The amount of letters that Kenyans have been sending has been on a drastic decline. According to statistics from from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), during the last quarter of 2012, the total number of letters sent locally declined marginally by 0.6 percent to 16.6 million from 16.8 million in the previous quarter. For the same year, the total number of letters sent declined by 32.2 percent. Maybe letters are getting a little old fashioned.

It’s quite understandable why retirement isn’t a priority for most 20-something year olds. The main concern, at this age, is kick-starting a career rather than thinking about how things will be like in the distance future, if anything is to go by, you will have your NSSF money by the time you retire. As if that's ever enough.

The Daily Mail published an article on Sunday 21st October 2012, which makes revelations about the Winners’ Chapel movement, which have prompted the Charity Commission to review the charitable status  of the church – one of the fastest-growing in the UK. Winners’ Chapel is…

In Class 7, all the cool kids used to sit at the back, and, you know, feel cool. I was one of the weird ones. In class 8, our bus was called Helicopter, because it had blades at the top. I think. And I would sit at the front and fall asleep during the 2 hour trip home. Fast forward to now, when I am expanding my travel resume to, you know, outside school. Buses in Kenya really suck. They cannot and should not be done. Matatus are in an atrocious state. Anyway, this post is about the best and worst ways to travel.

Joining a roundabout while other vehicles are using it might lead to a circular wait, where you block a motorist who was taking the next exit, who in turns blocks a motorist who was taking the exit that you came in through and who in turns block other motorists (probably who were taking your exit) who now blocks you. Talk about circular logic, Maybe roundabouts should just be eliminated altogether.

But is it really as good as they claim? Take a look at rebranded products like Omo. The popular washing powder started adding “power-foam” to its surprisingly long list of ingredients. Just what in hell’s unholy name is power-foam? Aren’t all powder-based washing soaps supposed to produce foam? Is Omo’s foam somehow superior to all the other soaps in the market?

The summary shows how many instances of default are held on your record. There is also provision for total bounced cheques you have issued, any cases of fraud you have been associated with, number of loans you have applied for previously, any legal suits you are involved in and how many times your credit report has been requested for by either you or any institution that can access the system. Just what does this mean to you?

Sitting at one of Kenya’s rural courts one day, I witnessed the drama of a land-related family wrangle between men in their 70s and 80s. They claimed that their deceased father’s wishes regarding the division of the land were not being respected. I have a feeling the reason…

Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking website, is a buzz with commercial activity. A quick search for groups dealing in trade revealed that Kenya has quite a number of these pages that offer new and used electronic goods for sale, as well as dogs, clothes, shoes, food (yes, you read right) and oddly, shambalas. Are things so bad that Kenyans can't afford to buy things first hand?

Here’s an interesting fact about financially successful people: they tend to have a close relationship with money, they attract money, building wealth, and have somehow managed to secure their financial future. You might think this is due to pure luck, if anything; we are never really assured of our financial success, but think about it, what is luck?