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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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Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa at a past forum. The dividend announcement drove up Safaricom stock prices on the NSE on February 25, 2022. [Photo/ Courtesy]
BUSINESSMARKETSSTOCKS

Safaricom Dividend Announcement Excites NSE Investors

The Safaricom board approved the payment of an interim dividend of Ksh0.64 per ordinary share held amounting to Ksh25.64 Billion, for the year...

Explaining the decision, FIFA President Gianni Infantino cited government interference. Also suspended on the same basis was the Zimbabwe Football Association. [Photo/ Fifacolonialism]
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What FIFA Ban Means for Kenyan Football

The decision will have several implications for Kenyan football, although a path remains for the country's status to be restored. But how did...

Concept for Eve's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Kenya Airways is among firms which have entered an agreement with the Embraer urban mobility spin-off. [Photo/ Courtesy]
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KQ’s Flying Taxis for Nairobi Get Launch Date

Eve is one of several major firms developing urban air taxi solutions, innovations expected to improve urban mobility particularly in congested cities while...

JKUAT Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Robert Kinyua (far left) poses with students and faculty when the institution officially launched the Datacomm network engineers training program. Looking on is Huawei Deputy CEO Public Affairs Fiona Pan (Far right)
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JKUAT, Huawei Unveil Certification Program for Network Engineers

“Collaboration between the training institutions and the industry players is one of the key ways to provide graduates with quality knowledge and skills...

Nikita Kering performs 'Ex' at Carnivore Simba Saloon on December 15, 2021 during the launch of Safaricom's Baze Music app. The company also runs Skiza Tunes, the leading ring back tune service in Kenya. [Photo/ @SafaricomPLC]
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Artists Await Skiza Tunes Billions as Copyright Bill Passes

It represents an increase from the 40% share artists currently receive. Artists' share of Skiza Tunes revenue was increased by Safaricom in August...

CBK Governor Dr. Patrick Njoroge at a past press conference. The CBK has published the National Payments Strategy 2022-2025. [Photo/ KNA]
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CBK’s Nod to Crypto in New Payments Strategy

The strategy paints a picture of the evolution of payment systems in Kenya from the introduction of the first Automated Teller Machine (ATM)...

The planned 'Uhuru Classic City Marathon' will include a stretch on the Nairobi Expressway (pictured). [Photo/ Capital]
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Big-Money ‘Uhuru Marathon’ Set for Expressway

The race will officially be known as the 'Uhuru Classic City Marathon' and the course will include a stretch on the Nairobi Expressway....

Prudential Regional CEO, Insurance Growth Markets, Wilf Blackburn, speaking at the launch of the Safe Steps Road Safety campaign in Nairobi on February 23, 2021. [Photo/ NMG]
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Safe Steps: Prudential, NMG Launch Road Safety Campaign

“Thousands of people who lose their lives are often portrayed as statistics…nameless men, women & children. This tends to blur the grim reality,...