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Why PayPal in Kenya is so Important

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:51:51 +0000

PayPal in Kenya – a Must for Online Businesses

Trying to make it online as an individual or a company involves many challenges the world over, not just in Kenya. The problem we have in Kenya is that there is little or no trust afforded to us because of the relative lack of advanced online experience and techniques. Consumers wanting to buy from us may be scared of being scammed and, with no payment gateway, it is unlikely that anyone will buy from you or pay you for a service via Western Union or Moneygram. These payment processes are not secure enough nor do they offer a quick and reliable dispute procedure that guarantees the purchaser a refund if products (or services) are not properly rendered. Money sent by Western Union or Moneygram is practically lost forever. PayPal is different.

PayPal – Our Saviour

Getting a PayPal account is easy but can be a time consuming procedure so it doesn’t make sense to wait until you really need one to apply because you will get frustrated with some of the security checks. Apply for a PayPal account now, it is free to do and although you will get your login details immediately, there will be other verification checks done over time to bring your account to “verified” status (which is want you want). Offering PayPal means that you can accepty payment by PayPal and all debit or credit cards which makes your life so much easier. You can do business and offer services to people all over the world and you will find them not having a problem paying you in advance for some jobs as they know their money is safe with PayPal.

PayPal Fees and Account Holds

Of course, PayPal charge fees to process your payments but they are a very small percentage and hey, they’ve got to make money too. Those who complain about PayPal fees normally have sopme other issue such as falling a cropper to a security risk which freezes their payPal account or puts in on hold for a while until PayPal can verify their identity. But people, this is to protect us and them because online fraudster are hard at work. Anyway, I have never been cheated by PayPal even though I have had my account put on hold which made me see red as you cannot access your money until it is cleared. One tip: Never lie about your country location. Seriously, Paypal is geographically specific and if you join from the US you cannot use PayPal to purchase while you are in Kenya although you can receive payments anywhere.

Kosgey and Ali Walk Free – ICC Ruling just In

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35:14 +0000

ICC judges cleared Henry Kosgey and Hussein Ali of all charges at the Hague today and they are free to go home unscathed. The rest have not been so lucky. ICC Update

Cheap Kenya Property Prices and Reviews

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:30:51 +0000

Looking for new ways to save money in Kenya when buying a property or looking for a rental home, hotel or apartment? User generated content offers a more authentic way to search for prices in Kenya with real people giving real reports and information based on personal experience. Browse the many articles and reviews as this new site develops and has more content added on the forum-based information portal.

Cheap Property in Kenya

Finding cheap property in Kenya should be done with a fair share of caution in the same way as buying land in Kenya. Rogue agents sell property that they have no legal right to sell and leave unsuspecting people with a land deed with no value. Learn more about buying property in Kenya and how to avoid being tricked by unscrupulous conment. Read about how to find cheap property and hotels in Kenya without been taken for a ride.

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admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:37:10 +0000

New Website to Help People Avoid Rogue Taxis & Agents in Kenya

One of the worst things to happen when travelling is to pay £100 for something only to find that it was only worth £10. travellers to Kenya are all too often over charged before they even get to their hotel. Airport taxi drivers can exort money from tourists that know no better. but is that really fair? Some taxi drivers charge Ksh4000 for a Ksh2000 journey into town from the airport.
New Kenya Price Site Allows Users to Share their Knowledge

A new forum based website has been created that encourages users to share their price experiences in Kenya so that others may be better informed. Users can ask questions to other memembers to get a good idea about how much they can expect to pay for certain goods and services.

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Visit Cheap Kenya Price guide forum where users create change.

Amazon Sells 1 Million Kindles Every Week

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:32:50 +0000

Amazon Kindle best Buy

There must be something good about the Amazon kindle that has seen sales figures rise to more than 3 million sales during the three weeks leading up to Christmas. More than 1 million units were being sold weekly so there must be something good about the kindle and ebooks in general. Okay, so the Kindle 2 can hold around 3,500 books. That’s a lot of paper saved and a hell of a lot of room on your bookshelves. Reading ebooks is much cheaper than buying the paper version and reading on the Kindle is even clearer and a better experience than reading from a conventional book. Kindle reading is far easier on the tube as well!

