What does life in Ruaka look like? You’ll be staying here for a while and you’d want to know about the quality of life.
Daily fare, time spent commuting, food prices, water availability, and security are some of the factors you should consider.
So what is it like living there? Is it a good fit for you? Let’s find out.
This is what to expect when you relocate to Ruaka.
Where is Ruaka located?
Ruaka is located along Limuru Road after Muthaiga, Gigiri, and Kitisuru.
From CBD you join Limuru Road at Ngara Fig Tree.
Ruaka directions from Thika town
Take a matatu to Ruiru, then take another to Ruaka.
You can also take a matatu to town and alight at Ngara footbridge or Koja stage, then take a matatu to Ruaka.
Ruaka is in which county?
Ruaka is in Kiambaa constituency in Kiambu County.
Distance from Ruaka to Nairobi CBD
The distance from Ruaka to Koja stage in Nairobi is 13.6 km.
Where do I board matatu to Ruaka?
The Ruaka matatu stage in Nairobi is located at the Koja stage along Tom Mboya Street near the fire station.
You can also board at the lower side of Latema Road near River Road.
Fare from Nairobi CBD to Ruaka
30-50 during off-peak hours.
Ksh. 80 during rush hour.
Let’s do the math. If you commute daily to town in the morning and get back in the evening, this is what your budget will look like.
(80×2) x 5 days = 800
800 x 4 weeks = 3,200
In addition to rent, you’ll spend approximately Ksh 3,200 in fares per month if you decide to live in Ruaka.
Traffic jam pain points
The main traffic pain points are Gigiri at UN, and after Two Rivers Mall as you enter Ruaka town.
If you are heading to town, the Globe Roundabout is also notorious for traffic snarl-ups.
Other fares
Fare from Ruaka to Westlands
Ksh. 80
Fare from Ruaka to Thika
Ksh. 150-170
Fare from Ruaka to Ruiru
Ksh. 80-100
Fare from Ruaka to Ndenderu
Ksh. 30
Fare from Ruaka to Limuru
Ksh. 80-100
Fare from Ruaka to Karura
Ksh. 40
Fare from Ruaka to Wangige
Ksh. 50
Fare from Ruaka to Kikuyu
Ksh. 80
Fare from Ruaka to Nakuru
Ksh. 700
Fare from Ruaka to Kisumu
Ksh. 1,500
Fare from Ruaka to Busia
Ksh. 2,000
Water availability
Water is NOT a problem in Ruaka. I talked to 10 residents about water availability and all of them said they had water throughout.
Food prices in Ruaka market
8 out of 10 people I talked to said that food prices in Ruaka are high.
The remaining 2 said food prices here are average.
Is Ruaka safe?
In 2023, insecurity had skyrocketed in Ruaka. In July of that year, an angry mob lynched a suspected thief along Slaughter Road. The same fate met another in December near the main stage.
The media reported at least one case of insecurity. Read it here.
So far in 2024, there have been 0 cases of insecurity in Ruaka reported in the media.
What about unreported cases?
For the unreported cases, I talked to the residents.
They said 2024 has been safe, but identified the Ruaka Bypass as a crime hotspot. Be careful when you get to this place.
Why residents love Ruaka
“It’s not congested.”
“Good, modern houses (though pricey).”
“Fresh, uncontaminated groceries from nearby farms.”
“Good for business.”
“People are social.”
“Urban amenities. Mall, hospitals, schools.”
“Cool climate.”
What residents don’t like about Ruaka
“Life is expensive… expensive food and houses.”
“No street lighting at the roundabout. It breeds insecurity.”
“Inner roads are not paved.”
“Alcoholism among the youth.”
Business ideas
If you’re thinking of a business venture in Ruaka, think of the following:
•Green grocery store
•Fast food joint
•Salon or beauty shop
•Liquor store
•Boutique
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In this guide, I’ll show you how to quick-start your content creation journey.
Let’s be honest— as a beginner, you may not have a lot of money to spend on your online business. Because it’s probably the hard times that pushed you to try content creation. You know, a job loss or staying a long time without one. Rarely will you start this journey when you have plenty of money to splash around.
But why wait till you are financially strained to start an online business?
I know we would all want to pay for the best tools in the market and blast our way to success, but that’s not always possible.
That’s why the tools I’ll recommend to you today are free or they’ll cost you very little.
Please note, this post contains affiliate links. That means that I may earn a small commission if you sign up using my link.
Let’s dive in.
Before you start content creation
Content creation is a brilliant way to leverage your skills and knowledge to earn residual income, even while you sleep.
Content creation won’t make you rich overnight — just like any other legitimate business. It takes a lot of dedication to achieve even minimal success.
You’ll have to put in the work and have lots of patience. You may not even earn a dime in your first year. If you’re lazy, don’t even waste your time — find somethingelse to do.
But if you are reading this, it demonstrates your commitment to making it work, and I am excited to assist you in getting started.
If you sign up using my link and get stuck somewhere, WhatsApp me.
The first step in your content creation journey is to register your domain name. And the best service provider for that is:
Namecheap
What do you want to call your website? For example, I called mine Jibubora. So I registered it as jibubora.com/. That’s my domain name. The .com is a top-level domain. Other examples include .net, .biz, .co, .ai, etc.
I’d advise you to go with .com because of its worldwide appeal.
Spoilers! That name you are thinking of could already be taken! People have been registering domain names since 1985. What makes you think someone else hasn’t thought of the name you’re thinking of?
And if they registered before you, even a second earlier, there is nothing you can do. You’ll have to choose another one. So be prepared for headaches in this first crucial part. It’s crazy, as you’ll soon find out.
The best part is you can always check if the name you have in mind is taken, or if it’s open for you to register.
Namecheap even tells you when it was registered, if it’s already registered.
If it’s available, go right ahead and register it before someone else does.
After registering your website name, the next step is to host your website. A website host is the place where the contents of your website are stored. Think of the text you write, images you upload, videos… all will be stored here.
One of the biggest advantages of Cloudways is that you’ll be given your own server, compared to most other hosting companies where you share a server with other website owners.
You’ll also get 2 months of hosting FREE if you use my link to sign up.
Before you sign up
You might need help with website hosting setup, especially if you’re better at being creative than technical.
If you feel you need a helping hand, WhatsApp me for guidance before you sign up.
A website hosted on Cloudways has almost zero downtime, and their customer service is fast and helpful in case you need some help with something you don’t understand.
The cheapest plan which runs on a DigitalOcean server will cost you $11 a month.
For the quality services you’ll get with Cloudways, $11 a month is the best deal you’ll ever get.
