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ECONOMY

Poverty Persists Despite Growth as Inequality Gap Remains Wide

Kenya’s economic growth is no longer lifting people out of poverty as effectively as it once did, raising fresh concerns about inequality and...

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CAREERS

How Kenyans Can Find the Right Jobs

If you're Kenyan who's looking for a new job, you've come to the right website. Here you'll find all the necessary information about...

Dr Bitange Ndemo with former US President Barack Obama. Dr Ndemo says that value addition is the way to go with the government playing a role by creating incentives to attract investments. www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED ARTICLE

Konza City Creates Jobs for 60,000 Ethiopians

With much pomp and aplomb, the Konza Technology City was launched in 2008 as a key flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030 economic...

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LEADERSHIP

Can Human Capital Export Solve Unemployment Crisis?

Job seekers are leaving their countries of origin every year to find jobs abroad. Considering that the vast majority of migrant workers are...

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Mix-up that Saw Uhuru Appoint Dead Man For Big Government Job

Dead men don’t tell tales, but in Kenya they actually get jobs and draw salaries. The issue of ghost workers has become a...

Kenya’s high unemployment rate presents a difficult labour market experience for job seekers. Kenya’s gig economy employs 14.9 million workers online and offline. www.businesstoday.co.ke
ECONOMY

Kenya’s Unemployed Making Money in Short Term Contracts Online, Offline

Kenya’s gig economy employs 14.9 million workers accounting for 83.6% of the working population. The norm in Kenya is that for decades, the...

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SMART BUSINESS

Teacher Who Bought College that Denied Him a Job

Many employers, keen to avoid cold-calls from job applicants, usually add a caveat to job advertisements or immediately after a job interview: “We...

A fruit market which is popular with entrepreneurs. Statistics indicate that most businesses collapse within the first year after they begin, drawing a gloom reality for those interested in entrepreneurship. www.businesstoday.co.ke
ENTERPRISE 101

Are these 7 reasons why your business may fail?

No one starts a business to fail but for any venture to thrive, there are lots of sacrifices that are made to make...

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ECONOMY

Unemployment Menace to Grow as Kenyan Companies Plan Mass Layoffs

The number of unemployed Kenyans is set to increase this year after companies revealed plans to have hundreds of layoffs. This has been...