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The VAT Bill 2012 Broken Down

The VAT Bill 2012 has been a large topic of discussion. We take a look at taxes and exactly what the VAT bill 2012 entails.
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Solar Water Heating;What You Should Know

It is a requirement that households or premises with Hot Water usage exceeding a capacity of 100 Litre’s per day MUST install solar water heating systems. What does this entail exactly?
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Education Insurance, It’s better to Plan Ahead

Of the four basic needs, academic empowerment has always held the last place. Yet this is the key to a secure future, or at least a tool. You may actually need education insurance.
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MPs Paid 'Peanuts'?

Kenyan MPs earn a basic salary of KES 200,000 and a total of KES 651, 000 in allowances every month. In total, the honorable members take home KES 851,000 a month on average with other benefits which bring the figure in excess of KES 1 million . Peanuts.
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Buying a Car? Think like a Businessman

With entrepreneurs making a killing from the motor industry, buying a truck or a pick-up can seem like a good idea... It therefore makes sense to know what you’re getting into before spending all your money on some half-baked investment scheme.
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Scoring Goals Vs Making Investments

Antonio, like many Kenyans, spends at least a full year’s salary on soccer every year. That's a lot of money.
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How Affordable is Health Insurance?

Most Health Insurance companies promise a life filled with medical security and free of never-ending hospital bills. Few can actually deliver on that promise. So just what do you get out of health insurance?
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Lessons from Total’s KES 259 Million Loss

When Total Kenya announced that they had incurred a loss of KES 259 Million there was uproar? Everyone thought that oil is big business. What exactly does this loss teach us?
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A History of Banking: The NIC Story

How did Banking begin? Not Egypt, that's easy example. Let's go back, back to the assembly of humans into small kin groups way before Egypt.
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Location, A Home-Owner's Deal-Breaker

All these factors are critical when it comes to making such decisions. They help potential home-owners to weigh their options before making long-term commitments. But once the financial aspects of home ownership are settled, an equally important factor has to be considered; location.
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