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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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Ericsson Limited technicians repair a CCTV camera installed by Safaricom along Wayaki Way, Nairobi, in October 2015. The smart electricity meter project is the latest diversification opportunity for Safaricom, which has capitalized on its status as the leading network service provider for multi-billion shilling partnerships. [Photo/ NMG]
BUSINESSMARKETS

Safaricom Eyes Ksh53B from Kenya Power Deal

Safaricom expects to earn Ksh53 Billion from installing and operating smart meters for the Kenya Power and Lightning Company's (KPLC) most important clients...

A Kenya Airways plane at Mombasa International Airport before starting a direct cargo flight to Shajara Airport, UAE on November 25, 2020.
BUSINESS

KQ’s Mumbai Flights Back on After 4-Month Hiatus

National carrier Kenya Airways has resumed passenger flights to Mumbai, India after a 4-month hiatus occasioned by a spike in Covid-19 cases in...

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri at a past event. SPS Sportsoft Limited is registered in the United Kingdom and provided software and technical support services for Sportpesa's betting platforms in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
BUSINESS

UK Govt Takes Over Sportpesa Company’s Ksh2B Assets

A Liverpool, UK-based software and support services firm with the same shareholders as SportPesa, SPS Sportsoft Limited, is set to be dissolved and...

The acquisition will see Lemotit Farm added to Black Tulip's portfolio which includes flower farms in Ol Kalou, Naivasha, Timau, Limuru and Salgaa.
BUSINESS

James Finlay Sends Home 910 Workers in Kericho

910 employees of James Finlay Kenya in Kericho are set to lose their jobs as the firm wraps up the sale of its...

Gas cylinder dealers dealers had sought a ten-year exemption from the regulations effected in June 2019 abolishing the mandatory exchange pool.
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Gas Firms Get 5-Year Greenlight to Exchange Cylinders

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has enacted for suppliers and distributors of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) a five-year exemption that will allow...

Kenneth Mwige agreed that the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat needed to be anchored in Law as opposed to being under the State Department for Planning. [Photo/ Vision2030.go.ke]
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How Political Interests Frustrate Vision 2030 – Secretariat Boss Reveals

Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat Director-General Kenneth Mwige in a radio interview with Spice FM on Monday, September 13 offered insights into the biggest...

An IRA officer during a past sensitization activity. Insurance Agents will need to access the IRA Online Portal www.ira.go.ke in order to apply for renewal of registration as well as update their profile where necessary. [Photo/ IRA]
BUSINESS

Insurance Agents Race to Beat September Deadline for Renewal

Insurance agents are racing to beat the September 30, 2021 deadline set by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) for renewal of registration. Those...

The first man to run a sub 2-hour marathon, reigning Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
SPORTS

Eliud Kipchoge Foundation Launched to Educate Children, Protect the Environment

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge on Thursday, September 9 unveiled the Eliud Kipchoge Foundation - a non-profit focused on education and environment....

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