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<news:title><![CDATA[Steps to fixing the one thing holding your business back]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/enterprise/aspirational-marketing-is-on-the-rise-here-s-why-5623338</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[For years, companies relied on mass advertising and market visibility to drive growth on the assumption that a competitive product supported by wide distribution would secure customer retention. That logic is weakening.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-analysis/columnists/why-the-extra-mile-is-defining-measure-of-customer-experience-5623236</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Why the extra mile is the defining measure of customer experience]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Going the extra mile is not simply about doing more but understanding what matters to customers.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[When ONErpm launched in Kenya, the team quickly hit one of the biggest obstacles facing African artistes; a lack of financing for music projects.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-analysis/letters/beauty-products-offer-farmers-new-growth-line-5623306</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Beauty products offer farmers new growth line ]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[It would be interesting to explore how Africa can translate its botanical research into commercially viable cosmetic ingredients.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/markets/capital-markets/quickmart-founders-free-to-sell-800m-shares-after-ipo-5623294</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T14:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Quickmart founders free to sell 800m shares after IPO]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Tumaini Supermarket Founder Moses Nditika (left) during launch of Quickmart IPO on October 06, 2026 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. With him is Quickmart PLc founder Duncan Kinuthia.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-analysis/columnists/kra-should-fix-blind-spot-in-etims-5623238</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T14:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[KRA should fix blind spot in eTIMS manufacturing stock management]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/opinion-analysis/columnists/staff-transportation-can-unlock-capital-for-kenyan-companies-5623194</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Staff transportation can unlock capital for Kenyan companies]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Electrify staff transport and measure it, and it begins paying into several company mandates at once.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/kenya-trails-rwanda-in-tax-and-revenue-mobilisation-5623084</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T13:30:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[A new report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation ranks Kenya 10th among African countries on tax and revenue mobilisation.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T13:15:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Oil exploration in South Lokichar basin. Firms in the South Lokichar oil project are seeking to hire 68 employees.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T13:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Most African economies remain in the early “adopt” and “adapt” stages, relying mainly on ready-made AI products rather than developing frontier technologies.]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/banks-escape-20pc-kra-tax-on-overdue-loan-interest-5622980</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T11:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Banks escape 20pc KRA tax on overdue loan interest]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Banks have secured relief from a tax claim on interest earned from borrowers who delay loan repayments.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T09:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Construction is underway on the expansion of the Rironi–Mau Summit Road at the Gilgil section, on July 2, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T19:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenyans need at least Sh107, 000 for Dangote IPO shares]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote speaking during the Dangote Refinery IPO Engagement with Kenya and East African Institutional Investors at NSE offices in Nairobi on September 29, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Long before a drought reaches the evening news, an elder in Turkana has already read it in the sky.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale addresses journalists during a press briefing at Afya House in Nairobi on October 6, 2026, after Kenya confirmed its first case of Ebola Virus.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Why investors can&apos;t finance what is vague]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Investors cannot properly assess risks they cannot see, and businesses will struggle to meet expectations they do not understand.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[World Bank buys Quickmart stake after Naivas exit]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) CEO Frank Mwiti (right) with Quickmart PLc Founders Duncan Kinuthia (left) and his mother Zipporah Kinuthia during the launch of the Quickmart Initial Public Offering held on October 06, 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Abdi jumps to I&amp;M after early Absa gardening leave release]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[I&M Kenya chief executive Abdi Mohamed.]]></image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T16:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kenya Re minority shareholders lose court battle over disputed board elections]]></news:title>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[The petitioners cited poll results showing substantially similar and high votes for leading candidates.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[KTDA disputed that Mr Mathiu was denied access, saying security records showed no attempt to visit the office and be turned away.]]></image:caption>
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