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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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George Wajackoyah is running for President on a Roots Party of Kenya ticket. [Photo/ Courtesy]
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10 African Countries Minting Maríjuana Millions

Here, Business Today explores some of the African countries that have allowed the commercial cultivation of maríjuana.

Rose Kimotho was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Communications Authority (CA) at the 2019 Kuza Awards. [Photo/ 3 Stones TV]
BUSINESSMEDIA

Rose Kimotho: Power Woman Who Built K24, Kameme & Why She Sold Them to The Kenyattas

Kimotho bounced back with a new venture, 3 Stones TV - the country's first Kikuyu-language TV station launched in 2011. In 2022, she...

Capturing market share will be a tall-order for Telkom, whose mobile money service T-Kash commands a mere 0.1% of the market according to CBK data. [Photo/ TechArena]
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Telkom Challenges M-Shwari Dominance With New Mobile Loans

With the new product, Telkom will be looking to compete with Safaricom, which has market-leading mobile lending products in M-Shwari, KCB M-Pesa and...

Nick Ndeda confirmed his return to the airwaves on Friday, June 24. [Photo/ File]
BUSINESSMEDIA

KBC’s Big Catch: Nick Ndeda Lands New Radio Gig

Ndeda left Radio Africa Group-owned Kíss FM in January 2021 after two years at the station. There, he hosted the evening drive show...

Kipchoge described the new academy as 'a very natural fit with great potential'. [Photo/ @EliudKipchoge]
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Kipchoge, INEOS Team up to Nurture Cycling Talent in Kenya

Experts from the INEOS Grenadiers Cycling Team will work alongside Kaptagat-based professionals in a bid to create a new generation of cycling superstars....

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Ambassador Retracts Visa Notice as Kenyans Cry Foul

Citizens had flooded the pages of various European embassies with enquiries over the directive.

Kune staff including founder Robin Reecht (far right) pose with one of several billboards the company put up as it launched. [Photo/ Linkedin]
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Kune: After Spending Over Ksh100M in 1 Year, Food Startup Shuts Down

Many things could have been done differently, better certainly. The coming months will allow us to reflect on Kune’s failure, and I hope...

The company disclosed that rates as well as offerings would vary from city to city
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Uber is Now in Kisumu, Eldoret and 3 More Towns

"We have soft-launched the cities and we will be going as the product becomes more developed. We see the potential in these cities...