Laws That Should Protect You From Rent Increment
Kenyans have for the longest time been victims of exploitative property owners who hike rent whenever they like with no regard, what-so-ever, to their tenants. There have been attempts to safeguard tenants from such exploitative landlords, but these attempts have been frustrated by the procedures entailed…
Should You Get a Beba Card?
Seems like every money transaction service now has a smart card, from your fuel card to your Bank account’s ATM card. Plastic money is now becoming a common thing. Just as you would find a “Visa Card Accepted Here” sign in almost every supermarket, you will…
Do You Know The True Cost Of Owning That Car?
Cars are selling like hot cake in Nairobi and every Tom Dick and Harry wants to own one since the buying prices are relatively affordable.It is also becoming a status quo thing, where people are simply buying cars to belong, or to earn a certain respect among the…
Airtel to Maintain Tariffs After CCK Slashes Rates
Mobile operater Airtel Kenya will not be lowering the price after the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) cuts down the mobile termination rates (MTR) in July. Mobile termination rates is the amount of money an operator pays rivals if its subscribers call another network. The rates…
Off-Net Calling Rates to Drop
The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) is waiting for its board to lower the termination rate from the current KES 2.21 to KES 1.44 per minute. The new rates which are to take effect in July 2012 and will see off-net calling rates reduce. The “termination…
Mobile Unlimited Data Plans You Can Subscribe To
Following the recent move by Safaricom to discontinue its unlimited data plan, Orange, Airtel and Yu Mobile are the only alternatives left when it comes to mobile unlimited data plan. Below is a comparison of their unlimited data bundles and internet speeds.
How Practical Is GOtv Labour Day Offer?
I stumbled on GOtv’s Labour Day offer, on one of the papers this morning, and I tried to figure out how practical or cost effective it is. The offer states that you can buy a GOtv decoder for KES 3,340 when you subscribe for 3…
The Different Faces of “Unlimited”
How unlimited is unlimited? My recent analysis of the “unlimited” tariffs or offers by the mobile service providers have made me question my understanding of the word “unlimited”. The mobile service providers claim to give us unlimited products which in reality appear to be limited.
Public Parking v/s Private Parking
Finding a parking spot in the CBD can be very frustrating to many motorists. Both private and public parking lots in the CBD tend to be full by 10 a.m and motorists find themselves driving for minutes or even hours searching for available parking space. That aside, are public parking…
Will CCK's Move to Shut Down Fake Phones Affect You?
The Communications Commission of Kenya has announced August as the date for shutting down of fake mobile phones in the country after postponing the exercise three times. Now it seems sealed because the regulator has found a database provider that will give information that will assist in tracking…
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