A thirsty customer in Nairobi was traumatized when he realized that the drink he had just bought had a 3inch long wire and some filament in it. Speaking to Kenya-today, the victim expounded that he had had a hectic day and decided to purchase a 500ml fanta to quench his thirst, only to find out […]
SHOCK as Coca Cola CUSTOMER finds awire in FANTA soda
what to do if you buy a CocaCola product- Fanta bottled drink and as you are just about to open it you spot a fibre/wire inside ? Here is an account by one Kenya: ”This is what I am talking about. I buy a 500ml bottle of soda from a nearby retail shop but before […]
SHOCK: Uhuru OKEYS import of 5,000 Chinese workers for railway project
5,000 Chinese workers expected for railway project At least 5,000 foreign workers will be shipped into the country to undertake the construction of the 609km standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi, officials said Tuesday. The foreign workers, mainly Chinese, will supplement the 30,000 local workers who will be recruited for the Sh327 billion project […]
EMBARRASING: CNN’s Richard Quest REVEALS he interviewed Uhuru after Aliko Dangote’s SNUB !
By Chris Maina CNN Business presenter Richard Quest revealed on his twitter handle that he was not to interview the Kenyan President. Here is the story. Quest was to interview Nigeria’s  business mogul and Africa’s wealthiest man Aliko Dangote. Quest delayed and as he got in the building, he found when Dangote had left. An […]
Political unrest causing a dilemma to trade in South Sudan
Since the onset of the clashes in South Sudan main capital Juba late last year, it has brought many businesses to a standstill. T It is was not business as usual even we at Africa Shipping Logistics were not spared either thence decided at one point in time to suspend our activities in South Sudan […]
Raila’s CORD Offers Recommendations On How To Reduce Tax (VAT) Burden On The Poor
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has offered tips to Uhuru Kenyatta government on how best to handle the issue of increased tax burden on the majority poor. In a detailed statement Odinga’s coalition- CORD made several recommendations, here below is the full statement. STATEMENT BY CORD ON VAT THE LAW: In an attempt to simplify and […]
How can I protect my PC’s privacy, and my IP address?
By Jack Schofield for the Gurdian.co.uk EB wants something that does the same job as Webroot’s discontinued Window Washer, and he’d like to protect his internet address as well… Although there are a few commercial programs that are similar to Webroot’s Window Washer — Privacy Guardian ($19.99) and Evidence Eliminator spring to mind — a […]
Budget Speech (Full Text) As Was Delivered By Cabinet Secretary For Treasury
[wpsocialite] FULL SPEECH-STATEMENT DELIVERED TO THE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON 13THJUNE, 2013, BY MR. HENRY K. ROTICH, CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE NATIONAL TREASURY, REPUBLIC OF KENYA, WHEN HIGHLIGHTING THE BUDGET POLICY AND REVENUE RAISING MEASURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013/2014 1ST JULY, 2013 TO 30TH JUNE, 2014 ________________________________________ 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. […]
Forex Exchange Rates
Interpretation of Forex Exchange Rates In this lesson we will give a practical explanation of online forex trading. Currency pairs As mentioned in the previous lesson, currencies are traded in pairs. Examples of currency pairs: EUR / USD, GBP / USD, USD / JPY (below a state with explanation abbreviations). That means you always speculate […]
Forex background information
Forex trading Course – Background The best Forex trading course for beginners ever was probably given by Richard Dennnis. In 1983, he recruited and trained 13 people as the illustrious ‘Prince of the Pit’. Â Among them were a few professional card players, an accountant and a postman. None of them had any background or experience […]
Four Things You Probably Never Knew Your Mobile Phone Could Do !!
By: Agencies [wpsocialite] There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: FIRST Emergency: The Emergency Number worldwide for all Mobile Phones is 112. If […]
Forex Trading Course
Forex trading course – tips & advice Background information Interpretation of Forex Echange rates What is Forex trading? Forex stands for Foreign Exchange. Forex traders try to take advantage of small price changes in currencies. Yet you can trade on Forex with only a small capital. The forex market is completely virtual. There is no forex […]
The New County Goverments And Waste Management
By: Odhiambo Oketch [wpsocialite] Recently Kenya witnessed the swearing in of Governors across the Country. In Nairobi, Dr Evans Kidero was sworn into office at Uhuru Park. During the campaigns, he promised to address the question on garbage that has run amok in Nairobi. This was refreshing to those who value clean environments but also […]
The Serendipity Machine: Value And Innovation Through Unexpected Encounters
By: Sebastian Olma Serendipity – value creation based on unexpected encounters – is a new trend in the world of business. Successful global players like Google and LinkedIn are introducing “serendipity leaves†for their employees: time they can spend outside of rigid work structure in order to find value in the most surprising places. These […]
Kenyan-born, Ameet Shah Appointed to USA’s Department of Commerce Advisory Committee on Renewable Energy
NEW DELHI – January 24, 2013 – Astonfield Renewables announced today the appointment of Co-Chairman Ameet Shah to the prestigious U.S. Department of Commerce Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC). Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank appointed Mr. Shah, who was born in Kenya, to represent project developers in the renewable […]
US Treasury warns of ‘extraordinary measures’ amid fiscal cliff deadlock
Barack Obama cuts short holiday to tackle budget crisis as country faces breaching its $16.4tn debt limit
Fiscal cliff reality check: what’s really the worst thing that could happen?
In the interest of lending some context to the nearing fiscal cliff deadline, a look at some of the benchmarks for disaster
How Africa’s first commodity exchange revolutionised Ethiopia’s economy
Cereal fields in Ethiopia’s Arusi-Bale plains, where the commodity exchange has facilitated trade between buyers and sellers. Photograph: Joe Blossom/Alamy BY: Lauren Everitt for AllAfrica, part of the Guardian development network for the guardian.co.uk, Thursday 13 December 2012 11.33 GMT Eleni Gabre-Madhin on how a market has empowered Ethiopian farmers by focusing on distribution as […]
Sustainable business: Social ventures becoming popular start ups
Social entrepreneur Rosane Gama Sa (MBA) during the interview – Images by Kumar Subrahmanya Mankala BY: Svetlana Vladyshevskaya and Rodney Bosire in Gonzaga – Santos Brazil, for Kenya-Today.com. Social ventures and social investment is the new game in town, with a focus on actual business solutions for scaling social impact, it’s very refreshing to many! […]
Fastjet takes EasyJet low-cost model into African airspace
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s low-cost African airline is ready for takeoff in Tanzania