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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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Oxfam International highlighted growing wealth inequality around the world in its latest report. [Photo/ Courtesy]

BUSINESS SMART MONEY

Oxfam Reveals The Five Wealthiest Kenyans

The data was released ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos meeting to be held virtually this year from January 17th to...

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A view of Britam tower. Board chair Kuria Muchiru noted that Njuguna would lead the organization during its transition period until the search for a new MD is concluded. [Photo/ Courtesy]

BUSINESS CAREERS

Britam Finance Chief Named Acting MD

His appointment as Acting MD follows the December 2021 appointment of former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Kenya Senior Partner Kuria Muchiru as Britam's new Board...

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Besides national security reasons, Transport Principal Secretary Dr Joseph Njoroge stated that making the SGR contracts public would jeopardize implementation of the national transport policy. [Photo/ Courtesy]

ECONOMY

Gov’t Defends Its Decision To Keep SGR Contracts Secret

The State cites non-disclosure clauses, national security and foreign relations for its stance.

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Collins Moi cites the Ksh1.7B sale in November 2021 of a majority stake in Siginon Aviation, a subsidiary of Siginon Group Limited as part of his case. [Photo/ Africa's List]

BUSINESS

Moi Grandson Lifts Lid on Ksh300B Estate Squabble

Notably, Moi's will designated his five sons as equal beneficiaries of his estate and, in the case of their passing, as happened with...

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Kenya Power technicians at work. It has had a torrid start to 2022 with widespread blackouts sparking uproar. [Photo/ Courtesy]

ECONOMY

Kenya Power to Deliver Internet to Public Schools

The move is part of a multi-agency effort to boost connectivity in schools and boost education outcomes.

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Mentored by the late Richard Leakey, Paula Kahumbu is one of Kenya's top conservationists. [Photo/ Capital]

BUSINESS CAREERS

Dr. Paula Kahumbu Lands National Geographic Board Seat and a Special Role

The National Geographic Society highlighted Kahumbu's work in conserving Kenyan wildlife habitats, including her steering of the #HandsoffOurElephants campaign to end poaching of...

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An artist's impression of the Nairobi-Mau Summit toll highway. [Photo/ Courtesy/NMG]

ECONOMY

Mau Summit Expressway: Tender Battles Stall Project

Construction on the 233-kilometre highway is already off-schedule, having originally been slated to begin in September 2021. The project is now set to...

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