Again, put in the work to ensure your website generates a revenue of more than $11 a month so that it technically pays its own bills. I’ll show you ways to monetize your site later on.
Questions. Feedback. Suggestions. You can’t ignore these if you are to build a successful online business.
As a content creator, you always wonder if your content is having the impact you intended. And you may never know until your target audience tells you.
It’s usually very fulfilling when someone contacts you to tell you that your content helped them solve a problem they had.
You might think, “But they can use the email or fill out the form on my contact page!” Guess what? Present-day users find that to be too much work. They want an answer, and they want it now.
That’s where a live chat comes in handy. We’ve seen them floating at the bottom right corner of the screen saying “Chat” or “Ask me anything. I’m online.” That’s what users prefer these days.
Expect more interactions from your readers this way. This will help you improve your content and motivate you to continue doing whatever you are doing.
After researching for a long time on hundreds of live chat options available, I settled on Chatra.
Before you sign up
The first benefit is that it’s free for one website. That’s important, because most live chat softwares charge per month, and you may not have money to pay for it.
Chatra offers you a week in the premium plan where you can use all the features. After that, they downgrade you to the free plan if you don’t pay.
There are limited features in the free plan. For example, you won’t see media attachments that users send you via the chat. You can ask them to send via other means, but then the purpose of the live chat is defeated.
Another thing to note is the delay in new chat alerts. Users expect you to respond immediately. But what if you don’t get the alert immediately? I found out that when someone messages you when you are logged into your account, whether on a desktop or via a mobile app, the message deliverability is instant.
Of course, you can’t be in front of your desktop all day, and that’s why the mobile app is convenient while on the go. But I also found out notifications on the phone didn’t come on time, even when my data connection was on.
You would expect the notifications to push through like the ones for WhatsApp or Telegram, but that doesn’t happen all the time with Chatra.
You can set up an automated response that will prompt users to leave a message so that you’ll get back later, but some end up getting frustrated at the long wait time and leave, probably never to come back.
Before you delete
How to solve Chatra app delayed notifications
This is how to solve Chatra app delayed notifications because this is the main reason that would make you want to delete the app.
Normally, Android will close applications running in the background to save power— until you open them again.
Solution: Try to make some settings modifications for the mobile app.
Mobile devices are different so look for the equivalent of the following settings. The device below is an Infinix Note 4.
Press the bottom left part of the phone to activate recently opened applications. Tap the padlock to lock Chatra in the activity tab. Make sure it’s locked.
Go to Settings > Data Usage > Data Saver >Unrestricted Data Access and check Chatra On. This allows the app to use unrestricted data when Data Saver is on.
• Make sure your internet connection is stable. Your network should either be 4G or 5G.
• Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Optimizations and set Chatra to Not Optimized, so that Android doesn’t close it to save power.
Speaking of Android, someone told me that iOS doesn’t close applications automatically to save power as Android does, but since I do not own an iPhone, I wasn’t able to test that out.
And, from my research, it seems the delay in notifications also happens in other live chat software in the market, not just Chatra.
Mailerlite offers superb services when you want to communicate with your email subscribers.
Confession: I had not realized the importance of collecting emails from website visitors until recently. Probably, you too don’t see the need yet.
But I’ll tell you— the people in your email list are the only true audience you have. Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok followers are great, but you don’t own the companies, so you can’t control them. They can even close your account, no matter the number of followers you have, and you’ll do nothing.
What’s worse? These days, when you post something on your social media page, that post will not be shown to all of your followers. It’s shown to just a fraction of them.
So for these companies, it’s always about them, not you. It’s about their profits, not yours. And what makes you think Facebook, X, or Instagram will still be popular 10 years from now?
But you know what, a person will retain their email address, probablyfor a lifetime. For instance, I bet you’ve had an email address for over 10 years, and you’ll continue to use it in the future.
So with the email addresses of your readers, you have direct contact with them for life.
I’ll repeat this: Your email list is the only true audience you have.
Before you sign up
Mailerlite is free for the first 1,000 subscribers, where you can send up to 12,000 emails every month, for free. That’s perfect because you can learn how to send emails to your subscribers without the worry of paying anything.
You’ll need to confirm that you own your website, and domain email (yourname@yourdomain.com) will be one requirement after you sign up. For example, lenny@jibubora.com and not, say, lenny781@gmail.com.
In case your email list grows beyond 1,000, you’ll start paying. But before your list grows to that level, you’ll probably be earning from your online business and can comfortably pay for this.
Before you delete
Unless you feel that Mailerlite is expensive and you’ve found a cheaper option (or one that accommodates more people in the free plan), or you feel they lack certain features for your type of business, I don’t think there would be a reason to delete it. As a beginner, they have all that you need for your small business in the free plan.
After all, you can always shift to another email marketing provider anytime, without losing your email list. But for the start, I’d recommend you go with Mailerlite.
Canva
I’d be lying if I told you that you won’t need to design something in your content creation journey. You’ll need to design photos, infographics, and videos for social media, blog posts, presentations… the list is endless.
I usually edit the images that I take on the field to show directions in my rental house guides.
As a beginner, you may not have the finances to hire a designer. You may also not have the money to pay for expensive design software.
That’s where Canva comes in. It’s free, of course, with a paid plan that unlocks more options. But for the time I’ve used it, I’ve found the free version sufficient for the needs of a beginner.
It’s easy to sign up. It takes a few seconds and you can start your first design immediately. Simple to use, and you’ll get the hang of it within a few days. You can unlock the full power of Canva by signing up for CanvaPro.
Google AdSense
Now the fun part. After all the effort in creating content, you want to earn from it. You’ve invested your time and resources and you want a return on this investment.
Truth be told, as a beginner, there aren’t many options to monetize your content. Because you don’t have many people visiting your website and you have little influence.
Monetization options like writing sponsored content, selling ad space on your website, writing paid reviews, affiliate marketing, becoming a brand ambassador, and public speaking all require some growth that you don’t have at the moment.
Google Adsense changes the whole game.
Almost every beginner will apply for Google Adsense in their content creation journey. Because it’s simple, doesn’t have many requirements, and you can get approved within a week.
Before you sign up
I found so much conflicting information while researching AdSense on the web — it’s crazy! Mostly, it’s about the number of posts you need to have on your website before applying. Most say 20 or 30 blog posts.
I got approved with 5 blog posts.
Google doesn’t mention the number of blog posts you need to have but emphasizes the content must be unique, not copied from another site. How will they know, you may ask? Well, they’ll know. This is GOOGLE, bro.
