Real estate resource centre
Real estate resource centre
Real estate resource centre
Pedestrians will continue chancing their lives on the busy roads as the multimillion-shilling footbridges are anything but safe. Hawkers, street families and motorcycle taxi (boda boda) operators have taken over. Today, one is just as likely to get knocked down on footbridges as the pedestrian crossing the road below. And if they are lucky to…
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It all started with a series of cat-and-mouse games with the police, who were looking for Mr Odinga in Nairobi. In the weeks preceding his dramatic escape from under the noses of President Moi’s ruthless police and Special Branch as the clamour for multiparty democracy intensified, he kept moving between the residences of his…
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The media has been awash with news of landlords welding tenants’ doors and taking off roofs in a bid to kick out rent defaulters. A landlord also went viral after auctioning off one of his tenants’ goods even though he still had the tenant’s two-month rent deposit. What most tenants don’t know is that they…
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“Okoa Stima”, is a service that enables customers to borrow any amount within their credit limits and pay back within 7 days. This is a loan facility from Safaricom – serviced at 10 percent fee via Mpesa money transfer service. Users can register up to 3 meters. Un-registered meters cannot use this facility. How to…
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For general purposes, mix 6 parts sand to 1 part cement. For heavy duty projects, you may mix 4 parts sand to 1 part cement, but recently, best results however is mixing 3 parts sand to 1 part cement. The ratio you choose depends on the intended use. For example, load-bearing structures such as foundations…
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An angry Nairobi resident has penned a stinging social media post speaking against pet lovers at his estate. Below is the content that he had to get off his chest. Estate roads are full of young pple with these small ugly white dogs with fluffy fur. I hear they are called sijui Chihuahua or…
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A house becomes a home when it fully reflects the owners’ style and preferences. Architects and interior designers alike often hit a snag when doing so for large families with members from different age groups. Parents and children have diverse needs when it comes to shared spaces and privacy. They have a unique personal style…
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This is a service provided to parents who marry after the birth of their child and they want the name of the father inserted in the register of birth. To do this, the both parents need to fill application for re-registration form and sworn jointly by them. Both parents must be physically present when applying…
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Late registration of births is highly discouraged. However, if not registered, you are required to fill and submit registrations form in person at a Civil Registration Department offices near you. The applicant will be vetted. Requirements; 1. Clinic/ Antenatal card 2. Religious certificate 3. Mother’s Identity Card 4. Tangible evidence that the parent has never…
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Adults born of non- Kenyan parents in Kenya need to fill and submit in person registrations form at Civil Registration Department offices near them for vetting ahead of registration Requirements; 1. Parent’s entry permit/ passports (compulsory) 2. Clinic card/ birth notification 3. Religious certificate 4. Death certificates where parents are dead 5. School leaving certificate/…
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In case you want to amend your birth certificate. Within a duration of two years after registration of birth, the names could be changed on application but after production of relevant documentary evidence in support of the amendments. After two years, you can add names to the existing ones but you cannot remove the names previously…
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If you have lost your birth certificate you might want to replace it as soon as possible. Your birth certificate if the first identification document to enable you to access some services at the government. Once you reach 18 years, you can then apply for a National Identity card, but you’ll still need your birth…
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This is only applicable if your child was born abroad but to Kenyan parents and takes longer as documents have to be sent from Kenya. Visit the Kenyan embassy where you live and submit: Two Application Forms (BDA – Birth and Deaths Registration form) duly filled ( Click here to get the Form) Two photocopies of…
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Account Creation Create an account on eCitizen, using your ID card number. Upon creation of an account, submit a working email. The email or ID will be used to log in together with a password. The email will also be used to reset a password. Your must also provide a registered phone number. After…
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A road accident involving a Kenya Prisons bus. The bus rammed into a handcart otherwise known as mkokoteni near the Bunyala Road junction, flipping the handcart upside down and leaving two casualties lying on the road. Both the bus and the handcart pushers were heading towards the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). The two handcart pushers, who were ferrying…
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What do you do if you cannot remember your NHIF number? METHOD 1 Make a telephone call to NHIF customer care using one of the contact numbers 0800 720 601, (020) 2723255/56, (020) 2714793/94, (020) 2722527 and you’ll be sorted. The numbers are toll free. METHOD 2 Send yout national ID…
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METHOD 1 To reverse an M-Pesa transaction sent to the wrong paybill, you have to forward the Mpesa transaction SMS or text message you received to the shortcode 456. When you send the SMS to the Mpesa reversal code 456, the refund will be made within 24 hours. METHOD 2 Call Safaricom customer care for the…
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You can check your your NHIF account status on your mobile phone using these steps: Open your phone messaging application and compose a new SMS message Type the letters “ID”, space, then your National ID number (or passport number if applicable) for example ID 12345678 Send the message to 21101 SMS charge service is Ksh…
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Are you self-employed and have not contributed for more than 12 months? You can reactivate your NHIF card by paying at least KES 1,500 to resume usage of your card . You can pay via M-PESA (paybill no 200222) or at EQUITY, NATIONAL BANK, KCB, or CO-OPERATIVE BANK You will then wait for 2 months…
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Building foundations is the crucial starting point when it comes to building a house. Your foundations will safely distribute the weight of your new home and prevent the subsoil from spreading, avoiding an unequal settlement of the structure, which could lead to structural issues down the line. Mistakes at this stage could prove costly so…
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