tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post7537965373803039002..comments2023-10-30T15:29:59.720+03:00Comments on Bankelele: Convenient bankingbankelelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180926084939364063noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-26662112067320823812007-07-07T09:36:00.000+03:002007-07-07T09:36:00.000+03:00Equity is a super Bank..it knows what the common p...Equity is a super Bank..it knows what the common person wants and its great for business persons...show me another Bank that is open for business at 8:30 in the morning Monday to Saturday and closes at 4pm in the evening.<BR/><BR/>For heavens sake, I had to write an article in the Watchman complaining about Barclays only opening for 2 hours on the first and last saturday of every month, before they grudgingly complied....too late, I had already moved (and so had many others).The National Centre for Research on White Collar Crimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411898224983737893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-60566415324488958932007-06-29T22:02:00.000+03:002007-06-29T22:02:00.000+03:00The Ubuntu GroupPO Box 45213, 00100Nairobi, KENYA...The Ubuntu Group<BR/>PO Box 45213, 00100<BR/>Nairobi, KENYA<BR/>Tel: +254 - 20 - 3876400<BR/>Fax: +254 - 20 - 2724996<BR/>Website: www.ubuntugroup.org<BR/> 19 June, 2007<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Bakelele;<BR/><BR/>RE: REQUEST TO BE LISTED IN YOUR BLOG DOMAIN<BR/><BR/>We wish to express our interest to work with you.<BR/><BR/>We are Ubuntu Investment Group, a pan-African investment outfit that primarily focuses on micro-finance, private equity and capital markets investment. As a Group we have consistently operated for over 1 ½ years using this period to horne our investment philosophy, grow our client base and expand our investment options.<BR/><BR/>The Group was recently incorparated as a limited liability company in<BR/>Kenya and has since inception, received growing interest from like -minded investors (businesspeople) expressing their desire and willingness to work with the Group.<BR/><BR/>Our Website (www.ubuntugroup.org), has since its launch in September 2006 grown exponentially (by 3,570.83%) in its web traffic as shown by the stats below:<BR/><BR/>2006>>><BR/>October - 24<BR/>November - 93<BR/>December - 152<BR/>2007>>><BR/>January - 184<BR/>February - 202<BR/>March - 350<BR/>April - 408<BR/>May - 726<BR/>June – 881<BR/><BR/>As a Group, we are also impressed by the content and quality of your Blog and we see an opportunity for synergy in working together. We offer our website for listing on your Blog site. We expect that we will both gain from the relevance and similarity of our web content, not to mention the burst in increased web visits.<BR/><BR/>We await your response in kind.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mwenda Ntalami.<BR/>Marketing Director,<BR/>Ubuntu Investment Group<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Kind Regards,<BR/><BR/>Mwend Ntalami,<BR/>Director,<BR/>Ubuntu Invesment Group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-68160842297117708772007-06-29T17:55:00.000+03:002007-06-29T17:55:00.000+03:00Hi. Like your blog. Can you do something on real e...Hi. Like your blog. Can you do something on real estate for the common mwananchi? Like the Langata phase two that National Housing Corporation is offering for booking. Is it a good deal at 3.9 to 4.1 million? Are houses over-priced right now and should one wait till after elections to take up an offer? What influences housing prices for middle-class housing and how can one tell a good deal?<BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-87440184216646403652007-06-29T08:29:00.000+03:002007-06-29T08:29:00.000+03:00Mobile phone charges are still on the higher end e...Mobile phone charges are still on the higher end even with Safcom's new raft of tariffs. What i think is that in a very short time, they will have to go lower and maybe even start having free call weekends! What is not in doubt, is the fact that mobile phones have now becom a way of life here. That explains why M-Pesa has moved more that 0.5B in three months! Its also a clever way for Safcom to get cheap credit for expansion!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="blog url here.com" REL="nofollow">click to http://assidous.blogspot.com</A>mmnjughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839161381620353617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-38373318383923197742007-06-27T19:08:00.000+03:002007-06-27T19:08:00.000+03:00Mobile phone charges-reflect the dire lack of comp...Mobile phone charges-reflect the dire lack of compe in the mkt. Pyramid schemes-they are a menace but I suspect GoK doesn't really know how do deal with them politically.