Single, lonely, tired of watching couples all around you in Kenya frolicking away all smiles and all you do is cringe? Most of us Kenyans are all there, stuck in a rut. Most Kenyans have tried dating in Kenya, and most of these Kenyans cannot get the right dating partner in Kenya. Of late, I have been seeing dating online advertisements in Kenya and mostly for the local Kenyan dating websites giving us hope to meet a soul mate online.

As a typical traditional Kenyan with Luhya blood streaming through me, online dating in Kenya is however a foreign concept. Whom will I meet online to date in the Kenyan Websites? Why are the potential dating partners in Kenya searching online? Anyway, this online dating concept in Kenya gets me thinking whether it’s that hard to find a dating mate in Kenya. I think I prefer the old school style of bumping into a Karanja or Okello at the bus stop in Kenya and hitting it off. Or going down to the local clubs in Kenya and making sure my dance floor skills can pop an eye or two.

Dating online in Kenya is traversing into the unknown realms-not knowing who is sitting at the opposite end of the computer typing away. Is what the other person saying about themselves genuine or is it a psychopath hunting for his next victim? Kenyans are fearful of the online dating, though you cannot ignore the new fearless generation who have fresh blood to risk it all and experiment online dating in Kenya. For the Kenyans who are strong enough to start online dating, there are a couple of online dating websites in Kenya which include Dating Guru http://www.onlinedating-guru.com/, Online Dating For Singles kenyancupid.com‎ , and online dating and eating http://www.supermarketguru.com/food-news-today/online-dating-and-eating.html.

Are the concepts of traditional dating in Kenya and online dating in Kenya the same? Or do I just need to get with the times and adjust to the digital era in Kenya? Or probably the online dating in Kenya is just making things too easy for Kenyans, just a click of a button and you have a date in Kenya.

Are we Kenyans just too lazy to put ourselves out there, away from the facade of the internet in Kenya and risk rejection? To answer all my questions, I signed up on a dating site in Kenya as a single and browsed through my potential matches. There was a great variety, eye candy and eye sores. After a few minutes, I decided to chat up a few and it was strange trying to share information about you with a complete stranger online in Kenya.

At the end of it all, I decided that online dating in Kenya and my preferred traditional mode of dating in Kenya could just be the same, personal preference would be the difference. Would you rather have all your possible options a click of a button away or would you prefer the hustle of chasing after your potential partner in Kenya like in the good old days. Well am not referring to chasing the girl down to the river and hoisting her away on your back, but just the plain old game of cat and mouse.

Over the recent past, many people in Kenya have moved from the QWERTY keypad craze to the touch screen frenzy. Basically, everyone in Kenya owns a touch screen phone. There are so many mobile phone companies all over the world manufacturing all sorts of phones with various specifications.

From Techno, to Samsung to Nokia to Sony- people in Kenya are free to choose whichever they please, depending on their style and the kind of features they are looking for. However with the endless choices of phones in Kenya, it is very easy for one to get a counterfeit phone. For instance, phones such as Bird and Forme brands rarely have their spare parts available in Kenya. They are often shipped from as far as China, and this being the case, you cannot get your mobile phone repaired in case of any mishap.

Samsung mobile manufacturer has tried to help out the situation by providing a care center in Nairobi Kenya for its clients. The touch screen phones in Kenya are more gentle and fragile as compared to the models that have keypads. As such, very many mobile phone repairs in Kenya are needed especially for these fragile screens, and where else is better to get a repair than from the manufacturer himself?

Again, most of these phones in Kenya are pretty much expensive. Some smart phones in Nairobi go for as much as KSH 50, 000, and this means that you would not take such a kind of a phone to any Tom Dick and Harry for repair. Better still, the repair needed could fall within the warranty period, and this could mean that you do not have to pay for the repairs done.

