Technology advancement in Kenya has been the talk of the town as many people have embraced it and use it for the benefits it has to the environment and all other sectors. Technology has improved many areas ranging from banking services, transport services to shopping and marketing of businesses. This has been improved since technology present the users with the easiest, fast and efficient method on how to tackle problems and challenges of the areas involved.

In some areas such as education and shopping, technology has enabled and ensured that the users are comfortable with the services and have the best advantages from using technology in these sectors and many others. Shopping has been eased by use of technology as people nowadays do not need to carry around cash for shopping which is risky but only a shopping card in form of a debit card which is effective, easier and more convenient to use.

Nakumatt is one of the largest retail outlet supermarkets in Kenya and East Africa and have therefore used the technological advancements to present to their customers their new Nakumatt Global Card. This card is presented to their customers to ensure that they have the best experience in shopping at any Nakumatt outlet.

Nakumatt in collaboration with Kenya Commercial Bank, Diamond Trust Bank and MasterCard has presented innovation which will make their customers’ shopping experience even more enjoyable and richer. This card allows the customers to load money onto the card for purchases at the Point on-sale Terminals (POS), cash withdrawals and online purchases at Nakumatt stores across East Africa, and ant any retailers that accepts MasterCard payment cards worldwide. Other benefits for use of the Global card is that the holder will earn points on purchases and redeem the points for shopping at any Nakumatt outlet.

The new Nakumatt Global card is managed online as the holders are presented with an online account from which they can be able to manage their cards’ use. The online portal for the card management is www.nakumattglobal.com then click on the card management tab. In this tab, you can Login using the given username and password, see overview of mini statements of the card, view the transaction history of the card use for the last 10 days, change the password and many more services and features.

How to apply and get the card

This card is a prepaid debit card and a loyalty card presented through a collaboration of KCB, DTB and MasterCard. To get the card, you can visit the nearest Nakumatt supermarket, KCB or DTB bank branches with a copy of your National I.D and fill the application form presented. If the card is collected from Nakumatt supermarket, it can be used immediately but if from the bank branches, the card needs activation which will be done after 72 hours once collected.

As a card for use in shopping, it needs to be topped-up with cash before it can be accepted by the POS for any service. To top up the card is easy and can be done from any Nakumatt supermarket at the POS or through the KCB and DTB banks. Holders can also top up through M-PESA by using the PAYBILL number 516606 where the account number is the holder mobile phone number.

The major benefits that the Nakumatt Global Card holders are presented with are that they can shop with it in Kenya and abroad where they accept MasterCard, the holders earn smart points every time they shop using the card and they can redeem the points for free shopping, the card can be used to shopping online, the holders receive SMS alerts every time they use the card, they can access and download their statements at www.nakumattglobal.com as well as load and use various currencies for shopping in any country.

 

Many Kenyans are now finding time to get the various online opportunities being offered by the many number of options. The many number of jobs being offered demands that one gets a stable banking account be formed on the basis of encouraging safe financial transactions. It is therefore important that Kenyans know the various banking systems that are found in the global internet.

PayPal

The company is found online and the registration is just simple and takes some few steps. The PayPal system requires that one installs safe passwords for the system. Money is send via email to the bank that is registered with the person. A confirmation link is sent to the bank and one will have to confirm and activate it before being allowed to withdraw money from it. PayPal is safe and is gaining a lot of popularity in the country hence Kenyans should use it to withdraw money.

Money Bookers/skrill

The company needs one to sign up at their website found and be retrieved at www.moneybookers.com.It is fast and convenient to be used by users and one can withdraw money from various sites such as freelance or any other major businesses they are doing. The bank needs one to confirm their details with the banks they are registered with.

Payoneer

It is another safe online banking system that sends you the master card with details they are registered with. The Company requires that one finds and applies by supplying the correct set of information about their place of origin or birth. Any cases of supplying wrong information will not be allowed to carry out further transactions with the bank.

Wire transfer

It is quite expensive but is very fast and can be used to send money to various global countries within a very short period of time. It is therefore important that one takes into consideration the above fact seriously and make a more informed decision.

 

How to venture a prosperous and profitable business through Social Media in Kenya

Social media platforms have proofed to be the most convenient modes of communication and sharing information in the current era. People are using majorly social media to share information even more than they do with phones. The social media platforms which include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and many more platforms, despite being used as a form of communicating and sharing information, they are now been used by even schools and colleges to show the admission criteria and more educational showoff.

