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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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Centum Group CEO Dr. James Mworia addressing participants during the Cascadia Open Day at Two Rivers, Nairobi on February 24, 2021.
BUSINESSECONOMYMARKETSREAL ESTATE

Why Kenyans Are Snapping Up Centum’s Cascadia Apartments

Centum Chief Executive James Mworia asserted that the firm was keen on complimenting President Uhuru Kenyatta's affordable housing agenda. The Cascadia development includes...

A man holding Ksh1,000 shilling notes. The latest Knight Frank Wealth Report offers interesting insights on Kenya's super rich.
SMART MONEY

Kenya’s Super Rich: 16 Billionaires Fall Off List After Covid-19 Hits Their Fortunes

The ranks of super-rich Kenyans with a net worth of more than $30 million (Sh3.3 billion) fell from 106 in 2019 to 90...

Depiction of smart home technology. Today, most people and households boast a multitude of smart devices.
BUSINESSECONOMYOPINIONSMART MONEYTECHNOLOGY

Sensory Surveillance & Smart Devices: Why We Should Care About the Cost of Convenience

Most of us buy smart devices for the innovation and convenience they promise without giving much thought to how these gadgets handle data...

The Spotify logo seen on a mobile device. The firm is set to expand into new markets including Kenya.
BUSINESSMARKETS

How Much Spotify Premium Will Cost You in Kenya

The service runs on a freemium model - with free and premium tiers. In the free tier, users have to put up with...

The Carrefour Market outlet in Westlands, Nairobi.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Carrefour’s Newly Opened Westgate Store to Create 200 Jobs

The store is intended to serve residents of Westlands, Parklands and the larger Thigiri area. It sticks to the Carrefour Market model -...

A screen from the Hype Chat service displayed on a mobile device. The service by Opera was launched in Kenya on February 23, 2021.
BUSINESSMARKETSTECHNOLOGY

Opera Pilots Built-in Chat Service ‘Hype’ in Kenya

Opera's aggressive push to bridge the digital divide in Africa has seen it grow its user base in Africa by 40 per cent...

A view of a section of the Kisumu Central Business District (CBD). The county has banned all motorized transport in the CBD.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Motorists Banned from CBD as Kisumu Ramps Up Non-Motorized Transport

County enforcement Officials in Kisumu on Tuesday, February 23 implemented a ban on all motorised transport in the Central Business District (CBD) under...

Former Garissa Senator Yussuf Haji. He passed away on February 15, 2021.
POLITICS

Haji’s Family to Fulfill His Dying Wish – Donating Last Salaries Worth Millions to Orphans

The DPP visibly held back emotions and had to stop his speech more than once as he told Garissa residents of his father's...