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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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Revelers enjoy Mugithi at Carnivore Restaurant, Nairobi at a past event. [Photo/ James Mwangi/ Standard]
BUSINESS

Mugithi Stars in Trouble as Copyright Wars Escalate

In recent months, a battle has been simmering in Mugithi and debates raging, as older artists demand their fair share of compensation for...

Esther Waititu, then Corporate Banking Director at KCB, at Tata Africa offices in 2021. [Photo/ File]
BUSINESSCAREERSMARKETS

Safaricom Shake-Up: Esther Waititu Named Chief Financial Services Officer

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa on Wednesday, February 1 announced several new appointments at the company, including a new Chief Financial Services Officer, Marketing...

He was replaced at BPR Bank Rwanda by Patience Mutesi, whose appointment was confirmed on January 26th, 2022. [Photo/ Twitter]
FEATURED STORY

George Odhiambo Takes Over as National Bank MD

Odhiambo was appointed Managing Director of KCB Bank Rwanda in 2017, and in April 2022 took charge of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc -...

President William Ruto. He has repeatedly urged Kenyans to join saccos, which are set to play a key role in the second phase of the Hustler Fund. [Photo/ PSCU]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Hustler Fund Is Increasing Loan Limits – On One Condition

The government is looking to partner up with saccos for disbursement of the funds to eligible borrowers as the Hustler Fund enters its...

Injera stated that he looks forward to spending more time with his family following his retirement from rugby.
BUSINESSSPORTS

Collins Injera Tackles New Corporate Job After Retiring from Rugby

Injera retires in second place on the all-time World rugby sevens try-scorers chart, thanks to 271 tries over the course of his career....

US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman and UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott were among those present at the groundbreaking ceremony on January 19, 2023. [Photo/ @USAmbKenya]
BUSINESSECONOMYTECHNOLOGY

US, UK Pour Billions Into Nairobi Data Centre

ADC’s expansion at the new site is expected to be completed in the first half of 2024 and will deliver five times more...

consultative meeting with members of Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices, State House, Nairobi.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Proposed M-Pesa, KRA Link and Why it Has Kenyans Worried

A proposal to link mobile money and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) systems is causing jitters. The proposal contained in the draft budget policy...

Wambaki was initially inspired to explore the idea when he was still working as a security guard, and had a conversation with a fellow Kenyan who told him all about Muratina.
BUSINESSFEATURED STORYPERSON OF INTERESTSMART BUSINESS

How Businessman Took Muratina to London Bars

Muratina, made from the fruit of the 'Sausage tree' (Kigelia africana) - a wild tree -  features a distinct flavour with a lingering...