There are at least 2 Samsung care centers in Nairobi. Two of the Samsung Care Centres in Nairobi are based in the city center while the third is based in Westlands. The first Samsung care center is found in Westlands along Woodvale groove off Mpaka road. This is the head office of Samsung Manufacturer in Kenya. There is also another Samsung care center within Nairobi city central business district in Hilton Arcade along Kimathi Street in Nairobi town.  You can also find a Samsung shop along Mama Ngina Street, next to Java coffee house in Nairobi, where you can get assistance regarding your Samsung device.

Mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia also have care centers within Nairobi.

It is high time you stopped taking your mobile phones to quacks for repairs!

The use and dependence on computers in Kenya has over time increased. From calculating arithmetic questions to giving accurate answers when programmed to handle logical operations, computers have simplified the amount of work and effort needed to do numerous things. Computer availability in Kenya has in effect slashed and reduced workloads and time under taken on a particular project by almost two thirds in all areas, be it record keeping to solving arithmetic questionnaires or communicating with friends across the globe or sending money in Kenya. Society in general, especially here in Kenya, has integrated the use of computers in almost every aspect of our lives, shopping, transport and recently introduction of using laptops in the education system hence moving rather rapidly to a digital world. With these changes acquiring a computer in Kenya in whatever form, desktop, laptop or tablet has become a priority.

Products sold at IT Retail Company in Kenya

IT Retail company in Kenya is a corporation that deals in a wide range products enabling easier detection by a customer for the preferred model and make of a computer that meets the customers’ needs. Having created a niche for itself as the leading provider of IT products in Kenya, IT retail company in Kenya offers high quality computer products at cheap prices on desktops computers, laptops, electronics and spare parts like batteries, laptop extension wires, servers, projectors, scanners and monitors. IT Retail Company in Kenya deals in well known computer products in Kenya from Apple, Apc, Dell, Acer, Eps, Hp Compaq, Levono, Microsoft, Samsung, sony, Toshiba, Transcend, Logi tech, Speck, Elgato, D-link, Cisco, Mimipro/ Alco, Crumpler, Incase and Western digital.

Location of IT Retail Company in Nairobi

IT Retail Company in Kenya is located at the New Stanley Building along Standard Street in Central business district of Nairobi city. IT Retail Company in Nairobi is opened from 8 am to 6 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 4 pm on Saturdays. IT Retail company in Nairobi also offers online shopping in Kenya in which they deliver to kilifi, Turbo, Voi, Embu, Kericho, Kisumu, Tala, Makindu, Eldoret, Narok, Nyahurururu, Bungoma, Kitale, Machakos, Thika, Kiambu, Karatina, Sotik, Kitui, Gilgil, Muranga, Rongo, Mlaba and Malindi towns in Kenya.

IT Retail Company Branches in Africa

IT Retail Company in Kenya has other IT Retail Company branches in neighboring countries to Kenya like Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. IT Retailer company in Kenya can be contacted through the IT Retail Company official email address at [email protected] or though the IT Retail Company phone numbers, landline; 020 2643525 0r mobile number; 0705-784- 477.

Seated in the office in Kenya, my workmate comes in and asks me to lend her my phone. I plug out my earphone and hand her my phone rather bored by the abrupt halt off the discussion heating up on the Classic FM morning Kasheshe show with Maina Kageni and King’ang’i. My work mate Erica makes a call to a friend,

“Hi, I just lost my phone at the bus stop this morning……………..”

Erica then narrates the gory details of how she lost her recently acquired Samsung Galaxy Ace Advance  in Kenya to a thief at the bus stop. She had been on call when someone suddenly hit her phone from behind. By the time she looked back to see who had done that, another thief of the same cohort had already picked the phone and disappeared into the multitude. Erica had saved up a whooping 27,000 Kenyan shillings of her peanut student stipend in Kenya to acquire the phone that she had been longing for, for a long time. Trying to cool her down, I tell her of a similar incidence where my brother got mugged on Chiromo road off the busy Waiyaki way in Nairobi and lost his Samsung Galaxy S II worth 45,000 Kenyan shillings to the thieves in Nairobi.

