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…
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.
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