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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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A Stanbic Bank branch in Kenya. The firm declared a Ksh5.2B after tax profit in 2020.
BUSINESSECONOMYMARKETS

Stanbic Braves Covid-19 Storm to Record Ksh5.2B Profit for 2020

It defied challenges including Covid-19 restrictions, subdued interest rates, weakening of the local currency and increased regulations. The pandemic and its impact on...

Nation Media Group (NMG) and NBA headquarters
BUSINESSMARKETSMEDIASPORTS

NTV Dunks on Rivals With Exclusive NBA Broadcast Rights Deal

It comes at a time when there is increased interest in the sport among Kenyans following the qualification of the Morans, the mens'...

Second hand clothes traders at a market in Nairobi
BUSINESSECONOMYFEATURED ARTICLEMARKETS

Ksh18 Billion-a-Year Mitumba Industry Fights for Changes Amid Threats to Its Survival

The second-hand clothes sector in Kenya, better known as Mitumba, paid Ksh12 billion in taxes in 2019, and employs over 2 million people....

Aerial view of a section of Westlands, Nairobi. The area recorded the highest average rental yields for MUDs in Nairobi in 2020 according to a report by Cytonn.
BUSINESSECONOMYMARKETS

Why Firms Are Confident About 2021 – Stanbic Kenya PMI Report

"Economic activity picked up in January on account of an improvement in customer spending due to improving cash flows in the economy and...

Aerial view of a section of Westlands, Nairobi
CAREERSFEATURED ARTICLE

Kenyan Women & The Workplace: Progress Made Despite Major Hurdles

Kenyan women in the workplace have had to fight countless battles over the years, advocating for policies that not only assure them access...

A Rafiki Microfinance Bank Branch
BUSINESSCITY DIARY

Boda Boda Rider Sues Bank and Wins Ksh2M in Image Rights Dispute

The High Court directed the bank to compensate Matingi to the tune of Ksh2 million, agreeing that his rights had been violated.

A Land Cruiser tour van converted to an electric vehicle by Optibus pictured charging.
BUSINESS

Places Where Kenya Power Plans to Install Electric Car Charging Stations

Kenya Power, the loss-making state-owned power distributor, has been exploring new revenue streams in a bid to turn the ship around. Industrial consumers,...

Safaricom Chief Financial Services Offier Sitoyo Lopokoiyit with Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB) CEO Charles Ringera after unveiling a partnership on March 2, 2021.
BUSINESSECONOMYMARKETSTECHNOLOGY

Safaricom Launches App to Help Students Spend HELB Loans Responsibly

The service will be accessible via USSD or a mobile app, and is expected to serve a wide range of purposes. Notably, the...