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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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To avoid another protracted legal battle, the Public Service Commission (PSC) is seeking views from the public on the establishment of the position as proposed by President Ruto. [Photo/ @WilliamsRuto]
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Ruto Brings Back Unconstitutional CAS Positions

Last year, activist Okiya Omtatah, now Busia Senator, successfully moved to court challenging the appointment of the officers and creation of the office...

The public participation forum on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 was accessible online. [Photo/ NMG]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Kenyan Businesses Slam KRA in Heated Public Participation Event

KRA Head of Public Policy, Maurice Oray, was however quick to remind attendees of the need to ensure taxes are paid: "All views...

The price of keg increased by around Ksh10 for a 500ml mug in September after Diageo-owned East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) indicated that it would no longer absorb the annual excise tax adjustment for inflation. [Photo/ NMG]
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Keg Price Hike Sends Drinkers to Illicit Brews

The association was speaking during an engagement involving various multi-sectoral stakeholders and taxpayers and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which has come under...

President William Ruto pictured at a past function. The fertilizer subsidy programme was among his first directives after being sworn in on September 13, 2022. [Photo/ Standard]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Subsidized Fertilizer: Where to Buy, Full Price List and More Details

The subsidized fertilizer will be available from September 19th at National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots and sub-depots countrywide. Individual farmers will...

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula (l) and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi at President Ruto's inauguration. The Kenya Kwanza administration has so far maintained that it has inherited a 'dilapidated economy' and near-empty public coffers. [Photo/ @HonWetangula]
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Bottom Up? Wetangula Wants MPs’ Car Grants, Allowances Restored

The Lynn Mengich-led SRC in July eliminated sitting and mileage allowances for Members of Parliament. The SRC also scrapped all state officers’ car...

Over the past few days, Ruto and Gachagua have doubled down on the promise on affordable housing. [Photo/ @WilliamsRuto]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Rent-to-Own: Revisiting Ruto’s Mega Housing Plan

“We will partner with home developers so that they construct houses which are cost-friendly for the youth. That way the tenant who pays...

President William Ruto during a ceremony to swear in judges on September 14, 2022. In his inauguration speech a day earlier, he promised to quickly resolve the matter of pending bills. [Photo/ @WilliamsRuto]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Ksh500B Pending Bills: How Ruto Plans to Pay Struggling Businesses

Digging into the Kenya Kwanza manifesto as well as pronouncements by Ruto and his top economic advisers offers some insight into the options...

BUSINESSECONOMY

Did You Pay More for Tokens Today? Here’s Why

Following the adjustment, Ksh1,000 gets consumers on the over 100kWh tariff 39.5 units, compared to 45.7 units before the review. The review is...