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Brian Wamugi
This is a Kenyan based podcast. The main aim of the podcast is to condense the weekly trending business stories into a single short episode.
LowLands Gardens radio commercial
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It was fun creating this commercial with a friend called Calvin Mwenda. He did the scripting and I did the voice to this beautiful piece.
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This voice-over was for an invitation to the 2022 carol service at PCEA St. Andrew's Church.
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Welcome to Sauti Store KE. The store that stores voices. The Vijana Credit Ad is a commercial by Brian Wamugi.
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Welcome back to the 4Bs Podcast, Business Brief By Brian. Posting will be done bi-monthly on the first and last Saturday of the month beginning in March.
In this episode, we have a special feature story on working from home, the winners and losers lined up for you. For feedback purposes, email me at bwamugigathima@gmail.com
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The stories that made it to the headlines include; Safaricom is set to pay an interim dividend, Kenya Power enters solar to curb consumers switch, Telkom Kenya and Airtel have the green light to revive their planned merger, KenGen) has signed a 709 million Kenya shillings contract to drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti. Stay tuned for more stories. Karibuni!
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Welcome back to the 4Bs podcast, the stories that made it to the headlines include; coca-cola wins a claim of bad soda, Telcos giant Safaricom announces the launch of an M-PESA Bill Management service, Sidian Bank opens its 42nd branch in Gikomba, Commercialization of flights to Nyeri just to mention a few.
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The stories that made it to the headlines include; sale of new motor vehicles drop, HF Group receives Sh1 billion from its top shareholder Britam, The National Treasury has disbursed 24.6 billion shillings to county governments as part of their Equitable Share, prices of key food items increases. Karibuni!
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Welcome back to the 4Bs podcast, the stories making the headlines include; EPRA revises fuel prices, jet fuel demand increases, women locked out of Sacco managerial positions, KRA to hire 2000 officers to curb tax cheats, New title deeds to be issued and banks considering not to reward investors. Karibuni!
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Welcome to the first episode of season 2. We have great stories lined up just for you.
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The Office of the Presidency raises its entertainment budget by Ksh. 422M.
You risk facing arrest if you witness any form of corruption and fail to report it.
Check out for these stories and many more!
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Stories highlighted include;
- Insurance companies to pay for coronavirus treatment in public hospitals only
- County governments have received 5 billion shillings from the national government
- Losses accruing to the relocation of the logistics operations from Mombasa Port to Naivasha Port.
- Kenya has ended its multi-billion shilling early oil export scheme
- Kenyans have a redeemed 301 million Kenya shillings from the Safaricom customer loyalty awards scheme, Bonga Points
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Stories highlighted include;
- Kenya secures a Ksh. 10B loan with world bank to expand fishing at the coast
- HELB releases 7.6B loan to university/college students
- Norfolk Hotel closes doors as it sends employees home
- 75% of MSMEs likely to close by the end of June
- KRA commences movement of transit cargo from the port of Mombasa to Naivasha
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Stories highlighted include;
- The Youth Enterprise Development Fundsuspends the recovery of loans and listing of defaulters
- New regulations for the National Housing Development Fund (NHDF)
- Family Bank sets aside Sh1.3bn for healthcare SMEs
- SWVL Kenya gets the green light to carry out its operations
- The government announces that it will no longer directly buy, distribute, sell, or set prices of maize.
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Welcome to the 10th episode of the 4Bs. Stories highlighted include;
- Absa set to provide overdraft loans to pay private school teachers
- Airtel Africa registers a 44 billion Kenya shillings profit
- Kerosene prices go up as petrol and diesel prices fall
- The government plans to allow airlines to resume passenger services,
- The value of payments made through cards grew by 1.64
- Sports betting firms eye for revenues as some sporting activities resume.
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Stories highlighted include;
- MPs renew push for tax-funded five-star food
- Farm produce vendors move to estates using open vehicles
- Kenya seeks financial help from IMF and World Bank
- Inflation rate explainer
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Stories highlighted include;
- Safaricom posts a 19.5% increase in net profit
- World Bank revises Kenya's economic growth to 1.5%
- Agribusinesses in the country are set to receive a financial boost through the AgriBiz Program
- Inflation rates for the month of April rise to 5.62%
- KRA regains powers to spy on transactions through third parties
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Stories Highlighted include
- What it means when crude oil prices go negative
- Insurance regulators to report cash transactions surpassing ksh. 1M
- Employers asked not to fire employees
- National Treasury waives off court fees for small businesses
- Jumia and Twiga Foods partnership
- KQ share prices falls below the KSh. 1 mark
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Stories highlighted include;
- Uhuru releases funds to support vulnerable persons in Kenya
- Treasury proposes budget cuts
- Petrol prices at bigger margins
- Safaricom data traffic grows by 40%
- Demand for flowers in Europe start picking up
- Digital lenders ordered to stop listing defaulters on CRB
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Stories highlighted include;
- Kenya is likely to lose Ksh. 172B amidst the coronavirus pandemic
- Co-op Bank injects Ksh. 100M to the COVID-19 emergency fund
- Youth skeptical of investing amidst the coronavirus pandemic
- UN asking Governments to lock away unscrupulous traders
- Movie guys see profits rise in their business
- Safaricom rolls out Bonga for food campaign
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Stories highlighted include;
- World Bank offers Ksh. 5B credit to Kenya
- Jumia and Posta Kenya unveil cheap delivery service countrywide
- Peter Ndegwa takes office as Safaricom's CEO
- Locusts invasion posing a threat to Nyandarua's food security
- Electronics impulse buying by Kenyans
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Business operations for this week have been slowed down because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Stories highlighted included;
- President Uhuru eases Kenyan's tax burden
- Top government officials take pay cuts
- Kenya Airways plans to take a New York-bound flight
- Little Cab introduces parcel delivery services
- Cybersecurity threats on the rise
- Government bans importation of second-hand clothes
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The ongoing global pandemic, the coronavirus has hit hard the economy affecting various business operations. In this week's episode, most of the stories are centered around the coronavirus effects on the economy.
These are the stories that have made headlines during the week;
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Polycarp Igathe Appointed as the new Equity Holdings Chief Commercial Officer
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Safaricom waives of all transaction charges on costs below Ksh. 1,000
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Commercial Banks Suspend loan repayments for a period of 12 months
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Co-operative and Equity Bank register a profit growth
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Flower farms lay off workers
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Kenya Airways Managers take a pay cut
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The Michael Joseph Audio Clip is courtesy of Citizen TV Live
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Features stories
- Corona Virus Affecting Business Operations
- SMEs Facing Credit Facilities Challenges
- Murang'a County Avocado Regulations
- Co-operative Bank Buying Out Jamii Bora Bank
- Unaitas Shattered Dreams
- SWVL Appointing a New GM
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This is the first upload for my podcast. It will be featured in all my upcoming weekly podcasts
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