December 2024

Can you see it? Nothing gives an entrepreneur power like a clear vision. Unless an entrepreneur can see it, he cannot achieve it. An entrepreneur must have a dream which is the larger picture of what he wants his business to be. Every effort he makes on a daily basis must be part of the larger picture if it has to have any meaning at all. A vision gives an entrepreneur drive and determination and keeps...

The Hubble Telescope, the foremost photographer in space, captured this image of the dazzling Necklace Nebula. The bright ring we can see isn't a circle of stars but rather what remains of the collision between two stars, the bigger of which engulfed the smaller.   The sparkling 'gems' in this cosmic necklace are knots of gas thrown off by the binary star. And this is a sizeable piece of...

Young children know that name-calling is wrong. They are also taught the perils of online bullying and revenge porn: It's unacceptable and illegal. But celebrities who engage in flagrant attacks on social media are rewarded with worldwide attention. President Donald Trump's most popular tweet to date is a video that shows him trashing a personification of CNN. Daily we are sharing and posting videos and...

Some time ago I wrote about the circumstances when going into business would be an unwise idea. Why You should start a businessI received overwhelming feedback from people who read and liked the article. Many also suggested that I should also write about when it is ok to start out. It is only fair that I do that. I'm a firm believer that entrepreneurship is the answer to many of the...

STEP 1: Using your mobile phone start a new message.   STEP 2: Type the SERIAL number of the ID card (that was given after application if it your first time).   STEP 3: Send the text message to the code 2031.   STEP 4: You will receive an SMS showing either ID card ready for pickup or still processing.   The sms costs ksh 5   Find your lost ID, click...

The Kenya Police wear badges of rank on the shoulders (Inspector-General – Inspector) and sleeve (senior sergeant – constable) of their uniform to denote their rank.   In line with the ongoing reforms, the uniforms committee is also working on new insignia for the revised rank structure, which will have to be approved by the National Police Service Commission.   The order of...

You will soon be required to register your title deed afresh. This is because the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning is shifting the administration and management of land to a new digital system under new laws. Title deeds in Kenya will now be handled under the Land Registration Act of 2012 through the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS). Previously, the title deeds were issued and...

Mathe wa Ngara, an alias for Nancy Kizungu, a Kenyan woman, is currently evading authorities as law enforcement recently apprehended one of her associates. Nancy, previously unidentified, had been deeply involved in the illicit trade of marijuana within the slums., an alias for Nancy Kizungu, a Kenyan woman, is currently evading authorities as law enforcement recently apprehended one of her associates....

For you to become an architect, you have to complete a degree in architecture from a recognized local or foreign university. Upon graduation, you need to practice for at least 18 months under a registered architect. Thereafter, you’ll be required to sit for a professional exam administered by the Board of Registration for Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS). After passing the exam, you’re...

Are you a resident of these areas: Kinoo, 87, Kikuyu, Cooperation, Uthiru, Ndumboini, Lower Kabete, N market, Thiong'o road, Gitaru? There has been cases of a sustained wave of crime in these areas. The gang is usually of about 3 or 4 young men. Their Modus Operandi(MO) is always the same;     MO 1: They waylay innocent people walking home from work. Women and those who normally carry...

The Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning has started the first phase of processing land transactions online that is meant to inject transparency and efficiency in the ministry. There will now be no manual and paper-based land transactions process in Nairobi and Central registries with other regions expected to follow soon. Landowners will now be required to use the ecitizen portal to start and...

Go to the M-pesa Menu. Select Paybill. Enter business number 220220. Enter Account your Airtel Mobile Number. Enter the amount. Enter your M-pesa pin then...

As the political campaigns for the upcoming General Elections heat up, such violent instances might become synonymous with the campaigning activities. In Nairobi especially, a few areas have historically been mapped out as being highly prone to politically instigated violence. We have singled out these seven Nairobian estates and slums, where political hooliganism is more likely to be experienced –...

A house plumbing system is a complex network of water supply pipes, drainpipes, vent pipes, and more. Because plumbing is complicated and one of the costliest systems to repair or install in a house, it pays to understand how the system works. Understanding the fundamentals of a plumbing system allows you to better understand the types of problems that occur or, if you’re planning a remodel or new...

What is Lipa Karo? It is a service that allows payments and collection of school fees through M-PESA. Upon signing up for a Lipa Karo account, a school is issued with a business number to which parents and guardians pay their child’s fees. The service is available to schools which have signed up for an M-PESA Paybill number for Lipa Karo or through paybill accounts operated by our...

Step 1: Search at Ministry of Lands Do search with Ministry of Lands at district or county HQ; this will reveal > the true land owners and the presence of brokers, > If the title has been charged of has a caveat e.g title used to secure a loan, or a court a court order caveat on the land etc A search cost 520/= and should be ready normally within two hours. A search should be no more than...

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has further extended orders stopping the government from deducting 1.5 percent affordable mass housing levy. The government hatched a plan to pinch 1.5 percent of all workers’ salary in the formal sector to set up the housing fund. Here are some of the organisations opposed to the levy: Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Trade Unions Congress...

Police in Siaya County have arrested a 30-year-old man who is alleged to have killed his 36-year-old wife following a domestic row.   The man who has been identified as Samuel Ouma is said to have murdered the wife, Veronica Gathoni over suspected infidelity.      According to South Ugenya location chief Christopher Muliro, the man who is a boda boda...

Not far from my village, a couple living in USA who had visited home were brutally butchered on Monday night in Gesima, Kitutu Masaba. Yesterday, I visited the well secured home and heard most horrifying story in my life. Edward Morema and his wife Grace were good people.   According to the week-old maid, she prepared food and served the elderly couple. There was a "visitor" who was very free...

  “At 13,000 feet in Sichuan’s Gharze Prefecture, the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute — the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist academy — is home to more than 10,000 red-clad nuns and monks, drawing thousands of students each year from a Tibetan region that has sought independence since...