Following the same line that Social Media are now advancing and being used by a huge number of people, many of the businessmen and businesswomen have seen the need to set up businesses using the social media platforms and transact them through the same. This has showed off good profits to the businesses which have been created by using the best methods that are present. The prosperity of the business created under social media majorly dwell on how the business profiles have been created. Below is a detailed procedure on how to set up a good business page in the common social media platform: Facebook which will lead to a profitable business;

First and foremost, you should log into Facebook through www.facebook.com and if you did not have a personal account, consider creating one by signing up to Facebook to ensure that there is no limitation to the prosperity of your business. Once you log on to your personal account, you will create a business page from there. The business page will be tied to the personal account but they appear to be completely separate. This is so because no one can even see your personal information from the business page or even see the name of the administrator of the page.

Secondly, you will now create a page while logged in as your personal profile and this is done by going to www.facebook.com/pages/create.php. Take a look at the main categories of the pages and decide which fits your business. Select the drop down list and select the best category that best fits your business idea. However, from this step, do not select the Local business or place unless you have a physical storefront that your potential customers can come to.

Thirdly, you have to choose the category from the menu and name your page. The Facebook categories are not always perfect but for most part, they aren’t critical. Categories may be more important for local businesses as they are more visible in Facebook Graph search. The name of the page should be carefully selected as it reflect the main aim and services or goods offered in that particular business. You should choose the perfect keywords in the page name to enable the page to be easier displayed in the search results. Later, select the box next to “I agree to Facebook Pages terms” and click Get Started where you will be taken through some steps that will help in adding your business page photo- which is advisable to upload your business logo, your about information and more.

Fourthly, you should add more details in your about page information which on Facebook has very large sections to wax poetic about your wonderful business. The beautiful thing is that the about page is indexed in Google, so you will want to make sure it is very descriptive and keyword-rich. The best of it is that, you should make sure the link to your website is in this field so you can drive people in to the website.

Fifthly, since the last step has fully created the business page, you can now share something so that people can see the type of things that your business involve before inviting people to your page. From this step, you should add your cover photo and should fully reflect the business idea and the services involved. This is done by selecting the Add a cover button and then click upload photo. Choose the photo from your computer, position it on your page and click save changes.

Lastly, review the permissions of the page you created. Go to Edit page, then manage permissions from the admin panel and review how your permission are set up. This can involve the way people contact you as either through the regular messages or in a different way. You should change the permissions to ensure that people can contact you through the easiest way possible which would be the best thing for a profitable business.

After all those steps on creating a business page and following all the procedures correctly, the business which is linked to the page would eventually turn out to be a success as well as the website which will be linked to the Facebook page. This is so because Facebook users through the link will drive a lot of traffic to the website hence making it successful too.

 

Happy supermarket is business enterprise that north of Thika-Nairobi superhighway.

It is a private business enterprise that deals is located in juja, about 150 meters south-east of JKUAT main gate and 150 meters

with a variety of commodities such as foodstuffs, utensils, furniture, electronics,clothing,stationery, farm inputs e.t.c. and it started as a small retail shop.

It is one of the supermarkets in Juja that has a very large pool of customers as it is located on a very convinient place. For example; in a day,they expects at minimum around 1200 customers. They have around 80 workers who assist in either serving the customers or arrangement and measurement of goods or even moving goods either from the stores to the display positions or from suppliers to the stores.

It is an enterprise that really maintains high level of hygiene as their workers are organized and they observe cleanliness and also the foodstuffs and other commodities on display are neat.

It is an enterprise that adheres to the Kenyan law through acquiring trading license. It also care much about their customers as the law requires. The commodities sold are of the right quality and quantity. Their goods also have the mark of quality from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). Also, the goods sold have the manufactured and the expiry dates as indicated by the producers. Customers are free from any harm as the commodities are very well arranged in shelves and cannot easily fall to cause any harm.

The prices of the commodities are clearly indicated on each and infact are very fair.

The supermarket is well organised such that their commodities are well arranged in shelves which are situated in the ground floor, first floor and second floor. In the ground floor, you can find commodities such as foodstuffs, laundry etc. In the second floor, we have commodities such as utensils, stationery and electronics. The second floor you can find farm input, furniture and clothing.

The supermarket gets their goods from the producers and they usually buy them in bulk. The means of transport is either offered by the producers or by their own means. The supermarket has various trucks and vans which assists in the ferrying of goods from those points of production.

The supermarket operates throughout the week starting from 7.00am to7.30pm and they don’t operate within 24hrs. also the employees are paid on a monthly basis.

