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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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The Mombasa Shipyard in Mtongwe. It is owned by Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL), a company operated by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). [Photo/ Courtesy]
ECONOMY

Uhuru Commissions Mtongwe Facility to Build, Repair Ships

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, December 17 commissioned the Mombasa Shipyard in Mtongwe, Mombasa County. The shipyard is owned by Kenya Shipyards Limited...

Passengers on the Nairobi-Kisumu train on December 17, 2021. Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip J. Mainga oversaw the departure from Nairobi of the first train - dubbed the Kisumu Safari Train. [Photo/ Kenya Railways]
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Nairobi-Kisumu Train a Hit on First Day of Resumption

Passenger train services from Nairobi to Kisumu officially resumed on Friday, December 17. Long queues were witnessed at Nairobi Central Station with many...

KRA collected Ksh631.03 billion between July and October 2021 against a target of Sh603.94 billion - a performance rate of 104.5 per cent.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Taxman Rebrands: Why KRA is Changing its Name

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has disclosed details of a planned rebrand that will see it renamed the Kenya Revenue Service (KRS). The...

Muthoni Drummer Queen welcomed the acknowledgement and encouraged other female artists to be loud and make space for themselves in the music industry. [Photo/ Courtesy]
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Muthoni Drummer Queen Joins Spotify EQUAL Music Programme

Spotify today announced that Kenyan rapper, drummer and cultural entrepreneur Muthoni Drummer Queen has joined its EQUAL Music Programme as December’s Artist of...

Nikita Kering performs 'Ex' at Carnivore Simba Saloon on December 15, 2021. The AFRIMA award winner was among artists who attended the launch of Safaricom's BAZE Music.
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Safaricom Dives Into Music Streaming With BAZE Music

East Africa's largest telco, Safaricom, on Wednesday, December 15 officially launched its music streaming service BAZE Music. BAZE music is a mobile-first audio...

Inside Parliament. The proposed salary structure by SRC will see the gross salary of Members of Parliament (MPs) increase from Ksh621,250 per month to Ksh710,000 per month. [Photo/ Courtesy]
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Pay Rise for MPs, County Officials in New SRC Structure

Lawmakers and county officials are the biggest beneficiaries in a new remuneration and benefits structure proposed by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC)....

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. He confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in Kenya. [Photo/ MoH]
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Kenya Records First Omicron Variant Case

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday, December 15 confirmed that the first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in Kenya. Cabinet Secretary Mutahi...

Graduate officers have argued that the changes were effected without consideration of their commitments. [Photo/ CGTN]
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Graduate Cops Take on the Police Service Over Salaries

Two police officers have taken on the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) in court over reduced salaries following the abolishment of the Graduate...