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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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Defense CS nominee Aden Duale served as the Majority Leader of the National Assembly under the Jubilee party in the 11th Parliament from 2013 to 2017 and in the 12th Parliament from 2017 to 2020.
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Duale’s Ksh851M Fortune: Camels, Real Estate and More

Appearing before a parliamentary committee vetting Cabinet nominees on Monday, October 17, Defence CS nominee Aden Duale declared that he had a net...

Justin Muturi is a lawyer and a former MP, Magistrate and Speaker of the National Assembly. He is the nominee for the Attorney-General role in President William Ruto's new administration. [Photo/ The Star]
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From Ksh300M to Ksh700M in 11 Months: Justin Muturi’s Net Worth More than Doubles

Former Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi's net worth rose from Ksh300 million to Ksh700 million in just eleven months. Muturi, who...

L-R Absa Chief Finance Officer Yusuf Omari, former Absa CEO Jeremy Awori & Chief Strategy Officer Moses Muthui at a past event. Omari has been named interim CEO following Awori's exit. [Photo/ Absa Kenya]
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Absa Bank Replaces Jeremy Awori

Absa Bank Kenya has named Yusuf Omari as its new interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking over from Jeremy Awori who was recently...

President Ruto (r) and his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua campaigned on a promise to empower 'Hustlers' and slammed the Uhuru Kenyatta (l) administration of alleged State capture, claiming that selfish interests were to blame for controversial policies and projects.
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3 Uhuru Plans Ruto Has Reversed So Far

A month since he was sworn in as Kenya's fifth President, William Ruto has spent much of his time in office reversing policies...

President William Ruto among other leaders following the Supreme Court ruling in September on TV. Data shows that TV viewership in Kenya has been on the decline.
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TV Stations Hit as Advertisers Take Cash Elsewhere

TV stations were the biggest casualties as internet advertising revenues in 2021 surged past TV advertising revenues in Kenya for the first time,...

Panadol, Augmentin and Sensodyne are among brands owned by GSK. [Photo/ Kasha]
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GlaxoSmithKline Ditches Commercial Operations in Kenya

UPDATE - 10/14/2022: A spokesperson for GlaxoSmithKline clarified to Business Today that GSK had in July demerged its consumer healthcare business creating Haleon,...

Despite its unique aesthetics, Olaleye states that the instrument was designed to provide high-quality audio and to be comfortable for guitarists.
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Meet the Man Behind the African Electric Guitar

It was Dr. Ezekiel Olaleye's experiences as a young music lover that would eventually culminate in the establishment of Instruments of Africa (IOA)...

The move represents a policy break from the previous administration, led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, which was reluctant to reduce its positions in key companies, citing strategic, regulatory and national security considerations. [Photo/ NSE]
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Ruto Takes Ksh792B Offer Uhuru Rejected

President William Ruto has thrown the State's weight behind the struggling Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), in what is possibly the biggest indicator of...