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Duncan Ndegwa is a former head of the Kenyan Civil Service and Governor of the Central Bank. He published his autobiography Walking in Kenyatta Struggles in 2006. It’s a tale of history of Kenya, struggle for independence, nation building versus devolution, disengaging Asians from commerce & Europeans from Government while Africanizing the civil service, reigning in unrealistic expectations of

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Comparing to last quarter and a year ago.2007 was considered a wait & see year for firms in Kenya and 2012 looks to be the same with elections set for sometime in the last third of the year. Banks are expected to announce profits this month, amid allegations that some of their gains were due to lax oversight by the Central Bank which may also have contributed to the weak Kenya shilling late in

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Do you have questions about taxes? How to calculate Value Added (VAT), Withholding, or Pay As You Earn(PAYE) or other taxes? When to assess them, and where to pay them? It's not just large corporations who are unsure on how much tax to pay, but such questions also apply to small business owners & ordinary citizens who are all taxpayers.The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seminars and sessions

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guest post on a visit to Haiti, two years after the earthquake where it's an odd mix of NGO's, dollars, insecurity and voodooGetting There: Only British Airways gets you there with change over stops in London, New York (or other US airport), then on to Haiti for about $2,500...always with a one night sleep over and 22 hours flight time in total. You can use Kenya airways too via Dubai, Paris,

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All Africa Business Leaders Awards from CNBC Africa is open for nominations in the following categories; business leader of the year, young business leader of the year, businesswoman of the year, entrepreneur of the year, and lifetime achievement award.Cartier Women’s Initiative award targets female entrepreneurs engaged in creative for profit initiatives and prizes may be up to $20,000 per

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This interesting graphic of the US debt translated into a family’s mortgage has been making the rounds on Facebook. How does Kenya’s debt stack up? Drawing on various internet document & newspaper sources and converting tax revenue, the last budget and government debt it breaks down as: Annual family income: Kshs. 609,000 Money the family spent: Kshs. 919,000Annual debt payments: Kshs.

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Sample these common humorous quotes about statistics: Definition - the science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures; 98% of all statistics are made up; statistics are like bikinis - what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vitalAs Kenyans celebrate the open data movement of 2011, some in the finance and planning department of banks, and many companies and offices

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The much vaunted cheque truncation may be here at last after a notice at the bank branch that it will be in effect from Monday - January 16 - six months later than scheduled. Cheques may now take as little as one day to clear. However the notice also reminds & cautions bank customers that even cheques they write will hit their account within a day of presentation - and that they should watch that

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Last year was a very busy one, but which meant there were fewer blog posts. However, there was more collaboration and guest posting, as well as more travel tales, but with limits in what to write. While there were many more events to attend (sometimes two a day), there was some difficulty in finding what to write that was not better expressed on in short posts on twitter. Fortunately, life as a

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Inspired by Rookie Manager, here's a Wordle snap of some top words contained in this blog;

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Boeing brought a new 787 aircraft to Nairobi as part of their Dreamliner World Tour in mid-December.Boeing were presenting the plane to their customers who had ordered the plane in record numbers, but then had to wait for a few years more for delivery due to delays in completion of the plane. It's first flight was scheduled for 7th August 2007 (07-08-07) but this took place in 2010 and while

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Agency Banking took banking to your neighbourhood as kiosks became a bank - pioneered by Equity Bank, and followed by KCB (Mtaani) and Co-Op (Jirani) - mainly enabling cash deposits and withdrawals. Read more.Cheque Truncation promised so much in new, more secure cheques, that would take a 1-2 days to clear compared to the current one week (four working days). However the launch was put off by

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A guest post by @chiefnyamweya, an Artist, Web-enthusiast, and Comic Creator. Getting there: You can use Ethiopian Airlines at a cost of Kshs 62,500 (~$735) (and Kenya Aiways too). You have to have a yellow fever certificate. On arrival, you face the risk of losing checked in baggage, and as there is a severe fuel crisis, a taxi into town could cost $50Getting around: I didn't pay much attention

