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Avocado prices on the rise globally as demand grows

Avocado prices around the globe are on the rise. The prices have hit a record high due to surging global demand and reduced harvests from major producers Mexico, Peru and California. A 10kg box of Hass avocados from Mexico’s major wholesale...

How I make millions from my 1,200 chickens and 26 acres of arrow roots

With his imminent retirement from Nairobi where he has spent nearly all his life, veteran educationist and publisher David Muruli has set up a jungle of arrow roots to supplement his pension with “green millions”. His farm, christened Bunyore Riverside...

Kenyan who invented diapers, pads, condoms ‘ATM’ in race for Sh. 50 million reward

A Kenyan who has invented a villager ATM for sanitary pads, condoms and diapers is among the four Kenyan finalists in the first international competition for hardware-led social innovation. The competition was organised by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the...

10 Barack Obama quotes on success, hard work to spur your business

1. On change Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. 2. On perseverance Nothing in life that's worth anything is easy. 3. On the...

Home Afrika posts Sh. 169 million loss

Struggling property developer Home Afrika has slashed its full year losses by 58 per cent to Sh. 168.5 million net loss. This is after the real estate firm reduced its operating costs amidst falling revenues. Its revenues for the 12 months...

All you need to know about strawberry farming

BY GEORGE MBAKAYA If you have never grown strawberries before then growing them in containers is a great way to start. It’s an almost fool-proof option because the plants can be moved to track the sun, thereby enjoying more warmth and...

How MCo-op Cash eases your back-to-school fees and costs

As the month of April winds down, parents and children across the country are prepping for the beginning of this year’s schools second term. Subsequently, in the coming few days, banking halls will turn into bee hives of activities as...

From ‘mutura’ hawker to multi-million entrepreneur – a school dropout’s journey

BY SYLVANIA AMBANI Two years ago Gabriel Modest, a mutura (traditional blood sausage) seller in South C, Nairobi, never dreamed that he would one day build a jewelry company that deals in precious stones. The 24-year-old’s journey to become a successful...

Latest land prices in Nairobi and its environs

A quarterly survey report by consultancy HassConsult has shown that prices of land in Nairobi were nearly flat in the first three months of the year. The price of an acre in Upper Hill, which is rapidly growing into Nairobi’s financial...

Banks triple amount of loans for good borrowers

Kenyan banks are offering good borrowers nearly three times the amount they were being offered prior to the capping of interest rates. According to a new report by Creditinfo credit bureau, the average size of loans issued by commercial banks and...

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