Samsung Extends Warranty to Two Years
Consumer electronics manufacturer, Samsung Electronics East Africa, has unveiled a two-year warranty support for its range of products and appliances. Dubbed the Samsung Smart Care 24 Month Warranty, Samsung Electronics will provide comprehensive service support across all its products for customers purchasing Samsung products from authorised…
Forex Trail – 21 May 2012
Below is a comparison of the performance of the Kenya Shilling over the last two trading sessions, Friday the 18th and Thursday the 17th: Currency US Dollars Sterling Pounds Euro SA Rand KES/USHS KES/TSHS KES/RWF Date 17/05/2012 84.3875 134.2753 107.5402 10.191 29.3884 18.747 7.1399 18/05/2012 84.4528 133.0353 106.9623 10.0195…
Stocks Watch – 21 May 2012
Limuru Tea Company gained the maximum 10% in Fridays trading. That translates to an increase of KES 41 on the share price. The share closed at KES 451.
That share, as well as Mumias, Eveready, KCB and others, will be on our watch list in today's trading.
Water Supply in Upper Zones of Nairobi to Resume Soon
Residents of Upper Zones of Nairobi should expect normal water supply to resume by Wednesday this week. This comes after Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company announced that repairs on the supply pipe from Sasuma Dam water are to be completed today. The supply pipe from…
KCB Books Close for Dividends
KCB's share register closes today at 3pm to facilitate the dividend payout.
Only shareholders in the register by 3pm today will receive KCB's goodies.
The dividend has increased 48% from last year's KES 1.25 per share to KES 1.85 per share following the firm's 53% increase in pre-tax profit in 2011.
Slavery By Currency
In the words of Leo Tolstoy Money has in our time completely lost that desirable significance as a representative of labour; such a significance it has only exceptionally, for as a general rule it has become a right or a possibility for exploiting the labour of others. The…
10 Tips For Saving On Your Food Costs
#10. Buy more at once. As a shopper you can often score discounts by buying items such as beans, pasta, and rice in bulk. Just be sure to store the food in a safe spot to avoid waste. #9. Compare prices. This is important. Don’t just buy off the shelf…
Before You Tick the Terms and Conditions Box
The important small print setting on our contractual rights, the one you always sign against before reading could land you into some serious trouble. Research conducted in the United Kingdom revealed that only 7% of Britons read the online terms and conditions when signing up for products and…
The Ten Cannots
William John Henry Boetckere , an American religious leader and influential speaker is well remembered for his authorship of the pamphlet with The Ten Cannots which emphasized the freedom of the individual to himself. They have often been mistaken with Abraham Lincoln’s quotes on limitations which bore a similar message.
Trust Me, I'm a Matatu Selection Expert
There is no way to predict share movements. All we can do is hypothesize and hope. Anyone making guarantees to you that XYZ is going to rise tomorrow so you should buy is a cheat.
A Simple, User Friendly Budgeting System
Contemporary budgets can be complicated and difficult to formulate and follow. It is a fact that not everyone is comfortable with detailed planning and a traditional budget might just not work for most of us. Well, there is a simple and user friendly budgeting alternative.
The Week in Review
NSE Performance Over the course of trading last week, Kenyan shares blasted to a nine-month high on Thursday and Friday as they rose for the sixth straight session to 3,677.81 on Thursday. This could be attributed to investors pouring their funds back into equities largely due to falling inflation and…
Back-up Artists to Earn Royalties
Back up artists will soon be earning royalties for the work they do with mainstream artists. The list of these artists include guitarists, drummists and dancers. Music producers are also in line to start getting royalties from television and radio should changes in the copyright laws be adopted. In the…
Closing Bell – 18 May 2012
Gainers Price (KES) Change (%) Limuru Tea Company Limited 451.00 10.00 CITY 245.00 8.89 Trans-Century Limited 27.00 8.00 Standard Group Limited 24.00 5.49 CFC Stanbic Insurance Holdings 8.00 4.58 Losers Price (KES) Change (%) Kenya Power and Lighting Company 14.15 5.67 Eveready East Africa Limited 1.70 5.56 Sammer Africa Limited…
KCB Shareholders Get 48% Increase in Dividend
Kenya Commercial Bank Group has announced a 48% increase in dividends to its share holders for 2012/2013. At the Bank Group’s Annual General Meeting group at the KICC Chairman Peter Muthoka announced that shareholders will now get a dividend of Shs. 1.85 per ordinary share as compared to last years…
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