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https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/mps-sh9trn-debt-cap-for-extra-borrowing-3304514 Parliament will enlarge the debt ceiling currently set at Sh9 trillion to accommodate Treasury’s borrowing for development spending, Majority Leader Amos Kimunya has said. Mr Kimunya said the National Assembly will look at the reasons behind the Treasury’s proposal to increase the statutory debt ceiling and act accordingly once the request is tabled in the House. “We don’t want debt to rise but Kenyans want development. We will look at the Treasury proposals and if it is for raising money for development, we have no problem even if they want the ceiling set at Sh20 trillion,” Mr Kimunya said. THESE GUYS WILL TOTALLY MESS THE COUNTRY BEFORE 2022 There are only two emotions in the stock market, fear and hope. The problem is, you hope when you should fear and fear when you should hope
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 10,684 Location: NAIROBI
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.. Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 10,684 Location: NAIROBI
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https://www.businessdail...urrent-expenses-3323040
Debt servicing costs have for the first time surpassed recurrent expenditures such as salaries, allowances and government administrative expenses, underlining the pressing burden on taxpayers. Treasury secretary Ukur Yatani says in the latest disclosures total debt repayments, which are largely being driven by fast-maturing commercial and semi-concessional loans, amounted to Sh638.29 billion in the eight-month period through February 2021, Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 10,684 Location: NAIROBI
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https://www.businessdail...ault-helb-loans-3323148
About 106, 443 former university students have defaulted on their Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic that triggered layoffs, business closure and freeze in hiring. Helb data tabled shows loan accounts in default increased by 35, 561 in the six months to December with the defaulted loans increasing 55 per cent or Sh3.7 billion to Sh10.4 billion in the period when the virus ravaged corporate Kenya. Loan defaulters have weakened the Helb’s ability to support university and technical college students, prompting allocation cuts and requests for Sh8.6 billion additional funding from the Treasury. “As at December 2020 Sh10.4 billion was held by 106,443 loanees, a sharp rise from the Sh6.7 billion held by 68,882 loanees as of June 30, 2020, mainly attributed to retrenchment as a result of Covid-19,” said Helb chief executive Charles Ringera. Helb matured loans stood at Sh45 billion, giving the agency a non performing ratio of 23 per cent—which is higher than the banking average of 14.1 per cent. Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/3/2014 Posts: 1,063
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https://www.businessdailyafrica....offs-salary-cuts-3462562The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reported a 9.3 percent drop in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax receipts in the review period compared to a year earlier when the taxes amounted to Sh399.20 billion. The taxman has blamed the drop from Sh399.20 billion to an estimated Sh362.08 billion on the impact of the pandemic on private sector jobs. “The decline was driven by the reduction in employment emanating from measures taken by mainly private firms to reduce operating costs as a result of Covid-19 pandemic,” KRA Commissioner-General Githii Mburu said in a statement on full-year revenue performance. Consistency is better than intensity
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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Quote:Treasury sampled 18 of the largest parastatals and established that only 4 were profitable.They include Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Pipeline Company, Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Electricity Generating Company.
Kenya Power and Kenya Railways were observed to be highly indebted with loans, large liabilities and experiencing liquidity challenges.
The 18 parastatals have an estimated cumulative financial shortfall of about Sh70 billion annually.
Some of the measures the government has suggested to fill the Sh382 billion shortfall is conducting reforms, new concessional borrowing, deferred payments on loans, debt to equity swap and funding from the exchequer.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 10,684 Location: NAIROBI
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kmucheke wrote:Quote:Treasury sampled 18 of the largest parastatals and established that only 4 were profitable.They include Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Pipeline Company, Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Electricity Generating Company.
Kenya Power and Kenya Railways were observed to be highly indebted with loans, large liabilities and experiencing liquidity challenges.
The 18 parastatals have an estimated cumulative financial shortfall of about Sh70 billion annually.
