A 5 Star Luxury Hotel that Lets You Have a Personal Butler
Hemingways, one of the Kenya’s hospitality chains is set to open up a new branch in Nairobi. The 45 all en suite development will be located in Karen and is due to be unveiled sometime in March 2013.
Making Money Online in Kenya
With unemployment levels hitting the roof, the internet has proven to be an ideal platform where unemployed Kenyans or Kenyans looking to make some extra cash can make money. In as much as this the case, the unfortunate reality is most Kenyans don’t know how they can make…
Diaspora Money. Where Does it Go?
The number of Kenyans living abroad Kenya's diaspora remittances has been on a steady increase in the last five years. As at September 2012, the number of Kenyans living in the diaspora was estimated at 3 Million. Where does all their money go?
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
The poor invest in airtime to grow income, says study Many of Kenya’s poor would rather go hungry and walk to work than be short of airtime, according to a study commissioned by the World Bank. The preference reflects the changes in spending…
The Stock Exchange; Gambling, Only Sophisticated
Over the last 90 days, the amount of money Apple has in the bank has risen to $ 117 billion from $ 110 billion, or to KES 10. 241 trillion from KES 9.631 trillion. Not a lot of money, but enough to fund Kenya’s entire budget for the next seven years, if it remains at its current amount.
And it still isn't enough, according to Apple shareholders.
Nairobi Is Rich in Investment Potential – Google Chairman
Nairobi could be Africa’s leading country when it comes to technology. According to Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, the green city in the sun carries great investment potential and is therefore ripe for the plucking.
Matching Your Business Costs
Your income must be more than your expenditure is the rule of thumb in business. But how do you make sure that you follow this rule?
Mobile Data Usage Shifts in Q3 2012
CCK reports a 56.9% increase in mobile data usage as at 30th September 2012 as compared to the same period the previous year.
National Health Insurance on Your Mobile Phone
The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has announced that registration and payment for their medical cover package will soon be accessible through mobile phones. According to the country’s official medical cover provider, Kenyans will no longer have to jump through bureaucratic hoops in order to sort out their medical expenses.
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
Ministry in Push for Mau Mau WarPayout The Kenyan Government is lobbying its British counterpart to compensate former Mau Mau torture victims without taking too much time in court. Justice minister Eugene Wamalwa on Wednesday said that even as the court processes over…
Hunters Become the Hunted: KES 6.6 Million Drone to Combat Poaching
The Ole Pejeta Conservancy has just raised KES 6.6 million to buy a UAV Drone in a bid to combat poaching in some parts of the country. The award-winning sanctuary (Conservancy of the Year, 2012) has announced that, starting March, 2013, they will deploy a drone that will be able to cover 90,000 acres of land within the conservancy.
CIC Insurance Can Now Manage Your Pension Funds
The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has licensed CIC Asset Management Limited to manage pension funds. Responding to the high number of concerns that most pension funds are mismanaged, CIC have said that they will make use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to reduce the cost of doing business and enhance efficiency.
Awesome Tower of Beer [Infographic]
Getting older has its benefits—like being able to have all the beer you can drink! Forget about your Chama contributions because that’s not beerable for now. In fact, ask the chairperson to just ‘beer’ with you for a moment. All it takes is 900 bob a day (and a really, really…
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