Newly-Discovered Asteroid Zips Past Earth

A newly-discovered Asteroid approximately the size of a school bus cruised closely by the earth on Tuesday January 24th a few days after it's discovery.Ateroid 2017 BX buzzed by the earth at about 162,252 miles at 11:45 PM EST. The online Observatory slooh.com tracked the rock late Tuesday. The Asteroid was first discovered on Friday January 20th 2017. Watch Stream BelowThe Asteroid is rougly 46 feet in diameter, according to the Minor Planet Center at Harvard - Smithsonian center for
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5 Tips for Starting a Successful Business

Personally, I love the idea of owning and running my own business. Probably this passion for owning a business is fueled by the numerous benefits it brings. I get freedom and full control on how I use my time. I work when I want and most importantly, I can affect the amount of revenue generated by my activities.
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Epic Financial Skills Every Youth should possess

When we were growing up, our parents took upon the burden of teaching us a lot of things about life. However, not many of us had the luck of being taught about financial skills. Most parents assumed that those things were taught in school, or that those skills would be picked up along the course of life.
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Empowering Kenyan Women through Microfinance

You have probably heard about microfinance in the past but have never given it much thought. Well, the term microfinance stands for institutions lending financial services such as microloans, savings, and insurance. These services are available to an average Kenyan who doesn’t have a salary.
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Introduction To Faiba Konnect

Faiba Konnect is a cable service providing internet connection in Kenya and a product of Jamii Telecommunications. The service has hit the market like a big bombshell due to the enormous adverts of their services. This service has packages ranging from home internet to great businesses internet connection and TV set-top box services.
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3 great tips to help you become a better investor

A financial expert once said; “ My biggest advice to women who want to save more money is to make more money”. Our financial lives should be aspirational and not viewed as an unending sad story. We should take every opportunity to seize control of the slow and moving vessel that is our finances, and work to accomplish the financial goals we set for ourselves as women.
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4 Things you need to consider before Quitting your Job

In the recent past, the Kenyan economy has experienced a great rebound. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same applies to the employee morale levels. They continue doing the same or more for same compensation. This has led many people and especially the youth to consider quitting their jobs and start running personal businesses. If you are in the same bus and about to quit, there are a few things you need to consider first.Why are your Quitting?Quitting a job is not something you do in the heat
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3 Reasons why women make better bosses than men

Although men make up the majority of heads of small businesses globally, recent studies show that women may make for better business leaders.
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How To Use Credit Cards Effectively

Most people consider credit cards and the banks that issues them to be agents of the devil, especially after they have amassed big bills and have to pay high interest.
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How Kenyan Women can Develop a Good Parent and Child Relationship: 4 Steps

It is shocking how Kenyan mothers nowadays have lost their relationships with their daughters and sons. Many are wondering what could be wrong while others think that it is just a sign of the times. Most parents think that as long as their child have all they have asked for it is all well.We all need love and people to talk to and children look into their mothers for help and counsel. But how will they do that if you don’t relate to such matters.Here are a few ways how Kenyan women can build
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The New Kenyan Woman is Healthy and Beautiful

 Video credit: Jane Mukami - Fit Kenyan Girl Dieting and healthy living has become a trending topic among today’s Kenyan women. Body image has become a main focus and everybody wants to be slender and look younger. This hasn’t always been the case. It is now in our generation and women are learning how to keep fit and fight obesity and overweight.Contrariwise, this issue has come with its unintended consequences in that those who have fuller bodies are often seen as if they are not
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6 Surefire Business Survival Strategies

You might think running a business is a walk in the park. While this is true during good economic times, tough times, however, can knock you off your feet making you feel like quitting. Change in technology can significantly reduce your sales which in turn leads to a reduction in profits. A sluggish economy can also negatively affect your business.
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How to Reduce the Rate of Unemployment for Kenyan Women

The rise in Unemployment  is a worldwide issue.  Many lives have been impacted by this phenomenon over the last 10 years. We all love living good lives and being able to provide for our families and loved ones. No one loves living in poverty, but many people have entertained it in many ways. Automation and the introduction of other technological advances has led to the loss of many manufacturing jobs worldwide. Women in Kenya have also suffered massive job loss due to globalization and
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The 5 best money tips for University Students

Let’s face it. For many of you, college is the first time in your lives when you have to manage your own finances, away from the watchful eyes of your parents. You now have to pay bills, handle budgets, find a bank, and be faced with choices around credit cards and insurance.
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How Mobile Phones are Changing Life In Africa

