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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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An M-Pesa agent. Launched 15 years ago, M-Pesa has become a key feature of the Kenyan economy. [Photo/ Techweez]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Push to Slash M-Pesa Charges Gathers Steam

With its 35% stake, the Treasury is the second-largest shareholder in Safaricom behind Vodacom Group Limited and Vodafone Group Plc who own a...

Equity Bank registered a record-breaking performance in 2021. [Photo/ Africa Business Communities]
BUSINESSMARKETS

Equity Profits Soar 99% to Ksh40.1 Billion

Equity Group had a 2021 to remember as profit after tax rose 99% to hit Ksh40.1 billion from Ksh20.1B the previous year , the...

Kenya has dropped 33 places to rank 119th globally in the 2022 Happiness Index. [Photo/ Capital FM]
BUSINESSECONOMY

Happiness Index: Kenya Drops 33 Places in 2022

“The worsening cost of living situation in the country has been compounded by rising oil prices and weakening shilling. Kenyans are feeling the...

Daniel 'Churchill' Ndambuki (left) is gearing up for a series of live experiences as his show debuts on TV47. [Photo/ @MwalimChurchill]
BUSINESSMEDIA

Churchill Launches Arts School Ahead of TV47 Debut

"We realized that so many youth have untapped talents in performance and creative arts. We aim to reactivate and rejuvenate their talents through...

KOTDA headquarters at Konza Technology City. [Photo/ Rest of World]
BUSINESSECONOMY

South Korea Backs Konza City With Ksh686M Grant

The funds will support the development of transport infrastructure, planning and security installations at Konza City. They will be disbursed in three annual...

The move by Matatu owners comes soon after the Kenya Transporters Association (KTA), whose members move cargo, announced a 5% increase in prices due to the fuel hike.  [Photo/ Mwakilishi]
FEATURED ARTICLE

Pain as Matatus Hike Fares Over Fuel Increase

"We are in business, and I have told our members when they have done cost accounting, they should pass the cost to passengers....

Mark Otieno (l) and Ferdinand Omanyala after they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics during trials held at Kasarani in June 2021. [Photo/ AK]
FEATURED ARTICLESPORTS

I’m Innocent: Mark Otieno Battles to Clear His Name

"The last many months have been torturous, but I have stayed committed to the disciplinary process I was put under, even as I...

The credit is is the second in a two-part series of Development Policy Operations (DPOs) initiated in 2020. [Photo/ GoK]
FEATURED ARTICLE

Kenya Receives Ksh86B Loan From The World Bank

An overview of the loan indicates that it hinges on three pillars; investing in green energy technologies, improving fiscal and debt management, and...