Wondering What the QWERTY Movement Business is all about?
You must have heard this over the media: The QWERT movement is Nokia East Africa latest aggressive marketing strategy as they introduce four models of a new range of QWERTY keypad mobile phones dubbed Nokia Asha family into the Kenyan market. These include Asha 200, 201,…
The Tale of A Young Man and A Ditch
An old man, walking along a country road, came upon a fellow digging a ditch. The ditch digger was a young man, well muscled, and seemed like one that had become accustomed to manual labour. He was sweaty, tired, and dusty and looked like he had been digging…
Too Old To Live With The Folks?
Last weekend, there was a very interesting debate on the spending culture of Kenyans, initiated by @MediaMK on twitter. It questioned the decisions many a Kenyan will make, trying to keep up with a lifestyle they cannot afford in order to sustain a status quo. Just as previously discussed…
I am Only 20, I Can Be Careless
The twenties is the age of fun. It is when most of us get our first job and want to over-indulge in life’s endless niceties. We want to buy stuff that we do not need, go out as much as we can, travel the world. There is no feeling as…
Don’t Throw Away The Old T-shirt
When was the last time you took a needle and thread and sewed a torn dress? Often, people have no time to do this kind of thing. Old clothes are just that, old. Their term ends when the zip falls off. We will put them on the farthest side of…
Would You Freeze Your Embryo for the Sake of Your Career?
Are you a career driven woman whose focus is to climb up the corporate ladder and you don’t want any interruptions such as a pregnancy but would still want to have a child of your own in the distant future? Well you now have the option of embryo preservation. The…
4th Pay TV Option to Join the Market
Samsung Electronics will soon join the Pay TV market in August this year when it unveils new LED TV sets that have built-in satellite decoders allowing viewers access to 60 channels for free (30 English and 30 French). This comes after Samsung signed a deal with satellite operator…
Enjoying an Inexpensive Weekend.
It’s that time of the month when you are broke and the line between you and poverty is slowly closing in on you. To make ends meet you are obligated to cut on costs by all means possible, but this should not be excuse for you to have…
So, Who Exactly is A Millionaire?
A millionaire is, by definition, an individual whose wealth is equal to, or exceeds, one million units of currency. There are several schools of thought on how to calculate the value of one’s wealth and determine if one is a millionaire. One school suggests that a…
The Richer, The Poorer: Are Rich Nairobians Making Us Poor?
Is it possible that the rich are putting too much pressure on the non-rich, driving the country to the edge of spending more money than it actually has? According to Robert Frank in his book, Luxury Fever, our attempts to keep up with the rich folks…
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