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Syokimau Commuter Train Schedule, Fare and Parking Charges

The Syokimau Commuter train is being launched. Here's its schedule and fare.
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Could Shares Have Made you Money This Year?

With 50,000 shillings, just how much would have made from the stock market from late last year? We play out this scenario using a selection of shares.
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Britam's Footprint in East Africa

So jut where does Britam fall in the whole East African scope?
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Terrorism, A Remnant of The Cold War: Part 1

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.
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Kenya's Tax History III – Independent Kenya

Independent Kenya has had income tax, corporation tax, trade taxes and excise taxes. The value-added taxes were introduced later. We take a look at taxes in independent Kenya.
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8 Things You Should Know This Morning

1. JSC Defend Move to Buy Luxury Cars The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has defended its decision to acquire 40 limousines for judges The commission also dismissed a car loan scheme offered by the government for judicial officers as untenable. It further…
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Mining Nationalisation: Friend of Foe?

Statistics from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) for last year indicate that the industry’s contribution to the economy came to KES 7.25 Billion in 2011. Why are we nationalising it?
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iDied – That's an App

If you are curious about all the weird, strange and just odd ways that people have died around the world, this is the app for you. iDied, from MicroSECONDS Computer Consulting, is indeed a quirky app, name and all, with a database of more than 400…
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International Oil Prices Drop, Shilling Depreciates, What Next For Fuel Prices?

The observed drop in international crude oil prices may result in a drop in fuel price, though weakening of the shilling could counter this drop and balance things out.
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76% of Kenyans Understand the Importance of Saving Their Money

Latest MasterCard survey reveals that 76% of Kenyans commit to increase their savings in the following 6 months mainly motivated by unforeseen emergency expenditure. Only 46% have calculated the total amount that they would need to retire with in order to maintain their lifestyle after retirement.
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