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    <description>Entrepreneurship is not about selling things — it is about finding innovative ways to improve people’s lives</description>
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    <description>Week-on-week turnover declined to Sh4.7 billion from Sh4.9 billion posted the previous week</description>
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    <description>From shared lakes, oil prospecting fields to a tiny island, regional leaders ill at ease with one another</description>
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    <description>The government has embarked on an initiative to sweep aside bottlenecks in tendering for public projects which have for long denied private entities a chance to deal with the government</description>
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    <description>The Insurance Act is set for an overhaul in a fresh attempt to spur growth in an industry that has remained sluggish over the years</description>
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    <description>Growth in the number of travellers and the grounding of one of the local airlines has worked to the advantage of the national carrier, which has seen it introduce extra flights to Eldoret</description>
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    <description>The government is planning to borrow over Sh200 billion from the international market to bridge the Sh329 billion budget deficit and ease pressure on the domestic debt market</description>
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    <title>EAC states inch closer to setting up monetary union</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/EAC-states-inch-closer-to-setting-up-monetary-union/-/1226/1877034/-/13ba621z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The East African Community is on the verge of embracing the Monetary Union.</description>
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    <title>Merger of agencies to streamline ICT in Kenya</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Merger-of-agencies-so-streamline-ICT-in-Kenya/-/1226/1877028/-/tnlv8a/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Kenya’s information communication technology sector is headed for sweeping changes likely to yield a leaner, more efficient governance system as the new administration takes shape.</description>
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    <title>Nakuru water firm gets Sh430m for sanitation</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Nakuru-water-firm-gets-Sh430m-for-sanitation/-/1226/1877156/-/dpqu8a/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company has received Sh430 million to improve the sanitation value chain for peri-urban low-income areas in the cosmopolitan county.</description>
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    <title>Cement maker’s stock high on profit hope</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Cement-makers-stock-high-on-profit-hope/-/1226/1877126/-/wr134c/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Investors’ hope that the East African Portland Cement Company will post a profit in the full-year period ending June 31 saw the cement manufacturer’s share price rally to a 12-month high at the end of trading on Friday.</description>
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    <title>Insurance comes to the rescue of crop farmers</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Insurance-comes-to-the-rescue-of-crop-farmers/-/1226/1877116/-/afiq32z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>In 2011, there was failure of the barley crop following prolonged drought. This opened the eyes of Mr Matiko ole Sadera from Narok to agriculture insurance.</description>
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    <title>Get out of your comfort zone, take a bet</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Get-out-of-your-comfort-zone-take-a-bet/-/1226/1877128/-/ai1lfr/-/index.html</link>
    <description>When was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone? It is easy to get stuck in a routine, especially at work (more so if you have been doing the same job for a while), and taking on a new challenge is a great way of getting out of that rut.</description>
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    <title>Laikipia ranchers under pressure to start paying taxes</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Laikipia-ranchers-under-pressure-to-start-paying-taxes/-/1226/1877076/-/g01ch9z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The proprietors of wildlife ranches in Laikipia County are coming under pressure from local leaders to pay taxes for tourism facilities on their land.</description>
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    <title>CMC engages forward gear after crippling rows</title>
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    <description>Car dealer CMC Holdings is putting up a brave face despite losing an exclusive franchise deal with Jaguar Land Rover, which contributed 20 per cent of its business.</description>
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    <title>Spare potato seed land for food security, says ADC</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Spare-potato-seed-land-for-food-security--says-ADC/-/1226/1877140/-/10ox9k8z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The country is staring at a potato seed production crisis if the government settles thousands of IDPs on Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) farms.</description>
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    <title>Google’s Nexus 7 tablet to fight for share of the market</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Googles-Nexus-7-tablet-to-fight-for-share-of-the-market/-/1226/1877164/-/cc2732z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>One of tech giant Google’s efforts in mobile gadgets is partnering with Asus to manufacture “fast, good, and cheap” tablets that can operate on the Android platform.</description>
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    <title>Bourse crosses the 5,000 points mark</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Bourse-crosses-the-5000-points-mark/-/1226/1871106/-/k5rf2vz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Strong investor activity boosted by robust foreign dealers, especially on the sell side, saw the NSE 20 Share Index close the week above the 5,000-points mark on Friday despite a significant drop in equity turnover.  </description>
