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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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At Ksh35.1 billion, the lion's share of ad spend in H1 2021 went to television. [Photo/ Courtesy]
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Top 10 TV Stations Dominating Ad Billions in 2021 Revealed

Overall advertising expenditure in H1 2021 is up 15% compared to the same period last year.  However, the figure also represents a 4.4%...

Chiki Isiuwe (2nd from Right) at a past UBA event in Lagos. He brings a wealth of experience in the banking sector to UBA Kenya.
BUSINESS

UBA Bank Kenya Gets New CEO – Chike Isiuwe

He comes in to steer the tier 3 bank at a time when financial institutions in Kenya are banking on sustained economic recovery...

Ssaru (real name Sylvia Saru) is an East African sensation who quickly cut a niche for herself as the "Queen" of Gengetone as the genre exploded.
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Ssaru Joins Global Stars on Spotify’s EQUAL Program

Ssaru looked forward to being a part of the EQUAL program, noting: "Being an EQUAL artist grants me tools to project positive vibrations...

Equity
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Equity Bank Posts Record Ksh17.9B Half-Year Profit

Indicative of the evolving operating environment, Equity cut loan loss provisioning by 66 per cent.

Creditors including flour manufacturer Uzuri Foods Ltd wanted Britania Food Ltd liquidated to recover debts running into millions of shillings.
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Britania Foods: Biscuit Kings Crumble Under Weight of Debts

Among creditors who have been demanding their dues from Britania is flour manufacturer Uzuri Foods Ltd who filed a petition seeking to have...

Edwin Dande CEO Cytonn Investments
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Cytonn CEO Edwin Dande’s Latest Multi-Billion Shilling Fight

The last straw for Dande was a 24-hour notice Cytonn was given for a meeting with CMA a day before they were hit...

Jalang'o's new content platform for Kenyan creators dubbed JTube has been attracting hundreds of sign-ups, with videos being uploaded everyday.
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JTube: Jalango’s Biggest Venture Yet Aims to Rival YouTube in Kenya

"Some of these things are dreams and dreams start like this. You never know, this could be our next biggest tube in this...

The National Treasury on August 10, 2021 invited local and foreign companies to bid for the design, development, installation and maintenance of a new e-procurement system.
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New Govt Portal to Process All Public Tenders – Gamechanger or Liability?

The jury remains out on whether the introduction of the e-procurement system will be able to put a dent in the country's high-powered...