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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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Tea accounts for over 50 percent of Kenya's exports to Afghanistan. [Photo/ Infoglobe.cz]
BUSINESS

Gov’t Take-Over: Kenyan Tea Farmers Feel Ksh536M Pinch

The biggest drop-off in export volumes was witnessed in July,  weeks before the Taliban took Kabul defeating the United States-backed government. At the...

Twiga Foods Co-Founder and CEO poses with a bag of SokoYetu Rice, Twiga's first private label product launched in May. Among other things, part of the funds raised in the just concluded Series C will be allocated to low-cost manufactured food and non-food products under its brand.
BUSINESS

Twiga Raises Ksh5.5B to Fuel Continental Take-off

“We are deeply convinced in Twiga’s potential to revolutionize informal retail across  Sub-Saharan Africa," stated Creadev's Africa Director Pierre Fauvet.

A poster for 'Squid Game'. It had the biggest series launch in Netflix history. [Photo/ Netflix]
MEDIA

KFCB vs Squid Game: Why Netflix Hit Has Regulator Worried

The regulator has warned parents in Kenya about letting their children watch the show. KFCB argued that children may decide to replicate some...

TV47
MEDIA

TV47 is Now Available on Gotv – Channel 102

TV47 CEO Abubakar Abdullahi spoke on the introduction of new shows on the station even as he noted the opportunities offered by Gotv....

Centum Investment Company CEO James Mworia. The firm has affirmed plans to invest in more East African firms with high growth potential. [Photo/ NMG]
BUSINESS

3 Kenyan Companies on Centum’s Shopping List

It signals a new season for Centum which earlier in 2021 put fresh acquisitions on hold in response to the shocks of the...

Safaricom Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Stephen Chege. His new role at Vodacom Group will see him based in Johannesburg, South Africa. [Photo/ Safaricom PLC]
BUSINESSCAREERS

Vodacom Plucks Safaricom Executive for Top International Role

"He has had a distinguished and successful career guiding Safaricom’s position in legal, competition, regulatory and reputation matters, developing industry policy, positioning Safaricom...

Miguna Miguna is expected to make another attempt to return to Kenya on November 16 from Canada, this time accompanied by former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga. [Photo/ Courtesy]
MEDIAPOLITICS

Hard-Hitting Miguna Returns to Kenyan TV With a Bang [VIDEO]

The lawyer is known for his no-holds-barred approach when it comes to political debates and interviews. He doesn't shy away from tearing into...

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi at a past event. The bank is leading a four-day networking meeting with representatives from Kenya and South Africa among others. [Photo/ RMS]
BUSINESS

James Mwangi’s Ksh500B South Africa Play

"We will be funding Kenyan importers or South African firms that want to export into the regions we operate in or those that...