Zatiti in Kenya is a web based platform that enables merchants in Kenya to create their own online shops in Kenya within seconds. The merchant in Kenya gets a content management system that enables them to easily manage their content like uploading products, creating pages among others. They can also monitor their revenue, sales orders and received messages online in Kenya.

There is an overwhelming demand for quality and affordable e-commerce websites in Kenya and the rest of Africa. The cost of developing quality and effective e- commerce tends to be too high for most small and medium businesses in Kenya. Zatiti in Kenya has decided to build a platform that would enable merchants and traders in Kenya to have their own efficient and unique online shops in Kenya within the shortest time possible.

The Zatiti online platform accepts M-PESA payments which make it convenient for the merchant in Kenya as all their sale transactions go straight to their bank accounts in Kenya. In august this year (2013), Zatiti in Kenya secured seed funding from Savannah Fund in Kenya of Sh.2.2 Million for a 15 per cent stake. Many entrepreneurs in Kenya with great ideas can sell but there is not enough funding for them. This is going to change in the near future such that there are more angel investors in Kenya.

Kenyan youth stand to have a great future for every business that is well funded kike Zatiti in Kenya, there are several jobs that will be created for Kenyans. Kenyans can now open online shops and earn from the lucrative less explored business of advertising goods and services online. Zatiti in Kenya has made it possible for Kenyans to shop online at a chep and affordable price. Youths in Kenya can now take advantage of internet access and the affordable Zatiti services in Kenya.

Courtesy is a good virtue when it comes to matters pertaining life. However, the fact has been misused and majority of Kenyans have abused the freedom given to them. There are a lot of unethical behaviors that have been witnessed to be growing among a huge Kenyan population. The following provides some of the topmost unethical behaviors venture in.

Poor Phone Etiquette

Many Kenyans have poor response when it comes to responding to calls. Lot will often abuse the person calling or give rude answers more especially when the person is a stranger. The trend is largely growing making many people lose important things in life such as contacts or promotions by not responding well to phone calls.

Response to natural calls

There has been a continuous growth of trend in a number of Kenyans that can pee at any place. Most of them will not look for latrines or public toilets to have as a place of attending to such issues. It is therefore important for offenders to be taught how to go about with some crucial matters such as those ones.

Overloading in Public Vehicles

A lot of Kenyan conductors have the problem of overloading passengers and when they are addressed they often ignore the respondent and can even end up engaging in fights. The trend is growing and the number of accidents being witnessed to grow has continually risen over the years. Buses should only carry the number of people required and not overload passengers.

Failure to Pay Debts and Money

Many Kenyans will borrow money with very sweet words but the number that will be responsible to pay will be greatly diminished. The problem continues to grow even in the housing sector in which individuals will end up refusing to pay deposits given to them by their tenants. The habit is growing and should be condemned.

Kenya as a country has been having a lot of peace since the year it got independence. However, the stable peace that used to exist in the country has been disrupted by a number of issues that divert the unity of Kenyans. The disruption of unity has made a lot of projects and slows down the economic progress of the country. It is therefore important for one to discover the importance of staying in unity with one another.

Tribalism

Is the situation in which people tend to believe that only people from their backgrounds are suitable for certain types jobs or conditions that prompt one community to believe that they are better than others? The outcome of the above is that it will lead to people to start favoring their communities and promoting very inhuman behaviors that are not tolerated by many people. It is good that the vice be eliminated from the minds of Kenyans and people should start living together as one.

Inequality

The above factor is seen in the way jobs are distributed and better positions allocated in the government. Closely related to tribalism, the practice is dangerous and can create a lot of hardships in trying to build understanding with other people hence leading to disunity. It is important that all the people of Kenya get equal chances and opportunities in the respective places of work and that anyone that tries to favor some groups and causing inequality be subjected to the law agencies.

Difference in Social Status

The country is reaching at a point in which the rich groups of society are only focusing on dealing with people that are rich eventually making it hard for the less privileged people to enjoy social networking in the country. The people with high social status continue dominating the top offices and helping their family and friends while forgetting the presence of other potential talents that are not recognized.

Orange Kenya is a communication service in Kenya that has been in the market for a while. Orange Kenya has a main aim getting the country connected. However, when you are in interior places away from major towns in Kenya, you are not likely to get Orange services in Kenya easily accessible. The main Orange shops are in Nairobi town, along Haile Selassie Avenue, near Co-operative Bank headquarters in Nairobi-Orange House in Nairobi city. The other Orange shop in Nairobi is behind GPO on Telkom House in Nairobi. Telkom House Orange shop and Orange House Orange shop in Nairobi are the headquarters of Orange where you find all the services  and customer care in Kenya you need. The customer care service in Orange is excellent with people who are willing to assist you in any way.

