8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Safaricom Named Top Tax Payer Kenya Revenue Authority has named Safaricom as the top tax payer for the 2011/2012 financial year. 2.The KES 170 Million Birthday Song According to Hiskey Daven, the song “Happy Birthday” earns about KES 170…
The Stock Market Today
The positive trend was maintained at the start of the last week of October on both indices. The NSE 20 Share Index performance was up 19.71 points to close at 4053.79 and the All-Share Index performance was up 0.38 points to close at 89.51 HIGHEST VOLUMES…
6 Expenses to Look Out for After Retirement
Even with safe-guards in place there are a number of expenses that could increase as your golden years progress. According to the Zimele Pension Plan and an article from the Kenya Social Protection Review, it pays to be prepared. Entertainment Expenses…
Deals, Why Should You Pay the Full Amount?
A three day entrance pass ticket to Brew Bistro’s Oktoberfest will cost you KES 2,000. Rupu have a special deal where you could buy a three day entrance pass ticket at up to 70 percent discount on the original price, translating in you spending KES 580 on the…
My Money in My Twenties: What Are Your Retirement Plans?
It’s quite understandable why retirement isn’t a priority for most 20-something year olds. The main concern, at this age, is kick-starting a career rather than thinking about how things will be like in the distance future, if anything is to go by, you will have your NSSF money by the time you retire. As if that's ever enough.
The KES 170 Million Birthday Song
According to Hiskey Daven, the song “Happy Birthday” earns about KES 170 Million every year. It has been copyrighted and is currently owned by Warner Music which was purchased by an investment group. The song was supposedly created by Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith…
Inside Britam: British American Investments Company
British-American Investments Company is the holding company of the entire Britam Group of companies. What does this mean? And just how many companies does it hold?
Safaricom and M-Kopa Unveil KES 40 a Day Solar Unit
Safaricom Limited has partnered with M-KOPA, a mobile technology company based in Nairobi, to launch a GSM enabled pay-as-you-go solar solution. Using embedded Safaricom sim cards, M-KOPA Solar allows a customer to enjoy the use of a d.light solar home system, while paying daily instalments of KES 40 via M-Pesa…
The Stocks We Are Watching Today
The securities exchange closed at 4034.07 last week on Friday, an increase from Thursday’s performance on both indices. Today we shall be focusing on 3 listed companies that won different awards in the recent Think Business Capital Markets Awards 2012 ceremony. They are; Britam, Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)…
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Women Business Graduates Earn More than Men Women graduates in business courses earned more than their male counterparts last year, a global survey has shown. According to Alumni Perspectives Survey 2012 that was done by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) — a global…
Cost of Being in a Football Stadium;Emirates Vs Nyayo
For their lack of luck with trophies Arsenal is topping another list. They are currently the most expensive place in England to watch a soccer game. This is all fine, but what are the prices like here in Kenya?
'Pastorpreneur' – Skinning the Flock and Taking its Milk
The Daily Mail published an article on Sunday 21st October 2012, which makes revelations about the Winners’ Chapel movement, which have prompted the Charity Commission to review the charitable status of the church – one of the fastest-growing in the UK. Winners’ Chapel is…
KRA Now Targeting Sportsmen
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) wants award-winning athletes to submit taxes at a top rate of 30%. According to John Njiraini, KRA’s commissioner-general, this new development is part of the renewed focus on rich Kenyans to help raise the revenue needed to finance rising government obligations. “It is part…
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