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Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi It costs you soo much cause unaenda kenya spending money like youre running for bunge...If you spend 500k in 3weeks it means you spend 500000/20...which works out to roughly 20k per day...Mimi ni wale wanapenda johnny walker ile ya brack rebo kwanza...hata niki blow pesa aje I dont get to hiyo level yako. i still hang out with friends who i buy drinks for, collect a harem of yelo yelos who are impressed by the ka accent I can throw in as neccessary (you na am sayin'..lol). spend nights in hotels in nai regurlaly....(acha maneno za sijui hilton ama ma best western..Mvuli suites on kipande road is just as good as holiday Inn here. 8k on hotels.com, you book it on your phone while youre in the taxi with your ka yellow) Bottom line ni ukienda kenya kama tourist, lazima ujue ku plan ndio fun isi haribu mfuko...On the other hand a local chap doesnt have as much expenses as you. he doesnt need a hotel, his ka yello yelo is cheap cause ana jua bado next month ata msort tena, all frinds are in the same place in life so una nunua round leo, kesho una nunuliwa etc..
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/25/2014 Posts: 2,301 Location: kenya
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Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi Is it me alone who is seeing this business opportunity bearing in mind that I can send my people to be bringing those stuff in their suitcases then I head to kisumu city and make 2 times the profit .Infact visiting amazon and refurbished ones can cost as less than even $100!!!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 8/25/2012 Posts: 1,826
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most are basing their points on formally employed people,
guys in gikomba who deal at the bale level make between 100-200k per month, the same at marikiti, na akina kongowea.
On average a matatu driver on the decent route makes more than 2k per day, we have not even included the middle level / green house farmers, add to that the middle level biashara owners e.g small pubs, those who own a couple of matatus.
a good number of the houses you see doting rongai and the likes of ruai are mostly owned by such, they make decent cash 100k + per month and they are living decent lives.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/3/2008 Posts: 4,058 Location: Gwitu
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enyands wrote:Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi Is it me alone who is seeing this business opportunity bearing in mind that I can send my people to be bringing those stuff in their suitcases then I head to kisumu city and make 2 times the profit .Infact visiting amazon and refurbished ones can cost as less than even $100!!! I thought the guy was joking.Which hotel in Kisumu charges $400 per night? I doubt even Serena charges that much. Electronics are relatively cheap in Nairobi compared with other countries in this region. Truth forever on the scaffold
Wrong forever on the throne
(James Russell Rowell)
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/20/2015 Posts: 489 Location: Nairobi
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repat wrote:Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi It costs you soo much cause unaenda kenya spending money like youre running for bunge...If you spend 500k in 3weeks it means you spend 500000/20...which works out to roughly 20k per day...Mimi ni wale wanapenda johnny walker ile ya brack rebo kwanza...hata niki blow pesa aje I dont get to hiyo level yako. i still hang out with friends who i buy drinks for, collect a harem of yelo yelos who are impressed by the ka accent I can throw in as neccessary (you na am sayin'..lol). spend nights in hotels in nai regurlaly....(acha maneno za sijui hilton ama ma best western..Mvuli suites on kipande road is just as good as holiday Inn here. 8k on hotels.com, you book it on your phone while youre in the taxi with your ka yellow) Bottom line ni ukienda kenya kama tourist, lazima ujue ku plan ndio fun isi haribu mfuko...On the other hand a local chap doesnt have as much expenses as you. he doesnt need a hotel, his ka yello yelo is cheap cause ana jua bado next month ata msort tena, all frinds are in the same place in life so una nunua round leo, kesho una nunuliwa etc.. I have known your weakness, sijui unatoboaje majuu bila chips fungas za kenya? Enjoy every moment of your life, you never know when your time will come.
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kaka2za wrote:enyands wrote:Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi Is it me alone who is seeing this business opportunity bearing in mind that I can send my people to be bringing those stuff in their suitcases then I head to kisumu city and make 2 times the profit .Infact visiting amazon and refurbished ones can cost as less than even $100!!! I thought the guy was joking.Which hotel in Kisumu charges $400 per night? I doubt even Serena charges that much. Electronics are relatively cheap in Nairobi compared with other countries in this region. I am serious! check Eco lodge Kisumu, check the standard rates. Electronics are cheap in Nbi???? not Sumsang tablets then because the price is what was marked on a product that I had purchase in USA for someone a couple of days before I travel, same product, same verson, same color, kshs 20k difference!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/3/2008 Posts: 4,058 Location: Gwitu
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Rollout wrote:kaka2za wrote:enyands wrote:Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi Is it me alone who is seeing this business opportunity bearing in mind that I can send my people to be bringing those stuff in their suitcases then I head to kisumu city and make 2 times the profit .Infact visiting amazon and refurbished ones can cost as less than even $100!!! I thought the guy was joking.Which hotel in Kisumu charges $400 per night? I doubt even Serena charges that much. Electronics are relatively cheap in Nairobi compared with other countries in this region. I am serious! check Eco lodge Kisumu, check the standard rates. Electronics are cheap in Nbi???? not Sumsang tablets then because the price is what was marked on a product that I had purchase in USA for someone a couple of days before I travel, same product, same verson, same color, kshs 20k difference! I said relatively cheap. People travel from neighbouring countries to buy laptops and phones in Nairobi. In fact a number of organizations are no longer buying computers from Europe because the prices are quite fair in Nairobi. Hio mambo ya tablet sijui. As someone pointed out there is a great business opportunity if the price difference is 20K though you have to factor in freight and related costs. Truth forever on the scaffold
