Performance in the Nairobi Securities Exchange took another leap forward today. The 20-Share Index closed at 4159.73, up 10.94 points from yesterday. The All-share index followed suite closing at 92.94, up 1.11 point from yesterday. HIGHEST VOLUMES Safaricom was the highest performer with a stunning 7.98 million…

With the Christmas holidays around the corner, DStv Kenya is set to slash its full kit installation rates and price of its decoders by about 26 percent. As of December 2012, DStv full kit that is inclusive of a decoder, satellite dish, 20 meter cable plus…

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This last quarter of the year has seen a good run on the NSE, specifically on the 20-share index. Its performance has seen to the maintenance of a gap of at least 100 over the 4000 points. The All-share index has kept up with points averaging 91…

So jut where does Britam fall in the whole East African scope?

The affordability of war is partly attributed to the fall of the iron curtain, the Soviet Republic. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), with a threat of going to war with the United States during the cold war era, stockpiled lots of weapons. When the USSR collapsed and broke into individual countries, many of the stockpiles were left in the hands of nations struggling to establish themselves. Corruption in such nations meant that this huge stockpiles were available for sale in the International market at throwaway prices.

1. Constable Arrested for Inciting Colleagues  A police constable has been sacked and arrested allegedly for inciting his colleagues to go on strike through the social media. According to Internal Security Permanent Secretary Mutea Iringo, Administration Police officer Philip Omondi based at…

Safaricom has recovered from a loss of over KES 3 billion to post, what the company Chairman describes as, impressive results. Kenya’s leading mobile phone service provider posted a 94% profit after tax of KES 7.8 billion for the half year ended September 2012 from KES 4 billion…

Performance in the Nairobi Securities Exchange was generally better. The NSE 20-Share Index closed at 4148.79, up 27.66 points from yesterday. The All-share index followed suite closing at 91.83, up 0.01 point from yesterday.     HIGHEST VOLUMES Kenya Commercial Bank was the highest performer with 3.08…

Thika Superhighway will be commissioned on Friday, 8 months off scheduled completion date and KES 4 billion more that it was initially anticipated to cost.

To celebrate mark its Christmas-themed offer, StarTimes media has reduced the price of its decoders by KES 1,000. As of 1st November to 31st December, StarTimes decoders retail at KES 1,999 from KES 2,999. Under this offer, purchasing a decoder and subscribing to a…

Pioneer Gulf has promised to deliver affordable electronics and quality customer service to the Kenyan market.

Today Hip hop is generally accepted and it's influence on urban culture the world over can't go unnoticed. Its artistes gross millions of dollars annually and some have grown their fortunes to near billions. A sign of meticulous money management. We have Jay-Z being invited to perform in Obama's Presidential campaigns to a mainly white audience or Forbes magazine compiling lists of the industry's top earners or the next door teens trying to dress like and copy Camp Mulla. Entertainment and culture aside, would you take financial advice from a Hip Hop songs ?