Financial education should be a course taught in schools from middle primary all the way to tertiary education. As a country, the average person’s financial knowledge is lacking at best. Most people would fail terribly at basic financial principles. What is worse is that these people have children and are expected to pass on valuable […]
I found about Barbara Olesi last year when I did a review of her song, Niokoe. She is back with a new song, Njoo Ulivyo which was released last month. This is her fourth song off her upcoming album. Barbara is a fast-growing artiste whose album I cannot wait to get my hands on. She […]
Adawnage’s Safari album ranks as one of my all-time favourite albums to date. Songs like Uwezo, Naomba and Safari are still people’s favourites eight years after the album came out. In 2015, the band released their second album, Maisha, which had songs such as Tulizo and I Live for You. The 13-track Maisha album was […]
India is home to 101 dollar billionaires. Mukesh Ambani, the richest Indian is in the top 20 of the richest people in the World. He is worth over USD 36 Billion. His net worth is equivalent to all the wealth created in Kenya for six months. There are other 5 Indians including Azim Premji, the […]
It is said that your financial situation is as a result of every little financial decision you have made up to this time. Most of us have – at best, little or no coaching or worse – the wrong coaching regarding financial matters. We therefore learn through mistakes, hopefully of others, but painfully more often […]
Two weeks ago, I was brought to the attention of Barbara Olesi’s latest song, Niokoe. It was the first time I was hearing of Barbara, and therefore, did not know what to expect. I could only make, from the title, that the song was gospel. I finally listed to the song – and watched its […]
What is your savings plan for this year? If you hadn’t thought of one check out this post planning for the future – How to create a Financial Plan Saving is that one thing that we all know the importance of, yet very few of us do. The household saving rate and the personal savings in […]
The word CHAMA is a Swahili word which means an “association”, “club” or “Party” which can be involved in various activities. Wikipedia defines a Chama as “an informal co-operative society that is normally used to pool and invest savings by people in East Africa, and particularly Kenya.” On the other hand, Dr. Edoardo Totolo – […]
Afro Soul artiste, Sarah Jumwa Chihanga, known by her stage name Serah Sarah released her fourth single Kayumbet this week on Tuesday. Serah Sarah is a Kenyan recording and performing artiste living in Dubai. She started as a freelance cover song singer in various luxurious hotels and up class restaurants. She broke out as an […]
Have you ever heard someone joke, ‘Where were my grandparents when so and so was getting wealth?’ Great money skills can make children avoid certain mistakes and as a result, improve their quality of life. This can set the coming generations off to a good start. Poor money skills, on the other hand, can mess […]
If there is one thing that 99% of the human species want, and want it in plenty; it is money. From those earning the minimum wage of about Kshs. 10,000 to those in the upper 1% bracket earning over Kshs. 500,000 a month, everyone wants more. This has led to capitalism which has led to […]
Less than 10% of the country’s population contribute to a retirement benefits scheme. Majority of the people who contribute have to contribute since it is mandatory. It is mandatory to contribute to NSSF if you are employed. Most places of work have occupational schemes whereby it is mandatory for the employees to contribute a certain […]
A few years ago when I was in my final year of college, my classmates and I were obsessed with getting the dream job and how much our starting salaries would be. Several people were talking of starting salaries of up to Kshs. 250,000 or how they will not accept anything less than Kshs. 100,000. […]
Kenya Vision 2030 was launched by former President Mwai Kibaki on 28 June 2008. The Vision is based on three pillars: Economic, Social and Political pillars. According to the Vision, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is supposed to grow at 10% per year from 2012 till 2030. Moreover, the country should have realized its […]
On 30 October 2006, the then President, Mwai Kibaki instructed the National Vision Steering Committee to produce a plan with details on the development programmes that would be implemented in the first five years after the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS) expires on 31 December 2007. The ERS had seen Kenya’s […]