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    <title>Know thyself and know thy business</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Know-thyself-and-know-thy-business/-/1226/1871094/-/13q0bvnz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>What are the key personal characteristics that go hand in hand with business success?</description>
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    <title>Tech evolution putting classic wrist watches to test of time</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Tech-evolution-putting-classic-wrist-watches-to-test-of-time/-/1226/1871078/-/cqac3w/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The watch has been around for decades. It has survived wars, tech revolutions, and trends in lifestyles.</description>
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    <title>Agency predicts higher prices for tea at auction</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Agency-predicts-higher-prices-for-tea-at-auction/-/1226/1871070/-/m22lmgz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The price of tea at the Mombasa auction is likely to rise with the onset of the cold weather which is expected to reduce the volume of green leaves, an official has said.</description>
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    <title>Dairy farmer sidesteps milk glut with cheese production</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Dairy-farmer-sidesteps-milk-glut-with-cheese-production/-/1226/1871052/-/wn3812/-/index.html</link>
    <description>A dairy farmer in Uasin Gishu has turned to value addition to take advantage of the current stable supply of milk and to mitigate against unpredictable prices.</description>
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    <title>Kebs to go mobile in anti-counterfeit fight</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kebs-to-go-mobile-in-anti-counterfeit-fight/-/1226/1871042/-/q96i9s/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Kenya’s standards watchdog is set to launch a new initiative that will rely on mobile phones to stem the flood of counterfeit products in the local market.</description>
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    <title>Demand puts weakened shilling under pressure</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Demand-puts-weakened-shilling-under-pressure/-/1226/1871034/-/yey8r3/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The Kenyan shilling came under pressure in the past two weeks due to increased demand from exporters and corporates, which saw the currency at some point hit an eight-week low last week.</description>
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    <title>Steel and iron scrap metal prices decline</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Steel-and-iron-scrap-metal-prices-decline/-/1226/1871026/-/13e24xdz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Steel and iron scrap prices have fallen by more than 50 per cent as the local market experiences a glut following a government ban on the export of this class of metals in 2011.</description>
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    <title>Beer and cigarette makers survive lean times and expand</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Beer-and-cigarette-makers-survive-lean-times-and-expand/-/1226/1871022/-/nggx2t/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Beer and tobacco manufacturers last year registered significant growth in production, placing them on the radar of the government, which is starved of money to fund its projects ahead of the budget to be read this month.</description>
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    <title>Coming soon: Kenya’s largest fresh water dam</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Coming-soon-Kenyas-largest-fresh-water-dam/-/1226/1871014/-/ne2whl/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Construction of Kenya’s biggest dam is set to start soon along River Tana.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-06-03T13:38:11Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Nokia bets on new smartphone in attempt to regain lost ground</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Nokia-bets-on-new-smartphone/-/1226/1865508/-/luljncz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Nokia has introduced its flagship Lumia smartphones in Kenya in an attempt to regain its pole position in the mobile market</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-28T17:22:29Z</dc:date>
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    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Farming-reels-from-poor-funding/-/1226/1864648/-/10jln6iz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Agriculture recovered last year to take the position of the country’s top wealth maker and the only productive sector to post double-digit growth.</description>
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    <title>Busia yet to harness the potential of dairy industry</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Busia-yet-to-harness-the-potential-of-dairy-industry/-/1226/1863614/-/vpn24f/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Despite the high potential of the livestock sector in Busia County, not much has been done to tap into the lucrative industry. </description>
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    <title>Kari experts device plan to rid farms of lethal maize disease</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kari-experts-device-plan-to-rid-farms-of-lethal-maize-disease/-/1226/1863604/-/v9elt8/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Scientists from the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) have stepped up efforts to find a lasting solution to the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND), even as farmers continue to count losses.</description>
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    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Port-clearance-software-set-for-testing-next-month/-/1226/1863596/-/11n2wal/-/index.html</link>
    <description>A software intended to overhaul document processing at the Port of Mombasa will be tested next month.</description>
