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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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The acquisition of Trust Merchant Bank gives KCB a foothold in the DRC, a country with a population of over 94 million. [Photo/ Majira]
FEATURED ARTICLE

KCB Eats Equity’s Lunch in DRC With Ksh15B Deal

Financial inclusion rates in the DRC have been growing - driven largely by the uptake of mobile money. Data from the World Bank's...

The stint at IEBC put a stain on Ezra Chiloba's otherwise glittering CV. [Photo/ CA_Kenya]
CAREERSFEATURED ARTICLEPOLITICS

Ezra Chiloba in New Hot Seat 5 Years After IEBC Shenanigans

Before his stint as CEO of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) thrust him into the public eye, Communications Authority (CA) Director-General...

Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi secured a temporary order blocking the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and DPP from conducting fresh investigations into the Muthaiga land row. [Photo/ Globe Answer]
BUSINESSREAL ESTATE

James Mwangi’s Brush With Police Rubs Him the Wrong Way

The row over the ownership of a 3-acre piece of prime land in the Muthaiga, Nairobi pits Mwangi against Mount Pleasant Director Anverali...

Naivas
BUSINESSECONOMY

Naivas, Quickmart to Close for Elections

Shoppers will still be able to make orders on their e-commerce platform on election day, but no deliveries will be made until the...

Reports indicate that numerous scammers call Mulot home. [Photo/ DCI]
BUSINESS

Mulot: From Sleepy Town to Scammers’ Paradise

The town is home to many individuals mostly running mobile money scams, including SIM SWAP fraud. SIM SWAP fraud is a form of...

Kakuzi on July 30, 2022 confirmed that its first China-bound shipment of Hass avocados had been airlifted from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
BUSINESSECONOMY

Kenyan Avocados a Big Hit in China – Meet the Farmers Cashing In

China had initially put up tough requirements for Kenyan firms seeking to export avocados and required Kenya to only export the frozen crop....

Daraja is categorised as a small microfinance bank with a market share of below 1 percent of the microfinance banking sector as at March 31, 2022. [Photo/ Twitter]
FEATURED ARTICLE

Digital Banking Startup Buys Daraja Microfinance Bank

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Umba is an African digital bank founded in 2018. It aims to displace traditional banks and promises lower...

KenGen's proposed fertilizer venture is aimed at diversifying the company's revenues. [Photo/ Nyaga Ireri|Power Africa]
BUSINESSECONOMY

KenGen Shakes Up Fertilizer Market With New Manufacturing Venture

“(KenGen) now invites proposals to provide the following consulting services to undertake a feasibility study for green hydrogen, ammonia and fertiliser production and...