Nowadays, Africa calls itself a ‘mobile phone continent.' How true is that? When we flash back several decades back, few people owned mobile phones. Landline telephones were the most common but still very unfortunate, very few people owned them. Let us say that long distant communication was almost impossible.Today, out of three Africans, two own a mobile phone. For this reason, mobile phone generation has considerably improved entrepreneurship in the region.People have gradually evolved from
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4 Reasons Why Competition Is Good For Your Business

I cannot count how many times I have heard entrepreneurs tell me how great their business idea is, because “There is no competition”. I used to think that the lack of competitors in any particular vertical was a good sign; You know, I would make a killing because “I would be the only one selling remote controlled trash cans in this town”. Chances are, your idea is not a particularly good fit in your market, hence the lack of competition.
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4 Reasons Why Competition Is Good For Your Business

I cannot count how many times I have heard entrepreneurs tell me how great their business idea is, because “There is no competition”. I used to think that the lack of competitors in any particular vertical was a good sign; You know, I would make a killing because “I would be the only one selling remote controlled trash cans in this town”. Chances are, your idea is not a particularly good fit in your market, hence the lack of competition.
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How to Escape Debt Fast : A Step-by-step guide

Living a debt-free life is the greatest gift you can give to yourself and your family. The best day of my life was the day I made the last payment on my student loans. My goal is to help our readers achieve this same level of joy, which is why I am writing this post, to provide a detailed guide on how to get out of debt fast.
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6 Investment Tips for College Graduates

The final year of college is probably the most overwhelming period of one's school life that no one stops to think about their future investment plan.
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Kenya: Factors Affecting Women's Political representation

Although women make up a significant portion of the population in Kenya, the political representation by women tells a different story. According to the latest census figures, there are 19,192,458 male and 19,417,639 females in Kenya, making women a majority.  Since independence in 1963 , the political landscape has been dominated by men right from state house to the grass roots. To a certain extent, the problem can be traced to the foundation of the nation because over 99.5 percent of its
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Kenyan's journey towards Miss World beauty

It is amazing how jaws drop every time Evelyn Njambi walks into any room, standing taller than the most with her six-inch heels without her crown and sash! Ms Njambi, is only 22 years old and 5’9”ft, her straight face, masking the pleasure in her eyes!
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5 Benefits of of Owning A Solar Generator

Maybe your perception of solar generators may not be positively informed. You may not have the “best: impression and/or access to the independent data. This may have tainted your perception and impressions of the role of solar and for that matter, solar generators in the “clean tech” space.If that is the case, it is absolutely necessary to also account for the positive things that come with solar generators.Actually, you will be amazed to know that there are more advantages of owning a solar
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Take Charge: Women and Political Leadership in Kenya

Women and political leadership in Kenya has been quite challenging for many years now, but some light has started shining after our new constitution was implemented.   Despite the global advances recognizing the principle of women’s economic, political as well as social equality. Kenyan women have continued been marginalized in many areas especially when it comes to leadership as well as decision making. Studies have shown that women typically, bring a diversity of opinions and perspectives to
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Looking for something to do on a Sunday in Kenya?

 If you and/or your significant other are in desperate need of something fun and new to do on a Sunday in the city, then you should check out the Flea Market event at K1 Flea Market. You will love having a good time on a budget. There are few experiences in life that match that of a fun-filled day with a large helping of diversity and immersive consciousness. The event s organized by Kaz Locas and is sure to blow your mind. At the K1 FLEA MARKET, you can SELL & BUY new, second hand and pre-loved
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Why Kenya Has The Most Beautiful Women

Vera Sidika at The White house Do we have beautiful & celeb women in Kenya? Is this what you have been asking about Kenyan women? Don’t worry! You have just landed in the right place. When it comes to beauty, The Kenyan women have already taken the lead. Everything with Kenyan women has changed and the society has done extremely excellent in making sure the girl child has taken its position in all aspects of life.It is an exciting and awesome moment, seeing Kenyan women in their tall and elegant
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6 Investment Tips for College Graduates

The final year of college is probably the most overwhelming period of one's school life that no one stops to think about their future investment plan. The last semester, especially, is a mixture of excitement and trepidation.
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The Negative Side of Unsecured Instant Loans in Kenya

Have you ever found yourself in financial crisis and wondered what to do? I have. At such time, the mind races, analyzing all my friends and family speculating who to call.
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Most Powerful and Influential Young Women in Kenya

In compiling our short list of Kenya's most influential young women, we consider accolades and accomplishments across various disciplines, national and global impact through social media and overall visibility and ability to drive news. We also consider the ability to impact the youth not just in Kenya but globally. Our particular interest in this list stems from the many accomplishments and advancements made by Kenyan women over the last decade. Here’s who made this year’s cut​Ory Okolloh Ory
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Handle Business Meetings Like A Pro

Working for myself, I take a lot of business meetings, as an entrepreneur you have to deal with a lot of vendors that may want to do business with you and provide products or services.
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Who Run the World- Girls! A Case For Women And Investing.

