On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 10:43, Veronica Onjoro
<onjoroveronica@yahoo.com> wrote:

An open letter to mr Ezra chiloba CEO IEBC

Dear Ezra chiloba
I know this letter will find you in good health and very busy.As we are waiting for the chairman and commissioners to be appointed, you have now been tasked with the running the IEBC day to day activities.We had Gambia's elections which went on smoothly and the incumbent conceded defeat.We have now witnessed a peaceful Ghana's election while our Kenyan elections are in the pipeline.Kenyans appreciate the preparation you and your team are doing,but what worries Kenyan is the presidential elections. Let them be free and fair
elections.
After August 2017 elections, Kenyan want to continue with building their nation,such as exams of KCPE and KCSE will be in the pipeline,most universities will be waiting to graduate their students and generally most citizens of Kenya want to continue with their lives.In Kenya we have a history we are not proud of.This is my proposal, let all presidential aspirant each have their own ballot box to minimize complaints.Let us say, if we have five presidential contestants, each should have his or her own box.This will minimize the pouring of all the ballots papers on the table and that is the time some ballots papers end up in the wrong hands.
Not forgetting that when counting starts, that is the crucial time when officials are tired and sleepy and they are supposed to start counting ballot papers in ungodly hours.I hope you will take into consideration my proposal,so that the presidential winner will win comfortably while the loser will accept defeat with a clean heart.Over to you Mr chiloba.Am waiting for you reply with apprehension.

By
Veronica Onjoro
Mombasa
(disclaimer the letter is borrowed by Veronica works and shared her thoughts )
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OBAMA VS RUTO

Barrack Obama served for 8 years as President of the United States. As he prepares to leave office in two months, Times Magazine puts his networth at 12.2 million dollars. That is 1.22 billion shillings. A significant proportion of this money comes from book sales and royalties. He owns only one home in Chicago valued at 1.5 million dollars. That is 150 million shillings. William Samoei Ruto has been Deputy President for under 5 years. He is building a home ' befitting a President' in Moiben that is going to cost 1.2 billion shillings (Barrack Obama's total networth). How he made these moneys, nobody knows. All we can say is that he was a chicken farmer at some point.

“I sold chicken at railway crossing near my home as a child. I built my father a house using my university boom. I paid fees for my siblings. God has been kind to me and through hard work and determination, I have something,”is one of the favorite quotes he loves to share

 

what he owns include among many…

• He owns oseng properties limited.
• Orterter entreprises limited
• Residential Property along jogoo road nairobi.
• He is the major shareholder in Amaco insurance,
• Osere flats in Rongai belongs to him.
• Weston hotel
• His Karen home is also said to be worth millions of shillings.

King Kaka Unbelivable weekend party

Trump Election Impact on the Kenya shilling

Global stock markets were plunging Wednesday as investors move their money into safe havens like gold as traders react to an impending presidency.
World markets were wildly volatile through election night in the U.S., with stocks, currencies and bonds swinging as investors factored in the reality that the Republican businessman could best Democrat in the 2016 U.S. presidential race.Trump, who has never held public office, defeated Clinton to be elected the 45th president of the United States on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.Wall Street had been pricing in a Clinton win.
Japan's Nikkei 225 plunged 5.4% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 3.2% Futures on the Standard & Poors 500 index hit a trading halt designed to limit losses and were recently down more than 4%.

The was down about 638 points, or 3.4%, in futures trading. If the Dow's losses stick when regular trading resumes Thursday, the point loss would top the 610-point drop back on June 24, when the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union, a crisis known as Brexit. The Dow's current level would also challenge the record one-day plunge of 777.68 points back on Sept. 29, 2008, during the financial crisis.
“What the market is telling us is that all of a sudden the chance of a Trump win is very real,” says Brad McMillan, chief investment officer at Commonwealth Financial Network. “Trump winning introduces a lot of policy uncertainty,” on issues ranging from trade to immigration to tariffs.
Investors are rushing into perceived havens, such as gold, which is up $40 an ounce, or 3.1%, to $1314.

The Trump strength in the election was similar to what happened during the surprise Brexit vote, which was characterized by untrustworthy polls, rising populism and an angry electorate.

The election of Donald Trump may portend good news for the Kenya shilling in the long run despite the uncertainty around his presidency. After the announcement of Trump as the President-elect yesterday, the shilling held firm, with Bloomberg tracker quoting the local currency at 101.50 against the dollar, compared with Tuesday’s close of 101.70/80. Analysts said Trump’s election signals the Federal Reserve (the Fed) - the US Central Bank - may hold interest rates in December, which might prove a boon for the shilling. 

 
This is good news for the local currency because the impact of a rate hike in the US on emerging markets would include huge capital outflows as money trickles back to the stable economy and the dollar strengthens further. A stronger dollar does not not sit well with importers as they are forced to pass the extra cost of imports such as motor vehicles and food stuff to consumers. Analysts point out that Trump’s victory comes with a lot of uncertainties and is likely to be followed by market volatility that could decrease the likelihood of a Fed rate hike by 25 basis points in December.

