Over 400,000 Kenyan Children Trapped in Domestic Labour

An estimated 400,000 children across Kenya are currently trapped in domestic labor, facing systemic abuse and a complete denial of their basic

Soko Directory Team · Jun 16, 2026
Court Petition Targets NSSF Contribution Hike

By Robai Ludenyi The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has moved to the High Court seeking urgent orders to stop

Soko Directory Team · Jun 16, 2026
The KSh 4.8 Trillion Question: What Kenya’s 2026/27 Budget Really Means for Your Pocket

A national budget can feel like a giant pile of numbers that belongs to economists, accountants and politicians. Yet the

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 16, 2026
The Economy Is Growing on Paper, but Businesses Are Hurting

An economy can show positive annual growth while thousands of businesses feel like they are moving backwards. That contradiction is

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 16, 2026
Legal Woes Deepen For Mombasa-Based Scribe Accused of Extortion

Rashid Bedzimba, the Kisauni Member of Parliament (MP) and former aide to then-Tourism Minister Najib Balala, is seeking legal redress

Soko Directory Team · Jun 15, 2026
Opinion
The Unconscious Contradictions Of Kenyan Insurance

By Mwenda Kimathi Around nine years ago, as a fledgling analyst new to the industry, I made a bold claim

Soko Directory Team · Jun 16, 2026
Scrolling for Truth: The Credibility Challenge in Kenya’s Social Media Age

A breaking story appears on your social media feed. Someone has shared a screenshot, a video clip, or a dramatic

Soko Directory Team · Jun 12, 2026
Al Jazeera On The Chopping Board: When The Cameras Must Also Face The Mirror

A responsible conversation about surveillance must begin with one basic truth: every modern state has a duty to keep its

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 8, 2026
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
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Entrepreneur's Corner

Visa Study: 89% In Kenya Use AI to Shop, But Trust is Key at Checkout

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today released the annual Stay Secure study in Kenya, which assesses consumer awareness

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026

Lifestyle

Equity Afya Opens First Standalone Pharmacy, Targets 1,000 Outlets to Transform Access to Affordable Medicines

Equity Afya has launched its first standalone community pharmacy at Britam Towers in Upper Hill, Nairobi. The flagship outlet is

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
Headlines Equity Afya’s 1,000-Pharmacy Revolution Could Redefine the Cost of Healthcare in Africa

Kenya’s healthcare conversation may have reached a decisive turning point. Equity Afya has opened its first standalone community pharmacy at

Steve Biko Wafula · Jun 18, 2026
Market News MCAK Backs Proposed 5% Presumptive Tax on Mitumba Imports

The Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK) has endorsed the government’s proposed tax framework for second-hand clothing imports, describing it

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
Investment The Investor’s Timeline Problem: Funding Projects at the Right Moment

Property investment is often viewed through the lens of numbers. Investors analyze purchase prices, projected values, rental yields, and return

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
Entertainment New Premium Daytime Afro-RnB Experience To Hit Nairobi This September

Nairobi’s social calendar is about to get a refreshing new addition. If your idea of a perfect weekend involves soulful

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
Entrepreneur's Corner Mastercard SME Confidence Index: Kenyan SMEs Look Ahead With Confidence As 70% Expect Revenue Growth

Kenya’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are looking ahead with confidence, with 66% optimistic about their business outlook and 70%

Soko Directory Team · Jun 18, 2026
Lifestyle Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital Calls For Greater Investment In Children’s Healthcare Access

Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital has called for increased investment to accelerate healthcare access for children. The appeal comes as the hospital

Soko Directory Team · Jun 17, 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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