How about a person who is so far from Nairobi town? Well, today am along Thika Road in Nairobi, and I need assistance from Orange Kenya. But going all the way to Nairobi town is just too much hustle. So, I get on Facebook, and I search for Orange Kenya official facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/orangekenya I write on their wall enquiring about their Orange services along Thika Road especially in Kasarani, Githurai and Roy-Sambu areas in Nairobi. Just as I wait for an answer, I happen to come across a post of a client which dates back to February 2013. He had enquired about the same, the location of orange shops in Kasarani in Nairobi, and the answer was, he can only get the Orange services from Nairobi town. A heart-broken me get off the site and goes on with my usual work.

A few minutes later however, I get a reply from Orange Kenya on Facebook, they have an Orange MobiCom outlet along Kasarani-Mwiki Road, just next to Monaco Restaurant in Nairobi. Well, doing my maths, 9 months after February, Orange Company in Kenya has made it to avail Orange services to this area. It is a small start, but we Kenyans aren’t complaining! The Orange Company in Kenya is growing rapidly and soon it might be the next big thing, availing all their Orange Customer Care services in every town and centre in Kenya! Orange Kenya has services such as local calls, bundles for surfing, and international access through calls, SMS and MMS usage, mobile banking on Orange Money among many others.

Therefore, the next time you want any Orange service when in this area or near Thika Road in Nairobi, you now know you don’t have to go all the way to Nairobi town! The Orange services provided in orange shops and MobiComs in Kenya include customer service, registration of SIM cards, unblocking of blocked lines, sale of Orange gadgets such as modems, Orange Money services and enquiries, general enquiries and any other service needed by clients of Orange in Kenya. The Orange customer care in Kenya is up to standard, are friendly and assistive.

Orange Kenya is getting you connected countrywide!

The Postal Corporation of Kenya offers various services including postal mail services in Kenya. In order to enjoy mail services in Kenya, one requires getting a Post office box in any part of Kenya where mails are delivered.

Ownership of a business or private letter box in Kenya is cheap and comes with many benefits including receiving local and international mails safely. One also gets newsletters and information from Posta Partners in Kenya about their products and services for free. Post in Kenya is also rated as an efficient means of communication, and most towns in Kenya have post offices.

To get a post box in Kenya, one requires visiting a post office in Kenya that is near them whereby they will apply for a post office box in Kenya by filling up a form. The application form for getting a post box in Kenya is available over the counter in all post offices in Kenya during weekdays from 0800hrs to 1700hrs and Saturdays from 0800 to 12 noon. The application form for getting a post box in Kenya can also be downloaded from Post website in Kenya on http://posta.co.ke/boxApp.asp. The details required on the Post application form to get a post box include Demographics (Title, Last Name First Name or Company Name for corporate, P.O. Box Post Code Town, Physical address, Registration No, Mobile, e-mail, Gender, Identification number, National ID/Driving License/Passport), Entity (i.e. Individual, Corporate or Special Corporate), specific area of trade or profession and a signature to agree to terms and conditions of Postal Corporation of Kenya.

The rates of getting and having a Post office box in Kenya for a year are Ksh. 2,000 per year for individuals with postal address and box. The charges of having a post box in Kenya for Corporates are Ksh. 6,000 and a rate of Ksh.4, 500 for Special Groups. A payment to Postal Corporation of Kenya of Ksh.800 is done for Sub-Post Offices with post boxes.

The major post offices in Nairobi CBD are General Post Office – GPO located in Posta House, along Kenyatta Avenue and City Square Post office next to Technical University of Kenya along Haile Selassie Avenue. There is also a postal office in Kenya along Tom Mboya Street near Odeon Cinema in Nairobi.

More information can be found on Postal Corporation of Kenya website here www.posta.co.ke

Mobile phones in Kenya have become part and parcel of our everyday life. With a mobile phone, we communicate with our loved ones and make a living through business deals in Kenya. To facilitate easier, convenient method of conducting business in Kenya, Kenyans have ingeniously come up with a new innovation of mobile money transfer systems in Kenya, a system that is a virtual bank that can in effect render and avail to customers the opportunities of sending, receiving and storing money in Kenya till need be. Established in 2004 in Kenya, Airtel money in Kenya is the second one of its kind to offer money transfer services in Kenya to the most distant parts of the country.