According to my research, I have noticed that the business does not encourage any form of corruption as all customers are served fairly.

 

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Automobile Association of Kenya (AA of Kenya) is located in AA House, Off Airport North Road in Nairobi.

The postal address of the Automobile Association of Kenya offices is P.O Box 40087-00100, Nairobi.

The email address of Automobile Association of Kenya in Nairobi is [email protected]. 

The telephone contacts of AA of Kenya offices are 0202612300, 0202612311, 0202525349, 6825062, 8090626, 8090629, 8090630, 8090631, 8090632, 0733620966 and 0722205106.

The emergency call line of AA of Kenya Driving Schools in Kenya and the other businesses are 0720227267, 0720261576 and 0734611049. 

You can apply Driver Jobs in Kenya via the AA of Kenya Company on the link http://aak.co.ke/drivers/.

If you are an Employers looking for qualified drivers in Kenya, you can get them through AA of Kenya on the link http://aak.co.ke/drivers/employee.php. 

The AA of Kenya offices in Nyaku House in Hurlingham telephone contacts are 2720382.

The AA of Kenya office in Sarit Centre on the 2nd Floor in Westlands telephone contacts are 3743196 and 3753481.

The AA of Kenya office in Village Market on Limuru Road in Nairobi telephone contacts are 7120206 and 7120774.

The Automobiles Association  of Kenya offices in Kahawa Wendani, Opposite Kahawa Barracks Gate in Nairobi can be reached via telephone contact 2636769.

The AA of Kenya offices in Kemumwa House on the 2nd Floor on Mumias South Road in Buruburu part of Nairobi can be reached via telephone contacts 7784533 and 7787926.

If you walk around the city of Nairobi today, there is a business that you will find to be quite prominent in every Nairobi Street that you go to; the color Green- which signifies Mpesa shops in Kenya. In most instances, many people relate the green color with Safaricom outlets in Kenya and mostly Mpesa outlets in Kenya.  There is no doubt that Safaricom in Kenya is the largest and most used mobile service provider in Kenya today.  The Safaricom Company in Kenya commands a lions-share in terms of customer numbers and service coverage. This state of affairs in the mobile service in Kenya is not likely to change any time soon.

Do you run an Mpesa outlet within the Nairobi CBD today or do you intend to start an Mpesa shop in Kenya? Does your Mpesa shop in Nairobi receive the right number of customers every other day? Do you need to boost the number of transactions you get per day on your Mpesa shop in Nairobi? Well, this piece of information on Mpesa business in Nairobi will serve to inspire you a great deal. Running an Mpesa outlet within Nairobi is just as tedious as the case would be for any other kind of business in Kenya. Making a business successful in Kenya requires lots of commitment and most importantly, having an open mind at all times.

How do you increase customer numbers trickling in your Mpesa stall in Nairobi?

There is a wide range of effective strategies to improve an Mpesa business in Kenya which Kenyans can employ.  You need to go for those strategies which directly impact on the inclination of the customers in Kenya. Customers in Nairobi should be motivated to stop over and check out what you have to offer in your Mpesa shop. Nairobi is one of the most competitive cities in Kenya today. In that case here is a way to set you Mpesa shop apart from other shops in Nairobi:

Proper signage of the Mpesa Shop in Nairobi

Having the proper signage is perhaps the most important element which you need to consider when you want to draw many customers in Nairobi to your Mpesa stall.  There instances where Mpesa stalls in the city of Nairobi are rather overcrowded. You also find that many types of businesses have been set up in those stalls around these Mpesa stalls in Nairobi. If your Mpesa stall in Nairobi is located among different types of businesses in Nairobi, you should erect a proper sign and direction to your Mpesa stall. A proper sign for an Mpesa stall in Nasirobi entail perhaps an LED sign that directs them to your Mpesa stall. That way, you can be assured that any person around who requires MPESA services will come to you with ease. Most businesses in Nairobi town have proper signs for instance Mpesa shops along Tom Mboya Street especially the area opposite Kenya National Archives building in Nairobi city centre.

Stock up the Mpesa stall in Nairobi with mobile accessories

Rather than having to restrict yourself to Mpesa services only, you can broaden your scope and start selling mobile phone accessories in Nairobi. By doing this, you will be able to attract many customers and just not be limited to those who require Mpesa services only.  Even as people come to buy these mobile accessories in Nairobi, they will want to create a close relationship with you and your business. To get more from an Mpesa business in Kenya, ensure that your customer relations skills are top notch in the Mpesa shop.  If you can get the best mobile phone accessories and sell them within your Mpesa stall in Nairobi, you will get more customers. Some of the mobile accessories in Kenya which you can sell on your Mpesa shop in Nairobi include phone cases, batteries, SIM cards, earphones, headphones, and even you can also offer phone charging services. The Mpesa stalls along Mfangano Street in Nairobi mostly provide Mpesa services and also sell the mobile accessories in town.

