Nelson Kariuki sells sugarcane in Kiambiya and Ruaka towns on the outskirts of Nairobi. He has two regrets in life: Wasting his once fabulous fortune on women and alcohol and his mother rejecting Mbiyu Koinange’s marriage proposal. To date, Kariuki hates women with a passion. And bars too which he terms a den of man-eaters. The late Mbiyu Koinange was the first Kenyan to earn a university degree and...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1424995153425621000 The relaxed atmosphere of Sundays lures many Kenyans to the CBD for photo sessions and other leisure activities. But beware, thugs find this the perfect time to strike. Many of them young enough to be in school, but armed crudely and ganging up on victims enough to be a threat. James Mwambia was recently mugged...
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Investing in real estate is more emotional than a financial decision. The land is always treated as a prized asset because it is limited in supply. Many people invest in real estate through different means such as plots, individual houses, commercial complexes or apartments,to achieve their financial goals. Properties like apartments, individual houses etc., are high-value investments and may not...
SUCCESSION PROCEDURE Many people in Kenya do not have titles due to difficulties expected in the land succession processes. Processing land succession can be an expensive, inaccessible and complicated procedure. The steps required in the succession process are explained below. Inheritance Procedure: Inheritance of land is one of the most common ways through one can own land. However, in many...
“Earth is the best investment on earth.” Real estate has proved to be an avenue for creating wealth. Whether it is building your retirement home or buying plots as a group, many of us have dreamt of investing in property at a certain point in our lives. Below are 10 tips that will help you get started in real estate and turn investing in property into a lifelong pursuit to secure your financial...
On Sunday a video went viral of DJ Brownskin recording his fiancée Sharon Njeri Mwangi allegedly ingesting poison before she died. In the seven-minute video, his fiancée is seen sending her final messages to her family. The video ended with Njeri on the ground as their child rushed to the mother's side imploring DJ Brownskin to give her some milk. Lawyer, Bobby Mkangi, noted that the case had...
Checkout the Different Types of Pliers & Their Applications: Pliers are hand tools used for many tasks around the house and garage, including fixing a bicycle, making a craft, repairing a kitchen stool, and doing some wiring. They can be used to grip, position, tighten, loosen, and cut objects. #1 Hose Clamp Plier: A Hose clamp plier is manufactured to compress...
Last week I was in Kigali, this time at the heels of a cabinet decision to impound all luxurious four wheel drive vehicles bought at government expense and driven by ministers, security and military chiefs, "foreign experts" and their local handlers. In a morning crackdown, all the big men and women of this republic woke up to find that police constables along the main roads were stopping and taking away...
Can your business attract investors? Many entrepreneurs know the importance of capital in a business, whether at the time of starting the business or during growth. Even established entrepreneurs would do with more capital at various stages of the businesses, such as venturing into new markets. So aligning a business into the interest of investors is a priority of every serious entrepreneur. While there...
Cities are the new frontline of terrorism. The goal of today’s terrorist is not only to target civilians and spread fear, but also to turn city residents against each other. Whether in Nairobi, New York or Paris, violent extremists are looking to suppress normal city life, separate people from one another, and drive residents into mental fortresses. Once physically and psychologically...
Fraudsters have invented new tricks to steal land, including causing the dead to ‘come back to earth’ to seal land deals and then crawl back to the land of the dead. In the new trend that has baffled legal experts, the fraudsters then sell the land to unsuspecting people and vanish into thin air after pocketing millions of shilling, leaving the buyers and the disinherited person(s) to battle it out...
A tragic incident has shaken the National Intelligence Service (NIS) as a senior official reportedly took his own life at his residence in Kilimani. The official, identified as Tom Mboya Adala, 54, was an Assistant Director at the NIS Headquarters in Ruaraka. The news of Adala's death was brought to light by his nephew, Francis Oduor, who discovered his uncle's lifeless body in the servant quarters of...
If you are planning to start over in a new home, house hunting is the next step. It's sometimes exciting to look at beautiful houses and imagine how you'll live there, but much of the process is very stressful. The last thing you want is to move in and find that your new home sucks. For an easier house-hunting experience, try these helpful tips: 1. Have a clear goal Sometimes when we plan...
Land transactions such as purchases, transfers and leases in Nairobi will now be done online with the introduction of new regulations, more than a year after Parliament annulled laws that discontinued manual transactions Lands ministry said transactions in the capital city that include searches, application for registration of documents, transfer of ownership or lease, caution and withdrawal of...
A middle-aged man from Karimba Village in Maara, Tharaka Nithi has been arrested on suspicion of slaughtering a dog and eating its meat. The male suspect was nabbed cooking the dog meat at his home on Wednesday evening. Upon interrogation by police, the suspect said he chose to kill and eat the animal because he was “dying of hunger”. Police say he will be arraigned on...
You can check your your NHIF account status on your mobile phone using these steps: Open your phone messaging application and compose a new SMS message Type the letters “ID”, space, then your National ID number (or passport number if applicable) for example ID 12345678 Send the message to 21101 SMS charge service is Ksh 10 above normal rates. Once you do that, you will receive and SMS...
Nurse Lucy Letby, who was unmasked as the UK's most prolific child serial killer in modern times, has been given a whole-life sentence. The 33-year-old was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six other infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Letby deliberately injected babies with air, force-fed others milk and poisoned two of the infants with insulin. She refused to...
Suraya was one of Kenya’s most advertised off-plan developers. Its portfolio includes about 20 housing and mixed-used properties, including Fourways Junction, whose land is currently the centre of a court case with the Gatabaki family, the Spring Valley Business Park and apartment complexes off Mombasa Road and Ngong Road. Laurie Akinyi Akello, 44, was one of those hopeful Kenyans looking to invest in...
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