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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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ODM leader Raila Odinga during a campaign stop in Nyahururu County on October 10, 2021. He championed the creation of a social welfare state to cushion vulnerable households and unemployed youth. [Photo/ @RailaOdinga]
POLITICS

Raila’s Proposed Ksh6,000 Unemployment Benefit Gets Kenyans Talking

Analysts perceived the latest proposal as an interesting counter to Deputy President Ruto's 'Hustler Nation' agenda which has captured the imagination of a...

Former Kiambu governor Ferdinard Waititu at the Milimani law Courts Nairobi on Monday, March 1, 2021 during the mention of his abuse of office and corruption case. [PHOTO/ DENNIS ONSONGO]
BUSINESS

Waititu in Ksh520M Deal Gone Wrong, Could Lose Ksh52M

“It was a term of the agreement that upon default by Saika, the General Properties Ltd had the right to rescind the agreement...

Gor Mahia chairman Ambrose Rachier. The latest transfer ban imposed against the club by FIFA is the second it has faced this year. [Photo/ NMG]
SPORTS

Gor Mahia Hit With Transfer Ban Over Ksh3.3M Debt

The decision leaves the club in limbo as it has been signing players including the talented Austin Odhiambo from AFC LeOpards, their derby...

Stranded customers flooded customer care channels for banks and Safaricom seeking answers after encountering various challenges. [Photo/ Citizen]
BUSINESS

M-Pesa Outage Hits Bank Services Leaving Customers Stranded

Statements issued by banks on the disruption offered some insight into the incident.

Kibwage is the holder of a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nairobi, a masters degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Analysis) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and a Doctoral Research Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
CAREERS

Egerton’s Ksh6B Debt Looms as Kibwage Becomes Vice-Chancellor

The situation has been driven by reforms in the education sector which have since 2016 seen a major drop in students enrolling for...

A packed Kasarani Stadium during the World Athletics Under-18 Championships in 2017. The successful event as well as the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in 2021 are a boost to Kenya's credentials as it looks to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships. [Photo/ World Athletics]
SPORTS

Inside Kenya’s Ksh7B Bid for 2025 World Athletics Championships

A selection panel is expected to visit the country in the first quarter of 2022 to inspect the country's ability to host the...

MTN Uganda is Uganda's largest telco by market share. It's IPO is expected to be the largest yet on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). [Photo/ NMG]
BUSINESS

Ksh132B MTN Uganda IPO Whets Kenyan Investors’ Appetite

“This will potentially be the largest IPO on the Ugandan market and will be delivered primarily through a digital paperless/ green platform which...

The Star is Kenya's third-biggest newspaper by circulation. [Photo/ The Star]
BUSINESSMEDIA

The Star to Launch Paywall as Radio Africa Shakes Up Staff

The Star is Kenya's third-biggest newspaper by circulation after The Nation and Standard newspapers. Its website is also among Kenya's most visited websites,...