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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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Liquid Telecom's old logo juxtaposed with its new identity
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Liquid Telecom Rebrands, Changes Name to Liquid Intelligent Technologies

The firm boasts an extensive digital infrastructure network in Africa spanning over 73,000 kilometres. It has been aggressively expanding into new territories including...

A drone. The Civil Aviation (Regulatory Fees and Charges  for Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Regulations 2020 created a regulatory framework for UAS in Kenya.
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Drones: KCAA Set to Effect New Licensing Charges [Full Price List]

KCAA also encouraged individuals or entities that have already imported UAS to apply for registration and approval to lawfully engage in safe and ...

KWAL Human Resource Director, Rosemary Ngayu showcases KWAL’s new parental leave policy for KWAL staff as KWAL Managing Director Lina Githuka and KWAL Legal Director Doris Thangei look through during KWAL’s International Women’s Day celebration. The new policy includes upgrade of maternity leave from 3months to 4 months and paternity leave upgrade from 2 weeks to 3weeks among other special considerations.
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Trailblazing KWAL Increases Leave Months, Provides for Adoption & Surrogacy

The newly introduced policies entrenching leave for surrogate and adoptive parents make KWAL a trailblazer among Kenyan firms. A bill that would have...

KRA's Times Tower Headquarters (left) and a Carrefour outlet. KRA has accused the French retail chain of failing to provide documents to support a claim of tax refund of Sh523 million.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Carrefour: Ksh532M Tax Dispute Jeopardizing Operations, Supplier Payments

Mr Ahmed El-Gindy, Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets’ country finance manager, told the court that the claim was huge and could affect Carrefour's budget...

President Uhuru Kenyatta delivering a past address at State House, Nairobi.
ECONOMY

Uhuru Extends Curfew for 60 Days, Bans Political Gatherings

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, March 12 gave Kenyans the latest update on measures being taken to curb the spread of Covid-19 in...

Paul Njoroge providing testimony the U.S House Subcommittee on Aviation in 2019. The Kenyan banker based in Bermuda lost 5 family members on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.
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Kenyan Banker Donates Ksh48M Stunning Bermuda After Plane Crash Killed His Family

Njoroge marked two years since the crash on March 10 with a heartwarming gesture - donating over $440,000 (Ksh48 million) to charities in...

Kenya Power CEO Bernard Ngugi launching a smart metering project in January. He has promised reduced power bills as the firm reviews its contracts with electricity generating companies.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Kenya Power Promises to Slash Your Bills in New Push

The capacity charges, meant to help companies recoup their multi-billion shilling investments are recovered for consumers and have long been blamed for much...

A sign at the Nairobi Hospital. It has played host to several leaders and dignitaries from around East Africa in recent months.
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Medical Tourism: Dignitaries Admitted in Kenya Reveal Multi-Billion Opportunity

While Kenya's public health system is weighed down by corruption, inadequate funding, mismanagement and labour disputes - its private facilities seem to be...