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kiriita
#11 Posted : Monday, September 27, 2010 6:11:20 PM
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poundfoolish wrote:




is this a market? Cos Conquestador has spoilt it by being the guy that never lacks in one


Ouch!
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mlefu
#12 Posted : Monday, September 27, 2010 6:25:42 PM
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the time frame is long..too long , that should tell you how old i am.
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YesuWangu
#13 Posted : Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:42:27 AM
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kiriita wrote:
poundfoolish wrote:




is this a market? Cos Conquestador has spoilt it by being the guy that never lacks in one


Ouch!



True!
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mukiha
#14 Posted : Tuesday, September 28, 2010 10:45:13 AM
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mlefu wrote:
the time frame is long..too long , that should tell you how old i am.

Perhaps you are young...too young.

From newspaper sub-agent employed by a vendor and selling less than 100 copies in 2004 to unofficial distributor selling 1,000 copies and with 3 taxis (2 "new") in 2010. You call that "too long"

What were you earning in 2004 and what are you earning today?
Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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Conquestador
#15 Posted : Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1:41:59 PM
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YesuWangu wrote:
kiriita wrote:
poundfoolish wrote:




is this a market? Cos Conquestador has spoilt it by being the guy that never lacks in one


Ouch!



True!


Madman, I may be. But even a mad man can see two things in @...foolish, @kirita and @...Wangu: 1) an ostrich which buries its head in the sand not to 'see' trouble, and 2) A threesome drunk in too much emotion.

You are counseled to always temper emotion with some reason.

What I described about Mbogo and retrogressive politics is drawn out of a REAL case that happened in 2007/8. The similarity: like Mbogo, the 'victim' was a taxi baron.

We must confront the past - it has solutions for the future.
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My 2 cents
#16 Posted : Wednesday, September 29, 2010 3:42:01 PM
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Call me a cynic or sceptic. Sometimes there is more than meets the eye. So unless you have a sit down with Mbogo and really have a heart to heart and honest chat with him, you may be wrongly ascribing his success to the Taxi business.

It could be the taxi business but it could be any number of factors.
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JkMwatha
#17 Posted : Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:57:25 PM
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My 2 cents wrote:
Call me a cynic or sceptic. Sometimes there is more than meets the eye. So unless you have a sit down with Mbogo and really have a heart to heart and honest chat with him, you may be wrongly ascribing his success to the Taxi business.

It could be the taxi business but it could be any number of factors.



It's likely that there's more to this.... but would you rather this story was not true?
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mukiha
#18 Posted : Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:08:38 PM
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My 2 cents wrote:
Call me a cynic or sceptic. Sometimes there is more than meets the eye. So unless you have a sit down with Mbogo and really have a heart to heart and honest chat with him, you may be wrongly ascribing his success to the Taxi business.

It could be the taxi business but it could be any number of factors.

What other factors?

I have had a good talk with him - he consults me on financial/business matters
Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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tony stark
#19 Posted : Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:30:29 PM
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mukiha wrote:
My 2 cents wrote:
Call me a cynic or sceptic. Sometimes there is more than meets the eye. So unless you have a sit down with Mbogo and really have a heart to heart and honest chat with him, you may be wrongly ascribing his success to the Taxi business.

It could be the taxi business but it could be any number of factors.

What other factors?

I have had a good talk with him - he consults me on financial/business matters

I proudly read this story on Monday and i was very happy for Mbogo. But yesterday night I had a change of heart. I will soon be paying 2000 shillings for my NHIF rate (PS: This is already higher than my AAR rates which come to 17k per year after my no claim bonus). My direct tax is already 30% of my monthly income and the indirect taxes are still hitting through VAT etc.

I then though about mbogo the hard working Taxi driver/ new paper vendor/ super businessman. Do you think mbogo income tax to KRA? How much NHIF will he be paying?

Mbogo most probably earns much more than I do but I should still support him by paying more for my NHIF.

Mbogo and other slum lord millionaires should pay their dues. KRA and NHIF should set up shop in these slums and demand for their dues. Mbogo should be the rallying cry of the already over taxed and over burdened white collared Kenyans.

MBOGO SHOULD PAY TAXES AND INCREASED NHIF RATES!!!

@ Conquistidor sarcasm is always lost in Wazua! It takes a bright mind to get it.
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mukiha
#20 Posted : Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:18:23 AM
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Agreed; Mbogo must pay his taxes and other levies. I have been advising to do that. Last time we talked, he was to sign up for TOT. I don't know if he did.
Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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