How to get quick approval of Google AdSense
• Have an about page, a contact page, a privacy policy, terms and conditions, and earnings disclosure.
• Ensure your site works well on mobile devices.
• Navigation of the site should be easy for the user, and it should work. You may include a phone number on your contact page.
• Set up Google Search Console for your site and add a sitemap.
• Verify your identity on the Google Search Console.
That’s all I did, and got approved.
Can Google AdSense approve your application on a weekend? Yes, mine was approved on a Saturday.
Before you delete
I bet your site has really grown for you to consider deleting AdSense. If you have tried other methods of monetizing and they work great, and you feel you don’t want adverts by Google on your site anymore, maybe it’s time to remove them.
Even so, I wouldn’t delete the account if I were you. Things happen, and AdSense would be a safe fallback plan if things don’t work well in your new monetization plan.
Maybe you want an alternative to Google AdSense? Then consider:
Ezoic
Ezoic will help monetize your site by placing advertisements. Not only that, Ezoic will test and determine the best places to place ads on your website, plus help you improve page loading times so you make the most income from those advertisements.
Get this: An ad that doesn’t load is bad for the advertiser (missed opportunity), you (no income), and the user experience (who likes blank spaces while browsing?).
What’s more, you can use both Ezoic and AdSense together on one site. This is possible through a process called mediation. This is where advertisers actively bidto have their adverts on your site, and so you always make more money out of the ad spaces. Cool!
It’s hard to explain everything about Ezoic at a go, and definitely not in this short review. The best way is to sign up and learn on the go. That’s what I did. Once you’re in, Ezoic will guide you on best practices to increase your income.
Before you sign up
How many page views does your website receive per month? Less than 10,000 or over 10,000? You’ll join through one of those categories. At the time I was signing up, I was getting around 2,000 page views in a month, so I clicked on Less Than 10,000 and got accepted into the Access Now Program.
If you are wondering, the Access Now Program is for websites receiving less than 10,000 views in a month. Before then, Ezoic only allowed websites with traffic of over 10,000 visitors per month. It’s easier now more than ever to monetize your small website!
Well, I’ll be honest. There is a sharp learning curve when you integrate your website with Ezoic. It’s not one magic button. But the good thing is it’s fun seeing your income grow from the optimizations you make. I set up my site with no problems. Besides, you’ll be assigned an onboarding support person to help you in case you get stuck.
Before you delete
You wouldn’t want to delete Ezoic! I mean, why would you? Ezoic has helped millions of website owners increase their income since 2010. All those people can’t be wrong.
Again, Ezoic is very clear–set up everything and give it around 3 months to optimize your site and increase your revenue. So be patient.
By following their recommended methods, and consistently adding content, you will definitely see an increase in revenue and have more satisfied visitors.
You might have come to Nkubu town for studies, internship, job, or business and are looking for an affordable house to rent. So where do you look?
I have the answers. This guide is perfect if you don’t know where to find affordable houses in Nkubu, and you want to avoid getting scammed by fake agents.
If this sounds like you, don’t worry. I will show you where to find affordable single rooms, double rooms, bedsitters, 1 (one), 2 (two) and 3 (three) bedroom houses in Nkubu, Meru.
Say, for example, you want a Ksh. 8,000 bedsitter. Use this guide to identify the places that have a bedsitter going for Ksh. 8,000 or less, then go there and see ifone is vacant.Or send someone to check for you.
Please note that all prices are in Kenya Shillings (Ksh.) per month.
Highlights
I’ll show you where to find:
•Single rooms 1,500
•Bedsitters 3,000
•1 bedroom 5,000
•2 bedroom 6,000
Without further ado, let’s dive straight in.
The best place to start this guide is at the very edge of town, next to River Thingithu.
The rentals here are easy to spot because they are the first ones from the river. These are the monthly rent prices of the houses you’ll find here:
•Bedsitters 5,000
•1 bedroom 7,000
•2 bedroom 10,000.
Further up, next to World Harvest Church, there is a short side road (see insert).
These are the houses you’ll find here:
•Bedsitters 4,500 ; 5,000
•1 bedroom 7,000 ; 7,500 ; 8,000
•2 bedroom 15,000
Return to the highway, and you’ll see a road that branches between Nkubu police station and KCB bank.
Follow it and take a left turn just before the Prime Regent Hotel. Enter the side road shown in the insert.
Here you’ll find really affordable houses, mostly single rooms which go for 2,000 or 2,500 per month. Here is the summary of the houses here:
•Single rooms 2,000 ; 2,500
•Bedsitters 4,500 ; 5,000
•1 bedroom 8,000
Next, we head to Nkubu-Kionyo Road. Now, for simplicity, we’ll return to the highway and proceed down the road.
Take a turn at the Total Energies junction and proceed upwards. Do not divert from this road.
Follow it until you reach the junction to Shabaa stadium. You’ll know because the road is clearly marked Jerusalem Street.
Turn to the road in the opposite direction.
This is another place you’ll find single rooms going for 2,000 or 2,500. Also, bedsitters going for 7,500.
Proceed, then take a left turn and you’ll find:
•Bedsitters 5,000
•1 bedrooms 7,500
•2 bedrooms 10,000
Get back to Nkubu-Kionyo road. Remember Jerusalem Street?
Now, follow it down towards Kenrama Education Centre. You’ll find:
•2 bedroom 10,000
Back to Nkubu-Kionyo Road. Proceed a little ahead.
Take a right turn and follow the inner road. You’ll find:
•Bedsitters 5,000
•2 bedroom 8,000
Proceed a little further along the S-shaped road going to Jameson Park. Near there, you’ll find:
•Bedsitters 4,500 ; 5,000 ; 6,000
•1 bed 5,000
Get back to Nkubu-Kionyo Road, and proceed up to the side road leading to the gate of Shabaa stadium.
Follow the road a few meters ahead between A.I.P.C.A church and PCEA church. You will find:
•Bedsitters 3,000 ; 4,000
•2 bedroom 7,000
Now, get back to Meru-Nairobi highway at Total Energies junction and drop a bit. Opposite the main stage on your left, and neighboring Nkubu Primary School there is a narrow inner road.
Follow it and take a right turn.
Please don’t confuse it with the one leading to the gate of Nkubu Primary School, or Nkubu Day Secondary School or St Pius X Seminary. This one instead goes around the schools.
Here you will find:
•Bedsitters 4,500
•1 bedroom 6,000 ; 6,500
•2 bedroom 8,000 ; 12,500
•3 bedroom 13,500
Back to the highway, a little ahead at the entrance of the main stage, take a right turn.