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Getting There: Kenya Airways has direct (7 hour) flights to Bamako on Sundays and Wednesdays. Ethiopian Airlines also comes to Bamako but through Addis Ababa, and these costs about $1,000 - $1,200.Getting Around: The airport is small hence has low traffic. Most people get visas upon arrival at US $40 and a taxi from the airport to hotel is about $50.Motorbikes are the main mode of transport and

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What a year it has been, mostly not for the better with petrol and dollar prices setting records, and accompanied by other shortages. The Kenya government started a military anti-terror expedition in Somalia, and as war expenses can drastically alter government spending budgets, it was recently decided to bring the mission to the United Nations and have them offset the war cost to some extent. On

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Comparing to last year with the 2010 top banks11. NIC and National Bank (No. 7 last year) both with Kshs. 70.2 billion ($790 million) in assets and profits of about Kshs. 2 billion as at September 2011. National Bank falls from No. 7 as it has been passed by some fast growing banks on the list. Quiet year, NBK has grown it's loan book by 52% compared to a year ago, but had less profit than

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A guest post by @Anahi_Ayala who visited this CFA-zone country, that was home to the infamous former Emperor Bokassa, and which now has another grandiose project from a modern-day self-styled emperor - GaddafiGetting There: From Nairobi, you can take a direct flight to Bangui that's just over three hours, and a round trip costs about $1,000. Alternatively, you can fly with Ethiopian Airlines.

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Ory (@kenyanpundit) reigned some of us with a recent comment that people are complaining on twitter about a lack of parking at the Junction Mall in Nairobi, while there are people near there who don't have enough food to eat.I realized that it's something that happens a lot. Today I spent the whole morning searching for cooking gas (LPG) which has been in short supply in Nairobi for about a month

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The award ceremony for the Awards took place in Nairobi on December 8. Sponsored by Legatum and Omidyar, this is the fifth year, and they received 3,300 entries from around Africa. Kenya has had numerous winners (AAR, Bio Deal, Colour Creations, Craft Silicon, Virtual City) , so it was not surprising that of the ten finalists, only one was Kenyan outsider (in financial services). Also it was

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In Nairobi, there are thousands of conversations that happen at restaurant lunches or over evening drinks in bars. Most are mundane, sports related, money driven, contemplation of sex, and sometimes they are about business. A lot of conversations don’t go anywhere beyond the bar. But out of a few of these, some will - through a chat, watching TV, or other exchange of idea - experience a moment

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A guest post by Angela (@Honoluluskye)I will preface this entry by saying that this was a very short trip for a conference, held at a luxury hotel. Being very busy with conference events, I was unable to travel out of the hotel environment more than a couple of times. Hence, I know that this is a skewed perspective of the country, but hope it helps!Getting There I flew the most direct route

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A guest post by a visitor to the exotic land of Museveni and Matoke! There are several airlines flying daily to Entebbe (the international airport is an hour’s drive from Kampala) and these include Fly540 and Kenya Airways which cost about $250 and $300 respectively for a round trip. There is also Air Uganda which just celebrated its fourth anniversary this month.Getting There: Entebbe Airport

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Land of the Bible, History, and personal fitness!Getting There: Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest way from Nairobi for now, cost is between $800 - $1,200 with a stop-over in Addis Ababa. In Tel Aviv, clearing out of the airport takes four hours minimum as there are many security checks, and it's a very busy airport (over 50 flights were taking off to various destinations on that one night). Also,

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I don’t own land outright, but I know people who do and have worked on some securities that relate to land. So here are are five trends in real estate deals that drive lead to good & bad outcomes 1. Not all land deals are equal: There is greed & fraud among buyers and officials including government (county & ministry) who will approve incorrect land & building transactions, valuers who will

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The 2011 Africa Awards ceremony take place in Nairobi on December 8 and reward entreprenual excellence & efforts. This year the odds are strong that the winners of the total $400,000 of funding prizes won’t be Kenyans as the nominees shortlisted are soleRebels, - Ethiopia, Unique Solutions – Gambia, Expand Technology - Mauritius, Chocolate City Group , FASMicro, and Pepperoni Foods (3 from

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