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MARTIN SIELE

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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Kenya Power technicians at work. New draft regulations seek to compel the distributor to compensate consumers for losses incurred due to power outages.

BUSINESS ECONOMY

Why KPLC Could Compensate You for Your Next Blackout

Black-outs have seen many of KPLC's biggest industrial customers invest in their own energy generation capabilities in recent years, in a bid to...

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BUSINESS ECONOMY

Uhuru, Suluhu Strike Deal for Dar-Mombasa Gas Pipeline

Suluhu inspected a guard of honor before holding talks with her Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in a bid to improve relations and trade...

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Announcing the removal of trip cancellation fees in Nairobi and Mombasa, Uber noted that it was keen to maintain reliability and affordability.

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

Uber Gets Rid of Trip Cancellation Fees in Nairobi, Mombasa

A section of users had long protested the charges, arguing that it was impractical particularly in cases where the driver was to blame...

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Justice Hillary Chemitei of the Nakuru High Court allowed Mount Kenya University (MKU) to file a defence in the dispute which has played out over the past decade.

BUSINESS

MKU Scores Win in Court Over Ksh511M Dispute

The university appealed a 2011 ruling that found it liable to pay Ksh511 million to Step Up Holdings. The dispute stemmed from Step...

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Listening to the speeches at an event to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021, the long-held perception of Kenya's support for media freedom was apparent. The facts, however, tell a different story. (Photo: Quartz)

Media Freedom in Kenya is a Fallacy – Let’s Talk About It

Often, Kenya's oft-talked-about media freedom has been seen through the lens of stringent regulations effectively gagging media in neighbouring East African countries as...

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BUSINESS

Brookhouse Loses Ksh140M Tax Battle With KRA

Justice David Majanja ruled that subsidized tuition fees granted to its staff counted as a taxable benefit for which the employee was liable, further...

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