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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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COTU, led by Francis Atwoli, was pushing for a 23.4% increase in the minimum wage. [Photo/ NairobiReview]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Kenyans Miss Out on 23.4% Pay Rise as Employers Reject Atwoli Push

Workers argue that the sky-rocketing cost of living which has seen prices of key food commodities rise, the fuel shortage, as well as...

Jack Ngare was in August 2019 appointed by Microsoft as the managing director of the Africa Development Centre (ADC). [Photo/ Microsoft]
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Microsoft ADC Boss Jack Ngare Leaves Firm After Big Launch

Prior to joining Microsoft ADC, Ngare ran Finserve Africa, Equity Group's fintech division.

The insurance company has in the past year been dogged by consumer complaints, regulatory woes and boardroom wrangles over ownership.
FEATURED ARTICLE

Xplico Insurance Faces Collapse Weeks After Resolution

The insurance company has in the past year been dogged by consumer complaints, regulatory woes and boardroom wrangles over ownership.

Jimmi Gathu in a scene from the show Kina. He is a celebrated media personality and actor in Kenya. [Photo/ Showmax]
CAREERSMEDIAPERSON OF INTEREST

Jimmi Gathu on Job Loss: Friends Mocked and Deserted Me

Having been a big-name, recognizable figure for most of his career, Gathu was stunned when he lost his job.

Radio is the most accessible broadcast media for a vast majority of Kenyans across the country. [Photo/ Arc]
BUSINESS

Kenyan Radio Angers the People – Where Stations Lost the Plot

Effectively, they target as many listeners as  possible who part with the cash either through premium SMS services or mobile money. Youth, middle-aged...

It isn't Polycarp Igathe's first rodeo, although he has always looked more at home in the boardroom than in the political arena. [Photo/ TheCounties]
PERSON OF INTERESTPOLITICS

Igathe: Corporate Maverick Goes for the City

It isn't Igathe's first rodeo, although he has always looked more at home in the boardroom than in the political arena.

Former President Mwai Kibaki. [Photo/ NMG)
FEATURED ARTICLE

Mwai Kibaki is Dead – Remembering Kenya’s 3rd President

Kibaki is credited with spearheading rapid economic growth of the country in his tenure, and helping open up the democratic space with the...

Lawrence Omuhaka, CAS, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives during the launch of Kenchic animal welfare and food safety commitments and practices on April 21, 2022.
FEATURED ARTICLE

Animal Welfare: Kenchic Commits to ‘Happy, Healthy Chicken’

The launch of these commitments and policies is part of the company’s journey in aligning with global standards and improving the standards in...