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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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President-elect William Ruto's swearing in is scheduled for September 13th, 2022. [Photo/ @WilliamsRuto]
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9 Things Ruto Promised to Deliver Within 100 Days

Business Today looks at seven key things William Ruto promised for his first 100 days in office.

President-elect William Ruto acknowledges his family after the Supreme Court upheld his victory on September 5, 2022. [Photo/ @WilliamsRuto]
POLITICS

Inside Ruto’s Ksh200 Million Swearing-in

Government officials were spotted at the sports complex on Monday, September 5 making inspections ahead of the ceremony, where several international leaders and...

Ndindi Nyoro was elected for a second term as Kiharu MP in the August elections. [Photo/ NMG]
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How Ndindi Nyoro Made a Fortune in Stocks, Tech

Reports have previously valued the three companies associated with Nyoro in excess of Ksh300 million. It also recently emerged that he is one...

(r-l) President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President-Elect William Ruto at a past National Prayer Breakfast. [Photo/ NW]
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Supreme Court: William Ruto is President-Elect

The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday, September 5 issued a summarized judgement on the Presidential Petition.

Ngong' Road (pictured) is among the affected roads. It will be closed at the junction of Ngong Road 1st Avenue (opposite NHIF). [Photo/ Construction Review]
BUSINESSECONOMY

See All The Roads Closed for Supreme Court Ruling in Nairobi

The move is meant to ensure calm is maintained as Kenyans await the highly-anticipated ruling by the Chief Justice Maartha Koome-led court.

A 40% stake in Naivas was sold to a consortium led by Mauritian conglomerate IBL group for ($151.97) million (Ksh18.5 billion).
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Details of Naivas Deal That Netted Family Ksh3.8B

It was a massively profitable deal for DEG, IFC, and the PE firms who bought a 31.5 percent stake in Naivas in 2020...

The newly-elected Governor has vowed to clean up the county, although some are questioning his methods. [Photo/ Jambo News]
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Simba Arati Shakes Up Kisii With Crackdown on Wastage

He promised that heads would roll after establishing that the county had over 250 drivers on its payroll despite only having 82 vehicles....

In 2019, he bought an additional 263,526 shares in Kakuzi raising his stake to 32 percent.
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John Kimani: Who is the Billionaire Snapping Up Centum Stocks?

The move makes Kimani, who has been described as a 'buy-and-hold' investor, Centum's third-largest shareholder after the estate of the late mogul Chris...