How to register for Airtel Money in Kenya and requirements needed in Registering For Airtel Money

To register for Airtel money mobile transfer system in Kenya, a potential customer has to visit an Airtel agent in Kenya to register their Airtel line which is mostly done in for security purposes. The requirement needed for registering for Airtel Money in Kenya is a National Identity card (ID) for Kenyan residents and passport for non- residents,of Kenya there afterwards registration is done free of charge. Once registered, the Airtel customer in Kenya has to activate their account, to do this the customer has to select the Airtel application icon on their mobile handset. Two application menus will appear on your mobile handset, one for their Airtel services and the other for will read activate. After activating and choosing a secure pin number, the main menu will appear that has the following options; send money option on Airtel; that is used to send money to any mobile network in Kenya, buy airtime option on Airtel, withdraw moneyoption in Airtel from either an Airtel agent or a bank ATM in Kenya, pay bills ption on Airtel with the options of paying salaries in Kenya, electricity bill payment in Kenya or water bill payment in Kenya and mobile banking option in Kenya that enhances stress free banking experiences.

The advantage of using Airtel money in Kenya is that it can be used from anywhere at any time, day or night without one having to deal with the discomforts of physically travelling to ensure secure transfer of money in Kenya to the desired party or to queue for long periods of time in a banking hall in Kenya to deal with money transactions. The main advantage of using Airtel money in Kenya is that it is absolutely free to send money to any mobile network in Kenya. A customer of Airtel Money in Kenya is only charged on withdrawals.

Most Kenyans does not like direct and frank communication. In many occasions they will always attempt to support or put across their point in a way that the message is delivered in a most sensitive way possible. They will want to protect other people’s face and more so their relationship. However, the style of communication depends directly on the level of intimacy between the communicator and the person who the message is communicated to.

A more intimate relationship will tend to trigger a more direct communication. Diplomacy becomes of more importance in relationships that are newly established and more formal. Metaphors, analogies as well as stories are commonly used to make a point without necessarily causing harm to the targeted person. Most people in Kenya are uncomfortable with statements that are blunt and in most cases it may take one to keenly read between the lines before figuring out exactly what is being said. Therefore criticism should are made in private manner. Sometimes Kenyans may gesture for emphasis when speaking with loud voices being signs of disagreements especially in business situations.

However, louder tones may be normal in most rural areas. Mental instability may be indicated by anger, but Kenyans are very proud in getting control of their tempers. Since maintaining honor and dignity are paramount, Kenyans may offer what they believe is the expected response rather than say something that might embarrass the other person. Kenyans will work hard to ensure that they don’t do anything that might bring shame to the other person.

With advancement of technology in the telecommunication and media sectors in kenya, people can now watch news and other programmes over the phone. This has reduced a lot of expenses in terms of buying things such as decoders, newspapers and screens at home. The modern smart phones have ensured that people access essential services from their phones.

All of these have been enabled by the largest telecommunication company in Kenya; Safaricom Company limited which has collaborated with DStv to enable its customers to watch some channels from their phones. This is done by subscribing for the channels using your Safaricom line.

How to active DStv channels.

The first thing is to ensure that you have enough airtime credit in your Safaricom line and the phone you are using is 3G phone. Then, dial *544# and select DStv to activate. After that, you need to point your Safaricom 3G phone’s web browser to http://wap.safaricom.com/DStvApp and you will be able to activate for channels.

The subscription for these services can be done daily or weekly. The amount for daily subscription is Kshs.60 while the weekly subscription costs Kshs.250. you will be subscribing by dialing *544# on your 3G phone.

The channels which can be watched from the phone (3G phones).

The channels will be able to watch using your phone once you subscribe includes;

• SupersportBlitz – for sports highlight.

• Supersport live 1-for live sports events.

• Supersport live 2 – for live sports events.

• Channel O – for music across Africa.

• Trace Urban – for music across the world.

• Cartoon Network – for cartoons.

• Boomerang – for animation entertainment.

• CNN – live coverage of news from all corners of the world.

• AfricaMagic – movies from Africa.

• AfricaMagic Swahili – movies in Swahili language.

• E! Entertainment – for all celebrity gossip and entertainment news.

• DStv Events – for selecting DStv programmes.

• KBC – news, sports and soaps

• K24 – news, sports and live reports.

• NTV – news, sports, series and soaps

• Citizen TV – news sports and soaps.

• TBN – for Christian songs and preaching.

For more information concerning the channels form DStv, check www.dstvmobile.com.