Some of the measures the government has suggested to fill the Sh382 billion shortfall is conducting reforms, new concessional borrowing, deferred payments on loans, debt to equity swap and funding from the exchequer.
LINK Suggestions of which none will be implemented. Ukur Yattani has less than 12 months as treasury secretary Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,103 Location: Nairobi
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Ericsson wrote:kmucheke wrote:Quote:Treasury sampled 18 of the largest parastatals and established that only 4 were profitable.They include Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Pipeline Company, Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Electricity Generating Company.
Kenya Power and Kenya Railways were observed to be highly indebted with loans, large liabilities and experiencing liquidity challenges.
The 18 parastatals have an estimated cumulative financial shortfall of about Sh70 billion annually.
Some of the measures the government has suggested to fill the Sh382 billion shortfall is conducting reforms, new concessional borrowing, deferred payments on loans, debt to equity swap and funding from the exchequer.
LINK Suggestions of which none will be implemented. Ukur Yattani has less than 12 months as treasury secretary Politically undesirable for the current regime to send underemployed folks home. Plus it is the season for eating and parastatals are prime dining spots. Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/1/2009 Posts: 256
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Finally fully exited BOC (after 8 years!). I hope to do the same with my other Manufacturing counters (CARB,EABL), when the prices improve. I see no future for this sector with the prevailing high cost of doing business in Kenya, relative to our competitors. With our level of debt, I do not foresee any tax reductions any time soon, to make this sector competitive.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/9/2010 Posts: 320 Location: kenya
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It appears the market is entering recession. Equity might touch 40.0  Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 6/2/2010 Posts: 1,066
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cyruskulei wrote:It appears the market is entering recession. Equity might touch 40.0 We have been in recession for many years now.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/16/2011 Posts: 2,297
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Imagine this is how we fair in Africa  Our GOVT should colonize the first 3 countries and give them ease of investing in Kenya. KQ should have multiple flights to the top 3 that is Black Nigeria, Mixed Egypt and mixed S. Africa Rank Country Nominal GDP (billions US$) Nominal GDP per capita (US$) 1 Nigeria 480.48 2,272.84 2 Egypt 396.33 3,974.75 3 South Africa 329.60 6,102.17 4 Algeria 163.81 3,638.33 5 Morocco 126.04 3,470.80 6 Kenya 109.49 2,198.59 7 Ethiopia 92.76 939.51 8 Ghana 75.49 2,413.10 9 Angola 70.34 2,200.68 10 Tanzania 69.24 1,159.19 11 Ivory Coast 68.84 2,489.10 12 DRC 54.83 593.56 13 Cameroon 44.81 1,645.81 14 Uganda 43.24 1,018.44 15 Tunisia 42.73 3,555.59 16 Sudan 35.92 789.45 17 Senegal 27.58 1,602.90 18 Libya 27.30 4,068.61 19 Zimbabwe 25.79 1,664.76 20 Zambia 21.70 1,115.27 21 Burkina Faso 19.93 926.20 22 Mali 19.56 966.14 23 Gabon 18.29 8,569.22 24 Benin 18.07 1,446.83 25 Botswana 17.61 7,349.88 26 Guinea 16.72 1,168.18 27 Mozambique 15.83 429.27 28 Niger 15.64 622.23 29 Madagascar 14.10 498.68 30 Republic congo 12.74 2,655.72 31 Equatorial G 12.53 8,625.76 32 Chad 12.35 729.84 33 