Give Us This Year Our Annual Bread

Give Us This Year Our Annual Bread

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Why all this fuss about a New Year? Is it even real? As Thomas Mann once said, “Time has no divisions to mark its passage; there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even…

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The Election

The Election

The election was just a year away. The government had done nothing in the previous four years, just like any other government out there, but they needed the votes. They needed to take care of the upcoming brand of woke politicians who were gaining popularity….

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The Invention of Insurance

The Invention of Insurance

Many moons ago, there never used to be health insurance. Not that people never fell sick; it’s just that they had other ways of dealing with health problems. They were never guaranteed of getting money for the medical bills, but they still lived happily then….

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The Wireless Mouse

The Wireless Mouse

Just a few years ago, owning a wireless mouse was the equivalent of using Twitter for iPhone. It was a must have – for those who could afford. My friend was thrilled to have his first wireless mouse for his computer. A wireless mouse felt…

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Content on Borrowed Platforms

Content on Borrowed Platforms

The Apocalypse One day you wake up to find that Facebook has closed shop, and so did Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Linkedin, Snapchat, TikTok, Spotify, and all of their kind. Suddenly, the online community you built is no more. Your careers as an influencer is gone….

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How Online Ads Work

How Online Ads Work

A story is told of a lady who reported to the police a pair of shoe that was stalking her. The shoe kept following her to every website that she accessed. It would appear on the news website, in social media, blogs and every YouTube…

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Corruption is Eating Away our Future

Corruption is Eating Away our Future

I have come to a conclusion that every Kenyan is corrupt, unless proven otherwise. My experience in business has taught me this. Take a look at this. Examples Whenever a government entity requests for service, someone will call you requesting to ‘talk.’ This is only…

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Chinese Engineers in Kenya

Chinese Engineers in Kenya

Chinese contractors have found a golden goose in Kenya, almost taking all the megaprojects in the construction industry. Most of the major state and private infrastructure that has been built in the last ten years have some form of Chinese signature in them. From roads,…

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Business Lesson: Control

Business Lesson: Control

After successfully running a restaurant in the outskirts of the city which operated everyday between 6 am and 9 pm, John decided to open a second restaurant in Nairobi West. This Nairobi’s clubbing capital, where the night never comes to an end and restaurants run…

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Fake Adverts that are Conning Kenyans

Fake Adverts that are Conning Kenyans

The advent of digital advertising has opened opportunities for content creators to make money from their content. This includes websites owners or YouTube Channel owners who can earn money by having ads placed in their websites. If you visit most news website, they are full…

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