Then a left turn at Nkubu Central Plaza. Proceed straight until you see two roads that branch at Sweet Waters Annex.
Let’s start with the right turn (A).
Opposite the lower market, you’ll find:
•2 bedroom 8,000 ; 10,000
A little further ahead, opposite Full Gospel Church:
•Bedsitters 4,000 ; 5,000
•Single rooms 2,500
Now for the left turn (B).
Just a few steps and you’ll find:
•Single rooms 2,200 ; 2,300
•2 bedroom 9,000 ; 10,000
•3 bedroom 16,000
Proceed with the road, then take a left turn. Drop a bit downwards. Along this road you’ll find:
•Bedsitters 3,500 ; 4,000
•2 bedroom 8,500
•And plenty of single rooms between 2,000 and 2,500.
Back to the highway, down to the start of Jerusalem Street. Take the road that leads to the Pentecostal church.
Next to the church, there are rentals.
•Bedsitters 5,500
•1 bedroom 8,500
Proceed further ahead and you’ll find:
•Single rooms 2,500
•Bedsitters 3,500 ; 4,000
•2 bedroom 7,000 ; 8,000
Get back to the highway, opposite Nkubu Consolata Mission Hospital. It’s the place you’ll typically find manned by local authorities.
Take a right turn and drop down the road. But before you go far, on your right there are single rooms going for 2,000 a month. Further down you’ll find:
•Single rooms 2,000 ; 2,200
•Bedsitters 4,500
•2 bedroom 12,500
Back to the highway, there is a junction at Nkubu Consolata Hospital. Take a left turn to join the road to Mitunguu town.
This is important because barely 100 meters from the junction, another road branches off, which leads to Mujwa town. And that is what we will first focus on.
Rental houses along Nkubu – Mujwa Road
This is the road that leads to Nkubu High School. Now, proceed to the place you’ll see the first inner lane on your left.
But before you enter the lane, directly opposite on your right there are several rentals.
It’s the first place in the search for rental houses that I found single rooms going for 1,500 per month!
But most houses you’ll find there are single rooms going for 2,000 to 2,500 depending on the size of the room. In summary, you’ll find:
•Single rooms 1,500; 2,000; 2,500
•Bedsitters 3,500 ; 4,000
•1 bedroom 5,000
Now, enter the inner lane, a very long lane, bordering Nkubu High School. At the very end, the road branches into two. There is an upper side and a lower side.
Let’s start with the upper side A.
Here is another place you’ll find single rooms for 1,500. Then further upwards, you’ll find:
•1 bedroom 6,000 ; 8,000
•2 bedroom 8,000 ; 10,000
On the lower side B, drop a bit, take a left turn and there are plenty of:
•2 bedrooms 10,000
Back to Nkubu – Mujwa road. Most of the rentals you’ll find on the sides are single rooms going for 2,000.
But then a little down the road on your right towards JPark there are plenty of rentals.
Here, you’ll find:
•Bedsitters 3,500 ; 4,500
•1 bed 5,000 ; 6,000 ; 6,500
•2 bed 7,500
Do you see those two dotted lines in the picture above? Those are rentals near the entrance to JPark and you’ll find:
•1 bed 6,000
•2 bed 6,500 ; 8,000
Further down Nkubu- Mujwa road, there is an inner road to JPark car park. This is another area that is concentrated with plenty of rental houses.
Here, you’ll find:
•Bedsitter 4,500
•1 bedroom 6,000 ; 7,000
•2 bedroom 6,000 ; 8,000 ; 14,000
Back to Mujwa Road, drop down a little, and on your left, a road branches off. Follow it and you’ll find:
•1 bedroom 7,000
And then further down, near the Church of the Nazarene, take a right turn.
Along this inner road, you’ll find:
•1 bedroom 5,000 ; 15,000
•2 bedroom 19,000
Rental houses along Nkubu – Mitunguu Road
Let’s get back to the Mitunguu – Mujwa junction and follow the road to Mitunguu.
At the very start, there are a variety of houses, starting with the one pointed out in the insert.
The rentals here:
•Bedsitters 4,500
•1 bedroom 5,500
And directly opposite there are single rooms going for 2,000.
A few meters ahead, still on your right after several shops, there are:
•Bedsitters 4,000 ; 5,000
•2 bedroom 8,500
Now, proceed with the road for about 200 meters and on your left there is an inner road.
This area has many rental houses. You’ll find:
•Single rooms 1,800 ; 2,500
•1 bedroom 5,500
•2 bedroom 10,000
When you follow the road straight to the end, then take a left turn, you’ll find:
•Single rooms 2,000
•Bedsitters 3,500 ; 4,000
•1 bedroom 6,000
Back to Mitunguu Road, proceed a few meters downwards.
On your left you’ll find:
•Single rooms 2,500
•Bedsitters 4,000
•1 bed 6,000
•2 bed 10,000
On the opposite side, there are:
•Bedsitters 4,500
Drop a few meters opposite Generational Impact Church and take a left turn (A).
You’ll find: (A)
•Single rooms 2,500
•Bedsitters 4,000 ; 6,000
And (B):
•Bedsitters 4,500
Back to the main road, drop a bit, and turn to your right.
There you’ll find:
•Bedsitters 5,000
Proceed downwards, near a carwash.
Let’s start with the right turn A. Here, you’ll find:
•Bedsitter 4,000
•1 bedroom 7,000
Then a few steps turn B:
•Single rooms 2,000
•Bedsitter 3,500
•1 bedroom 6,000
•2 bedroom 10,000
Now, let’s get back to the Meru-Nairobi Highway.
Follow the highway, just after Lamcy Motel and Golden Wings Hotel there are several rentals.
Let’s start with (A).
•Bedsitters 7,000
•1 bedroom 10,000
(B) just a few steps down:
•Bedsitters 5,000
•1 bedroom 7,500 ; 8,000
And (C):
•Single rooms 2,000
Further down.
Here, you’ll find:
•Single rooms 3,000
•1 bedroom 6,500
And now we head down towards Shell petrol station.
Let’s start with A. At the start of this inner road are single rooms going for 2,000. But as you proceed towards Gospel Outreach Church, there are:
•Bedsitters 4,000 ; 4,500
When you come to the left side B, you’ll find:
•Mostly single rooms going for between 1,700 – 2,500
•Double rooms 3,000
For C, zoomed in on the insert and neighboring Shell petrol station, there are:
•1 bedroom 7,000
Let’s proceed to the area just after Kinoti GK Hardware.
Let’s start with A:
•Single rooms
•Bedsitters
•2 bedroom
For B:
•Bedsitters 5,000
•1 bed 8,500
•2 bedroom 13,500
And then a few meters ahead after Kathagara River.