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    <title>Business leaders meet with eye on trade openings in Somalia</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Business-leaders-meet-with-eye-on-in-Somalia/-/1226/1863590/-/nsvf4r/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Business leaders from across the East African region are meeting in Nairobi to explore business opportunities emerging in Somalia as the country picks up from the ashes of a 24-year civil war.</description>
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    <title>Investor fatigue affects Nairobi bourse’s performance</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Investor-fatigue-affects-Nairobi-bourses-performance/-/1226/1863586/-/s4yjvfz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>THE NSE 20 Share Index was down 0.26 per cent during the week to stand at 4,965.98 points as signs of investor fatigue begin to set in.</description>
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    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/EABL-stock-high-on-foreign-interest/-/1226/1863582/-/4gnpw2/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Heightened foreign investor demand saw East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) stock rally at the beginning of the week to new highs due to speculation over an expected undisclosed major announcement but finished the week as top loser at the close of trading on Friday.</description>
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    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Aspire-inspire-and-be-willing-to-pay-the-price/-/1226/1863570/-/rpvbi6/-/index.html</link>
    <description>I OFTEN find myself reflecting on what I could call my mission in life. I ask myself what I would say if someone asked me what I live for?</description>
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    <title>Secret to success or failure for those setting up firms</title>
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    <description>I recently hosted the annual Sunday Times Fast Track 100 event at my Oxfordshire home.</description>
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    <title>Declining export volumes cast shadow on growth prospects</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Declining-export-volumes-cast-shadow-on-growth-prospects/-/1226/1863552/-/ayex10z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Sluggish growth in the value of Kenyan exports to key trading partners in Africa is casting a shadow over government promises to leverage on regional ties in growing the country’s economy.</description>
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    <title>One stop border point to ease regional trade</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/One-stop-border-point-to-ease-regional-trade/-/1226/1863546/-/10dgx7tz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Creation of a one stop border point at the Kenya-Malaba border is expected to ease congestion that has become synonymous with that exit point.</description>
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    <title>Geothermal project to get Sh10 billion shot in the arm</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Geothermal-project-to-get-Sh10-billion-shot-in-the-arm/-/1226/1863540/-/a4urfiz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The multi-billion Menengai Geothermal project has received a major boost after the World Bank pledged to inject an additional Sh10 billion to speed up the drilling and exploration of the green energy.</description>
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    <title>Kenya to form a mining corporation, says Balala</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kenya-to-form-a-mining-corporation-says-Balala/-/1226/1863538/-/nflw7v/-/index.html</link>
    <description>A national mining corporation will be formed to act as the investment arm of the government where joint venture with the private investors is involved.</description>
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    <title>HP rises with ElitePad900 in bid to grow corporate clients base</title>
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    <description>Hewlett-Packard, the American giant, has made great strides in the manufacture of computers, laptops, notebooks, and other technological gadgets that are now making competitors turn green with envy.</description>
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    <title>Middlemen reap big from tobacco</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Middlemen-reap-big-from-tobacco/-/1226/1858026/-/e48jmsz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Middlemen are laughing all the way to the bank, thanks to a delay in paying tobacco farmers by their respective companies in western Kenya.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-20T14:15:56Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Banks’ first quarter profits up 14 per cent to Sh28 billion</title>
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    <description>Commercial banks operating in Kenya saw their first quarter profits rise 14 per cent despite high interest rates that have dampened borrowing and led to an increase in non-performing loans.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-20T14:13:16Z</dc:date>
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    <title>It’s now the time for Africa as world turns to the continent</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Its-now-the-time-for-Africa-as-world-turns-to-the-continent/-/1226/1858018/-/fqx3mbz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>I was recently at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2013 in Los Angeles and, for the first time in its 16-year existence, four panels were devoted to discuss African opportunities and challenges.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-20T14:10:02Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Sh1.7 billion electricity project to light up region</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Sh1-7-billion-electricity-project-to-light-up-region/-/1226/1857308/-/89kwr7z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>THE EAST African Community is set to benefit from a Sh1.74 billion power project between Burundi and Rwanda which will be followed by several other international connections across the bloc.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T15:08:17Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Discipline is the essence of all management</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Discipline-is-the-essence-of-all-management/-/1226/1857306/-/150ekc5/-/index.html</link>
