Patricia Akinyi

Co-op Bank increases ATM daily withdrawal limit to Sh. 60,000

The Co-operative Bank has increased its ATM daily withdrawal limit. Following this increase, customers will now be able to make daily ATM withdrawals of up to Sh. 60,000. The increase means that Co-op Bank customers will now be able to...

What you need to carry when traveling to Canada for the first time

  What should you carry with you when traveling to Canada for the first time? Should you carry food? What type of clothing should you get? Are there things you should declare to customs at your port of entry? Here, Al...

I got Canada visit visa in Nairobi; it’s now revoked and I’ve been banned for 5yrs

A Kenyan lady who applied for her Canada visit visa in Nairobi has come out to share how an act of misrepresentation led her to a five year ban from Canada. The Kenyan lady shared that she applied for her...

Kenya has lost $200 million in oil exports to Uganda since October 2023

Since October 2023, Kenya has lost $200 million worth of exports to Uganda, its largest regional market. This is as Uganda shifts to Tanzania for oil imports. This revelation comes barely a week after Uganda announced that it is moving...

Local billionaire investor takes his Co-op Bank shares to 75.6 million

The Co-operative Bank shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange have continued to be a choice investment for long term strategic investors. Regulatory filings show that local billionaire investor Baloobhai Patel had taken his stake in Co-op to 75.6 million shares...

We were traveling to Canada on visit visas, got denied boarding at JKIA

Over the past few months, Canada has experienced a high number or people from African countries who are seeking for asylum after arriving on visitor visas. These people have included Kenyans, some of whom have been televised sleeping in the...

It took me 8 years and four US visa denials to relocate to US

How many times would you reapply for a visa after getting denied? How many times would you reapply when visa application fees are quite high as is the case with the US visa? Well, for one Kenyan living in the...

Weak shilling pushes Nairobi US Embassy visa application fees to Sh. 30,000

Kenyans applying for visas at various embassies in Nairobi are digging deeper in their pockets to make up for the  weakening shilling. The weakening shilling has pushed upwards the local equivalent of the fees required at the embassies. At the...

I paid agent Sh. 406,000 for air ticket to Canada; got returned to Nairobi in Ethiopia

A Kenyan who was aiming to travel to Canada on a visit visa has come out to share how he was denied boarding for Canada after arriving in Ethiopia from Nairobi. The Kenyan says that nearly four months later, he...

Kenya Shilling to sink to 210 against US dollar in 2024

The Kenya Shilling is expected to hit record lows of 210 against the US dollar by the end of 2024 in a worst-case performance scenario. This is according to a set of financial experts who spoke to financial media house...

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