If you have loyal customers in your Mpesa outlet in Nairobi, you can ask them to refer your stall to their friends and relatives to you.  By doing this, you will also be broadening your reach and scope. To be a successful Mpesa business person in Nairobi, you also need to select a strategic place for your Mpesa. Areas in Nairobi without Mpesa shops around the same place, areas in Nairobi with universities or campuses and colleges, areas in Nairobi with the high numbers of people on a daily basis and many other aspects. Choosing a strategic position for your Mpesa is important in reducing competition and attracting large numbers of customers in Nairobi. For instance in Nairobi Mpesa shops are many in areas with colleges like the area on Moi Avenue with Africa Nazarene Campus, on University way where there is University of Nairobi and KEMU. These are classic ways through which you can make your Mpesa business profitable in Nairobi while you also get to earn from the side hustles.

Kenya been an industrialized nation has established various manufacturing and processing industries which extract raw materials from the farmers in Kenya. For instance, the paper manufacturing industries in Kenya need trees from agriculture sector for manufacture of papers, the textile and Clothing industries need wool from sheep which are reared by the farmers and the pesticide manufacturing industries which need pyrethrum for their manufacture and supply of these products.

Farmers have also seen the importance of growing fruits as they give them more benefits economically and also health wise. Fruits which are of varied types can also be used as raw materials to industries which process and bottle the fruit juice for sale to the market. The common fruits which can be used for raw materials in the processing of juice may include Mangoes, Oranges, Strawberry, Pawpaw, Lemons and many more fruits. Kenya has therefore seen the benefits from the processing of these fruits to fresh juice and therefore several industries have been established to manufacture, process, and bottle and supply these fruit juice products in the market. The prosperous and the experienced fruit juice manufactures in the market world may include;

FRESH SQUEEZE LTD

This company offer the best fruit juice products as they have realized that many people have turned to the use of fruit juice as compared to soft drinks. Their products have no additives and are made straight from fresh fruits. To ensure quality of their products, they do not add any preservatives or pasteurizers and the fruits used as selected from certified suppliers who have fulfilled certain regulatory requirements. Their juices are available in various supermarkets in various flavors such as mango, pineapple, and carrot and orange.

FRANK FRESH JUICE LTD:

They are the manufacturers of the commonly known “LITE” products in the market. They produce the highest quality of fresh fruit juices and bottle them to supply to the market. Other products that they offer include exciting fruit and vegetable combination to a range such as carrot as well as pineapple. They can supply their products to hotels and supermarket and thereby to order for their services, they can be contacted through +254 721 45453 or email [email protected] or [email protected]

Mtwapa Fruit Processing Plant

They are the manufacturer of high standards of fruit juices branded “Picana products and Milly products” as they use sophisticated modern machineries and technology for the best products. Mtwapa Fruit Processing Plant processes large quantity of tropical fruits like Mangoes, Passions, Orange, Grapefruit and Pineapple. Products include fruit concentrates, fruit juice and fruit drinks which are real, fresh and 100% pure fruit extract.

Del Monte Ltd

This is a well-established company which specialized in the canning and production of fresh fruit juices which are supplied in all the market locally and abroad. The fruit juices by Del Monte are packed in various quantities and in various packages. The major products of Del Monte that are well known and common include the Pineapple juice extracts where the raw materials are available in the surrounding of this plant as it is situated in Thika, Mango, Orange and many more flavor.

VICTORIA JUICE COMPANY LTD

This company ensure that it supplies the market with the best brands of fruit based juices which are 100% fruit extracts. They manufacture and supply the fruit juices as they brand it “TAMU products”. TAMU juices are made from natural fruit concentrates sourced from the best orchards in the world, and are produced in different flavors to satisfy age groups, from sweet mango to nutritious multivitamin and different fruit cocktails to suit all occasions.

 

 

 

 The number of unemployed people in Kenya has currently risen due to various factors. These include;

THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

The kind of education offered in Kenya is less of a sieve that eliminates those who fail exams. This education also seem to provide irrelevant skills that cannot be applied in some fields hence leaving most people jobless since there are no matching employment opportunities matching their skills.

