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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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ABH is among flagship programs by the Jack Ma Foundation. Applications for this year's edition were officially opened on Friday, March 25.  [Photo/ MSME Africa]
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ABH: Kenyans Eye Ksh171M Prize for Entrepreneurs

Kenyan entrepreneurs are among those looking to shine in the 2022 Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) competition, a continental competition that helps develop sustainable...

NCBA MD John Gachora confirmed the move after the firm reported a strong performance for the full year ended December 2021. [Photo/ Khusoko]
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NCBA to Enter Ghana in Expansion to West Africa

NCBA Group has disclosed plans to expand to Ghana as the tier-one bank eyes a piece of the West African market. NCBA Group...

India receives thousands of Kenyan travelers every year. [Photo/ Kenya Airways]
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KQ Announces Daily India Flights

National carrier Kenya Airways is set to begin daily flights to India after the nation eased travel restrictions imposed due to Covid-19. KQ...

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya opens an NCBA bank branch in Kakamega in September 2021. [Photo/ Metropol TV]
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NCBA Profits More Than Double to Hit Ksh10.2B

NCBA Group is the latest tier-one bank in Kenya to report impressive 2021 Full-Year Results. The bank, borne out of a 2019 merger...

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Kenyattas Bag Ksh652M NCBA Windfall

In the past few weeks, several Tier-1 banks in the country including KCB, Equity Bank, Co-operative Bank and NCBA all announced historic profit...

NBK's total assets grew by 16 percent to Ksh146 billion in 2021. [Photo/ Victor Matara]
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KCB Converts Ksh3.45B NBK Debt to Equity

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) converted a Ksh3.45 billion loan to the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) into equity in the subsidiary, the bank's...

Equity and KCB have been looking to East Africa for continued growth, and have demonstrated strong performances by their regional subsidiaries. [Photo/ Majira Digital Media]
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Why Equity, KCB Could Follow Safaricom Into Ethiopia

Equity Bank and KCB could become the latest Kenyan firms to follow Safaricom into Ethiopia as the populous country plots a framework for...

Radisson Hotels confirmed the closure of the Radisson Blu hotel in Upper Hill, Nairobi in December 2020. [Photo/ Raddison Hotels]
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After 18-Month Closure, Raddison Blu to Reopen in Nairobi

Raddison Blu is set to reopen its Upperhill location on May 9, what would be 18 months since it shut down in December...