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8 Things You Should Know This Morning

1. 14.3 Millions Kenyans Registered to Vote in March Some 14.3 million Kenyans have registered as voters for the general elections due in March 2013, the Kenyan electoral body said on Thursday. A total of 14,337,399 voters signed up during the registration…
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Budget Flights, Like Matatus, Only in the Air

I'm spoiled for choice, but it means if I had an emergency that saw me fly the same day, I'd pay nearly the standard fee that other airlines charge, but if I'm booking for my Easter holiday at the coast, I'll pay quite little.
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3 Steps in Creating That Perfect Budget

A budget is a necessary evil. You can’t effectively manage your finances without one. Having said this, sticking to a budget is another issue. Most of us find ourselves constantly deviating from our budget with the problem probably lying in our spending’s, but then again you might have formulated a budget that doesn't quite cover your financial obligations effectively. Here's a simple 1,2,3 of creating a budget.
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Friday Round-Up

The Verdict is out, the sliding shilling means that our lives will become a whole lot more difficult. It won’t be about tightening belts but making another hole in the belt to accommodate this round of high prices. The Daily Nation states that the low shilling means increased commodity prices-…
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5 Ways Farmers will benefit from the Budget

Agriculture employs more than 80% of Kenya’s populace whether directly or indirectly. This fiscal year’s budget was more or less drawn to tackle the problem of inflation especially in the high food and fuel prices in the country. The minister allocated a lot of funds to the supply side of…
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Junk in the Trunk

Susan has a very good job with a multinational and earns a salary that most people will give their right arm for. She dresses well, lives in a nice neighbourhood and from first impressions especially given her income you would think that she would not have any problem investing or…
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The Kenya June Economic Update

Main Messages from the people involved as per the full document… • Kenya will need to navigate through another economic storm in 2011. This will reduce growth to a projected 4.8%, which is still substantially higher than the average of the last decade. • The decade started on…
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Treasury invites Kenyans to ‘tweet’ their budget views

Kenyan citizens will for the first time contribute to the formulation of the National Budget using social media technology, as part of a strategic push by the government develop a more inclusive document under the new constitution. Hoping to include a more comprehensive snapshot of the concerns of citizens, the…
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KPLC expands pre-paid meters programme

Electricity consumers in the Coast, Rift Valley and Western provinces are expected to start paying for their power in advance as the Kenya Power and Lighting Company expands its prepaid meters programme out of Nairobi. This is a departure from the post-paid arrangement where customers use electricity and pay for…
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