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Comment on Google Brings NFC To Kenya by Brian Longwe

Brian Longwe — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:07:38 +0000

Interesting to see more use of NFC technology in the region. Mcash and HFB Uganda launched a service few weeks ago that brings mobile, NFC, fingerprint biometric into a network-operator agnostic payment solution http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/mobicash-africa,-hfb-launch-of-mcash-money-in-uganda

Comment on PayPal Now Works in Kenya! by Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:30:50 +0000

Guys,
Paypal doesn’t allow for withdrawals to Kenya, yet. I’m from the US & back to good ol’ Kenya. I have a Paypal account with a Paypal debit MasterCard BusinessCard. I want to upload funds from my US bank account to Paypal, then transfer to the MasterCard. If it’s then possible to withdraw funds through any ATM in Kenya, then I think that would be the way to go. However, this will only work for Kenyans who are in the US system i.e have a Social Security Number, Driver’s License and a US physical address. Be patient as I research on ways to withdraw from this service.

Comment on How to use Paypal in Kenya – Part 1 by Wally

Wally — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Joseph,

That will work but make sure you pay your taxes. There is a certain withdrawal and transaction threshold that when you hit, your PayPal account will be reported to IRS to check if you’ve been paying your US taxes. If not, you’ll be in trouble.

I was recently advised by a friend that it is easier to use banks from other countries other than the US. To avoid the hustle though, there are easier ways to withdraw in Kenya that you can see in my blog post below.

http://freelancerkenya.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/how-to-withdraw-money-from-paypal-in-kenya/

Comment on How to use Paypal in Kenya – Part 1 by Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:46:58 +0000

Comment on ePay-Kenya: A Tried and Proven Way to Withdraw From PayPal in Kenya by Esther

Esther — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:55:01 +0000

Raphael, check our ePAY-KENYA support ticket. You have been assisted and you now have an active account. Send your ID for account verification.

Comment on ePay-Kenya: A Tried and Proven Way to Withdraw From PayPal in Kenya by Raph

Raph — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:31:38 +0000

Hi Esther,

need help in signing up for an epay kenya account. i have tried in vain. please help before i give up with epay-kenya

thanks

Comment on Google Brings NFC To Kenya by Eutychus

Eutychus — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:54:53 +0000

u shd try it out. it’s so convenient. you will get the card pap n free of charge. with you will forget the issue of kutafuta change. all the conductor does is hold the card next to a certain smart phone that reads the information, charges you n you get an sms intantly showing u the transaction n the balance.
Pass by kencom n get more info from the sales ladies in green beba t-shirts

Comment on Is There a Problem Here? by Jaffar Mohamed

Jaffar Mohamed — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:39 +0000

@tony, it’s true what you are saying about the quality of IT education in Kenya, the student should be zealous enough. However, our IT institutions must structure their course content and delivery to make it relevant and capable of stimulating inquiry. You can’t solely blame the student. When you walk into a college and you are told you will learn programming (VB 20hours and Java 30hrs), the end product is an IT consultant in quotes. Our colleges and universities should start doing better. The most important element in our higher education should not always be the cashier’s office.

Comment on Is There a Problem Here? by tony

tony — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:43 +0000

Hi. I have a diploma in IT as well as a CPA. I need to mention i am an accountant by profession. As a former IT student i found that most of what we were taught was theoretical. I had huge book filled with notes but when it came to understanding the computer as a tool for automating the business processes, i was empty. I however do not fault the IT education system in Kenya, i fault students who pick up a course they are not zealous about. You see when you love computers, you are able to ask the ‘hows’, and ‘why’ and ‘can I?’ (s) and in so doing you are able to master the machine. The IT institutions are only supposed to give you a tip of the iceberg, to pique your interest.

As i mentioned i was an IT student . My programming skills are far lower than average, i need to refer to a programming book or website to write a simple VB program that adds two numbers. I however, through my IT training, understand what programming can do. I work in the financial industry now and you wouldnt believe the amount of opportunities I see that a good programmer can exploit to make money.

Comment on Online Data Entry Jobs? by Jose

Jose — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:42:34 +0000

Hi Kevin,
Thank you for the good work you are doing; helping brothers and sisters(me included). I have tried many sites on data entry : excel/word/from site to somewhere else to know avail, either they need money upfront, or signing up up for jobs only for the contractors to be pulled off.

In short, I need help on how to go about it. My email address is <>

Thanks in advance