Investing 101 and spotting scams
Before we go far I would like to make sense of these two words that most people confuse: savings and investing. At its most basic, saving is the act of putting money away in a…
Daniel Mainye
My COVID-19 Story
Four events have shaped the thoughts I am about to share: i) the recent interview of Wambui Collymore by Jackson Biko (Read Here) and one thing that caught my attention was when she was asked…
Does your bachelor’s or master’s degree matter?
This is a personal topic for me because I have lived this journey of discovery and am lucky that along the way I have found mentors that have helped me find clarity in what I…
Planning for retirement
Retirement should be a time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour. It is when you spend more time at that house you built in ushago (rural home), go on that dream…
Kenyans, COVID-19 effects are making us angry about everything
If you take a walk through the various social media platforms you will realize the toll at which life and in particular COVID-19 has taken on individual lives. I can only imagine what households are…
The Emergence of WealthTech in Kenya. It’s about time
Today, kids start interacting with technology very early and so the level of awareness is high. When you manage a young workforce in technology, it’s a different ballgame because they are curious and aware and…
Managing technology teams in a new digital era
Today, kids start interacting with technology very early and so the level of awareness is high. When you manage a young workforce in technology, it’s a different ballgame because they are curious and aware and…
Adapting to working from home in this Covid-19 pandemic
The Corona pandemic has prompted a shift in how business is done. For Daniel Mainye, who works for Cytonn Investments, the change from working an 8am to 5pm job to working from home has been…
Do not rush to enroll for a Master’s degree
How was life in campus for you?From first to third year, I was a bookworm. I crammed the book Introduction to Computers by Tannenbaum and could recite whole pages of it. That was the learning style that…