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Do You Want to Invest in Kericho?

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:29:42 CDT

If you are planning to invest in Kericho, these are the facts you should know...The first thing you should know is that Kericho is located within a very rich agricultural hinterland. Tea is the major cash crop with sugarcane coffee, fruits, maize and vegetables following. Animal keeping is also widely practiced with dairy farming taking the lead.

Can you Add Value to Mangoes?

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:00:08 CDT

This is one of the many money-making opportunities in the agricultural industry that are open for innovative investors, local and foreign, wanting to invest in rural Kenya.

Equity Bank: A New Approach Banking for the Small Businesses

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:43:05 CDT

More than 95 per cent of Kenyans earn little, from either micro-enterprises or what might be described as "micro-jobs." But if Kenya is to develop, micro-enterprises must be transformed into large, wealth creating businesses with capacity to create high paying jobs.

Investment News Magazine June-July 2010 Issue Out.

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:39:14 CDT

New June-July 2010 issue of Investment News Magazine out.Get it here.

Kenya Government Incentives for Investors in Real Estate

Sat, 15 May 2010 11:56:45 CDT

The Kenya government is helping the private sector investor to meet an annual housing demand of 150, 000 housing units. Currently the supply is estimated at 40,000 units per year. And the government is in a hurry to fill up the gap, thus creating an excellent opportunity to make money for real estate investors.

Malili e-City: Kenya's exclusive metropolis for the technology investor

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:12:56 CDT

All that which glitters is not gold.But it could be Kenya's Malili e-City - the planned ultra-modern metropolis surrounded the beautiful things you'd pay to see.

Kencom Sacco Investments : Policy Is Based on the Needs of Both Members and the Sacco

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST

Kencom Sacco has now developed an investment policy that emphasizes real estate investments instead of stocks and shares. The policy is based on ROI (returns on investment), ease of management and fewer risks.

Kencom Sacco Chairman, Mr. Jeremiah Sirma - 'How we keep our sacco growing'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST

Kencom Sacco is one of the few saccos determined to pursue very clear and well reasoned investment policies. The result has been not only a satisfied and increasing membership, but also the satisfaction of knowing the members are benefitting from their investments in the sacco. Investment News discusses with its long-serving chairman, Mr. Jeremiah Sirma, (pictured) the philosophy behind the sacco's success and its future plans.

New issue of Investment News magazine

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST

New issue of Investment News magazine out.Get it here.

Safaricom IPO : Stockbrokers Now Raise Key Questions

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Safaricom shares are of great interest to investors if only because they have depressed prices at the Nairobi Stock Exchange wiped out a large section of stockbrokers and brought untold financial problems to investors who rushed the Safaricom Initial Public Offer (IPO).

How to Get the Best Mortgage for a Home

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST

Demand for urban homes in Kenya is estimated at 150,000 units a year. That means more people are out looking for mortgages. But how will you decide which mortgage to take? It depends on your ability to understand and evaluate your complex circumstances some of which stretch far into the future.

Counting Chinese Businesses in Kenya, So Far

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

This year, more than 50 per cent of all the major building and construction projects have gone to Chinese companies. The catalogue of projects, worth billions of US dollars, which have so far been awarded to them, is long. It covers major highways and roads, airports and seaports, stadiums and university liberalities to provision of telephone services and oil prospecting.

Mwalimu Sacco:The Benefits of ISO Certification

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

When Mwalimu Sacco Society became the first society to be certified by ISO in September 2009, many in the cooperative sector in Kenya wondered what it was all about. Was it really necessary for a sacco to be certified? I too, could not provide the answer to the question, so I went over for a discussion with the chairman of the Mwalimu Sacco, Mr. Shem Motuka.

Kenya's Economy - Harnessing Wisdom of Traditional Communities Can Make the Difference

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

An important thing that African development planners will have to learn is to appreciate the wisdom of our ancestors when formulating important policies. Such wisdom may just be what we need to make Africa's backward, debt-ridden economies key players on the world stage.

K-Rep Bank Finds Gold among Kenya's Slum Dwellers

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST

Started as a micro-finance targeting mainly the poor in the slums, K-Rep has been oscillating between maintaining its image as micro-enterprises bank and a fully operational commercial bank targeting the heavy weights in the money market. Now, it seems, the bank has found a profitable middle ground.