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

Njeri Karago: Meet New KFCB Chairperson

Born in 1960, Karago is a renowned film producer behind many classic Kenyan productions. The UCLA alumnus is also currently the  Kenyan Consul-General for...

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]
POLITICS

Ruto’s Presidential Bid: Museveni Declares His Stand

Museveni's comments came against the backdrop of MPs from his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party joining Deputy President William Ruto on the campaign...

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 MTR is the rate telcos charge each other for interconnecting customers. The review was announced by Chiloba in December and was to...

BUSINESSSPORTS

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

Kenya Police FC is among parastatal and corporate-backed teams that have managed to stay above the water in a period that has seen...

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

“As of today, we will no longer allow, and we have put a moratorium on the export or the buying or selling of...

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

While processing plants for frozen cut fries are few and far between in Kenya, they aren't entirely non-existent as reported by some outlets. 

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

UK Firm Announces Opportunities for 100+ Kenyans in Hospitality

The firm was interestingly established after one of its cofounders had an enchanting experience while holidaying in Kenya in 1988.

An Equity Bank branch. One Equity offers businesses a single till number that allows customers to make payments via M-Pesa, Airtel Money, PesaLink, Equitel, and the Eazzybanking app. [Photo/ Courtesy]
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Safaricom’s Lipa na M-Pesa Faces Equity Onslaught

The mobile payments space for businesses in Kenya is currently dominated by Safaricom's Lipa na M-Pesa, a solution with over 302,000 active till...