Here, you’ll find:
•Bedsitter 4,300
•2 bedroom 12,000
Proceed, and just before you reach Premier Maritime Training Institute, there are rental houses on your left.
Here you’ll find:
•2 bedroom 10,000
And now for the area around Premier Maritime Training Institute. Let’s start with A. This area has a high concentration of rental houses. You will find:
If this sounds like you, don’t worry. I will show you where to find affordable single rooms, double rooms, bedsitters, 1 (one), 2 (two), and 3 (three) bedroom houses in Kiigene, Nkubu.
Say, for example, you want a Ksh 8,000 bedsitter. Use this guide to identify the places that have a bedsitter going for Ksh 8,000 or less, then go there and see if one is vacant.Or send someone to check for you.
Please note that all prices are in Kenya Shillings (Ksh.) per month.
Highlights
I’ll show you where to find:
•Single rooms 1,500
•Double rooms 2,500
•Bedsitters 3,500
•1 bedroom 7,000
•2 bedroom 8,000
The good thing about Kiigene is its proximity to Nkubu town. That means you can live here and commute daily to Nkubu town.
Without further ado, let’s dive straight in. Please note that all prices are in Kenya Shillings (Ksh.) per month.
We start this guide in the area after Premier Maritime Training Institute. A few meters ahead, there are two inner roads in opposite directions.
Let’s start with A, the inner road that leads to Winners Academy. You will find:
•Single rooms 2,000
And then B. At the beginning of the lane, there are:
•Single rooms 2,500
Now, proceed straight without diverting, until the place you’ll find another road that leads to Kaguru Farm.
In that area, you’ll find:
•Bedsitters 3,500 ; 4,000
•1 bedroom 7,000
•2 bedroom 10,000
Turn to your left, along the road to Kaguru, and there are:
•Single rooms 1,500 ; 2,000
•Double rooms 2,500
Back to the highway, proceed to Kiigene town center. There are rental houses on your right.
You’ll find:
•1 bedroom 8,000
•2 bedroom 10,000
At the heart of Kiigene, there are two main roads that branch off. One upward, the other one downward.
Let’s start with left turn A, shown in insert. Drop until you reach Texas Makuti Resort. Around this area, there are lots of rental houses. You will find mostly 2 (two) bedroom houses with varied asking rents.
•2 bedroom 10,000 ; 12,000 ; 20,000
Further down, about 100 meters turn on your left and there are:
•2 bedroom 10,000
Let’s turn to B. Along this cabro-paved road, there are single rooms on the sides going for between 1,500 and 2,000.
Then up near the Catholic church on your right, there are:
•2 bedroom 10,000
Proceed straight up towards Kathanthatu Primary School, and on your right, towards PCEA church. There are:
•2 bedroom 8,000
Further ahead along the highway and near the carwash, there are rentals on your left.
Here you’ll find:
•1 bedroom 7,000
•2 bedroom 10,000
That’s all there is to this guide to rental houses in Kiigene. I hope it has been helpful. Send this to a friend searching for a house in this area.
Should you join that network marketing company your friend is telling you about? Will you earn the money they promise you? Do you feel it’s too good to be true? And why isn’t everyone doing it, if there is so much money to be made?
This review tells you what your friend doesn’t want to tell you upfront. By the time you finish reading, you’ll have a clearer understanding of what exactly you are getting yourself into.
This post is also for those who have been in the business for less than a year.
I’m going to share with you what I learned in the 3 years I spent doing this business full-time. I’ll tell you why most people don’t succeed in it, and then outline tips you can use to build a successful business.
You probably have been invited for a job interview, and when you turn up, you get confused. Instead of a proper office, it’s a hall full of people facing a whiteboard. There’s a guy in a suit at the front making a presentation. And these people are clapping… a lot.
They promise you’ll earn lots of cash if only you can “bring your friends” to the business. The friends will bring other friends who will also bring their friends and voila! You’ll be earning more than 100k per month. Weird, right?
No.
Welcome to network marketing.
What is network marketing and how does it work?
Also called Multi-Level Marketing (MLM), or direct selling, network marketing is a marketing strategy that involves people marketing a company’s products by word of mouth.
It starts with a person first buying and using a company’s products, then as a happy user, recommending the products to their close friends and family who also buy and recommend them to their friends. The chain goes on and on, creating a network of people buying and using the products.
The key here is that products are moving from the company warehouse. It saves the company huge amounts of money they would otherwise have used to market the products on print media, television, or social media. One word: Brilliant!
When you join you are known as a distributor. Those who join under you are called downline distributors. The one who introduced you is called an upline.
Illustrated, it looks like this:
To get a clearer picture of where you stand, we’ll expand the network, and here’s how it now looks.
How you earn
You earn in two ways. One, as a registered member, you get a discount on every product you purchase. When you sell at the selling price, you earn a profit.
Two, you are paid a bonus depending on the number of products that you, together with the people under your network, sell within a month.
Is network marketing a legitimate business?
Yes, it is a legitimate business. That it is not a popular strategy for marketing products (compared to the conventional way of advertising via TV, radio, or newspaper) does not make it illegitimate.
It’s people who join expecting to become instant millionaires (or who have been led to believe so) that give it a bad name.
Seriously.
The biggest misconception
Probably the biggest misconception about network marketing is that most people assume it is a job. That you’ll get paid at the end of the month for just showing up.
That’s not how it works.
Network marketing is a business. There is no guaranteed paycheck. You earn what you’ve worked for.
Newcomers will earn the first month (mostly from buying the first consignment of products), then they get shocked when they don’t receive a cent the following month.
Network marketing is just like setting up a kiosk in your neighborhood. If you sell nothing, you earn nothing.
Another thing worth mentioning is some believe that this is a business of “just bringing people.”
Of course, adding people to your network is important, but they have to buy products. Otherwise, a thousand people in your network who don’t buy any company product will earn you zero.
Top network marketing companies in Kenya
▪Aim Global
▪Neo Life
▪BF Suma
▪Forever Living
▪AkashX
▪BizzTrade
▪Crowd 1
▪Opulence Global
▪Six Sigma Trade
▪World Ventures
▪IconPro
▪PM-International
Why do some members post photoshopped pictures?
You must have seen those awkward, obviously photoshopped photos of a guy leaning on a Mercedes Benz or a Jeep with the caption “I’ll show you how to earn 30k every week. Ask me how.”
“Ha ha!” you wonder, “even a baby can see this is photoshopped!”
I’ll be honest: These guys are innocent. Allow me to explain.