Phone theft is a very rampant crime in the streets of Nairobi. Just the other day, I almost fell victim to the same. A well dressed lady had opened the outer side pocket of my handbag whilst we were scrambling for a matatu in Nairobi on the crowded Umoja bus terminal along Ronald Ngala Street. Luckily I turned around and caught her before she could put her sticky hands into my bag pocket. The most shocking thing was how smartly she was dressed. Anybody would have passes her off as a normal woman going home after a long day in an office in Nairobi.

Another of my friends got pick pocketed at the Tom Mboya-Accra road junction in Nairobi town and lost her phone and cash. She was lucky enough to meet a friend who paid for her bus fare home.

Being on the streets of Nairobi requires one to be very alert and more so with items such as phones, purses and handbags. Being a crowded city, thieves can snatch your belongings and get into the crowds of people without a trace in Kenya. Areas such as Muthurwa and Gikomba in Nairobi Kenya need one to be extra careful. Thieves in Nairobi in Gikomba and Muthurwa are more “professional” and can even cut out the straps to your bag whilst still carrying it.

I would highly advise anyone not to make or receive any call in these high risk areas in Nairobi if possible. When answering a call in Nairobi, make sure that you are very aware and alert on your surroundings and especially those behind you. Carefully tuck in your phone in your bag or in pockets of a fitting trouser and most importantly, be alert! Lower Nairobi town areas from Riveroad in Nairobi are also a high risk area. Crowded areas in Nairobi such as Kencom, Ngara market and Tea Room in Nairobi should be avoided if possible. If you need to visit these areas in Nairobi, it is wise to be in the company of a friend or two. They will look out for you and warn you of any impending theft.

Be warned!!

Kajiado is the richest county, according to the government statistics that have exposed the massive disparities in wealth among the country’s regions. Only 12 in every 100 people in kajiado are classified as poor in a country where the average number of people considered not to be rich is 46% of the total population.

Kajiado’s wealth status is radically different from the poorest county, Turkana, where 94% in every 100 resident are considered poor. The findings are contained in the first ever audit of wealth and poverty since the new constitution was passed, with a key accent being the devolution of resources to the counties. According to the report more than half of the people in 23 counties are living below the poverty line underlying the serious differentials in livelihoods.

Kajiado, with 89.4 per cent of its people classified as rich, has displaced Kiambu region which, for decades, was rated the richest area in the country. It’s followed by Nairobi County whose 22.5 people live in poverty, perhaps because of the household in the slums. Kajiado’s riches are concentrated on areas in proximity to Nairobi. They include Ngong, Ongata Rongai, Kitengela, Isinya and Kajiado town but the interior is as poor as any other marginalized areas of the country.

Lamu, the country with the smallest population in the country, 101539 is ranked seventh with only 32.7 percent of its people classified as poor. It’s notable the region has done well despite all the recent   terrorist attacks because of its income from tourism, which some of its neighbour’s lack.

Below is a list of top 5 richest County

            COUNTY                              POPULATION                     %OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY

• Kajiado                                     687312                                                           11.6

• Nairobi                                     31000000                                                       22.5

• Kirinyaga                                  528054                                                           25.2

• Kiambu                                     1600000                                                         27.2

• Meru                                        1300000                                                         28.3

Let’s first state the obvious; a Nairobi Woman is well-groomed and beautiful. She is classy…or at least pretends to be. If it’s your first time dating a woman from Nairobi, well be glad I am here to tell you what you should expect and avoid. On your first date, be keen and you will get to know her habits. A Nairobi woman will either ‘eat too much’ or she will ‘eat very little’.  If she eats too much, just don’t express your shock; support her with such phrases as ‘I like a woman who eats well’. If she eats very little, help her out in the name that ‘there are some Kenyans dying of hunger somewhere in north eastern’ or better proceed and ask to be packed the food.

