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MARTIN SIELE

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...

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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

QuickMart has confirmed that it will occupy the T-Mall space along Lang'ata Road in Nairobi previously occupied by struggling retailer Tuskys. It expects...

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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]

The only ice rink in East Africa was on Thursday, March 31 reopened after a long closure that followed the onset of Covid-19...

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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

The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 31 delivered the final blow in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) saga as the proposed Constitutional amendment...

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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

At least 10,000 farmers across 12 counties in Kenya are set to access credit from Faulu Bank under a new facility that includes...

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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

Safaricom on Wednesday, March 30 unveiled its first Sharia-compliant mobile loan, offered in partnership with Gulf African Bank. Known as Halal Pesa, the...

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