On this final post of this series, I am going to use a conversation I had with a younger friend who was moving out. I will call my friend “B” . Read part 1 and part 2 on factors to consider when thinking about moving out. B: I’m planing to move out from my mum’s house, it’s become untenable, so I’m wondering how much I…
Read MoreIt is no secret that the government would like Kenya to have just a few big banks. The Finance Cabinet Secretary at the last budget reading proposed a 400% increase in banks’ core capital from Sh1 billion to Sh5 billion, aimed at forcing consolidation and acquisition of the smaller banks. While he first disagreed with this, CBK governor’s initial enthusiasm for niche banks seems to be…
Read MoreOver the last 10 years, I have had no less than 20 hiring rounds, and in each of them, there’s always that one person who will send in an application, take the call inviting them for an interview, politely confirm availability, then either: fail to turn up for the interview, or, totally impress at the interview then fail to turn up on the first day of…
Read MoreIt is now becoming evident that the Chase Bank saga will end with an acquisition, which in my opinion is great for all stakeholders, especially the depositors whose money is still held by the bank. So far, we have 5 declared suitors; KCB (On Citizen TV last evening, their CEO hinted that there would be a deal by end of week), Equity Bank, Centum, CBA…
Read MoreDo you have a Blog, a Facebook page , Instagram page or a Twitter account that focuses on social issues? In association with the Gates Foundation, the African Blogger Awards have introduced three new categories, whose aim is to raise awareness of social issues that affect the continent. The three new categories are: Women and Girls’ Empowerment Public Health Social Issues and Active Citizenship If…
Read MoreThis morning, Chase Bank, a bank a lot of people liked and banked with (yours truly included), went into receivership. Prior to that, their published accounts had a note of a “qualified opinion” being given by their auditors, and many questions have come up: Did their auditors lie to us? How come the auditors didn’t detect weak/illegal lending practices? What do auditors do exactly?And so…
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Yesterday at 7:24am I got the following notification in my email: Dear Kellie, Student {daughter’s name) exited bus KCE_xxx on March 8, 2016 7:36 AM. I was puzzled for about a minute, then I remembered that sometime last term we had been told that the school was implementing a system that would notify us when our children used school transport. I frankly did not think much…
Read MoreIn the last post, we considered why paying bills may not necessarily make you more financially responsible if you are not in the first place. Today, we consider the second reason people want to move out: space. I would like to have some space of my own When someone says this, they mean one of two things (or both): They need actual physical space. Living…
Read MoreThis is Part 1 of a 3-part series on how to think about moving out of home. Look out for the other two in subsequent posts. Every so often, a younger friend will ask for my advice on moving out from their parents’ home. Of course in all cases, my friends are born and brought up in the city, have been working for a few months/years…
Read MoreMarie Kondo has built a career and brand around helping people live in tidy homes. After reading a review of her book (The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up) on The Guardian, I got curious. Why is there a book on tidying up? This is one of those areas you think we’ve figured out already and don’t need books about. How wrong I was. In…
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