fishford
English expat in Kenya
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About me
English
Lives in Nairobi
Registration: 21 April 2011
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Agency for recruiting expats in Nairobi by Kalaah
Hey everyone! By any chance do you know an agency for recruiting expats in Nairobi?Kindly let me know thanks
An odd question to be honest - there are several recruitment agencies in Nairobi that specialise in finding employees for employers - whether the candidates are expats or not is a moot point since it is illegal to recruit in that manner. There are ... Read More
Moving to Nairobi with a pet by bevlee
Hi, has anyone had experience in moving from Australia to Nairobi with a pet? Am hoping to bring our Cavalier King Charles with us on a 12month contract in Nairobi.... Any guidance would be appreciated. Cheers!
I recently moved from Melbourne to Nairobi with a dog so feel free to send me a private message if you like. In Australia, contact jetpets.com.au and they will organise the flight. The best option is Qatar Airlines which has built a new animal ... Read More
Buying a car in Nairobi, mechanic, Insurance ect...... by Isherwood
I will be buying a car in Nairobi in November 2011. My plan is to look around all the shopping mall notice boards (Sarit Centre, Westgate, Yaya, Karen) rather then buy directly from a dealer. I need a few recommendations for mechanics that I can ...
In response to the post above about shipping and importing cars, there is some great information with calculators here: motogari.co.ke/2010/07/guest-post-vehicle-import-duty Read More
Buying a car in Nairobi, mechanic, Insurance ect...... by Isherwood
I will be buying a car in Nairobi in November 2011. My plan is to look around all the shopping mall notice boards (Sarit Centre, Westgate, Yaya, Karen) rather then buy directly from a dealer. I need a few recommendations for mechanics that I can ...
I'd look online to buy cars in Kenya - cheki.co.ke is where you'll find most Kenya cars for sale from the many car dealers and some private sellers. In terms of insurance, swiftcover.co.ke seems to be a good broker for most types of consumer ... Read More
Small Car rental - Nairobi by Mourad
want to rent a small car for weekends only, any ideas where i can get the best price and how much will it be?
Lots of options so search the net and haggle on price - I've used Rasuls in Industrial Area three times now and they've been very good in terms of car quality and price and service so happy to recommend them - they're on the net. Read More
4x4 in Nairobi - help! by marcuswestberg
Hi all, My wife and I are moving to Kenya in a bit more than two weeks. We'll be in Nairobi long enough to finish some paperwork and find ourselves a 4x4. We're probably looking at a Landcruiser Prado in the 15,000-20,000USD price range. Does ...
Lots of conmen about so be careful. Basically for a Prado there are two options - for a pre-2002 model you'll pay around 1.5m shillings but quite likely its been hammered. For a 2003-4 model which was a new model you'll pay around KShs 3.2-3.5 ... Read More
Anybody could show me some famous search engine website in Kenya? by johnson-sino
Except Google and Yahoo, is there any widely used search engine in kenya? I hope some can help me?
Bing. Otherwise google.co.ke rather than Google.com. Depends what you're searching for but there are quite a number of specialist sites now so for For restaurants: www.eatout.co.ke, For cars: www.cheki.co.ke, For property: www.propertyleo.com ... Read More
Job seeking in Nairobi is ghastly by Carol1986
Wanted to get opinions on how to get your dream job. Any suggestions?
There is a huge oversupply of jobseekers in Kenya due to high unemployment so the most likely option is to network you way in the industry you're interested. There are a number of websites and agencies you could look at - most of the websites at the ... Read More
How to sell a car in Nairobi by Jackysolo
I would like to sell my car. What is the best way to do that ?
The car site with the most up to date listings / buyers is cheki.co.ke which is free. There are a couple more if you look on Google. There are also quite good results from the shopping centre boards at Sarit Centre and Village Market in Nairobi ... Read More