Would You Spend KES 3,000 on Your Nails?
You can get gel nail extensions from Concierge Beauty Salon and Barber Shop in Nairobi at KES 3,000. The session typically lasting an hour will get you an experienced nail technician who will carefully place UV Gel Nails over your natural nails, protecting and promoting their growth. Ladies, would you…
Counterfeit Phones are Here to Stay
A mobile phone user in Kenya (Photo:Africa Renewal) The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has suspended the purported shut down of all counterfeit mobile phone handsets. The industry regulator had set a 30th April 2012 deadline for shutting down the fake gadgets. An official announcement from CCK…
NIC Seeks Shareholder Approval at AGM to Increase Authorised Share Capital
NIC Bank has released a notice of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the local dailies. This will be the 52nd AGM of the shareholders of NIC Bank and will be held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday 2nd May 2012. The bank’s profit after tax…
Family Bank Seeking Agents
Family Bank Kenya is looking for agents to roll out its agency services throughout the country. This is in its quest to increase its customer base by reaching as many Kenyans as possible. The requirements for registering as an agent (Sole proprietor/partnership) are as follows; Must…
The Agony of Cheap Acquisition
The cost of living has blown off the roof and it is quite a forgivable affair when consumers opt for manageable options at the till. The cost of machinery and household equipment has not forgiven us either. Options exist, cheaper ones for that matter for acquisition of these items at…
DStv Raises Fees
After MultiChoice Africa increased GOtv monthly subscription fees, it has announced that it has increased the DStv monthly subscription fees with effect 1st April 2012. The price change affects all the bouquet options available to DStv subscribers. Please see the new DStv subscription pricing belo Source of…
Shop Owner Capitalizing on People's Inconvenience?
A small shanty shop is stacked in a fence on Ole Dume road, a few meters off Gitanga road. The shop is barely visible and one wonders why a person would set up shop in such a neighbourhood. Bangladesh is an upmarket Nairobi neighbourhood and you would not expect…
The Cost of Owning a 3D TV
Going out to watch a movie is fast loosing taste as more Kenyans opt to spice up their home entertainment systems. With the 3D technology gaining fast popularity we now have the option of buying a 3D TV for your home viewing, though how much would it cost to own…
Digital TV Signal; Is it Affordable?
Analogue TV set (Image: Tv Throng) From July 2012, there will be no more analogue TV sets sold in the shops in Kenya. That is good news. The government has imposed a ban on importation of analogue TV sets beginning July. This move could probably deny thousands of households…
Bei Ya Kuongea – Mastering the Art of Bargaining
Some find it too low class and pedestrian. Others see it as a sign of economic arrogance. But bargaining is an economically upright practice. This might be probably one of the reasons why most men would rather hunt squirrels with spears than take a woman shopping. Most women…
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