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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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BUSINESSECONOMY

Why Used Car Prices Are Up 29% in Kenya

Shipping companies are working on an international framework for sharing empty containers, a move that stakeholders hope will boost trade flows and global...

A cake is cut to celebrate the opening of Naivas' 71st store. The store in Nakuru represents a dream come true for the supermarket chain which started with a small store in Rongai, on the outskirts of Nakuru.
BUSINESS

Naivas Takes Over Former Tuskys Nakuru Space for 71st Store

The firm has opened several branches over the past year, boosted by Ksh6 billion raised from the sale of 30% stake to a...

A mobile phone user on their device. Mobile loan apps in Kenya have been accused of numerous unethical practices.
BUSINESSECONOMY

End of an Era? Loan Apps in Kenya Face Closure Over New Bill

In one of the biggest changes proposed in the bill, meant to curb the high interest rates offered by the apps - CBK...

Ednah Otieno will be the first Kenyan to serve as Human Resources Director for Diageo in Great Britain. Her appointment takes effect on July 2, 2021.
BUSINESSCAREERS

Diageo Plucks EABL’s Ednah Otieno from Nairobi to Lead Britain Division

"At EABL, we celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive culture that enables every individual in the organisation to contribute and grow...

A cooking gas vendor in Nairobi. LPG prices in Kenya are set to rise by up to Ksh350 from July 1, 2021.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Cost of Cooking Gas to Rise by Ksh350 as VAT Takes Effect

The move will force Kenyans to dig deeper into their pockets for cooking gas, at a time when many are already feeling the...

NSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo expressed confidence that the market would rebound after the current Constitutional reform and election cycle.
BUSINESSMARKETS

NSE CEO Odundo: 6 Reasons Kenyan Stock Market Has Crashed Since 2015

He further sustained his push for the government to stimulate the market and raise up to Ksh792 billion by reducing its stakes in...

NSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo had noted that the State could raise Ksh792 billion by reducing its stake in some listed companies and relinquishing some stake in lucrative parastatals.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Govt Turns Down NSE’s Ksh792 Billion Offer

“For example at Safaricom, we are 35 percent shareholders. Given the strategic and security reasons around Safaricom, we don’t want to get diluted...

Kenya imports from Tanzania stood at USD 501 million and exports USD 403.9 million. 
BUSINESSECONOMY

KRA Barred from Collecting Minimum Tax as Businesses Protest

The case opposing the tax was filed by officials of the Isinya Bar Owners Association and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) who...