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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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Njeri Karago was honored for her contribution to the Kenyan film industry with a Kalasha Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. [Photo/ Courtesy]

CAREERS PERSON OF INTEREST

Njeri Karago: Meet New KFCB Chairperson

Njeri Karago's appointment as the new Chairperson of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) was confirmed in the latest Kenya Gazette. Njeri's appointment...

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Deputy President William Ruto pictured with Uganda President Yoweri Museveni in a past meeting. Ruto has on previous occasions referred to Museveni as 'a friend'. [Photo/ Courtesy]

ELECTION WATCH

Ruto’s Presidential Bid: Museveni Declares His Stand

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has spoken on the upcoming elections in Kenya slated for August 2022. Museveni's comments came against the backdrop of...

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Communications Authority of Kenya Director-General Ezra Chiloba. He announced the reduction of the MTR in December 2021. [Photo/ Courtesy]

BUSINESS

Telco Wars: Chiloba Battles Safaricom Over Lower Rates

The Director-General Ezra Chiloba-led Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has doubled down on its decision to lower the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR), disclosing...

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BUSINESS SPORTS

Kenya Police FC: Football’s New Moneybags Splash the Cash

After getting promoted to the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) this season, up from the NSL, Kenya Police FC are making a statement with...

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The moratorium may face a legal challenge from stakeholders. For now, however, it remains a blanket ban on the trade of scrap metal in Kenya. [Photo/ Courtesy]

BUSINESS

Uhuru’s Ban on Scrap Metal Trade – What You Should Know

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, January 19 announced a moratorium on scrap metal trade in Kenya, bringing a multi-million shilling business to a...

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NPC stated that discussions had seen KFC agree to source potatoes of the Markie variety from farmers in Kenya. [Photo/ Courtesy]

BUSINESS

Potato Variety KFC Wants Kenyan Farmers to Plant, Process

Fast food chain KFC and potato lobby the National Potato Council (NPC) have offered an update on their plan to source potatoes locally....

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Besides Kenya, GR8 has worked in countries including China, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and continents such as the Americas and Europe.

BUSINESS CAREERS

UK Firm Announces Opportunities for 100+ Kenyans in Hospitality

GR8 Employment Solutions has announced plans to recruit over 100 Kenyans in coming months for hospitality industry openings in the United Kingdom. The...

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