China / Elections / Freelancing / online jobs

Exploring Freelancing in Kenya!!!

Tagged , ,

On 21st December, 2016 I interviewed Gideon Masese (Economist), Joshua Moses (Online Freelancer and Statistician) and Fred on the possible effects of proposed American policies under Trump on online jobs (outsourcing). Here […]

READ MORE

Education

2016 KCSE RESULTS summary

Tagged , ,

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 2016 KCSE RESULTS The 2016 KCSE results for the 577,253 candidates who sat for the exams were released today by CS Matiang’i who was accompanied by […]

READ MORE

Education

2016 KCSE Examinations Released: what people are saying will crack your ribs!!!

Tagged , ,

Today, Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i released the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams leaving many people on the wrong foot. There were just 141 straight A’s in 2016 compared to last […]

READ MORE

Economics

Freedom from Poverty: Part 1

Tagged , ,

For the past one week I have been reading Thomas Pagge’s master piece book “Freedom from Poverty as a Human Right: Who owes what to the very Poor?” A number of issues […]

READ MORE

politics

Trump says big stars are not welcome here!!!

Tagged , 1 Comment on Trump says big stars are not welcome here!!!

The President-elect Mr. Donald Trump and his team is planning a traditional inauguration. Trump revealed that he is not interested in big stars from Hollywood. They will not perform at the events. […]

READ MORE

IMF

IMF Chief, Christine Lagarde found guilty of negligence!!!!

Tagged , ,

Christine Lagarde, the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been found guilty of negligence in her handling of a fraud case. This ruling was made by a French court. According to […]

READ MORE

Business / Media

Data and Journalism in 2017

Tagged , ,

Newspaper circulation has been brought to its knees by the emergence of digital platforms. It is evident that doing things the same way will no longer work for newspaper publishers. For instance, […]

READ MORE

Business / Uncategorized

Cuba plans to repay her $270 million debts with booze!!!

Tagged , , 4 Comments on Cuba plans to repay her $270 million debts with booze!!!

CUBA TO PAY $270 MILLION DEBT USING BOOZE!!! It is interesting to note that the island nation is now cash-strapped and they want to pay their debts using alcohol beverage (rum) and […]

READ MORE

Budget

INCONSISTENCIES BY KENYAN TREASURY

Tagged , ,

 INCONSISTENCIES BY KENYAN TREASURY  The International Budget Partnership- Kenya recently analyzed the Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2016. The findings are shocking! There were glaring differences between the figures provided by treasury […]

READ MORE

Public Policy

Colin Furze Youtube videos

Tagged , ,

Colin Furze Youtube videos are all in one word crazy. He is one of my favorite YouTubers. He was born in 1979 in England. Colin works as a plumber, film-maker, inventor, stuntman […]

READ MORE

politics

President Donald Trump’s Cabinet

Tagged , , 1 Comment on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet

President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has lots of key positions to fill that will form a team to run the US presidency for the next couple of years. Romours on who will fill […]

READ MORE

Business

Mercedes launches Croove

Tagged , ,

For a long time time, car makers have always sold one car to one individual at time. This model of business is quickly disappearing and Mercedes is using Croove as an end […]

READ MORE

Counties

Celebrating International Human Rights Day-Kenya

Tagged , ,

International Human Rights Day has been celebrated world wide since 1948 on 10 December every year. It is a day for the people of the world to remind each other for their […]

READ MORE

Economics

Effects of Trump’s 45% tariff on Chinese goods

Tagged , ,

The proposed 45% tariff on Chinese goods  Donald Trump’s stand on China is well known. He blames the country for all American woes. From stated sponsored hacking, climate change to undermining of […]

READ MORE

Public Policy

Burman family net worth

Tagged Leave a Comment on Burman family net worth

Burman family has a net worth of $8.9 billion which is made up of five branches of the family business. They have a majority stake in the listed Dabur company. This company […]

READ MORE

Public Policy

Billionaire Ravi Jaipuria is the Cola King of India

Tagged Leave a Comment on Billionaire Ravi Jaipuria is the Cola King of India

Ravi Jaipuria is popularly known as India’s cola king. He is leads his RJ Corp. The company has interests in healthcare, beverages and fast food. In India, RJ Corp has interests in […]

READ MORE

Verified by MonsterInsights