You should know that a Nairobi woman will always, at least mostly do second-hand shopping when single, but when in a relationship, she will want to shop in ‘KFC Nakumatt Junction’, ‘Sarit Centre’, ‘Yaya Centre’, ‘Mr. Price’ and the like. Don’t forget that the same woman claims to be independent. ‘I’m an independent African woman’ and yet she still expects you to be a man and pay her bills, take her outings, provide cash for shopping and always give her undivided attention!!

A Nairobi woman is always carrying a huge handbag. Yes a huge one. She can unleash all she needs from this bag which can range from make-up kit, extra clothes, gumboots, rain coat, umbrella, changing shoes, perfume and many other things that we wish not to mention. She also stops at every place there is sale of shoes to fit shoes. So, on any of your days out, just don’t pass next to shoes stores and clothes stores! That is if you don’t want to be told ‘let me try these shoes out! They are so cute!’, ‘I really want these shoes, but I forgot my ATM!’  Or she will fit all the shoes in the stall and at the end; she won’t buy any of them. Just don’t blame anyone when this happens because now you know! Coming to think of it, the Nairobi Woman also wears a pair of heels when she knows that she will be walking around the city the whole day then comes complaining “oh my feet hurt” while leaning on your shoulder for support. She is just born this way. And when you get to know her, you will know how to date her well! Good luck!

Liquid Telecom (Formerly Kenya Data Networks) Kenya Data Networks formerly known as KDN was bought by Liquid telecom based in south Africa. Liquid Telecom as its known now is one of the largest internet service providers in Kenya providing both Fiber optic and wireless communication channels. The company is still based in Mombasa road sameer complex. Liquid telecom is a licensed internet service provider to smaller ISPs in Kenya. Some of the services that they offer Fiber optic connection with speeds of up to 20Mbps, broadband connection via satellite, Wimax services that ensure you get connectivity anywhere and anytime. Access Kenya Access  Kenya is one of the top internet service providers and best in Kenya.Having been in the market for more than 10years.Access pride themselves with having the biggest corporate customers in the country including Banks, NGOs and other big companies.Their services are divided into 5 categories that include corporate internet solutions, residential broadband, managed services and SME. Their fiber network covers most of the buildings in Nairobi and Mombasa.There connection is not only tied to cable they are also a major wireless internet provider using their Wimax and Motorola canopy network covering majort towns like Mombasa, Athi River, Thika, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nanyuki and Nyeri.Other services offered by access include business tailored services such as cloud computing. Zuku Zuku is the other major player in the internet and pay TV market in Kenya. They have evolved to offer both services concentrating on Nairobi and its environs.Zuku services are divided into two that is satellite TV and Triple pay. For triple pay they provide high speed internet connection, TV channels and a telephone connection. Faiba Faiba is the company under Jamii Telecoms limited to cater for broadband residential fiber connections in Kenya. Some of their adverts on TV have made them very popular by the antics displayed on their adverts. But what they are providing can’t be ignored. This company has enlightened most people about the extent that a fiber connection can mean compared to normal broadband connection. Their packages are grouped into 3 categories 10Mbps connection at monthly fee of ksh10,000/= 15Mbps connection at monthly fee of ksh15,000/= 20Mbps connection at monthly fee of ksh12,000/= Orange Kenya Orange Kenya is internet and voice brand by Telkom Kenya. Orange has been in the market for quite some time and used to dominate before other ISP such as safaricom and Airtel introduced the competition. They offer fixed broadband services and mobile broadband. Orange products are far and wide starting with the fixed broadband they offer.