RURAL URBAN MIGRATION

Most young and energetic people tend to move to urban centers in search for jobs hence leading to congestion. They leave rural areas instead of cultivating the farm in production of food.

SEASONAL NATURE OF JOBS

Some jobs like especially in the tourism sector are very seasonal whereby they only become booming during summer vacation and fluctuate in low seasons. This leaves most people in that sector jobless during those low seasons.

RAPID POPULATION GROWTH

The rate of population increase has currently been too high hence less jobs available for all people.

Kenya has been realized to be a country with increasing mineral wealth despite the past studies that showed the country did not have a really significant deposit of minerals compared to countries like South Africa. For some time, soda ash has been Kenya’s leading mineral export and is mined at Lake Magadi in Kajiado on the floor of the rift valley by the Magadi Soda Company. It occurs in crystals that are called trona. Soda ash can also be referred to as sodium bicarbonate.

Extraction of soda ash is done through the open cast method using powerful machines known as dredgers. Trona is usually mixed with rainwater from a shiny substance known as slurry, slurry from the lake is transported through large pipes to the factory. The trona is separated from water through evaporation and the product which is soda ash is packaged for sale locally and for export to other countries in the world.

Soda ash is used in the manufacture of soap, paper, glass, aluminium, dye stuff, curative dugs, papers, cosmetics, aluminium and fertilizers. It is also used in softening of water in oil refineries like the Kenya oil refinery at the coast. Soda ash is also used as a preservative for meat and fish where it is sprinkled on the meat and then it helps in removing water thus drying the meat and preventing it from getting spoilt.

The export of soda ash has helped the country to earn foreign exchange through the export and in turn, the country’s economy is improved. The sale of the product in Kenya gives the Kenyan government revenue from the taxes that are imposed on the product.

Employment of youth who provide skilled and unskilled labour in the soda ash mining company is crucial as it reduces the increased dependence of Kenyans on the government and helps reduce the problem of unemployment. People employed are able to earn a decent income and in turn improve on their living standards.

Companies that mine soda ash in this case being Magadi Soda Company provide the community around the factory with social amenities like schools, hospitals and health facilities. This social amenities help to easen and improve the life of the communities and reduce the dependence on the central government.

It is therefore evident that the soda ash mining industry in Kenya is a very important one in the countries industry. The government should therefore struggle to promote the industry by providing the with a good business environment to encourage growth.

 

 

In Kenya, businesses in form of companies are been set up every day. The businesses are set up to offer different services under the different areas of specialization to contribute to development of the economy. These companies for their complete operation require that they undergo different procedures in their development but the most important is registration of their operation or provision of the services. Registration therefore require some documents and requirements for its success which may include the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN, the company official name and certificates and permits for carrying out their intended operations.

Company registration require a service providers which are other companies which ease this process ensure that the business and companies are registered successfully and within a short period of time. In these companies offering the registration services, they host the best professional and technician which ensure the registration is safe and efficient. The best companies in Kenya for this services include;

Biz Brokers Kenya

This is one of the best that ensure that the companies’ registration process is fast and success through a set of simplified procedures. They also offer online registration of the businesses and companies which require the incorporation, PIN and PIN and VAT and additional the company seal and the rubber stamp. This company being a consultancy firm have extensive experience in business registration and a one stop shop for other business related services such as sale of business, business start-up as well as licensing the businesses.

East Africa Business Consultants

This is a firm which provide business solutions to the businesspeople and entrepreneurs and ensure that they start the best business that they have experience in. they partner with clients to help the businesspeople to reach greater heights. They also provide unrivaled and customized and practical approach to their clients who want to register their business they recently set-up. They also offer other business solution by providing the best marketing strategy of the businesses as well as offer advice on how to own a company and operate it best.

Healy Consultants

This is an experienced firm in the area of business registration and licensing. It has provide these services to their clients over the years and has ensured their customers are satisfied with their services. This firm is a services provider of these services two both local and international companies therefore they are termed as one of the Kenyan companies with a broad service coverage.

Capita Registrars

They take step-by-step procedure is ensuring that the company registration is successfully and fast with all legal procedures. For the first step, they search for a name that suits the company, then use a lawyer to draft a memorandum of articles which will set out the objects of the company and then payment of the stamp duty should be conducted after the articles are written. All this certificates are then forwarded to this firm where the certificate of registration would be issued. They also ensure that they provide the customers with other business-related services licensing of the business services as well as permits for the operations.