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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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A woman uses her smartphone. Samuel Thuo hopes to make it easier for young Kenyans to save, invest and manage their finances with the Smart Spender app.
TECHNOLOGY

Smart Spender: Young Entrepreneur Hopes to Rival M-Pesa App

Among the app's key features is the integration of OCR technology allowing users to scan receipts, which are then automatically logged into your...

Royal Media Services (RMS) Founder and Chairman SK Macharia. His singular focus on making sure RMS stations were accessible to as many people as possible played a defining role in the company's success.
BUSINESSFEATURED ARTICLE

From Studios in Toilets to Multi-Billion Media Empire: How SK Macharia Did It [VIDEO]

Companies manufacturing common house-hold goods, such as detergent, tea leaves and flour started selling smaller packages of their products in a bid to...

Data from global streaming platform Spotify shows how Kenyans have been soundtracking their days, leading up to the Easter weekend.
SMART BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

How to Earn from Spotify as an Artist in Kenya

The superstars rake in millions of dollars from Spotify every year. It is estimated that Drake made $52.5 million (Ksh5.6 billion) from 21...

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) through their Tusker brand will be Team Kenya's Official Sponsor at the Tokyo Olympics, which will be held from to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021.
BUSINESSSPORTS

Ksh45M Tusker Sponsorship Boosts Tokyo-Bound Kenya Olympics Team

“We are pleased that KBL has continued to stand by us, even now, under the tough COVID-19 environment. It shows that, indeed, KBL...

A section of the Thika Superhighway. Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) owns a 153.17-acre piece of land in Juja along the highway. [Photo/Kenya Auto Bazaar]
BUSINESSREAL ESTATE

KCB Plots Ksh6B Thika Road Housing Venture

Student accommodation, for instance, is being considered for the project and represents one of the hottest real estate investments at the market. Developers...

Kenya's High Commissioner to the U.K Manoah Esipisu. The National Treasury has allocated Ksh1 billion for the acquisition of a new embassy in London. [Photo/ Manoah Esipisu]
ECONOMY

Taxpayers Fork Out Ksh1 Billion for Kenya’s New London Embassy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new approach to diplomatic real estate focuses on purchasing properties as opposed to leasing in foreign nations. Other...

Inside a penthouse at Gem Riverside Apartments. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) wants the properties seized claiming construction was funded by the proceeds of corruption. [Photo/ Gem Riverside]
BUSINESSREAL ESTATE

Kidero’s Ksh540K-Per-Month Apartments Eyed for Seizure

Wachira Mburu Mwangi & Company Advocates received instructions to represent City Hall and was paid millions in legal fees. The firm's managing partner,...

The Kenya Auto Bazaar Association has come out to oppose the draft regulations, setting the stage for a heated virtual meeting involving Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) and stakeholders on May 13, 2021. [Photo/ Living Space]
BUSINESS

Pest Control: Used Car Importers Slapped With New Inspection Fees

The new draft regulations would also see each container packing tyres, wires or disassembled equipment attract an inspection fee of Ksh3,000. Inspection fee...