Last week, I had a week-long client assignment, and they had kindly booked me into a 4-star resort just outside Nairobi for this. As much as it was going to be a busy week of training, I was really looking forward to the simple pleasures of a great hotel stay. Even as I write this post, I want to believe that I was the exception to the rule,…
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There is a joke that every Kenyan has a side hustle, so this article is probably moot but I will write it nonetheless. In this age of passion, we are told that we should discover what we are passionate about and should we single-mindedly pursue that passion, we shall not only find financial success but personal fulfilment. Life is not that perfect though. Some people…
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Early this year, when Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) announced Pesalink, a bank-bank instant money transfer service that was to be the “M-Pesa killer” , I was very excited. Their statement that Pesalink was going to be a super cheap way of transferring money was music to my ears, seeing as I enjoy saving money, and as I have blogged here before, the cost of mobile…
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How do you pay your monthly bills to service providers? For me bill payments are a multi-step, very painful process. Let us say I want to pay my internet access bill to Zuku. This is what happens to me every month. It starts with a reminder text from Zuku, at the most inopportune time, for example on a Tuesday at 10 am, while I am in…
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This is a guest post from Latiff Cherono. Latiff is a Manufacturing Process Engineer – he helps businesses improve and optimize their processes. Read his first post on this blog, about why your Uber driver may want to take the longer route, and follow him on Twitter—> @LatiffCherono As Uber approaches its second anniversary in the Kenyan market, there is sufficient reason to believe that Uber may have reached…
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This is a guest post from Latiff Cherono, he first tweeted about this, and was kind enough to write a post about it on my request. He is a Manufacturing Process Engineer, he helps businesses improve and optimize their processes. Follow him on Twitter—> @LatiffCherono Have you recently taken an Uber ride in Nairobi and found that your driver was intent on making your trip to…
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Last evening, I finally watched Queen Of Katwe, the film that is based on a true story of young Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi and her struggles to succeed despite the odds of growing up in a slum in Uganda. As an amateur movie watcher, I am not qualified to review the acting, cinematography or even the story line. People who are great at such things have said…
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A few months back, I met with Tania for lunch and she happened to mention in passing that reading Big Magic had really inspired her to be bold in her creativity. That evening, I got the book, read the first chapter, but hesitated to continue. The first reason behind my hesitation was that I had not read “Eat Pray Love” , an extremely popular book by the same author…
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I like businesses that do bold things, and Kisafi is bold. We have seen “all you can eat” buffets, “bottomless” soda promotions but how about “all you can fit” laundry bag? That is what drew me to Kisafi – this was bold, especially in Kenya. If you have hosted an open bar event, you know how hard Kenyans will try to fit everything in a limited space. 😀…
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On the 23rd of September, Pewin Cabs launched their cab hailing app called Dandia, which is Swahili for that thing matatu touts in the city do, where they jump into the matatu after it has started moving. Pewin promises us that we will be able to Dandia a cab any time we want it and fast. “A cab in 5 mins, wherever you are in Nairobi” is…
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