we have a chance to mind our business and we have a lot to do within our borders/region. Kazi Iendelee!

now you are a funny lot : the index has slumped 30% so far from jan and you want to make returns ?????
No you even make a more worse blunder and buy when the index is falling .Ontop of that you bought KQ and its planning to do a right issue . Gai fafaf.I donot mean to be rude but me i think you arenot intouch with the market and you shoudnt even be buying stocks.Let me prepare you mentally YOU'LL NOT GET YOUR RETURNS THIS YEAR !!!!!!! whenever you go to your broker have that in mind.
we are in a bear year and this are bad in the index..

Wazee ni wengi huku experience/participation wise. Stick around and u'll get to choose for yourself who as a mentor. Happy Investing & welcome to Wazua. P.S KCB Group is a.k.a Roar!! or Loar!! in these parts and highly associated to a certain Wazuan

Welcome to wazua. Before you start buying, learn about stocks. U can start at investopedia.com. You will also learn from some people here. You have to do your own research, don't just rely on people. Your buys are not bad, you have got them at a low price. Kcb give it 2 yrs plus. Kq- around five years. If u are sure about kq, when there's a rights issue, u can get more shares. All the best.

@Aguy Europe is the number one source of tourists for Kenya, Europe is also the number one market for Kenya's Agric produce, simply put Europe is the biggest forex earner for Kenya, if Europe goes the Shilling will take a beating cos very little forex inflows, the NSE?? U can gues wat will happen, so watch Europe with a keen eye...its a global issue.

Don't attach so much weight on someone's age. Our last born here,@Nabwire(pretty gal) is probably the smartest.lol!

Most welcome

i see your point. There's more hope now, than before. Please europe don't sneeze. Either way we are resilient and will come out stronger, better path of least resistance though.

This European crisis might be worse than we are trying to perceive it here. Around 4 wks ago when most of us were happy about a Greek deal i asked whether there was a financial institution ready to take a 50% haricut, wks later non is ready.
1. The austerity measures in Greece is making its citizenry poorer thus less taxes collected thus less govt spending thus high unemployment rate then people going for benefits at last making their 'debts' grow. (our coffee gets less consumers and the cost less tourists).
2. Italy with a debt book of $2 trillion becomes another story as many financial institutions are highly exposed there. I think everyone knows where the highest number of 'Coast European' tourists come from.
3. The speed with which Berlusconi has had to resign with and a new govt formed tells alot. The contagion effect was going to be massive.
4. If Italy goes down, the chinese will have lost a huge market and part of their investments. Kenya, no more cheap China loans and grants, cheap projects etc.
5. Having a two tier Eurozone after the crisis will make it hard for the markets to value the Euro. There are already talks that some financial institutions have started revaluing debts, mortgages etc in some of these countries so as to dispose them fast.
All in all a Europe without adequate disposable income means less tourists, reduction of market for our horticulture, reduction of FDI's from both Europe and Asia Pacific (including China). NSE down, govt securities yield up(not always good for the economy). Overnight borrowing rates up making banks become net borrowers. Cheap loans out the window.

Capital (especially Private Capital) in its most basic nature pursues growth. Now, with that in mind where U live/invest you now have a general idea of what U have coming over the next decade