The Less You Drive, the Less You Pay
Gateway Insurance Company has unveiled a new service that lets vehicle owners pay their premiums depending on how much they use their cars. The product, dubbed, Pay As You Drive (PAYD), allows policy holders to choose Drive Plans which act as insurance bundles used to estimate…
Win Free Subscription to DStv, GOtv or DStv Mobile
Attend MultiChoice Open Day on 25 August 2012 and you might just be a winner of free subscription to DStv, GOtv or Dstv mobile. Winners of free subscription will be chosen every hour from 10am to 6am, entry is free.
Why Finance Players are Looking to the Diaspora
With Kenyans abroad remitting US$ 891.1 million (KES 7.49 billion) into the country in 2011 banks and other financial institutions are dashing to tap into this market. Just how practical is all of this hullabaloo?
Incoming Ecobank Group CEO Visits Kenya
Mr. Thierry Tanoh, the incoming Group Chief Executive Officer– Designate of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is in Kenya for a two day visit. The trip marks his first official visit to the country since his appointment in July 2012 effectively taking over from Mr. Arnold…
GOtv and the Demand for More Channels
GOtv subscribers have for the longest time complained about GOtv excising channel bouquet, as it is evident in GOtv Kenya facebook page, this coming despite a recent reduction in GOtv monthly subscription rate, . Some subscribers have gone as far as to suggest an increase…
Another 7-day 'Operation Clampdown' Extension
The City Council of Nairobi has given land rates defaulters seven extra working days to August 30th to clear their debts. This comes just after expiry of the previous extension period which was due on August the 21st 2012. City Hall says Kenyans made frantic requests for…
NSSF to Hold AGM for the First Time in Half a Century
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced yesterday that it will hold the first general meeting in almost half a century. The AGM will be held on 17th September, 47 years since the last one, which was held in 1965. According to board of…
Barclays Bank to Merge African Operation with Absa
Barclays Bank Kenya has notified the NSE of a planned merger of Barclays Plc’s entire African operation with South Africa’s Asba Group, news reports say. “Shareholders are advised that, in line with their strategy to operate as One Bank in Africa, Barclays…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Workers to get unemployment benefits with rise in NSSF fees Kenyan workers will give a bigger portion of their salaries to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) if Parliament passes a Bill seeking to directly link members’ contributions to their gross pay. NSSF, the public pension…
Barclays To Launch UK-Kenya Mobile Money Service
Barclays Bank will launch a person-to-person payments service that enables people to send and receive money using mobile phone numbers from the UK to Kenya. Launched in the UK earlier this year, Pingit, allows users to download a free, password-protected app for…
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