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https://web.facebook.com/BonifaceMwangiBM Last October, my niece was raped on her way home at around 9;00pm. After those two beasts were done violating her, they forced her to send money to an M-Pesa till. My sister called me crying in the middle of the night, and I called Usikimye Founder...

You always take comfort in employing hypotheticals, and conveniently forget that Mt. Kenya rejected Uhuru due to a poorly performing economy. Ruto was elected purely on the strength of his promises. Mt. Kenya is more sensitive to economic shocks compared to other regions, and that is why they...

Nobody cares about Uhuru, but we are irked when the government makes him the blame object for its failures. Instead of addressing the challenges facing the country they are addressing Uhuru. Uhuru was terrible, but Ruto's disastrous performance makes Uhuru look tolerable.

Hebu chukua kibuyu ujaribu kutafuta mafuta ya taa kwa petrol stations. Na uvae akala vile itachukua time. Hiyo Kerosene ni jet fuel, the same wanaweka kwa helicopters na ndege zinatumia jet engines.

Even matatus people can tell when the economy is being destroyed. Kasongo na degrees zake fake hawezi ona kitu kama hiyo?

They should create a tax category where small businesses can pay a little tax through mpesa, ata kama ni 100 per month. On top of that, provide incentives, such as a lottery, where winning taxpayers get prizes. In addition, taxpayers should have a few privileges here and there. In short...

This chart is not merely about M-PESA. It is a live x-ray of the Kenyan economy. And what it quietly reveals is that Kenya is fundamentally an economy of: - essentials, - survival, - micro-transactions, - informal commerce, - and fragmented primary value chains. Look carefully. The largest...

Coca-Cola's regional office in Nairobi signed an agreement with its American parent company, The Coca-Cola Export Corporation. The American parent said: "We own the secret formulas and the brand rights. You run the marketing campaigns in Kenya – the flashy roadshows, the ads in local dialects...

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The Nairobi Airbnb market has undergone a major shift over the past few years, particularly for diaspora investors who initially saw the sector as a lucrative opportunity. During the early growth phase of Airbnb in Nairobi, diaspora homeowners - many returning seasonally from abroad - dominated...

And because the world is round, back at home, those 80% Omondis and Wanyonyis are bringing up kids sired by neighbors. That's why you get cases of young men killing their supposed fathers over minor issues.