Richard Mureithi

Base Titanium releases report showing its contribution to the Kenyan economy

Richard MureithiApril 29, 2016

Base Titanium Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Base Resources Limited. Its flagship development is the Kwale Mineral Sands Operations in Kwale County, ab...

Safaricom is the title sponsor for this year’s BAKE Awards

Richard MureithiApril 27, 2016

Safaricom is once again the title sponsor for the BAKE Awards 2016. They were the title sponsors for the inaugural awards in 2012 at a time when most people did...

Toyota launches the new look 2016 RAV4 into the Kenyan Market

Richard MureithiApril 27, 2016

Toyota Kenya yesterday launched the new look 2016 Rav 4. The fourth generation RAV 4 has enhanced features aimed at making the user experience more enjoyable. T...

Microsoft partners with Kenyan NGOs to increase computer science education

Richard MureithiApril 25, 2016

Microsoft Philanthropies last week announced grants for over 100 non profit organisations In 55 countries including I Choose Life Africa (ICL) and The African C...

KNCCI to issue certificates of origin to exporters online

Richard MureithiApril 25, 2016

Kenya National Chamber of Commerce (KNCCI) has partnered with TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) to launch a trade portal that will automate issuance of the certifica...

KAM holds talks with EALA to review EAC intergration process

Richard MureithiApril 22, 2016

Kenya Association of Manufucturers (KAM) yesterday held a meeting with members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Kenya Chapter. This was in a bid...

BAKE to provide training on digital skills during the Innovating Justice conference

Richard MureithiApril 20, 2016

Bloggers Association of Kenya has partnered with HiiL Innovating Justice to provide training on digital skills to participants during the East Africa Innovating...

Chase Bank to reopen with KCB as receiver manager

Richard MureithiApril 20, 2016

The Central Bank Governor has today announced that Kenya Commercial Bank will be the receiver manager for Chase Bank once it reopens. He also stated that KCB wi...

Rare white giraffe spotted at the Ishaqbini conservancy in Garissa

Richard MureithiApril 19, 2016

In a first for Kenya, a white giraffe has been spotted in the little known Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Garissa County. I mean who knew that white giraffes e...

5 things you should not do while driving an automatic car

Richard MureithiApril 19, 2016

There are some things that we find ourselves doing while driving which we think are beneficial for example saving on fuel. However, the fact is that they can en...

Kenyan lady held for over 25 hours at JKIA for not having a Yellow Fever Certificate

Richard MureithiApril 18, 2016

Having a yellow fever certificate while traveling is one of those things that one can easily take for granted especially if no one asks for it. Corrie Mwende fo...

How to prevent your car’s fuel pump from failing

Richard MureithiApril 11, 2016

Nowadays with the rise in cases of petrol stations adulterating fuel, it is common to see individuals on social media complaining of fuel pump failure. In the m...

CBK to support Kenyan banks with liquidity problems

Richard MureithiApril 11, 2016

After the Chase Bank debacle which led to the placing of the institution into receivership last week. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) yesterday announced that i...

Kenyan atheists association finally gets registered

Richard MureithiApril 9, 2016

An association comprising of Kenyan atheists, the Atheists in Kenya Society (AIK), has finally been registered. The registrar of societies had rejected their re...

Chase bank put under receivership by the Central Bank

Richard MureithiApril 7, 2016

In a sad turn of events, Chase Bank has today been put under receivership by the Central Bank Of Kenya. CBK has appointed Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (K...

Muthoni Kuria is Chase Bank’s new board chair amid collapse rumours

Richard MureithiApril 6, 2016

Chase Bank has today announced a shake up in its board which saw the exit of Zafrullah Khan as the Chairman and Duncan Kabui as the Group Managing Director. The...

Safaricom to roll out fiber to 12,000 homes in partnership with Kenya Power

Richard MureithiApril 6, 2016

In what is bound to be good news for those of us who live in the diaspora where the is no fibre connection. The partnership announced yesterday between Kenya Po...

Q&A Monday: Rayhab Gachango

Richard MureithiApril 4, 2016

Rayhab Gachango is a writer, poet and the publisher of potentash.com. She is a Chartered Marketer and has a degree in advertising from Daystar University and is...

How to file and pay for the Rental Income Tax

Richard MureithiApril 4, 2016

In previous articles, we have tackled what exactly is Rental Income Tax and how to compute the tax. In this post we will focus on how to file the tax after comp...

The new arrivals Terminal 1A at JKIA is awesome (in pictures)

Richard MureithiApril 1, 2016

The much awaited arrivals at Terminal 1A has finally been operationalized. Construction of the entire terminal started back in 2006 while construction on the ar...