Benefits of the Amazon Kindle

When you switch off the Kindle it remembers where in the book you were up to the next time you start reading. All Kindle versions offer search, highlight and notetaking on-page as standard. A great benefit of using the Kindle is that you are doing more than just ‘your bit’ for the environment as no paper is needed to produce ebooks so no energy is consumed in their destruction and producing them does not affect rain forests anywhere.

How Much Does the Kindle Weigh?

You’ll be pleased to know that the standard Kindle weighs just 10.2 ounces which is similar to the weight of a paperback book! The Kindle DX version weighs just 18.9 ounces which is about the same as a standard hardback book.

Unfortunately the Kindle Fire has not yet reached the UK but it is only a matter of time.

18 Year Old Stabbed to Death Over Trainers – UK Gone Mad

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:21:56 +0000

Boxing day saw an 18 year old boy stabbed to death in Oxford Street, London apparently over a pair of trainers on sale. The UK has gone mad and the author has already expressed his opinion about what to do with these unruly idiots. Sorry, as an African born in the UK I am appalled at the standard of conduct our youth have adopted. Yes, so far it looks as though the youth killed was black and that the suspects are black. Okay, when we find the killer what will happen? They will go to jail to watch colour television, play cards and eat three meals a day at a cost to the tax payer a greater amount than the average salary in the UK.

Send the Thugs to Africa

Not that any African government should want a killer or criminal but believe me, they will loose their reputation and be forced to become humble after the streets force them to learn essential life skills. Give them £50 and send them to Kibera slums. Lets see who they will fight or kill as they struggle to find gainful employment or business. Prison will not change these reprobates, only life experience within an unfamiliar setting where all of their stupid and sick values mean nothing! It’s cheaper than prison and will have more of an effect.

Send a deserving African child to the UK in their place and let them enjoy the benefits that the foolish twit abused.

Remember, there are criminals and there are criminals and the punishement should be carefully dished out where the issues are obviously concerning youth, respect, reputation, gang oriented bad attitutdes and the like. Don’t send criminals who have become so due to a one-off fight or period of low in their lives but those who obviously show no regard for life or modern human dignity. Something has to be done because the prisons are full and re-offending is so high.

Gladys Muthoni Died at 10.20am Wednesday – Ebola Scare in Nairobi

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:18:33 +0000

Gladys Muthoni died as she arrived at Kenyatta hospital and hospital staff have been taking precautionary measures to stop possible Ebola virus from spreading. Updates coming in regularly as we await results of a medical inquiry. All those that have been in contact with G Muthoni at the nairobi hotel where she worked are been asked to go to the nearest hospital for a medical check.

Ebola Death Suspected in Nairobi

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:38:25 +0000

A woman dropped dead yesterday as she arrived at Kenyatta hospital in Nairobi after suffering continuous bleeding from all orifices as she was driven from a Nairobi hotel. The Fatal Ebola Virus is suspected to be the cause but we await further reports from Kenyatta hospital after further medical investigations.

Read more about the Ebola Death in Nairobi

Nigerian Independence at Wananchi FridayZ -Success

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:32:55 +0000

The big Nigerian Independence day celebration at Wananchi FridayZ was a great success. There were so many people there by 3am we had to shut the door plus we didn’t want some of the undesirables starting to gather ourside coming in.

We got high we got low and some got Danny right dirty. Only a few weeks until our next bash so come early or risk getting locked out.

Tuungane Pamoja

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Nigerian Independence Party with Wananchi FridayZ

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:28:25 +0000

Tonight is going to be a killer! East Africans celebrate Nigerian independence in Barking at their monthly Wananchi FridayZ. The night will start off as the usual Wananchi FridayZ but as 12am hits we take a turn for the better and swerve into solid Naija Flavas with DJ Dubwise and crew. Kenyans and Nigerians have always enjoyed each others celebrations with equal enthusiasm and the Nigerian Independence with Wananchi FridayZ will take this union to another level. If you’re at work now, leave early, fake sickness if necessary to go and get dressed to impress for the big Nigerian Independence@Wananchi FridayZ – tonight at Club Solar. Our celebrations no be small ooooo!!! Plus, our very own Naija boy is back after more than a year in Kenya. This one is gonna rock!!! Don’t miss it, you’ve been warned.

Nigerian Independence in Barking with Wananchi FridayZ