Namibia 12.21 4,693.46 34 Malawi 12.15 565.80 35 Mauritius 11.00 8,681.61 36 Rwanda 10.40 802.26 37 Mauritania 9.16 2,161.28 38 Togo 8.49 1,000.44 39 Somalia 5.42 350.36 40 Eswatini 4.52 3,965.43 41 Sierra Leone 4.41 541.06 42 Djibouti 3.65 3,654.5 43 Liberia 3.38 703.41 44 South Sudan 3.26 230.13 45 Burundi 3.19 261.05 46 C A Republic 2.59 525.91 47 Lesotho 2.48 1,187.51 48 Eritrea 2.25 625.97 49 The Gambia 2.04 746.33 50 Cape Verde 1.89 3,346.55 51 Guinea-Bissau 1.59 858.04 52 Seychelles 1.29 13,140.37 53 Comoros 1.28 1,390.06 54 SãoTomé & P 0.53 2,392.89 -- Total 2,692.59 2,469.66
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/16/2011 Posts: 2,297
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)Realtreaty wrote: Imagine this is how we fair in Africa Our GOVT should colonize the first 3 countries and give them ease of investing in Kenya. KQ should have multiple flights to the top 3 that is Black Nigeria, Mixed Egypt and mixed S. Africa Rank Country Nominal GDP (billions US$) Nominal GDP per capita (US$) 1 Nigeria 480.48 2,272.84 2 Egypt 396.33 3,974.75 3 South Africa 329.60 6,102.17 4 Algeria 163.81 3,638.33 5 Morocco 126.04 3,470.80 6 Kenya 109.49 2,198.59 7 Ethiopia 92.76 939.51 8 Ghana 75.49 2,413.10 9 Angola 70.34 2,200.68 10 Tanzania 69.24 1,159.19 11 Ivory Coast 68.84 2,489.10 12 DRC 54.83 593.56 13 Cameroon 44.81 1,645.81 14 Uganda 43.24 1,018.44 15 Tunisia 42.73 3,555.59 16 Sudan 35.92 789.45 17 Senegal 27.58 1,602.90 18 Libya 27.30 4,068.61 19 Zimbabwe 25.79 1,664.76 20 Zambia 21.70 1,115.27 21 Burkina Faso 19.93 926.20 22 Mali 19.56 966.14 23 Gabon 18.29 8,569.22 24 Benin 18.07 1,446.83 25 Botswana 17.61 7,349.88 26 Guinea 16.72 1,168.18 27 Mozambique 15.83 429.27 28 Niger 15.64 622.23 29 Madagascar 14.10 498.68 30 Republic congo 12.74 2,655.72 31 Equatorial G 12.53 8,625.76 32 Chad 12.35 729.84 33 Namibia 12.21 4,693.46 34 Malawi 12.15 565.80 35 Mauritius 11.00 8,681.61 36 Rwanda 10.40 802.26 37 Mauritania 9.16 2,161.28 38 Togo 8.49 1,000.44 39 Somalia 5.42 350.36 40 Eswatini 4.52 3,965.43 41 Sierra Leone 4.41 541.06 42 Djibouti 3.65 3,654.5 43 Liberia 3.38 703.41 44 South Sudan 3.26 230.13 45 Burundi 3.19 261.05 46 C A Republic 2.59 525.91 47 Lesotho 2.48 1,187.51 48 Eritrea 2.25 625.97 49 The Gambia 2.04 746.33 50 Cape Verde 1.89 3,346.55 51 Guinea-Bissau 1.59 858.04 52 Seychelles 1.29 13,140.37 53 Comoros 1.28 1,390.06 54 SãoTomé & P 0.53 2,392.89 -- Total 2,692.59 2,469.66
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 3/9/2019 Posts: 16 Location: Nakuru
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Great disclosure. Nigeria got the pop.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2015 Posts: 467 Location: Nairobi
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With the high fuel prices & inflation why isn't the world economy slowing down and correcting?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/23/2009 Posts: 13,515 Location: nairobi
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kawi254 wrote:With the high fuel prices & inflation why isn't the world economy slowing down and correcting? The world economy is slowing down
HF 90,000 ABP 3.83; KQ 414,100 ABP 7.92; MTN 23,800 ABP 6.45
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2015 Posts: 467 Location: Nairobi
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obiero wrote:kawi254 wrote:With the high fuel prices & inflation why isn't the world economy slowing down and correcting? The world economy is slowing down My small farm fuel water pumping costs are not sustainable. I wonder how much longer farms can sustain the high costs.
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