Author name: Suleiman

Why I Wrote This Book and Why You Should Read It Money has a funny way of becoming everyone’s problem while remaining surprisingly few people’s subject of serious study. We spend years learning mathematics, economics, history, science and languages. We graduate, get jobs, start businesses and receive salaries—but somehow, many of us are expected to […]

Learn what an Initial Public Offer (IPO) is, how IPOs work, why companies go public, lessons from The Wolf of Wall Street, and what every Kenyan investor should know before investing.

What is inflation Imagine walking into your local supermarket today with KSh 1,000. You fill your basket with groceries and head home satisfied. Fast forward one year, and you return with the same KSh 1,000, only to discover you can no longer buy the exact same items. Nothing happened to your banknotes—they are still worth

If you’ve spent even five minutes scrolling through Kenyan finance circles, you’ve probably seen someone declare, “This MMF is paying 10%!” followed by another person confidently replying, “No, it is a scam” Welcome to the wonderfully competitive world of Money Market Fund Investing, where percentages fly around faster than Nairobi matatus during rush hour. As

The Art of Investing Part 3: Where Fortune Meets Fire Investing is a lot like dating. Some opportunities are stable, predictable and likely to introduce you to their parents. Others arrive wearing sunglasses at night, promising unimaginable riches and unforgettable adventures. Welcome to Part 3 of The Art of Investing. In Part 1, we discussed

Graduating from the Safety Zone In Part 1 of The Art of Investing, we explored low-risk investments—the financial equivalent of driving a Toyota Probox at 40 km/h. Reliable? Yes. Exciting? Not exactly. Now it is time to venture into the middle ground: moderately risky investments. These are investments that offer higher potential returns than fixed

Trust is expensive these days. Not because it is rare, but because everyone talks about it while simultaneously doing the opposite: ghosting responsibilities, screenshotting private conversations, and saying “I’m five minutes away” while still showering. (Before I proceed, allow me to say, if I am ever considered anything at all, let it be trustworthy.) Yet

So, You’ve Started Investing. Now What? If you’ve been following this series on previous blogs, you’ve already learned one of the most important financial lessons of all: pay yourself first. You’ve also begun viewing investing not as something reserved for wealthy people in suits, but as something ordinary Kenyans can do. Now it’s time to

Peaceful Protests Are Becoming Part of Kenya’s DNA There was a time when the word maandamano would instantly make people think of politicians shouting into microphones mounted on dusty pickup trucks. These days, however, protests have evolved into something much bigger. From the 2024 Finance Bill demonstrations to the 2025 protests and now the recent

A Kenyan Beginner’s Guide to Letting Your Money Work for You Make Your Money Hustle If you’ve been keeping up with Enlightened Kenyan, you already know the golden rule: pay yourself first. Before rent, before sherehe, before that random “let’s link” plan, you save. Now comes the real glow-up: investing. Saving money under your mattress