A client dies in Barclays Bank due to poor customer service |By Viola G Apondi

By

NANCY OKUTAH

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A woman walks from a banking hall within the Barclays Bank Kenya head offices in the capital Nairobi, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Dear Barclays,
I was stripped off my wallet on Friday from commercial bus station as I waited to board A marathon on November 4th.In my particular that were there, were my visa cards, ID and many more.One of the ATM cards there was my mum’s Barclays transactional ATM card that I have transacted with for the last one year.Why??????
My mum suffered a severe stroke since November 29th 2015,I have operated the same account for last 1-year I buy her medical treatment and to see into her well being.
So on Monday 7th November 2016 I decide I’ll go to work a bit late, reason being I needed a replacement of mum’s card.So I urged her we need to make a visit to Bbk Ongata Rongai brunch.She was reluctant she said she was tired but having worked for bbk myself for 5 years I knew they wouldn’t accept to replace me a new ATM without them seeing mum.
I called my driver and it was a big hassle for mum to even to get to the car.We managed we went to bbk Ongata Rongai branch. I left my mum in the car and proceeded to the enquiry.The CTL manager was there I explained to her my situation.But she told me to get my mum to the banking hall counter.I was reluctant I tried further but my plea fell on deaf ears. I went back to the car and told the driver to drive off.I explained to mum I couldn’t access her ATM.
She said the little strength she had left she would try and walk to the banking hall.
I said no to myself Let me try again I went back to CTl manager she saw me again and got irritated and said
“Madam Nini Mbaya? Si tumeongea? Kwani Umetoa mama yako aje kwa nyumba ? Vile Umetoka Ndiyo umlete apa ”
I was shocked I became hysterical I started crying my frustration out………..By this time mum was already struggling to walk to the bank we took one hour from the parking lot to the banking hall.
We get there, mum has been now carried by the guards and cleaners, she is tired she is sweating she asks for a seat.Am overwhelmed am crying I hate to see her in pain and struggle.A gentle man comes to the inquiry and tells me I need to make mum come to the counter and fill in her pin.I tell him no can’t you see she is tired! Am now shouting……everybody at the banking hall goes on a stand still………out of embarrassment the cashier tells me to key in the pin I do Soo…..
To cut the long story shot…….I lost my mum 40min later…….. She dint make it back home She died on her way back in the car…..I have cried I have wailed but I have spoken.
May her soul rest in Peace.

TICAD GOODIES FOR KENYAN ECONOMY

Eleven of the biggest companies in Japan commanding a total market capitalization of over Sh60 trillion now want to start doing business in Kenya.Chief executives of the 11 companies expressed their interest to invest in energy, infrastructure, health and innovative technology among other projects when they met President Uhuru Kenyatta one-on-one at State House, Nairobi.
The Japanese industry executives, who had initially held a meeting with the Kenyan private sector, were joined by five Kenyan business leaders at the State House talks.
The representatives of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance were Paul Chepkwony of Jamii Telecoms, Rita Kavashe of General Motors, Chris Kirubi of Centum Investment Company, Dennis Awori of Toyota Tshusho and Joshua Oigara of KCB.

The decision by the Japanese companies to invest in Kenya is likely to boost the country’s economy whose growth is already on a positive trajectory.
Kenya has already witnessed significant flows of Foreign Direct Investment (DFI) from Japan with companies like Toyota Kenya, Nissan and Honda establishing motor vehicle assembling plants in the country.
The Honda plant is jointly owned by Honda, a Japanese firm (90 per cent) and a Kenyan investor (10 per cent).
The 11 giant companies were among the 75 leading Japanese companies that participated in the sixth Tokyo International Conference on Development (TICAD VI) – which ended on a high note on Sunday.

The companies were Toray Industries with a market capitalization of Sh901 billion which was represented by Dr Sakakibara Sadayuki, the Chairman of Keidanren (Japanese Business Federation) who also led the delegation at the business and development conference in Nairobi.
Kanou Hisanori represented the Ksh 3.4 trillion worth JFE Engineering Corporation, Karube Jun of Toyota Tsusho Corporation whose market capitalization is Sh1.3 trillion while Furuhata Yohei represented Nippon Signal Co. Ltd with a market capitalization of Sh50 billion.

Kubota Corporation which is worth Sh1.6 trillion was represented by Mr Kimata Masatoshi, the Sh4 trillion Japan Tobacco Company by Koizumi Mitsuomi, Fukuyama Transporting Company with market capitalization of Sh99 billion by Komaru Shigehiro and the Sh3.6 billion Mitsubishi Hitach Power Systems represented by Nishizawa Takato.
The other Japanese business magnets were Saito Tamotsu who represented Ihi Corporation worth Sh16 trillion, Seto Kinya of LIXIL Group Corporation whose market capitalization stands at Sh220 billion while Toyo Constructing Company worth Sh36 billion was represented by Takezawa Kyoji.

Some of the ongoing projects by Japanese companies in Kenya include the construction of a connection bridge in front of the Nairobi train station by JFE Engineering Corporation; improvement of water supply system in Embu by Konoike Construction Co. Ltd and a green toilet system project in Naivasha by LIXIL Corporation.

DO NOT MARRY

Don’t marry for sex, don’t marry because you are of age.
don’t marry because you are getting old,
don’t marry because you are lonely, don’t marry
because you need someone to support you
financially, don’t marry because you mistakenly got pregnant.
don’t marry because you don’t want to
lose the person, don’t marry because of family
pressures, don’t marry because you like the idea of marriage and admire every wedding gown you see.
don’t marry because all your friends are getting
married.
But get married because you are in love, get married cos he or she is your best friend and when that love is no more , he or she can still make u smile…