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MARTIN SIELE

Martin K.N Siele is the Content Lead at Business Today. He is also a Quartz contributor and a 2021 Baraza Media Lab-Fringe Graph Data Storytelling Fellow. Passionate about digital media, sports and entertainment, Siele also founded Loud.co.ke

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Prof. Ochieng' (l) is the Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Chair in Positioning and Navigation Systems at Imperial College London. [Photo/ BT Edit]

Sakaja Taps Kenyan Prof. Who Fixed London’s Transport Problem for Nairobi

He is credited with designing the London Congestion System to ease traffic in the UK's largest city. The system involves charging motorists to...

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Governor Sakaja stated that the Ksh500 million allocation should be channeled towards other projects that would improve the wellbeing of Nairobians, such as the construction of markets. [Photo/ @SakajaJohnson]

Sakaja Rejects Ksh500M Official Residence Budget Despite SRC Directive

The plan, contained in the Nairobi County Annual Development Plan for the financial year ending June 30, 2023 had been revived by City...

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The drama began after the Head of the Public Service Joseph Kinyua wrote to the former KU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Paul Wainaina directing him to hand over a title deed to the land. [Photo/ YouTube]

KU Land: Court Allows Takeover as Ruto Cozies Up to Wainaina

The saga began after the Head of the Public Service Joseph Kinyua wrote to the KU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Paul Wainaina directing him to...

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Captain Irene Koki Mutungi in 2014 became the first woman on the African continent to captain a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. [Photo/ @ms_koki]

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Capt. Koki Mutungi Inducted Into Aviators Hall of Fame

In 2004, she became the first African woman to qualify to captain a commercial aircraft -the Boeing 737. She would go on to...

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Prof. Bitange Ndemo's influence in the growth of Kenya's technology ecosystem during his stint as Permanent Secretary in former President Mwai Kibaki's administration endeared him to many Kenyans.

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Bitange Ndemo: Kenya’s Favorite Technocrat Faces New Challenge

But while he is certainly up to the task, Kenyans will likely continue to associate him with the growth of the technology sector...

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The swimming pool at Fred's Ranch. Photo/ Fred's Ranch]

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Fred Obachi Machoka’s Multi-Million Shilling Ranch, Resort and School

Fred's ranch is a family business that successfully leveraged his brand and reach to create a cowboy-themed resort at his 15-acre Kajiado ranch....

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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta pictured on October 16, 2022 when he donated a schoolbus to Partakilat Primary School in Narok, delivering on a promise he made while still in office.

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Uhuru’s Retirement Lifestyle in 1,000-Acre Narok Ranch

Uhuru's vast ranch overlooks the Mara triangle - a wildlife-rich area managed by the non-profit organization The Mara Conservancy. It is typically less...

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