It’s a way of conditioning your brain by visualizing what you want to achieve.
When you do this with any object you desire and place the image where you’ll see it every day, your mind is going to work towards actualizing it. And you’re likely to end up acquiring that thing. It’s proven to work.
If you are new to the business, a better way is to request your upline for a photo beside their car, if they own one. It’s more believable and will psyche you up authentically.
Now for the challenges.
Challenges you are likely to face
▪Lack of money to sign up or buy the first consignment of products.
▪Discouragement from family and friends.
▪Finding people to buy your products.
▪Finding people to join your network.
▪No-shows (The people you invite for a presentation fail to show up)
▪Earning little money (or none!) in the first months, yet you have bills to pay.
While we are at challenges, I remember one time I was delivering company products to a client in downtown Nairobi. It was in the evening and darkness was already setting in. The client had parked close to a wall of a building. He had opened the front door of the car, which blocked the path that pedestrians were using. I was standing outside the car, leaning forward toward him.
Suddenly, two men in heavy jackets approached. I closed the door to create space for them to pass.
“Ah, piteni. Njia ni kubwa.” (Ah, you can pass. This space is big enough.)
“Kijana ni nini hizi umeshika?” (Young man, what are you holding?)
This could be a potential client, I thought. But hang on a minute- the accent! That’s when it hit me. These were no ordinary citizens. These were the police — plainclothes police.
Before I could answer, one of them grabbed the bottle of a fish oil supplement from my hand and blatantly busted out: “Nyinyi ndio mnauzia watu Viagra huku downtown? (You are the people selling Viagra in downtown Nairobi?)
“Hapana afande.” I tried to explain. “Hizi ni food supplements. Ni za kampuni inaitwa…” (No, sir. These are food supplements. They are from a company called…)
“Wegahii gijana pingu.” (Arrest this guy.)
Ah! My heart sank. I tried to show them the receipt from the warehouse, but he slapped it away.
“Toa hizi tagataga hapa!” (Get this trash out of here!)
Good Lord! Cops in Kenya are special, no doubt.
It was the first time in my life to be handcuffed. I was scared stiff. The thought of spending the night in a cell at the nearby Kamukunji police station scared the crap out of me. I was confused and didn’t know who to call to get me out of this mess. All the while, I could hear the little clicking sound as the officer tightened the handcuffs on me.
A few steps later, they arrested another guy. His crime? Idling. They handcuffed us together. Never in my life had I thought I’d ever find myself in such a scenario. I mean, these were scenes I usually saw on the telly; scenes of hardcore criminals bundled together.
And I don’t know where the police picked this habit of handcuffing you, then making rounds with you around town while arresting more people. Lakiniraundi nazo tulipiga.Nkt. (We made a lot of rounds around town.)
Why most people fail in this business
Almost 90% of people who join network marketing quit along the way.
That said, you also won’t succeed if:
1. You think you are working for your upline
No, you are not working for your upline. Any networking company worth its salt has its compensation plan carefully crafted to ensure no one works for the other.
Sure, your upline will earn some bonus off your business, but the business is structured in a way that if they don’t work, they won’t get paid — it doesn’t matter the level they are at. That top leader you see could take home zero in bonuses if they laze around. Unbelievable, but true.
So you’ve added 3 people to your team and you think you’ve done your upline the biggest favor? Nope. You are doing yourself a favor, not the upline.
2. You are not using the company products
When you try to sell a product you’ve never used, you’ll lack confidence when explaining the benefits to a buyer. And yes, they’ll notice it, and they won’t buy from you. Nobody wants to buy a product from someone who is not even sure it’ll work.
3. You lack prospecting tactics
Every company conducts regular (and free) training for new distributors. This is where you’ll learn how to prospect, approach people, sell to them, and much more. It will take a while to learn the ropes, but if you skip this training, you are well on your way to failure.
4. You take rejection personally
Maybe you’ve reached out to your friends and family and they’ve refused to join your business. It hits hard, as they are people you always count on to support your ideas.
Here is what Mark and Rene Reid Yarnell say in their masterclass book Your First Year In Network Marketing:
In our industry, a decline to participate in the opportunity most often means “the timing isn’t right for me now.” Occasionally it means “I don’t like direct selling.” But it never means “I don’t like you.” Like a waitress walking around with a coffeepot, we are merely searching for those who would like to have what we have to offer.
5. You try to pursue those who left
Eventually, some of your distributors will leave — for whichever reason. They’ll stop picking up your calls, and when they do, they’ll give you wild excuses why they are missing in action.
Most of the time, they’ve already decided that they won’t come back. Don’t waste your time pursuing them. Instead, go out and recruit new people.
6. You don’t talk to enough people
Maybe no one has told you this, so I’m going to do it here. Network marketing is a numbers game.
For example, if you want to sign 10 people into your business, you’ll have to talk to and invite 100 (sometimes even more) people to your presentation. Crazy ratios, right? Yeah, I know. And sometimes, you’ll sign up less than 10 from the 100.
7. You suffer the shiny object syndrome
So there’s a new network marketing company in town, and everyone seems to rush there. You want to follow suit, figuring out that maybe it’ll be easier to make money in that other company.
You’re wrong.
The industry is the same; the bottom line of any MLM company is the same — recruit many people who recruit others while you all sell the company products. If you didn’t make it in company A, you almost certainly will not make it in company B.
8. You don’t lead by example
The funny thing about this business is that it’s majorly a monkey see, monkey do business. If you stop recruiting new people or selling products, your downline distributors stop too.
9. You don’t manage your time well
Eventually, you’ve joined a business where nobody is bossing you around. Nobody’s dictating the time to wake up, reach the training place, or leave for home. You get to do what you want when you want.
Careful though, this is a business that requires your commitment and discipline more than anything else. Or you will end up making no progress.
So push yourself. Set targets. Set deadlines.
Now that we’ve seen what doesn’t work, let’s now focus on what actually works.
How you can succeed in network marketing
1. Really listen to your upline
They’ve been there, done that.
The first cause of failure occurs when new network marketers listen to people who don’t know what they’re talking about. The second failure results from their NOT listening to those of us who know what we’re talking about.
-Mark & Rene Reid Yarnell
2. Read books
Recommended reads
Robert Kiyosaki’s
▪Rich Dad Poor Dad
▪Cashflow Quadrant
▪The Business of the 21st Century
Your First Year in Network Marketing
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Ask your upline for more recommendations.
3. Use the company’s products
You will have more convincing power when selling products if you’ve actually used the products.