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Safaricom

Safaricom internet is also divided into two the business users and the average normal users.For the normal average users you can use your internet enable phone to access 3G internet using their pre-paid bundles available here.Safaricom also have a package called internet Nyumbani for users who would like to share internet using their router.The router retails at 5,999/= and comes with 4GB free data.Safaricom modem price is 1,999/= but you can get it on their offers at 1000/=.To access their bundles menu a user dials *544# and you have the option to buy using your Airtime or M-Pesa.The business packages that safaricom offers are managed WI-fi connectivity,private APN address for business or organizations, managed wide area networks and black berry offers. One click of a button and you are connected to the world! That is how important the internet has become today. If you are a home internet user, the Safaricom 3G Router is all you need. As a safaricom user the only thing I have noticed is their bundles are slightly expensive compared to orange Kenya.Also they have stopped offering Unlimited internet.Safaricom complained of their users abusing the services by exceeding the limits.

Airtel

Airtel kenya have majored on 3G services for mobile users in Kenya. Their 3G network covers Eldoret, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi, Naivasha, Nakuru .Most of airtel packages are grouped into prepaid data bundles and the unlimited package. Their bundles are similar to Safaricom’s prices and have an average validity of 30 days. You can use them on your handset,Modem or router.

Kisumu is the third largest city in Kenya and it is growing at high rate due the investments from business men. The presence of institutions in the town, there are many students in the city and therefore they contribute a lot to the economy of Kisumu. This city is approximately 350 kilometers from Nairobi city and acts as the capital city of The Nyanza region part of Kenya.

Since Kisumu is a big city, there are many telecommunication companies who have invested there to ensure that there is availability of communication among people. For communication to exist there must be a means of communication and this is a phone. The mobile is the current means of communication in Kenya and it is almost becoming a necessity in Kenya because large population of Kenya cannot stay without phone in the current situation.

The high demand for phone has led to investment in the phone industry by business men. This has led to the opening of various mobile phone shops in Kisumu city to meet the demand of the market. There are several of these shops in the city and they include:

Mobicom (K) limited.

This shop is the biggest mobile phones in Kisumu city. It has various branches in other towns such as Kilgoris, Siaya, Kapsabet, Muhoroni, Migori, Suna, Malaba, Mtito Andei, and Nairobi city.

In Kisumu city, this mobile phone shop is located in the ground of Swan Centre along the Oginga Odinga Street. It has very models of mobile phones such as techno, Samsung, nokia, LG and alcatel one touch. They can be contacted through the postal address 3219 – 40100, Kisumu, Kenya.

Miski General Shop.

This shop is also located in the Swan centre which is along the Oginga Odinga Street of Kisumu city. There are various types or models of phones and they can be contacted through the address 3230 – 40100 Kisumu.

 

Mistakes

Many Kenyan writers are encountering a lot of problems in their daily lives as they cannot write to the international standards required for good essay writing. It is therefore important that one puts into consideration number of factors that will be essential in delivering high quality essays. The following mistakes are more frequent with Kenyan writers

Plagiarism

A lot of writers cannot deliver articles that are original. Most of them will end up copy pasting information directly from the internet and later deliver and send them as work samples. The trend is largely growing in the number of writing essays submitted making more companies to avoid hiring and working with Kenyans. A person willing to make more money should deliver quality and original work.

Lack of Proof Reading

Kenyan writers will always write and forward essays directly without checking the possibility of having mistakes in them. The trend is making them become rated as poor writers once the company verifies that many of them have poorly written English that contains a lot of grammatical erros.It is advisable for one to be careful when dealing with such transactions to avoid being victim ad having their essays rejected by clients.

Poor Citation Skills

Many Kenyans do not know about the various styles of citing essays. They just end up forwarding work without reference and most of the essays have not been cited by any of the four major styles namely apa,mla,Chicago and Harvard. The writers should visit the site purdueowl.com to know about the various ways of citing essays.

Lack of creativity

Writers of Kenya cannot be creative on what ways they can do in order to have quality work that shows a lot of creativity on their side. Most will often write essays that are too plain and lack originality hence making the procedure to be different and without content. Writers should read more novels and look for ways of enhancing their levels of creativity.