Queues in Kenyan banks are always quite the spectacle. There are 12 counters available but really, only three are functioning. The line obviously moves slowly and precious hours are wasted waiting. To make matters worse, we are actually charged to wait in line. Hilarious, right?

A study shows that Americans will be spending an average of $854 (KES 72, 590) on gifts to family and friends this Christmas. Here's how for you to spend considerably less, after all, you're not in America.

Pesatalk gives you the story of the CEO of Kenya's second largest bank by asset base, and how he used other people's money to create his empire.

At the end of the workshop ,that was mostly attended by the millennial, It was clear that how one defines money will eventually determine how well or bad they spend it. This brings me to a question that has recently been gaining a lot of prominence when people talk about money- How do we teach kids about money ?

Business funding is only viable after the business concept has been tested and achieved a level of success in the market. Untested ideas can only be funded by people who earn your trust based on your record and a clearly identified market gap. The proposed product or service should convincingly meet identified need at sustainable cost.

Self-employment may seem complicated; dealing with taxes, payrolls, legal issues, insurance, marketing, and handling clients can prove to be quite the headache. But does it always have to be so hard? Don’t let the initial learning phase get you down.

On 13th November, 2012, Kenya opened its first railway station since, forever. To some, this was the equivalent of Kenya putting a man on the moon. It would bring lots of pride to millions of Kenya, just as the hundreds of millions of Indians see their chest swell with pride when their country launches a rocket into space, or successfully does a nuclear bomb test.

The phrase ‘Lame Duck’ has, for the longest time, been used amongst traders to describe those whose positions in capital instruments always results in huge capital losses. Sometimes, even driving some to a point of bankruptcy. Almost all of us, at some point, have had a lame duck experience, or something…

If, however, I am wrong, and a price war ensues; it will definitely not originate from Safaricom. This is because the market leader has nothing to gain from that. It is the other players who may try to fight for market share by lowering prices. Safaricom would then be on the defensive. Why?

Once upon a time, Zimbabwe was a great African nation. The people were proud, business was booming and life was generally great. President Robert Mugabe was legendary. It was referred to as the “bread basket” of sub-Saharan Africa. Then, one simple move changed all that; President Mugabe ordered the reclamation of white-owned farms.