Budgeting For Your Kids Education
One of our readers recently wrote to us asking what percentage of one’s salary should cater for kids’ school fees.Quick research shows there’s not much data out there about budgeting for your kid’s fees, mainly because school fees aren’t part of monthly expenditure. In Kenya for, instance, a school term…
High Court Stops December 31 Analogue Signal Switch Off
The High Court has this morning stopped the 31st December 2012 analogue switch off deadline until 11th January 2013 when it will make a ruling on the same. This comes after Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) filed a case under certificate of urgency seeking…
"Unlimited Internet Plan is Unlimited” Says Telkom
Through a letter sent to consumer lobby group, Cofek, Telkom Kenya CEO Mr Mickael Ghossein came out strongly in defence of his company, saying it’s unlimited internet plan is indeed unlimited and it’s the consumers who fail to observe a fair usage policy as well as…
Court To Give Directive on 31st December Analogue Switch Off, Today
The High Court is today, 20 December 2012, expected to give directions on December 31 analogue TV signal switch-off after the government side was given up to today to prepare itself. The inter-parties hearing and initial directions of the Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) case against…
MultiChoice Wont Resell Exclusive EPL Rights
You will watch the English Premier League (EPL) only on DSTv. Pay-TV firm MultiChoice has turned down calls by the industry regulator to re-sell some of its exclusive content like the English Premier League rights to rival operators in Kenya. How about that?
Bittersweet Christmas as Sugar Prices Go Up
This Christmas might not be just as 'sweet' as we need it to be, owing to the increased retail prices of sugar this month. A kilo of sugar is selling between KES 115 and KES 130 up from KES 110 in November, and as a matter of fact some consumers in various parts of Nairobi have reported shortages of this commodity.
Error 403: Internet is Forbidden
Last week, a little known international organization called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) met in Dubai to draw up new rules to regulate the Internet, a process that is generating Hurricane Sandy-sized controversies among netheads. This ITU guys are up to endorsing some of the most worrisome…
High Court Postpones Initial Ruling of December 31st Analogue Switch Off Deadline
Justice Isaac Lenaola gives the government side up to Thursday December 20th for inter-parties hearing and initial directions of Cofek's case against 31 December analogue switch-off plan.
Cofek Accuses Telkom of Deceiving Customers
Telkom Kenya now faces a suit from Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) for deceiving customers to purchase its unlimited bundles. Through its campaign dubbed: Unlimited changes with Orange, Telkom Kenya has been selling its unlimited internet packages for months. But…
Why Fuel Prices Dropped
Kenyans, this morning, woke up to reduced fuel prices following the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) latest fuel price review. A liter of super petrol, in Nairobi now retails at KES 112.61 from KES 113.68, diesel retails at KES 105.79 from KES 105.85. The retails price of kerosene though…
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