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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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When he first moved to court in April, Ocholla explained his fear that he would be locked out of the succession if the matter was not quickly resolved by the courts. [Photo/ BT Edit]
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Kibaki’s Ksh150Bn Estate and the Man Who Wants Him Exhumed

Jacob Ocholla Mwai, the man seeking a piece of the late former President Mwai Kibaki's Ksh150 billion estate, faces a new hurdle after...

Bill Gates will be in Kenya from Tuesday, November 15 to Thursday, November 17. [Photo/ The Times]
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6 Things Bill Gates is in Kenya to Do

Microsoft founder and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair, Bill Gates, will be in  Kenya from Tuesday, November 15 to Thursday, November 17....

President William Ruto with the CEOs of Safaricom, NCBA and KCB as well as the CBK Governor at an event on September 28. [PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG]
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Kenyans Taken Off CRB, Outstanding Mobile Loans Halved in CBK Deal

Kenyan borrowers blacklisted by Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) for defaulting on mobile loans are set to have their outstanding loans discounted by at...

Prime is defined as the most desirable and expensive property in a location, in this case the top 5 per cent of each market by value.Prime is defined as the most desirable and expensive property in a location, in this case the top 5 per cent of each market by value. [Photo/ CCE]
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Value of Nairobi’s Hot Properties Grows Faster Than London, Hong Kong

Nairobi defied global trends as it recorded annual growth in Q3 2022 in the Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index, which tracks movement...

Judy Waruiru joined DPO Group in 2019 as the Chief Operations Officer (COO).
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Judy Waruiru: Payments Giant Names Kenyan Woman as Africa MD

DPO Group has announced the appointment of Judy Waruiru as its new Managing Director (MD) for Africa. Waruiru, currently the Deputy MD, will...

President William Ruto arriving at the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Annual General Meeting in Nairobi on November 10, 2022. He was accompanied by DP Rigathi Gachgua, KNCCI President Richard Ngatia, Trade CS Moses Kuria and Foreign Affairs CS Alfred Mutua among others. [Photo/ KBC]
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Ruto Promises ‘Cheapest Smartphone in Africa’ by Next Year

President William Ruto on Thursday, November 10 addressed the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) annual general meeting in Nairobi, using...

By becoming the public face of SportPesa, Karauri also became the starring character in the intrigues and sagas that revealed the murky world of politically-connected entrepreneurs, foreign investors, and regulators in the sector. [Photo/ Standard Digital]
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From KQ to SportPesa CEO & MP: Inside Ronald Karauri’s Embattled Rise

Capt. Ronald Karauri in recent weeks has been in the public eye as the first-time MP voiced his opinions on the four-day strike...

The deal was announced following a meeting of President William Ruto and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at State House, Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
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Ruto Secures Visa-Free Entry for Kenyans Visiting South Africa

Trade, tourism and travel between Kenya and South Africa is set to get a lot easier, after the two countries struck an agreement...