4. Ask for referrals
Your guest may choose not to join your business even after a thorough presentation. It’s totally fine. Tell them to refer to you people in their phonebook whom they think would be interested in the business. Get a list of at least 50 people from them. Contact those people and invite them to a presentation.
5. Be enthusiastic
Enthusiasm is contagious. Smile, be excited. Nobody wants to join a sulky business. And I bet you’ve heard that people buy you first before they buy the product.
Groom yourself well. It’s not uncommon to see the people you invite for a presentation give you the once-over look from shoes to hair and wonder, “Does he/she look the money they are talking about?”
But be warned: Don’t lie to people about how much you earn or how much they expect to earn. If they join under a fallacy and later come to know the truth, they’ll quit.
Oh, and one more thing, worth a repeat: There is no guaranteed paycheck. You’ve earned this month, well and good. If you don’t work next month, you’ll earn nothing. This is a business, not a job.
Don’t join this business if…
▪ You want quick results, but you’re not ready to put in the work.
▪ You get discouraged easily
▪ You are not ready to be taught by your upline.
▪ You think you can remote-control your business (Sending your guests to your upline for presentation all while you chill at the house watching Netflix). Nah, it’s not gonna work. Get this: network marketing won’t work unless you do.
“Or telling people that all they’ve got to do is sign up, give you a list of potential distributors, and then you’ll do the rest. It doesn’t work.” -Mark Yarnell
Bonus tip: Don’t quit your job and join this business full-time unless you have some other steady stream of income. Instead, work it out part-time, then you can slowly transition to full-time.
Parting shot
Ultimately, network marketing won’t work for everyone. It’s a business that will test your limits in every way humanly possible. But if you work it out long enough, and in the right way, you could end up becoming wealthier beyond your wildest imagination.
Have you wondered why you receive too many friend requests on Facebook within a short time? Like 20, 50, 70? Or even 100? Where do these people suddenly come from? And where were they before?
In this post, I’m going to tell you why it happens, and if it bothers you, what you can do about it.
Look: You are not alone. A Google search reveals it’s a common question among Facebook users. The thing is, it would make sense if you have become famous — a celebrity — or you’ve recently been in the news or all over social media.
But here you are, an ordinary citizen, minding your own business, then boom! You receive 150 friend requests. What’s the reason behind this phenomenon?
Can Facebook send friend requests automatically?
Before we proceed, let’s get this out of the way. Could it be that you receive many friend requests because Facebook is sending them to you automatically?
Or put it this way: Does Facebook send friend requests to you by itself?
The answer is no.
You receive a friend request when someone clicks the Add Friend button on your profile.
I don’t know about third-party apps or software, but Facebook does not do this on anybody’s behalf.
Just to be clear, this post is about friend requests from genuine people with genuine mutual friends and not about requests from spam or fake accounts.
So if it’s not Facebook sending them automatically, then what’s behind this sudden avalanche of requests?
And who would be in a better position to explain it than Facebook themselves?
What Facebook says
I had the privilege of accessing the Facebook Help Community before they dropped it in favor of the Help Center, particularly to search for this question. And this is what I realized: other users have asked the same question.
Several times.
Interestingly, the answer provided by Facebook is the same in all instances. They don’t give a direct answer.
They only say that you can limit the number of requests you receive by allowing requests from friends of friends only instead of everyone.
Okay, here’s what friends of friends means. For example, as I write this, I have 1630 friends on Facebook. If you are friends with any of those 1630, you are a friend of my friend and can send me a friend request. Anybody else outside that can’t. You can effect this by changing the Facebook friend request settings. Here’s how:
(This is actually how to disable the friend request button.)
▪ Open Facebook
▪ Go to Settings & Privacy
▪ Click on Settings
▪ If you’re on a mobile phone, scroll down to Audience and Visibility. If you’re on a desktop, click on Privacy
▪ Then click on How People Find and Contact You
▪ Click on Who Can Send You Friend Requests?
▪ Select Your Friends of Friends
Note that disabling the Add Friend button doesn’t mean that absolutely no one can send you a friend request. It means that the button is hidden to those who don’t share a mutual friend with you.
And if they don’t share a mutual friend with you, here’s an example of what they’ll see when they visit your profile.
The Add Friend icon is missing. In its place is the Follow button. Or, depending on your settings, the Message button.
The alternative is to select Everyone, allowing friend requests from anyone on Facebook.
Yes, the friends of friends setting reduces the number of requests that you’ll receive, but our question was why. Why do you receive many requests within a short time?
The interesting thing I noticed
I have had the friends of friends setting turned on for my account for close to 5 years now, but I still receive bouts of requests, even though occasionally. And a pattern has emerged.
I realized that when I accept many friend requests within a short time, maybe within a day or two, I experience an influx of more requests.
It’s like the Facebook algorithm interprets it as: “This person is currently open to making friends. It appears he is open to expanding his network. He wouldn’t mind accepting more.”
Conversely, if I don’t accept friend requests and leave them hanging, even new ones cease to come my way.
It’s like the algorithm now interprets it this way: “It seems he is currently not open to making more friends or he’s not open to expanding his network. It’s unlikely he’ll accept any more requests.”
Here’s the reason it happens
The reason for the increase in friend requests is that Facebook is showcasing your profile to many users through features like People You May Know and Friend Suggestions.
The People You May Know section appears under Find Friends, but will occasionally appear in the News Feed or Notifications.
Friend suggestions will appear under Notifications.
Why do you appear in People You May Know?
Here’s what Facebook says:
You can check the contacts you’ve uploaded to Facebook here. These are the people you’ll be seeing in your People You May Know.
The uploaded contacts (when synced) is the reason you’ll save a contact in your phone, and then later see that person in People You May Know. When you send a friend, they’ll be like, “How did you find me?”
Facebook may also look at other factors to link people, but they’ve buried these in their secret algorithm.
For example, in my account, DjAlekkings and Kathurima Martin appear at the top of the list of people I may know. I immediately recognize Alekkings since he is a former coworker.
Now, the interesting thing is that Alekkings doesn’t know he has appeared on my account. Or in any other person’s account.
If I and all the other people who have that suggestion send a friend request, Alekkings will receive a sudden influx of requests.
You receive a high number of friend requests because Facebook is showing your profile in People You May Know and New Friend Suggestion to a lot of people.
Another reason could be that you are constantly posting content that sparks conversations. Maybe interesting posts or pictures or videos—Facebook loves engaging content, and wouldn’t mind recommending closely related users to join in the conversation. In this case, most of these people will be strangers.
Can I stop people from sending me friend requests?
