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Sep 8, 2023 • 25 tweets • 10 min read
2024 Subaru Outback AWD review
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The current-generation Subaru Outback has been on sale locally now for over two years, with sales continuing to pick up.
May 28, 2023 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Porsche Cayenne Vs Vw Toureg
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Both the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne were initially developed in a joint partnership. As such, they share similar architectures and engine options. Yet, in the past few years, the divide between the two has grown wider.
May 28, 2023 • 17 tweets • 9 min read
2023 Toyota HiLux Rogue review.
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The success of the new-generation Ford Ranger is forcing other dual-cab ute makers to step up their game in a big way.And while Toyota commands the top position in the sales charts month-to-month with the HiLux, it’s easy to rest on your laurels.
May 28, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
2023 Toyota HiLux GR Sport revealed.
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Toyota has overnight revealed its tougher-looking and more powerful flagship HiLux, due here this year. The Toyota HiLux GR Sport has what the brand calls a Dakar-inspired design, and will be the most powerful diesel HiLux it has ever offered locally.
May 28, 2023 • 18 tweets • 10 min read
2021 Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI Wolfsburg Edition.
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Every brand needs a flagship. Volkswagen dabbled in the rarefied air occupied by the S-Class with the Phaeton, and it flirted with supercars through concepts like the Nardo, but it’s settled on the Touareg as its halo car.
May 26, 2023 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Isuzu to sell Eliud Kipchoge Limited Edition pick-ups at over Sh9m.
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Isuzu East Africa says its special double cabin pick-up made to honour Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge will be priced at more than Sh9 million.
May 12, 2023 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Wealthy Kenyans and politicians will import helicopters and planes at cheaper prices after President William Ruto’s administration proposed to scrap three taxes on aircraft and parts.
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In the Finance Bill, 2023, the government proposes to exempt importers of aircraft, especially choppers, from paying the 16 percent Valued Added Tax (VAT) while scrapping the 3.5 percent import declaration fee (IDF) and the two percent Railway Development Levy (RDL).
May 11, 2023 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
POLITE REMINDER DASHBOARD SIGNS AND TO THEIR MEANING
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Motor vehicle dealers DT Dobie and CFAO Motors Kenya (the seller of Toyota models) have merged their operations in a process that has resulted in job cuts as the combined business seeks to increase efficiencies and grow market share.
May 10, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Uganda has announced the start of construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in August, in a decision that revives hope for the extension of Kenya’s Sh327 billion project whose viability was dependent on the Ugandan section.
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Uganda says it has secured funds from the Standard Chartered Bank with a Turkish company getting the contract to construct the railway line after Kampala failed to get the money from China.
Feb 20, 2023 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
Nitawai Jenga kweli? Construction cost rises on reduced supply of materials
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The cost of construction rose last year, due to the high prices of input materials on the back of higher inflation and the global supply chain disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine war.
Feb 20, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Local car assemblers have received Sh28 billion in tax waivers in four years, helping them to ramp up production.
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A new report from the Treasury shows that tax expenditure or the value of revenue foregone by the government due to tax reliefs on locally assembled vehicles has increased since 2017 tied to government policies.
Feb 18, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
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All Twitter Blue features will be available immediately except the blue checkmark, which will appear on eligible profiles after a review to ensure subscribed accounts meet all eligibility criteria.
Feb 18, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Motorists paid Sh15.63 billion to stabilise pump prices in the first eight months of the current financial year to February 2023, documents from the Ministry of Energy show, amid struggles by the State to clear billions of shillings owed to oil marketers. - Business Daily
The Treasury has so far spent Sh8.7 billion of the money to compensate oil dealers for keeping pump prices low in the period and is yet to pay an estimated Sh50 billion to dealers.
Feb 17, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Eight out of 10 Nairobians walk or use matatus to work- Nation Media Group
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The findings from the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research Analysis (Kippra) on the Economic Growth of Nairobi County have underscored the importance of the matatu sector.
Jan 23, 2023 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
Let's talk about 2023 Audi SQ5
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Performance luxury SUVs like the 2023 Audi SQ5 and SQ5 Sportback provide an easy way to celebrate your car enthusiast roots when your lifestyle evolves to include the traditional trappings of adulthood.
Jan 23, 2023 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Sh3bn revamp of Kisumu port starts paying dividends
The Sh3 billion rehabilitation of the Kisumu inland port has started paying dividends following the start of MV Uhuru 1 wagon ferry operations, which is eyeing the Uganda petroleum trade.
Jan 23, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Truck Drivers Risk 3 Year Jail Term For Overloading, KENHA Warns
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The Kenya National Highway authority (KENHA) has raised its concern over increased cases of overloading by trailers along the Northern Corridor
Jan 21, 2023 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
State to build highway car charging hubs
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The Kenyan government will build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in all urban areas and along the highways from the next financial year as it hopes to supplement the private sector’s bid to accelerate e-mobility.
Dec 4, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Let's talk about window Tinting
Window tinting refers to the process of applying a thin laminate film to a vehicle's glass in order to darken it. The reasons people choose to tint the windows of an automobile vary.
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Whether you drive in a sedan, coupe, SUV or city car, you can be tempted to put tinted films on the windows of your car. The fact of obscuring the windows brings a lot of positive points, but also some negative aspects if we do it wrong.
Dec 3, 2022 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Guys do you have a plan tomorrow if not here is one that you can't afford to miss
The Urban Retro Festival
It will be a discussion about; 1. JDM Vs GDM. 2. One on one with TT champs.