    <description>THERE IS A very close relationship between discipline, minimum personal standards, and routine. Put together, the three shape your success or failure.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T15:06:10Z</dc:date>
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    <title>KenolKobil leads the pack</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/KenolKobil-leads-the-pack/-/1226/1857302/-/a1kupjz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Oil marketer, KenolKobil, emerged as the week’s top gainer on speculation it had initiated talks with an unidentified company for strategic partnership following an earlier failed takeover bid by Puma Energy.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T15:03:22Z</dc:date>
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    <title>It is time for staff to get going for a good cause</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/It-is-time-for-staff-to-get-going-for-a-good-cause/-/1226/1857296/-/mbhht2/-/index.html</link>
    <description>In many parts of the world, spring is in bloom and people are getting off the couch and going outside.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T14:57:53Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Kenya’s wealth profile through the eyes of a banker</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kenyas-wealth-profile-through-the-eyes-of-a-banker/-/1226/1857292/-/4u80hz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>In an industry where profit is king, forking out Sh40 million to build a branch must be informed by a detailed analysis and good case for investment.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T14:55:15Z</dc:date>
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    <title>N-soko relaunches car sales web page</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/N-soko-relaunches-car-sales-web-page/-/1226/1857288/-/ffxklr/-/index.html</link>
    <description>N-soko, an online trading centre powered by the Nation Media Group, has re-launched its motor sales page in line with its goal to provide more focused services to customers.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T14:53:33Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Ranchers lobby against Sh63bn power project</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Ranchers-lobby-against-Sh63bn-power-project/-/1226/1857282/-/vgpdby/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Kenyans could continue grappling with electricity shortages and high costs longer after a Sh63 billion project to import power from Ethiopia met stiff opposition from wildlife conservationists in Laikipia.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T14:51:33Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Britam now engages regional growth gear</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Britam-now-engages-regional-growth-gear/-/1226/1857278/-/rkkohkz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>British American Asset Management Limited has embarked on an ambitious regional expansion plan targeting the rising middle class in the improving East African economies.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-19T14:49:44Z</dc:date>
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    <title>CFC Stanbic biggest loser at the bourse</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/CFC-Stanbic-biggest-loser-at-the-bourse--/-/1226/1850692/-/gr18p1/-/index.html</link>
    <description>CFC Stanbic Bank closed the week as the biggest loser and accounted for the highest single-day turnover witnessed at the stock market in more than two years, according to analysts.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T04:56:56Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Great professionals can also be great at being parents</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Great-professionals-can-also-be-great-at-being-parents-/-/1226/1850686/-/945th5z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>My first child was born last year and I am finding it difficult to maintain a work-life balance. As a father yourself, how have you managed?</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T04:17:46Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Posta invests Sh500m in new mail model</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Posta-invests-Sh500m-in-new-mail-model-/-/1226/1850684/-/3frwj1/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Postal Corporation of Kenya is adopting a new business model to help it survive the onslaught of the Internet on its business.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T04:14:58Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Counties risk turning into job bureaus,  leaders warn</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Counties-risk-turning-into-job-bureaus--leaders-warn--/-/1226/1850682/-/15qhpmh/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Governors have warned that county governments risk being turned into employment bureaus as most of their revenue will be dedicated to paying staff and little going to development.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T04:12:04Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Petrol refinery could be shut over funding woes</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Petrol-refinery-could-be-shut-over-funding-woes-/-/1226/1850678/-/tamiv7/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The government is contemplating closing down Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd if its partner, Essar, does not put in money for its upgrade as it had promised when buying a 50 per cent stake in the plant in 2009.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T03:17:42Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Stage-managed vehicle crashes that are bleeding insurance firms</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Stage-managed-vehicle-crashes-that-are-bleeding-insurance-firms-/-/1226/1850674/-/11npq8lz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Is your car old, worn out, and with little or no resale value? Well, there is a new, faster, and better way to get more value out of it — if you are willing to pay.  </description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T03:02:34Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Kenya attracts foreign firms to tap growth prospects</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Kenya-attracts-foreign-firms-to-tap-growth-prospects-/-/1226/1850672/-/kc4kkjz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>The growing interest of global giants in acquiring Kenyan firms continues to emphasise the rising significance of Kenya as a leading investment destination in Africa.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T02:55:57Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Hotel investors make beeline for the thriving Eldoret town</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Hotel-investors-make-beeline-for-the-thriving-Eldoret-town-/-/1226/1850670/-/1526nwlz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>High demand for accommodation in Eldoret has sharpened the appetite among investors in the hospitality industry.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T02:53:46Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Nokia banks hopes on low-cost  Internet gadgets to spur sales</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Nokia-banks-hopes-on-low-cost--Internet-gadgets-to-spur-sales-/-/1226/1850666/-/qshqyx/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Nokia is banking on fast-growing demand for low-cost Internet-enabled devices in the emerging markets to regain its market share.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T02:22:39Z</dc:date>
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    <title>A bit of fun at the workplace leads to better service delivery</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/A-bit-of-fun-at-the-workplace-leads-to-better-service-delivery-/-/1226/1850664/-/j7foy1z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>DOES A FUN work environment mean better service for the customer or does it take away valuable time that would be better spent doing real work?</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T02:16:29Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Sh4.8 billion dam to end the water woes of Baringo residents</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Sh48-billion-dam-to-end-the-water-woes-of-Baringo-residents-/-/1226/1850662/-/x05shh/-/index.html</link>
    <description>THE COMPLETION of a water dam is expected to alleviate the water woes of residents of Baringo County and parts of Nakuru.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T02:13:54Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Cows mattresses improve milk production</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Cows-mattresses-improve-milk-production-/-/1226/1850658/-/lvyq9t/-/index.html</link>
    <description>It is no secret that dairy farmers are exploring all means and leaving nothing to chance to raise milk yields and double their income.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-13T02:08:06Z</dc:date>
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    <title>The better side of ICTs and learning  of children in Kenya</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/The-better-side-of-ICTs-and-learning--of-children-in-Kenya/-/1226/1843968/-/7e47utz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Pupils at Intimigom Primary school in Kilgoris are among beneficiaries of e-readers distributed by Worldreader.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T14:49:05Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Row simmers over plan to export pyrethrum by county</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Row-simmers-over-plan-to-export-pyrethrum-by-county/-/1226/1843958/-/anpxt8z/-/index.html</link>
    <description>A conflict is brewing between West Pokot County and the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya over the former’s plan to by bypass the latter and seek external markets for the cash crop.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T14:40:09Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Coffee firm  top gainer at the close of trading</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Coffee-firm--top-gainer-at-the-close-of-trading-/-/1226/1843284/-/uokjtz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>Coffee grower and seller, Eaagads Ltd, led the gainers’ pack last week, going up by 12.5 per cent, even as the prices of the bean continued to decline for the fifth time in a row.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T02:21:22Z</dc:date>
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    <title>At times dreams do come true for entrepreneurs</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/At-times-dreams-do-come-true-for-entrepreneurs-/-/1226/1843280/-/15uuo2cz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>What daily activities do you find inspiring and motivating?</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T02:14:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>EAC sets up regional shippers’ council</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/EAC-sets-up-regional-shippers-council-/-/1226/1843276/-/var46rz/-/index.html</link>
    <description>A regional bloc has launched a shippers’ council tasked with addressing transport and logistics challenges in the region.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T02:09:22Z</dc:date>
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    <title>New cover targets women for lower risk</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/New-cover-targets-women-for-lower-risk-/-/1226/1843274/-/9ndhvm/-/index.html</link>
    <description>An insurer has launched a motor vehicle cover to reward women for their lower risk profile.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T02:07:06Z</dc:date>
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    <title>French firm to tap solar, wind energy for sale to national gridQui simorid</title>
    <link>http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/French-firm-to-tap-solar-wind-energy-for-sale/-/1226/1843272/-/enxf4/-/index.html</link>
    <description>A French company has entered the Kenyan energy business, intent on offering renewable power to both the public and private industry.</description>
    <dc:date>2013-05-06T02:03:55Z</dc:date>
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