Financing For Start-ups: Approaching Private Investors
So you have an idea, and you're looking for financing? Maybe you should look at this first.
Hospitality Counters Off To A Bad Start
COUNTER WATCH Uchumi Supermarket – Having closed the day at KES 19.25, the counter’s price took a slight dip in share price by 25 cents. Bearing in mind that the supermarket is looking to raise KES 1.5 billion in a share offer next year, a downward spiral…
Watamu & Diani in Africa's Top 3 Beaches
Today, it's 22 days to Christmas, a time when most prefer travelling 'coastwards'. You perhaps would like to know how the destination beach of your choice competes internationally. According to CNN Travel Watamu beach is the second best beach to beach followed by Diani at third.
The Matatu Strike, an Unnecessary Inconvenience
The matatu sector has, for the longest time, been characterized by chaos and confusion. Overlapping, obstruction of traffic and careless driving are but some of the menaces, on our roads, associated with matatus. The new traffic laws are long overdue, and some degree of order needs to be restored our roads.
There, I said it.
Court Orders Kenya Airways to Reinstate Sacked Employees
The Industrial Court in Nairobi has ordered Kenya Airways to reinstate more than 400 employees who had been sacked by tomorrow morning. Making the ruling today, Industrial Court Judge James Rika termed the retrenchment exercise by Kenya Airways as ‘unlawful’ as regards the new Kenyan Constitution. Kenya…
KQ's Pan-African Merger May Come with Cheaper Flight Fares
Kenya Airways (KQ) believes that merging with Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways will give them the competitive edge they need to fly as high as other international couriers. This comes with the promise of cheaper flights and high quality service.
What is Tax Amnesty?
Amnesty is, more often than not, used to express 'freedom' and the time when prisoners can go free. But what about tax amnesty?
Hospitality And Food: Worth A Watch Today?
Last Friday we looked at the changes in stock price that arise from change in CEO. The best examples for that were KenGen and KCB. Both, on the same day, announced the hunt for new CEOs since the current ones were resigning. KenGen shares went up 5 cents,…
Digital Migration: You Have 28 Days Left
Residents of Nairobi have until the 31st December to switch their television sets from analogue to digital. Information Permanent Secretary Dr. Bitange Ndemo had said that December 31st shall be the last day of analogue television signal in Nairobi. Ndemo said that there will be no further delays. The switch…
Orange Lowers Call and SMS Rates
As from 29th November to 26th December 2012, Orange mobile subscribers will enjoy reduced calling and SMS rates. Subscribers will spend KES 1 per minute on calls to Orange Mobile, Orange Wireless and Telkom Landline and 50 cents per SMS to any network. The KES 1…
The Poor Man versus the Luxury Housing Market
There are 40,000 expensive housing units put up each year. Only 10,000 out of 200,000 Kenyans can afford them.
How Economically Friendly Was November?
It’s now a matter of days to the close of the year and with November having come to an end let’s see how economically friendly November 2012 was.
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Brokers face legal challenge in quest for a bigger share of NSE Stockbrokers at the NSE are facing a major legal hurdle in their quest to grab a bigger share of the bourse with the planned change of ownership next year.
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