Wrong forever on the throne
(James Russell Rowell)
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 1/12/2016 Posts: 9 Location: usa
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UpcomingPaperChaser wrote:repat wrote:Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi It costs you soo much cause unaenda kenya spending money like youre running for bunge...If you spend 500k in 3weeks it means you spend 500000/20...which works out to roughly 20k per day...Mimi ni wale wanapenda johnny walker ile ya brack rebo kwanza...hata niki blow pesa aje I dont get to hiyo level yako. i still hang out with friends who i buy drinks for, collect a harem of yelo yelos who are impressed by the ka accent I can throw in as neccessary (you na am sayin'..lol). spend nights in hotels in nai regurlaly....(acha maneno za sijui hilton ama ma best western..Mvuli suites on kipande road is just as good as holiday Inn here. 8k on hotels.com, you book it on your phone while youre in the taxi with your ka yellow) Bottom line ni ukienda kenya kama tourist, lazima ujue ku plan ndio fun isi haribu mfuko...On the other hand a local chap doesnt have as much expenses as you. he doesnt need a hotel, his ka yello yelo is cheap cause ana jua bado next month ata msort tena, all frinds are in the same place in life so una nunua round leo, kesho una nunuliwa etc.. I have known your weakness, sijui unatoboaje majuu bila chips fungas za kenya? Hapo ume nipata. i have a weakness for fine scotch and fine women..Hata hapa wako, they just dont compare to the akinyis and njeris. But unajua simba aki kosa nyama hula nyasi  This is what i was trying to save the brother from experience first hand...The land of milk and honey is full of paupers trying to scrape by...soma hiii hapo chini http://www.salon.com/201...n_have_1000_in_savings/
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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repat wrote:UpcomingPaperChaser wrote:repat wrote:Rollout wrote:My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi It costs you soo much cause unaenda kenya spending money like youre running for bunge...If you spend 500k in 3weeks it means you spend 500000/20...which works out to roughly 20k per day...Mimi ni wale wanapenda johnny walker ile ya brack rebo kwanza...hata niki blow pesa aje I dont get to hiyo level yako. i still hang out with friends who i buy drinks for, collect a harem of yelo yelos who are impressed by the ka accent I can throw in as neccessary (you na am sayin'..lol). spend nights in hotels in nai regurlaly....(acha maneno za sijui hilton ama ma best western..Mvuli suites on kipande road is just as good as holiday Inn here. 8k on hotels.com, you book it on your phone while youre in the taxi with your ka yellow) Bottom line ni ukienda kenya kama tourist, lazima ujue ku plan ndio fun isi haribu mfuko...On the other hand a local chap doesnt have as much expenses as you. he doesnt need a hotel, his ka yello yelo is cheap cause ana jua bado next month ata msort tena, all frinds are in the same place in life so una nunua round leo, kesho una nunuliwa etc.. I have known your weakness, sijui unatoboaje majuu bila chips fungas za kenya? Hapo ume nipata. i have a weakness for fine scotch and fine women..Hata hapa wako, they just dont compare to the akinyis and njeris. But unajua simba aki kosa nyama hula nyasi This is what i was trying to save the brother from experience first hand...The land of milk and honey is full of paupers trying to scrape by...soma hiii hapo chini http://www.salon.com/201...n_have_1000_in_savings/
Unbelievable... http://www.forbes.com/si...313a03186dde1d7072606dde
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/20/2015 Posts: 489 Location: Nairobi
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hardwood wrote:repat wrote:UpcomingPaperChaser wrote:repat wrote:[quote=Rollout]My total expenses for my 3 weeks annual visit to Kenya is between ksh400k-ksh500k. I spend more money in Kenya than in USA. I wonder how Kenyans actually make it.
I once walked into a Hotel in Kisumu only to be told that the price is Ksh 40k per night, a comparable hotel in USA would have been somewhere between 15k-20k. Sumsang tablet that cost 18k in USA cost 39k in Nairobi It costs you soo much cause unaenda kenya spending money like youre running for bunge...If you spend 500k in 3weeks it means you spend 500000/20...which works out to roughly 20k per day...Mimi ni wale wanapenda johnny walker ile ya brack rebo kwanza...hata niki blow pesa aje I dont get to hiyo level yako. i still hang out with friends who i buy drinks for, collect a harem of yelo yelos who are impressed by the ka accent I can throw in as neccessary (you na am sayin'..lol). spend nights in hotels in nai regurlaly....(acha maneno za sijui hilton ama ma best western..Mvuli suites on kipande road is just as good as holiday Inn here. 8k on hotels.com, you book it on your phone while youre in the taxi with your ka yellow) Bottom line ni ukienda kenya kama tourist, lazima ujue ku plan ndio fun isi haribu mfuko...On the other hand a local chap doesnt have as much expenses as you. he doesnt need a hotel, his ka yello yelo is cheap cause ana jua bado next month ata msort tena, all frinds are in the same place in life so una nunua round leo, kesho una nunuliwa etc.. I have known your weakness, sijui unatoboaje majuu bila chips fungas za kenya? Hapo ume nipata. i have a weakness for fine scotch and fine women..Hata hapa wako, they just dont compare to the akinyis and njeris. But unajua simba aki kosa nyama hula nyasi This is what i was trying to save the brother from experience first hand...The land of milk and honey is full of paupers trying to scrape by...soma hiii hapo chini http://www.salon.com/201...n_have_1000_in_savings/
Unbelievable... http://www.forbes.com/si...13a03186dde1d7072606dde[/quote] Thanks for the insight bro.......lakini those Americans are used to eating burgers worth tens of dollars daily, living in expensive hoods n other unnecessary expenses which a typical Kenyan from Githurai 45 will consider them luxuries!! now Enjoy every moment of your life, you never know when your time will come.
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