Women make up the majority of the workforce today, they earn 60% of University degrees in USA and Europe and make majority of the spending decisions in the home. With this impressive statistics, it is unfortunate that women have generally shied from investing.
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The Roaring 20’s: Why Starting A Business In Your 20’s Can Be Advantageous

Starting a business and being self employed is one of the most challenging and the most rewarding things I have ever done. It is mind numbingly scary at times and at times gives a huge sense of freedom and satisfaction. In terms of personal development, having a business is the vehicle through which I have been allowed to grow, to be more creative, and to become bolder than I have ever been.
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Guaranteed success after KCSE

The Kenyan Certificate of Secondary School education results were just announced for the year 2016. The results were shocking in that out of the 577, 253 students that sat for the examination, only 15% passed with a grade of c+ and above.
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How Kenyan Women are Redefining Micro finance

It  has been burdensome for many women in Kenya to be able to put food on the table and at the same time pay school fees among other daily and monthly bills. We have heard of children running away from home, not because there is no love but due to a lack of resources to meet basic needs. In some other cases we witness children walking in the streets selling candies and other perishables in order to help their parents provide basic needs. As one could imagine, it is heart-breaking for a mother to
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Facebook Launches The Facebook Journalism Project to fight "Fake news"

Facebook rolled out a slew of new tools this week. A bulk of these new features are aimed at assisting journalists generate new ad revenues and also to combat the growing issue of "Fake news". The company stated that these new efforts are meant to " establish stronger ties” with the media. They detailed the thinking, goals and ambitions for their new tools in a blog post. The Facebook Journalism Project will create a symbiotic platform on which journalists and the company (Facebook) can work
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You Were The Change. Read President Obama’s Full Farewell Speech Transcript

U.S President Barack Obama gave a historic Farewell address on Tuesday. Below is the full text version of the speech.It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people – in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts –
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Most Influential Young Women in Kenya

Can a young woman in Kenya be influential?  African and more so Kenyan women are typically overlooked when it comes to the world of business and finance.  But this has already changed, the Kenyan young  women  have brought lots of change to the whole world compared to the past… things are never going to be the same! They are already taking over the world in new leadership roles, in business industry all the way to the entertainment industry empowering young generations on the same!Where is the
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Most powerful women in Kenyan Politics

The Kenyan government has made excellent steps in ensuring women get their rightful place in politics as they share the national cake together with men.Our powerful women in Kenyan politics have proved to be bold, tough and sharp taking the right direction towards leadership. For several years, they have shown good gesture being aggressiveness making sure women  in the entire nation get the best services on various projects.As the gender representation debate rages on in the country , these
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4 Reasons Why Women Entrepreneurs Need To Be Taken Seriously

According to the Center for Women’s Business Research, 9 million businesses in the USA are owned by women, which employ 23 million people and create an economic Impact of 3 trillion dollars. If the economic impact were a GDP, it would be the 5th wealthiest country in the world.  So if American women are able to create this kind of wealth, Kenyan women can do this too.  If we expand the outlook world wide, women own between 25-33% of the world's businesses and contribute to the economic security
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New female-only Section On Air India Announced

Air India; India's premiere airline operator has announced they will be launching a new female-only section on their planes. The company says up to six rows of seats will be reserved on each domestic flight exclusively for women who are traveling alone. In an report circulated  by  The Hindu, Air India's general manager for revenue management Meenakshi Malik announced, “We will be reserving the third row — six seats — in the economy class of the aircraft for female passengers traveling
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3 unbelievable concepts cars already revealed in 2017

While the 2017 Detroit Auto show was not the most exciting in recent memory, there were a few concept cars that caught the eyes of many attendees.  Concept cars are always fun to cover. They are often futuristic and merely ideas. There are a few concept cars that help shape our expectations of what's to come.Here are 3 of our favorite concept cars unveiled at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. 1. Lightning McQueenComing in at number 1 is Lightning McQueen. Although this is not actually a concept car,
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What Is your economic Worth? 4 Ways To Reach Your Full Economic Potential.