How NOT to overtake on Kenyan roads

Richard MureithiMarch 30, 2016

We have all seen those drivers who drive and overtake as if they did not go to a driving school. I have listed a few incidences of drivers behaving badly on the...

How to compute the Rental Income Tax

Richard MureithiMarch 30, 2016

Most people usually have trouble calculating the amount of tax that they are supposed to pay. This is mostly due to the perception that taxes are a complicated ...

Join Gilad & his musician friends this Saturday as they raise money for charity

Richard MureithiMarch 29, 2016

For those who don’t know who Gilad is, he is the white guy who sung ‘Unajua’ in perfect Swahili together with Wendy Kimani. The song was such a hit that it spen...

Fidelity Bank is not closing down

Richard MureithiMarch 29, 2016

Social media has its many advantages but it also has a few disadvantages which include misinformation. As you well know a lie repeated many times becomes the tr...

KAM petitions government to enforce local content policy in its infrastructure projects

Richard MureithiMarch 25, 2016

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has petitioned the government to enforce local content legislation in a bid to help domestic firms compete against fore...

The Rental Income Tax explained

Richard MureithiMarch 23, 2016

The rental income tax is the amount of tax one pays to the government for income that is derived from the use of residential property. This tax came about when ...

Safaricom partners with Eneza Education to launch Shupavu 291

Richard MureithiMarch 22, 2016

Safaricom in partnership with Eneza Education last week launched Shupavu 291. Shupavu 291 is a USSD based education service which works equally well on basic/f...

Q&A Monday: Sheila Maingi

Richard MureithiMarch 21, 2016

Sheila Maingi is a psychologist, writer, women’s right activist, radio presenter and future politician. She’s passionate about development and governance in Afr...

57 boys and 18 girls selected to join the Safaricom Next Generation football program

Richard MureithiMarch 18, 2016

In a bid to nurture football talent in the country, the Safaricom Next Generation has this week unveiled 75 boys and girls who will join the My Proffessional Dr...

Come celebrate the World Storytelling Day at Kwani?

Richard MureithiMarch 16, 2016

In celebration of the World Storytelling Day, Nairobi’s finest storytellers will gather to launch a global online writing contest and recreate a magical day of ...

Microsoft launches Lumia 950, 650 and 550 phones in Kenya

Richard MureithiMarch 16, 2016

Microsoft has launched their latest offering of the Lumia range of phones which include Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL, Microsoft Lumia 650 and Microsoft Lumia 5...

What startups require in order to get loans from banks

Richard MureithiMarch 14, 2016

Many are the times that startups have been unable to scale their fail due to lack of funds. This is due to the fact that in as much as they can get funding from...

Woman assaulted by Uber driver in Nairobi

Richard MureithiMarch 13, 2016

Safety is one of the factors that make people choose a taxi service. Most people have a taxi guy that they trust and can always call on at any time. When Uber w...

How to apply for the Centum graduate trainee programme

Richard MureithiMarch 11, 2016

Centum has once again opened up it’s annual graduate trainee program. The annual program is an initiative within the Centum’s leadership development program tha...

How to send money to Kenyan banks via M-PESA

Richard MureithiMarch 11, 2016

It would be an understatement to say that M-PESA has made life easier. Sending and receiving money via even a feature phone is instant. Not only that, users can...

How the KCB 2Jiajiri job creation initiative works

Richard MureithiMarch 10, 2016

The Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) yesterday launched a 50 billion job creation programme called 2jiajiri, that is geared towards supporting Kenyan entreprenuers. ...

KCB launches 2Jiajiri, a job creation initiative for the youth

Richard MureithiMarch 10, 2016

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) yesterday launched a 50 billion enterprise development programme geared towards supporting entreprenuers within the informal sector....

Insurance industry challenged to research and innovate to overcome low penetration

Richard MureithiMarch 9, 2016

For any business to grow, there is a need to determine the likes and preferences of your target market. It is only very recently that insurers started to offe...

Barclays Bank announces a Sh8.4 billion profit for the year 2015

Richard MureithiMarch 5, 2016

Barclays Bank of Kenya released their results yesterday for the year ended 31st December 2015 and from the look of things they are doing quite well. They regist...

Barclays partners with Posta to launch agency banking

Richard MureithiMarch 4, 2016

Barclays Bank of Kenya has this week launched its agency banking strategy by signing a partnership with Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK). This partnership will...

KCB announces a Kshs.19.6 Billion after tax profit for the year 2015

Richard MureithiMarch 3, 2016

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) yesterday announced a 16% jump in their profit to Ksh19.6 billion. This growth was driven by diversified business lines, operational...

Here are the nominees for the Kenyan Blog Awards 2016

Richard MureithiMarch 3, 2016

The nominees in the Kenyan Blog Awards 2016 (aka BAKE Awards) by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) have been announced today. The nominees that were anno...