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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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Kenyan bank notes and coins of different denominations juxtaposed with a TED stage
SMART MONEY

TED Experiment Gives Kenyans Ksh1.1M Each to Spend However They Want

The ground-breaking nature of the project became apparent as participants around the world began receiving emails welcoming them to the so-called Mystery Experiment.

Absa Bank CEO Jeremy Awori (right) and Chairman Charles Muchene cut a ribbon to mark the opening of Absa's Queensway branch in Nairobi on February 10, 2021
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Absa Plots Ksh1.6B Tech Investment as Bank Celebrates One Year in Kenya

Among other things, the bank plans on introducing an instant loan top-up service allowing borrowers to take on more debt at the touch...

An M-Pesa agent outlet in Nairobi
SMART BUSINESS

Revealed: Kenya’s 10 Biggest Brands & Why M-Pesa Tops The List

The insights revealed changes in brand perception during the Covid-19 pandemic, with many consumers showing an affinity for heritage brands widely considered as...

A Standard Chartered banking lounge
FEATURED ARTICLE

StanChart Robber Shot 4 Times Was Servicing Generator – ‘Framed’ Man’s Family Seeks Justice

According to Critical Installations Police Unit (CIPU) Commander Mohammed Alike who pulled the trigger, he "shot a gangster at Standard Chartered Bank" after...

British soldiers at the equator point in Nanyuki, Laikipia County
FEATURED ARTICLE

Kenyan Staff Banned as UK Military Camp Put Under Lockdown

It was feared that soldiers who travelled from the UK last week might have brought with them the new Covid-19 strain.

Lawyer Donald Kipkorir (left) with Betty Kyallo at her barber shop in Upper Hill, Nairobi on February 4, 2021
BUSINESSMEDIA

Inside Betty Kyallo’s Ksh800-a-Haircut Barber Shop [VIDEO]

She had revealed how she chose to open a barber shop after noticing that men made up almost 60 per cent of her...

Brands by Sasini Plc.
BUSINESS

1,364 Sent Home at Sasini Despite Annual Profit Jump

Of the company's agricultural operations, tea was the hardest hit in terms of job cuts.

Vehicles pictured on the Thika Super Highway.
REAL ESTATE

Thika Road Land Prices Hit Record Lows After Years of Speculative Buying

The massive drop came after years of speculative buying driven by infrastructure upgrades, particularly the Thika Super Highway.