1. Airtel Partners with Posta to increase Revenue
Airtel Kenya has entered into a partnership with Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK), which will see it utilise 465 outlets to sell airtime and offer its mobile money transfer service across the country. Finally.
For all you new age, techie people the iPhone 5 will be here today. It is widely expected to offer 4G wireless technology for the first time, and a 4-inch display, up from the current 3.5 inches.
So you wanted to put up a business stall in town the other day, and when you finally got it, the existing guy asked you to pay up ‘goodwill’, and when the figure was quoted your jaws dropped. Why?
4. south Africa Are Using the Kenya Office to Find Tourists
In a statement, South African Tourism (SAT), through its director for Domestic, Africa and Middle East regions, Mr Phumi Ndlomo, said the decision to establish a regional office in Kenya would solidify South Africa’s grip on the African market.
5. Gas in Kenya not Commercially Viable
Apache Corp. (APA), the third-largest U.S. independent oil and natural-gas producer by market value, said it will plug a Kenyan exploration well after failing to find commercial quantities of crude or natural gas.
6. CFC Rights Issue Starts Today
The fourth rights issue this year after those of Kenya Airways, Diamond Trust Bank and NIC Bank is seeking to raise 4 billion shillings to expand CFC Stanbic Bank which is the main subsidiary of CFC Stanbic Holdings. CFC Stanbic Bank is in turn the parent company of CFC Stanbic Financial Servicesestablished in the year 2000.
7. KES 884 Billion worth of National Debt
Recent reports show that our national debt stands at KES 884 Billion. Guess who’ll pay that back?
8. The longest lived thing on earth? Some grass somewhere
Meet Posidonia oceanic, a type of Mediterranean seagrass that is also the longest-lived thing on Earth. What’s its secret? The usual — clean living, plenty of exercise, asexual reproduction, being 6,000 tons of grass, and not getting flattened by climate change … YET.