Have you ever wondered whatever happened to all the people that you went to high school or college with? I don’t mean close friends I just mean folks in general that are not your friends on face book or social media. School was great for me because it was a time of big dreams. It was a protected environment, I could sit and journal what I wanted to do in the future.
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Kenyan's journey towards Miss World beauty

    Miss Kenya, Evelyne NjambiIt is amazing how jaws drop every time Evelyn Njambi walks into any room, standing taller than the most with her six-inch heels without her crown and sash! Ms Njambi, is only 22 years old and 5’9”ft, her straight face, masking the pleasure in her eyes!She ever wanted to be a model or a beauty queen  until she joined Maseno University for her interior design degree course although she didn’t get the chance yet. From her young age, she has ever liked watching pageants
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Facebook decides to Monetize Video

Former users of Vine and current users of Snapchat and other video apps now have another thing to celebrate. Facebook, this week announced that they will be testing a new  ad placement  format to monetize videos. So, the feature will give video publishers the ability to insert ads in their videos. Watchers will see these ads after 20+ seconds of watching video. The company however, has announced several stipulations. Publishers be ware that videos must be at least 90 seconds to qualify. Some
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One Woman's Journey - Njoki Kamau

What a motivating journey! Njoki Kamau originates from Kenya. She is a women’s rights activist, who is an associate director of the women’s  Center situated at Northwestern University near Chicago whereby she has taught several courses in Women’s Studies at the very university. Since 1985 she has been a known leader in action against domestic violence, especially for women.Njoki Kamau was first exposed to this idea in  her early years in high school in Kenya. She has always wanted to learn more
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5 Unresolved Personal Finance Issues You Shouldn't Allow Into 2017

Sound personal finance is all about habits. The no impulse habit, earn extra habit, no procrastination habit, and to crown it all, the discipline habit. While some people have successfully managed to stick to their ‘save more’ and ‘settle debts’ resolutions, some broke them the moment January set in. Only when you turn away from old habits do you realize the true benefits of savings. Remember that ‘bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into but hard to get out of.’Here are some ugly
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Gender Equity Issues in Kenya

Inspiring Aspiring Women in AgricultureIt is a big shame that in Kenyan history, women have been dominated a consistent rights abuses as they shoulder an overwhelming lot of responsibilities. Most women in Kenya do enormous agricultural work and produce and significantly add to the overall agricultural output of the nation.The agricultural work helps them to earn just but a little, hence leaving a  big percentage working in the informal sector without national support! This is usually hard for
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Why Licensing your Food Truck Concept Makes sense

Mexicue Food Truck Company If you are in the Food Truck business, then you are all too familiar with the traditional income / revenue model(s) available. You make money by selling food - burgers, tacos, wraps, etc. for more than the cost to produce and transport these food items.Why Franchises Have Discovered Food Trucks There are other sources of revenue one can take advantage of in the food truck biz. One other wonderful way to earn more income with your food truck is by licensing or
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Africa's Female Entrepreneurs You Should Know About PT. 1

Judith Owigar, JuaKali  (KENYA)Owigar is the co-founder of JuaKali, an online platform similar to LinkedIn that connects blue collar workers in the informal sector to employment opportunities. JuaKali allows users to create online profiles to showcase their expertise and recommendations to find formalemployment in Kenya through web and mobile platforms.Anne Nutsuklo, Nandimobile (GHANA)Anne is co-founder of Nandimobile, a software company that leverages the power of mobile phones to connect
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3 Qualities to Look For When Hiring Your First Employees For Your Startup

What are the most important things to you when hiring someone to work for Startup your company? Is it their level of education? experience? attitude ? What is the one thing that you really need this person to have to be a great fit for your New company? Hiring your first employees is a critical step for your new firm. There are certain qualities that your first team must have both on an individual basis and as a team to improve the odds of your company succeeding.Almost everyone on the initial
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3 Best African Countries to Live or Retire

Famous Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, kenyaRetiring abroad seems to be a trend that has become more popular these days. Some say the causes of this trend are rising cost of living in the United States and lack of adequate retirement income. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), around 29% of American households age 55 and older have neither retirement savings nor a pension. People are simply not able to save for retirement anymore. Most folks rely on social security income as their
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