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How Kenyans get conned into buying cheap ‘wilderness’ plots

How Kenyans get conned: The following is an illustration of how thousands of Kenyans have been getting conned by land selling companies who allegedly sell cheap plots that are commonly disguised as prime parcels. It's author is unknown: "Somewhere far from...

Nyeri ex-teacher gives away Sh. 6 million mansion, moves in with his kids

Home for the Elderly: A generous Nyeri man has donated his Sh. 6 million mansion to elderly people in the county. Ninety-four-year-old Nduhiu Njama has subsequently converted his home into a safe haven for the elderly after realizing that...

Former hawking couple builds Sh. 50 million dairy farm

Starting Dairy Farming : A couple, in Ruiru, is setting up an ultra-modern dairy facility which will be one of a kind in Kenya. The structure, which costs Sh. 50 million, will include automation and mechanisation of dairy farming....

Phylis Wangari: Why I quit banking job at 25 to farm

Mixed Farming Kenya: Phylis Wangari Kanja decided to quit a top marketing job in a bank at age 25 o start  an agribusiness venture. She started Elim Gardens Spring Farm, where she engages in horticulture and dairy farming. “When I...

Kenyattas’ company appeals ruling to compensate plumber Sh. 1.6 million

Kenyatta Family Business: The Kenyatta family has appealed against a ruling that order the payment of Sh. 1.6 million compensation to an aggrieved plumber by its firm Brookside. In a ruling that was delivered in January last year, the family...

How I make Sh. 200,000 from French beans and tomatoes

Beans farming in Kenya: Jecinta Ngina's french bean farm is about 300m from River Chania. It equals 15-acres and has 17 workers, Jecinta among them. The farmer has been doing beans farming in Kenya for the last three years after...

Immaculate Ochieng: How my 700 kuroiler chicken helped me beat poverty

Meet Immaculate Ochieng, a poultry farmer located in Kisumu. Immaculate has 700 kuroiler chicken, 200 which are cockerels and the rest hens. “I sell eggs and birds for meat and hatch chicks. I have been doing this for over...

State gives Airtel deadline to sell 30 per cent stake to Kenyans

Airtel Shareholding: Kenyans may soon own a stake in telecommunications firm Airtel. This follows the State's push to have the firm sell a 30 per cent stake to Kenyans through new ownership rules for the telecommunications sector. According to a...

The animal feeds business that makes Sh. 1.6 million monthly

Animal Feeds Business: Simon Ngugi confesses that when he ventured into the animal feeds business about four years ago he knew very little about the industry. Today, he has carved a niche in the feeds business and is making it...

Wainaina: What I’ve learnt from saving 25 per cent of my earnings monthly

Perminus Wainaina is the managing partner and head of recruitment at Corporate Staffing Services, a human resource consultancy firm. Perminus Wainaina on Saving method: I make it a point to save at least 25 per cent of my monthly...

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KNEC opens grade 10 learner registration for school-based assessment

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has commenced the registration of Grade 10 learners for School-Based Assessment (SBA), marking...