8 Things You Should Know This Morning
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is demanding for payment and Kenya seeks payment for its military contribution to the AU mission in Somalia. All this and more on "8 Things You Should Know This Morning".
Diaspora Remittances Grow 31.4% in 2012
Cash inflows from abroad have grown 31.4% from USD 891.1 million in 2011 to USD 1.2 billionin the full year of 2012. In the month of December 2012, remittances to Kenya grew by 24% and 8.4% to USD 105.7 million compared to USD 85.2 million and USD 97.5 million recorded in December 2011 and November, 2012 respectively.
MBA Courses: Investment or Liability?
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is not just an acknowledgement of mastery of business. It is a means of professional development that lays emphasis on real-life application of business theories. Many students rush to apply for it right after completing their undergraduate course, while those in the workplace use it…
KQ Receives 6th Fully-Owned E-Jet
Kenya Airways targets increasing its fleet to 119 by 2021; while growing the number of destinations to over 115 from the over 50 that it currently flies to.
Kenya Wildlife Service to Increase National Park Fees By 100%
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) plans to double its National Park entrance fees come February, 2013.The rise in fees will affect both the Nairobi National Park Safari Walk and the Impala Sanctuary in Kisumu.
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
Services paralyzed as workers’ protest spread The protest by City Council of Nairobi workers over delays in effecting a salary increment negotiated two years ago spread to other local authorities Monday, paralysing services. City Hall workers downed their tools last Thursday, abandoning vital services like…
Mobile Phone Subscriptions Up 2.5%
The number of mobile phone users in Kenya rose 2.5% between July and September last year to 30.4 million, compared to 29.7 million posted in the previous quarter.
The Data Wars Have Begun, Choose Your Weapon
By the end of 2013 Safaricom, Airtel, Essar (Yu Mobile) and Telkom Kenya (Orange) will have collectively spent KES 20 billion (USD 238.2 million) to expand their data services.
Income Security Versus Job Security
Is having a job necessary, or is the income it attracts of more value to you?
YuMobile Unveils "Power in My Pocket" Campaign
yuMobile has plans to increase its Agent distribution from the current 6000 to enable subscribers access the services more conveniently.
How Much Should You Save Each Month?
With transactions on the latest mobile banking innovation, M-Shwari, growing fast, having crossed the KES 1 billion mark by the end of 2012, with an excess of KES 976 million deposited in savings, only shows how Kenyans continue to recognize the importance of saving their money.
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. What Doesn’t Kill Emerging Markets Makes Them Stronger Emerging markets make up two-thirds of the world’s economic growth, but they’re countries in which the politics matter as much as the economics. One revolution, one coup, or one sanction can turn growth into risk.
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