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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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Examples of digital loan services are Safaricom's M-Shwari and KCB M-Pesa, as well as loan apps such as Tala (pictured), Branch and Zenka. [Photo/ JITIMU]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Loan Apps in Kenya Fight New 20% Tax

The Digital Finance Services Association of Kenya wants the implementation of the Excise Duty Act as amended by the Finance Act 2022 suspended...

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri at a past event. He is the newly-elected MP for Kasarani Constituency. [Photo/ NW]
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SportPesa Licensed to Operate by the BCLB

"We are in receipt of our licence BCLB no. 0000448 valid up to June 30th, 2023," SportPesa noted in new communication seen by...

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri was this week declared MP-elect for Narobi's Kasarani constituency. He ran for the seat as an independent candidate after failing to clinch the Jubilee Party ticket. [Photo/ Radio Africa]
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Karauri Addresses Alleged Kenyatta Family SportPesa Grab

Itumbi had claimed that the company's operational license had been awarded to a member of the Kenyatta family in what he described as...

NMG attributed the decline in profitability to factors including a 'drastic' rise in the global prices of newsprint paper. [Photo/ Nairobi News]
BUSINESSMARKETS

NMG Half-Year Profit Slides to Ksh247 Million

NMG attributed the decline in profitability to factors including a 'drastic' rise in the global prices of newsprint paper, disclosing that the costs...

Newly-elected Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja (R) with NMS Director-General Lt. Mohammed Badi at a past event. [Photo/ Twitter]
BUSINESSECONOMY

End of the NMS Era as Sakaja Takes Over City Hall

The four core functions of the county which the NMS took over are health services, transport services, physical planning and development and public...

The Real Housewives of Nairobi will be produced as part of a partnership between NBCUniversal Formats and MultiChoice Group. [Photo/ iRealHousewives]
BUSINESSMEDIA

The Real Housewives of Nairobi: Global TV Franchise Comes to Kenya

The shows will be produced as part of the licensing partnership between NBC Universal Formats and MultiChoice Group - the African entertainment giant...

President elect William Ruto with his partner, Rachel Ruto.
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President-Elect William Samoei Ruto It Is

Ruto received 50.49% of the vote, a total of 7,176,141 votes, defeating Azimio la Umoja Candidate Raila Amolo Odinga - a former Prime...

KU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Paul Wainaina at a past event. [Photo/ YouTube]
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KU Sends Home Vice-Chancellor Prof. Wainaina

An internal memo from acting Vice-Chancellor Waceke Wanjohi informed staff and students of Wainaina's dismissal. It further told them to disregard any directives...