To promote effective competition in the mobile market segment, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), in April 2011, introduced the Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a service that allows mobile subscribers the flexibility and convenience of migrating to a mobile network of their choice yet still maintain their original mobile…

You’ve probably spotted a group of young guys outside Junction Shopping mall, on select days, masquerading as Airtel Kenya promotion agents. Their strategy is simple; they target you, walk up to you and present you with an Airtel SIM card saying it’s yours for free. Once you stop…

Orange Kenya has unveiled a new service dubbed PEWA which allows Orange Kenya prepaid subscribers to purchase airtime on credit then pay later. PEWA is currently available to subscribers who have less than KES 5 airtime on their phones and they can borrow airtime worth KES…

To most, living by a budget is a life void of fun. It’s assumed to be lifestyle crunched with numbers trying to confine oneself to a restricting lifestyle. Done correctly, budgeting ought not to be that way, if anything; a budget should relieve all strain on your financial…

KES 20 million could get you a 4 bedroom Deluxe villa – off Kiambu road, 4.9 million Safaricom shares  – at a share price of KES 4.05, or a Jaguar XKR from CMC Motors showroom. Build as Jaguars’ most responsive, powerful, agile, and driver-focused production car, this…

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln Basic human logic is: As soon as I have enough money, I’ll get _ which will enable me to do _ which will then make me happy. We,…

Latest statistics from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company show a 3.4 percent rise in international crude oil prices. The Free On Board (FOB) price of Murban crude oil lifted in September 2012 was posted at USD 115.40 per barrel from 111.65 per barrel in August 2012.

A survey conducted by Ipsos-Synovate, late last year, showed that only 50 percent of Kenyans put money aside regularly as savings. 46 percent don’t save, 1 percent had no response while 2 percent refused to answer. Some of the main reasons why 46 percent…

With the digital migration fast gaining momentum, StarTimes Media Kenya, through its Facebook page has announced its official arrival in Kakamega. Residents of Western Province and its environs can now enjoy high quality digital broadcasting from StarTimes. A starTimes decoder retails at KES 2,999…

“Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. They were jerks before they had money; now they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.” – Warren Buffet Is your house full of things you don’t need, overwhelmed…