Satellite Universities; Is Demand for Higher Education too High?
78,658 students, with grade C+ and above, were cut off from universities by grades in 2011. Are satellite universities onto something here?
New Money Transfer Platform to Hit Market
NationHela is a new international money transfer service that allows you to receive money, from anywhere in the world, straight to your NationHela prepaid Visa card and mobile phone. To use the NationHela service you will first need to buy a NationHela prepaid card from any…
Getting the Best Out of Car Insurance
Vehicle insurance seems like just another pesky cost in a world full of bills and expenses. However, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. There are many pitfalls that come with owning vehicles among which include the risk of theft, fire and bodily harm. As such, it is important to take…
Safaricom's Data Deals
Check out the deals going down at Safaricom shops country wide.
CFC Stanbic Posts 36.5% Rise in Half-Year Profit
CfC Stanbic Bank has reported a pretax profit of KES 1.86 billion for the six months to June 30th 2012 up from KES 1.40 billion the same period last year. This represented a 32.9% jump in pretax profit for the first half of the year.
Is Holiday Tuition a Money Making Scheme?
If holiday tuition is an undertaking outside the regular syllabus aimed at helping the weak students, why make it compulsory for all and at very high costs? Are holiday tuitions a money making schemes for teachers? A means of exploiting parents who are desperate to see their children perform well academically; or are teachers genuinely trying to help students perform well?
The Instant-Coffee Generation
The instant-coffee generation, where most of our job seekers and young people do not really want to struggle. They want success right now and right here. The enthusiasm is of course commendable, but many seem to have forgotten that this success does not just happen.
Tough Economy Hurts Standard Group’s Earnings
"Higher interest rates in the period doubled Standard's debt financing costs"
No Extension on Counterfeit Switch Off Deadline
The Communication Commission of Kenya has said it will not extend the set deadline for switching off counterfeit mobile phones in the country. The regulator has set the deadline at 30th September 2012, after which all counterfeit mobile phones on Kenyan networks will be switched…
Up to KES50 Million Loans for Chamas
Investment groups will now be able to get a loan of up to KES 50 million as the Co-operative Bank of Kenya rolls out a new borrowing service dubbed the Club Special Business Loan. According to the bank, applicants will have to register their chamas with appropriate institutions such as the…
KRA Unsettled About New Alcoholic Tax Law
The directive by Treasury to levy excise duty on retail price of wines, spirits and beers that would have seen alcohol prices go up every three months is unworkable, says Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) As posted in the Sunday Nation, KRA’s head of marketing…
Stocks Watch
Here are the shares we will be closely watching in today’s trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
8 Things You Should Know This Morning
1. Cheaper electricity bills in the offing Kenyans could be set for cheaper electricity bills in the next two months, Kenya Power has announced. The move will be music to the ears of many electricity consumers who are grappling with high power charges. -Daily Nation…
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