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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

Senior figures within Kenya Power, however, are pushing for further review of the revenue share agreement between Kenya Power and Safaricom arguing that...

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

A one-way ticket on the route will cost  $419 (Ksh46,000) for economy class seats.

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

In Kenya,  SportPesa has been rocked by shareholder wrangles involving its Kenyan and Bulgarian shareholders, legal battles with the Betting Control and Licensing...

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

The acquisition of James Finlay's Lemotit flower farm in Kipkelion East, Kericho by flower firm Black Tulip for an undisclosed amount was announced...

Gas cylinder dealers dealers had sought a ten-year exemption from the regulations effected in June 2019 abolishing the mandatory exchange pool.
FEATURED ARTICLE

Gas Firms Get 5-Year Greenlight to Exchange Cylinders

“It is notified for general information that the Authority has granted an exemption with respect to exclusive dealing among the members of the...

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]
BUSINESSPOLITICS

How Political Interests Frustrate Vision 2030 – Secretariat Boss Reveals

"To get any project off the ground is a miracle in itself," he admitted, noting that they needed to jump through several hoops.

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

If it is established upon inspection of an insurance company that they are  dealing with or have dealt with an insurance agent or...

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

"My mission is to give all children in the world access to knowledge and education. I want those children to grow up into...