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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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Kenya's tea exports have been hit by the Middle East War
BUSINESS

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

Tea export volumes from Kenya to Afghanistan fell 52% on the back of political upheaval which saw the Táliban take control of 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

Twiga Foods has closed a Ksh5.5 Billion Series C funding round as it looks to expand into Africa and invest in research and...

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 Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) isn't as enthusiastic about hit Netflix series Squid Game as the rest of the world. The regulator...

TV47
MEDIA

TV47 is Now Available on Gotv – Channel 102

Fast-growing TV station TV47 is now available on Gotv, Kenya's largest Pay TV service. It will be available on Channel 102. TV47 began...

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

Centum Investment Company is in talks to complete the acquisitions of three Kenyan firms. It also plans to invest in 2 more firms...

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

Safaricom Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Stephen Chege has been appointed Vodacom Group's new Chief External Affairs Officer. The appointment takes effect on November...

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]
ELECTION WATCHMEDIA

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

Since he was deported to Canada in 2018, it's safe to say that Kenyan television has missed Miguna Miguna. A rare appearance by...

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

Equity Bank Group has allocated Ksh500 Billion to finance investment by South African and Kenyan firms in Africa. The plan, meant to increase...