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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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ODM leader Raila Odinga pictured with social media influencer and sneaker seller Nairobi West Niccur (Right) in October 2021. [Photo/ @RailaOdinga]
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Meet Raila’s Sneaker Vendor Stirring a Buzz

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga, in his fifth bid for the Presidency in 2022, has had a number of viral moments...

Tuskys has seen its branch network shrink from over 60 to less than 10 at the moment.
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T-Mall: Tuskys Out, Quickmart In

“We are taking over the (T-Mall) outlet in May from Tuskys Supermarket who exited it a few months ago,” Quickmart's Sales and Marketing...

An exhibition game played at the Panari Solar Ice Rink on March 31, 2022 to mark the rink's re-opening. [Photo/ Twitter]
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Kenya’s Only Ice Rink Reopens After Covid Closure [PHOTOS]

Panari Hotels General Manager Devendra Asher disclosed that before Covid-19 hit, the rink would host an estimated 450 skaters every weekend, many of...

Led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, the judges tackled key issues forming the appeal. [Photo/ The Africa Report]
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BBI: What the Supreme Court Ruled on 7 Key Questions

What  exactly did the judges decide on the key questions before them? Business Today has you covered.

The program is intended to make agriculture a more profitable venture for farmers in Kenya. [Photo/ NMG]
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10,000 Farmers to Get Loans in Ksh100M Faulu Bank, USAID Deal

“This partnership will not only allow us to grow our agriculture financing segment but also enable us to train at least 10,000 farmers...

Known as Halal Pesa, the loan offer will allow Safaricom customers to borrow up to Ksh20,000. It has a repayment period of 30 days.
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Safaricom’s New 5% Loan Offer – All the Details of Halal Pesa

The five percent margin makes Halal Pesa a cheaper source of credit than M-Shwari - another Safaricom mobile loan product offered in partnership...

Profit before tax rose marginally to Ksh11.86 billion in 2021, compared to Ksh11.63 billion in 2020.
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I&M Bank Profits Grow to Ksh8.6B for 2021

"The performance was driven mainly by growth in customer deposits and loans as well as continued investment in the digital banking infrastructure," the...

KQ has been on a loss-making streak for the past nine years, with accumulated losses totaling Ksh144.64 billion. [Photo/ Lifestyle Afrique]
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Kenya Airways Losses Slide 56% to Hit Ksh16 Billion

KQ has been on a loss-making streak for the past nine years, with accumulated losses totaling Ksh144.64 billion. It last made a profit...