Muramati to List on NSE
Muramati Savings and Credit Co-operatives is keen to be listed at the NSE. On a phone call with with the SACCO a source, who would rather not be mentioned, said “We cannot tell the public exactly when we will be listed but meanwhile its true that we intend to be listed…
Airtel's 5X Free Talktime Offer
Airtel subscribers have a new offer at their disposal. Dubbed “5 times free talktime everyday”, the offer will award Airtel subscribers with five times the airtime they spend daily. To enroll, subscribers are to dial 141 or *141#, then set a target on airtime to be spend…
Stiff Penalties For Vandals Welcomed By Kenya Power
Electricity distributor, Kenya Power has welcomed the amendments to the Energy Act that spell stiffer penalties to those found vandalising, or in possession of vandalised power equipment. The Statute Law Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2012, signed into law by the President on…
ERC Set To Review Fuel Prices
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to review fuel prices tomorrow – 14th July 2012. The previous fuel price review saw the price of super petrol decrease by Ksh 3.46, from Ksh 121.13 to Ksh 117.67, diesel decreased by 2.93, from Ksh 108.44…
Government Directs Reduction of Set Top Box Prices
The cost of converter box decoders to be reduced according to the latest from parliament.
Shoppers Turning to Mobile Devices for Shopping Decisions
A recently released survey by InMobi, a global mobile advertising network, reveals that Kenyan shoppers are increasingly consulting mobile devices before making shopping decisions. The insights, which were released this week, are based on a survey on 503 respondents in Nairobi, Eldoret, Kisumu, Mombassa, Nakuru and…
Stocks Watch
At today’s NSE trading, we will be closely observing the following share counters: Standard Group – The media conglomerate yesterday closed at its highest in almost one year, gaining 8 percent to close at Ksh 27 from Ksh 25 on Wednesday. The share has ranged between Ksh 21…
Closing Bell – 12 July 2012
INDICES The NSE All-Share Index closed up 0.15 percent at 82.29 points from 82.11 points yesterday while the NSE 20-Share Index also closed up 0.15 percent at 3,802.96 points today from 3,789.33 points yesterday. HIGHEST VOLUMES For a second day…
Mobile Number Portability Growing
Mobile Number Portability (MNP), the service that allows subscribers to change mobile service providers but retain their numbers has been gradually growing since inception last year. According to a report released by the Communications Commission of Kenya, the number of subscribers porting their numbers increased…
What Property can Your Salary Get You?
According to data released by property development and management firm HassConsult , saving 15% of a Kshs 25,000 salary every month for five years is enough to raise a deposit on a property worth Kshs. 1,314, 729. This property would be a bedsitter on Mombasa Road or a…
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