<BR/>Question I had is re the CBR,assuming this will be the weapon CBK will be using to control inflation, why are they reducing it at a time when inflation is still going up?MainaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266497232119983697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-74814578464079048592007-06-27T18:09:00.000+03:002007-06-27T18:09:00.000+03:00@mimmz-its been documented that data com products ...@mimmz<BR/>-its been documented that data com products are as much as 900% more expensive in Africa than the rest of the world. As we all know, its due to lack of competition. While it is Ok for corp to seek profits at all costs, the govt should always look at the big picture and put measures to enable competition<BR/>@3n<BR/>-What i meant is that they are most likely raising campaign contributions from the pyramid schemesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-54759228650824050712007-06-27T00:42:00.000+03:002007-06-27T00:42:00.000+03:00If I remember correctly (which I probably don't), ...If I remember correctly (which I probably don't), a small bowl of sliced-up, stewed golf-balls...er, um, nyama and slice of decent ugali is 40 shillings at City Market. So if that mobile call really does pull in over a grand, I would skip lunch.E-Nycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702951992655517234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-30710170108838896532007-06-27T00:09:00.000+03:002007-06-27T00:09:00.000+03:00Toiyoi, I really doubt any relationship between Ki...Toiyoi, I really doubt any relationship between Kibaki’s campaign for presidency & the pyramid schemes. Maybe ministers & other government officials are privately benefiting from but I don’t see Kibaki needing pyramid schemes to get re-elected.<BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact these pyramids were also vibrant in places like Boston and Dallas a few years back among Kenyans. Most of them eventually bottomed up.<BR/><BR/>On mobile phone fees I have heard that internet access via cell phones is significantly cheaper than here in the US. Maybe with time and infrastructure growth as well as competition for SafCom & Celtel, airtime charges will be reasonable as well.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Bankele for the business briefs3Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508099997637235715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-81301868398276554162007-06-26T20:39:00.000+03:002007-06-26T20:39:00.000+03:00OK, about high mobile charges and comparing them t...OK, about high mobile charges and comparing them to the US, that's apples to oranges. All prices are always a factor of the overall economy. When we narrow this down to technology, in Kenya compared to the US, I think the mobile charges are reasonable within that context. The point is to establish a growing economy. Technology and technology related services are areas where prices drop as the economy grows. Reverse inflation thanks to new technologies being out every 6 months and economies of scale being realized to great margins as demand grows. So I guess all I'm saying is Kenyans need to practice patience and keep a vigilant eye on how the economy is being run.<BR/><BR/>With the banks, my opinion is find what the market niche is and reap profits to high heaven. Which calls for adaptability because as the economy grows, that niche is going to be in constant movement.<BR/><BR/>That's my 2 cents!Mimmzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990902967409420434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9317825.post-41805827118718816742007-06-26T20:22:00.000+03:002007-06-26T20:22:00.000+03:00Mobile charges:Charges are still high. You do not ...<B>Mobile charges:</B><BR/>Charges are still high. You do not have to compare with anything, but if you need a benchmark, just use the US rates of 6ksh/minute (after all the equipment/operations for making these systems work should be similar. Better still, compare with cost of a reasonable lunch meal that the majority of safaricom customers eat, and you will see just how expensive these calls are)<BR/><BR/><B>Pyramid Schemes:</B><BR/>Did you say the CBK is limiting the interest rate the Pyramid schemes should be paying? That means the CBK is a partner in their business (might explain why they have been left to operate for so long). <BR/><BR/>You know what? I believe (my con theory) that these schemes operate with full permission of Minister Kimunya (i.e. Govt) and are a fundraising tool for the Kibaki team for election. How evilly sad and clever!<BR/><BR/>Another clever one i saw <A HREF="http://www.goraila.com/?p=142" REL="nofollow">here:</A><BR/>-pushing the elections to Feb, when the parents(electorate) will be jubilant for not having paid school fees.<BR/><BR/>These plus others= winning assured for the President!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com