Okay, you’ve received too many friend requests and you wonder: how can I stop receiving them completely? Even just for a week? (You just need some breathing space.)
Well, the answer is you can’t. If it’s bothering you, you can limit them by changing the friend request setting to friends of friends, but you can’t stop it altogether.
And it’s easy to see why: Facebook was created to help people make connections. Offering an option that stops this process defeats its whole purpose.
Conclusion
The People You May Know section will be responsible for almost all the friend requests you’ll ever receive on Facebook.
Since its introduction in 2008, this smart feature is largely why Facebook ballooned its users from 100 million in 2008 to 3.05 billion in 2024. Yes, it’s that effective at connecting people.
Get this: Facebook always suggests you as a suitable friend in other people’s accounts, even though you may not realize it. You won’t know, of course, because it’s showing in their accounts.
Below is an example of a suggestion I received from Facebook.
If people see your profile on People You May Know or Notifications, and if they can recognize you (maybe you attended the same school or worked together, or you’re from the same hometown); once people see you share the same interests, they’re likely to send that request.
When Facebook suggests you to many people? You get many friend requests. And if my observation is anything to go by, the more you accept, the more that will come your way.
So back to my question: These people sending you friend requests… where were they all along? The answer is they were right there on Facebook, minding their own business. They just didn’t know you were on Facebook, or what name you use.
Today, I’ll show you one document that you can submit as proof of address in the PayPal verification process for a personal account and get through in just a few minutes!
It’s one that I have tried and tested, and it works.
I’ll also show you what to do when PayPal tells you that your document is out of date.
What documents can be used to verify an address?
First, let’s dig a little deeper into why this is a challenge for Kenyans.
For proof of address, PayPal asks for a utility bill, bank or credit card statement, or a government-issued document in your name.
A utility bill means a gas bill, water bill, phone bill, or electricity bill.
The problem
But how many Kenyans receive utility bills in document form?
You’re right— very few. Even the electricity bill sent via Posta (I don’t know if they send them anymore) will probably be in your parents’ name and not yours.
If you have one, well and good. The point is, such bills are not common in Kenya.
What about a credit card statement? Again, not a common thing in Kenya.
Hang on, because we’re going to explore the remaining options in a bit.
For those new to PayPal, here’s what you need to know.
PayPal is an online service that lets you easily send or receive money and pay for online goods and services. It’s useful, especially when the person or company you’re transacting with is abroad.
After you’ve made several transactions in your new account, PayPal will invite you to verify your identity. Proof of address is one step in the verification process.
Other steps include uploading your photo and ID, and verifying your credit card.
PayPal doesn’t say how much money you’ll transact in an account before they ask you to verify your account. It’s only important to know that it will be a requirement down the road.
Why PayPal needs to know your address
Proof of address confirms your residence details. It will prove that you are indeed who you claim to be.
This helps curb online fraud and money laundering and ensures every transaction is legal and traceable to a genuine person. Those who have had an account for a while know PayPal takes security very seriously.
The solution
Now, back to the proof of address problem. The solution for Kenyans actually lies with the remaining two options: Bank statement and government-issued document.
So yes, one simpler option is to visit your bank and request your account statement. Confirm that the personal details match what is on your PayPal account before you submit the document, and voila! It’s that simple.
But what if you’re busy and can’t find time to visit the bank? Or you don’t feel like visiting the bank? (Picture the long queues). Is there an alternative?
Yes, there is.
Enter government-issued document. It’s the simplest option and my recommendation to you.
And the best part? You can do this without leaving the comfort of your house.
If you’ve forgotten your password, click on “forgot password” at the bottom of the screen. You will receive an email with a new password, which you’ll use to log in with.
You’ll then be asked to create a new password. Use the password you’ve created to log in.
Reprint the KRA PIN certificate
Once you’re logged in, click on Registration, then select Reprint PIN Certificate.
For Applicant Type, select Taxpayer, then click Submit.
You will receive an email with the PIN certificate attached as a document. Alternatively, click where it’s written: “Click here to download PIN certificate” to download it directly to your device.
Use that to submit to PayPal as proof of address.
If you decide to use one you had downloaded before, make sure it’s not older than 6 months. Otherwise, it’ll be rejected.
That happened to me. I submitted one that I had downloaded a few years ago. Do you know those documents that you keep in your email as attachments for future job applications? Yes, those.
By the way, a better place to store such documents is on Google Drive.
PayPal says, “The document is out of date.”
I’ve had some people tell me that even after downloading, the date on the KRA PIN shows the day they first applied for it and not the day they downloaded it.
Most times, that date is over 6 months back and is bound to be rejected by PayPal, should you submit it.
So what do you do?
You’ll solve this by amending PIN details.
But what if every detail on your document is correct and nothing needs to be changed?
Then you don’t need to update anything. Just follow the steps below and at the end click Submit.
Here’s how:
Amend PIN details (if necessary)
IMPORTANT: Before you consider amending details on your KRA account, know that some changes require approval from KRA and may take days to get approved.
It’s much easier, therefore, to update the details on your PayPal account to match what is in the KRA account.
But if the details in your KRA account like P.O. Box and Zip code are actually outdated, or you want to solve the date issue, you may update them by clicking Registration, then Amend PIN Details from the pop-up list.
For Mode of Amendment, click on Online Form, then click Next.
It will open to a window like the one below.
Under the Amendment Form tab, tick the PIN and Basic Information boxes. Then click Next.
It’ll take you to the Basic Information tab, which will look like the one below.
Update the details that are outdated. Remember, if there is nothing to be updated, and all looks good, simply click Submit.
Now the date on the document will automatically capture that day’s date and you’ll have solved the out-of-date issue.
You will receive an email from KRA approving your changes, and your PIN document as an attachment.
Or, to download it directly to your device, click where it’s written “Click here to download PIN Certificate.”
Use that to submit to PayPal as your proof of address.
That’s it!
Use those steps to reprint your PIN certificate for any other official use, like when opening or activating a dormant bank account, not just for PayPal proof of address.
Can you skip PayPal verification?
Now, this is important.
Can you ignore the verification process and continue to use your account normally?
No, you can’t.
It’s not an option that you have. Unless you want to give up that account for good.
Listen: Once PayPal invites you to verify your account, please do so promptly.
By then, your account will be temporarily limited, and you can’t send or withdraw money. You’ll be able to receive money, yes, but it will be put on hold and you can’t do anything with it.
Don’t worry, PayPal will lift the restrictions once you complete the verification process successfully.
If you ignore this (and subsequent reminder emails), they’ll now limit your account permanently.
Just ask around — this is one situation you don’t want to find yourself in. Trust me.
