10 Highest Paying Jobs in Kenya and their salaries

10 Highest Paying Jobs in Kenya & Their Salaries

Bellow is a list of the 10 highest paying careers in the country.Read.....

10. Pilot/ Aviation Industry
Pilots are some of the best paid professionals not only in Kenya but the world over. Moreover, the high cost of training happens to be the only check that has stopped this career line from getting flooded.

A Wall Street journal in March 2013 reported that it takes Kenya Airways about Ksh 8.5 million to train a pilot. The same source alleges that a captain makes up to Ksh 1.1 million a month.

9. Engineering
With the country striving to catch up with the rest of the developed world, the need for engineers cannot be over-emphasized. It matters what engineering specialization one ventures into but new developments also play a part in how much you can earn. For example recent discoveries of oil might favour geo-spatial and energy engineers but massive infrastructural developments also work for the benefit of civil and structural engineers.

Depending on the firm you are affiliated with, engineering is a lucrative career. Remember you also need to have your math and sciences right. Salaryexplorer.com pegs the income of a project engineer at Ksh 550,000 on the higher side although this figure is not fixed.

8.  Media Presenters
The field has been ‘infiltrated’ as some media practitioners term it, by non-holders of communication qualifications but the truth is, this sector has become more of personal branding. Personalities with the ability to draw viewership or mass audiences have found a home in the media. These range from comedians, talk shows hosts and star presenters.

The earnings here are dictated by individual clout and some practitioners easily attract salaries similar to those of MPs. A female Citizen TV presenter has for a long while been said to earn to the tune of Ksh 800,000 while some popular stand up comedians also run shows that rake in colossal sums as well.

7. Lecturers
The flexibility of their jobs makes the career path enviable and some can shuttle between some of the increasing number of universities with ease. However, you need to have the patience of studying long and hard beyond the graduate, masters to PhD level in order to command a higher salary.

Though teaching has traditionally been viewed as barren grounds for money, some top dons in universities earn close to Ksh 500,000 per month. The field of study will also determine the demand and remuneration for your services.

6. Information Technology
The field has broadened with technological advances and newer careers are being invented with each passing day. More organizations too are finding the need for technology occupying core aspects of their operations hence the demand for professionals in IT disciplines. According to an IT expert, the cream of the profession in Kenya can earn over Ksh 500,000 a month.

5. NGO and Civil Societies
Non-governmental organizations offer some of the most competitive salaries in the job market. Depending on the budgets, often from donor funding, salaries can traverse in the range of six figures. Graduates of Law and Social Sciences are the most likely ones to land in this field.

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2013 Economic Survey, the average monthly pay for an employee in NGO’s was Sh194, 000 last year, the highest amount in both the private and public sector. That’s just the average.

The most sought organizations include the United Nations and its affiliate bodies such as UNEP and UNHCR. Other known NGOs include: USAID and Oxfam.

4. Marketing
The field can be pretty unpredictable but established marketers make a fortune out of their careers. As the men and women in entrusted with a company’s brand, sales and market share, the growth of the company image can translate to high incomes and commissions for these professionals.

Marketers can earn as much as their sales can stretch with some in the leading banks and insurance companies are known millionaires.

3. Politics
Africa has a well-grounded culture that regards politics as one of the fastest avenues to riches. Count Members of Parliament, Governors, Senators and Members of the County Assembly in this list.

But politicians are not the only beneficiaries anymore; political activists, analysts, scholars, commentators, advisors and writers are some of the latest class of workers to make a career out of politics.

And media houses too bring these people on board and rake in massive viewership in return. Mutahi Ngunyi, Makau Mutua, Adams Oloo, and Benji Ndolo are some of the prominent names in this field besides research companies such as Ipsos-Synovate and Infotrack Harris.

The amount of money these organizations and analysts earn is not known but their popularity on TV stations is suggestive of their paychecks.

2.  Accounting, Actuaries, Finance Experts

As the custodians of an organization’s funds, professionals in this field wield a lot of power: monetary power. Their income too and job status cast statements on their own and depending on the organization you work for or volume of revenue the firm makes, the pay can be impressive. For those with a liking for numbers, this area of study is worth pursuing.

Estimates fromSalaryexplorer.com place the highest paid financial director at Ksh 805,000 per month. Still the average by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2013 estimates for financial services was KSH 100,000.

1. Medicine

This used to be the preserve of bright students but nowadays an average person with the will, resources and determination to last the entire course can give it a try. The pay in most cases is decent for medical doctors and finding employment after graduation is comparatively easier. On the downside though, you will have to content with long working hours and odd emergency calls. Moreover, the entry salary for a medical intern may be as low as Ksh 45,000 but with progression in the career, possibilities of hitting more than ten times that amount are high.

Courtesy: Careerpoint  Kenya

NASA Confirms Earth Will Experience 6 Days of Total Darkness in December 2014!

- NASA has confirmed that the Earth will experience 6 days of almost complete darkness and will happen from the dates Tuesday the 16 – Monday the 22 in December. The world will remain, during these three days, without sunlight due to a solar storm, which will cause dust and space debris to become plentiful and thus, block 90% sunlight.

This is the head of NASA Charles Bolden who made the announcement and asked everyone to remain calm. This will be the product of a solar storm, the largest in the last 250 years for a period of 216 hours total. Reporters interviewed a few people to hear what they had to say about the situation with Michael Hearns responding “We gonna be purgin my n*gga, six days of darkness means six days of turnin up fam”.

Despite the six days of darkness soon to come, officials say that the earth will not experience any major problems, since six days of darkness is nowhere near enough to cause major damage to anything. “We will solely rely on artificial light for the six days, which is not a problem at all”, says NASA scientist Earl Godoy. Visit our website daily for more shocking news!

Woman Earns $20,000 Because She Looks Like Rihanna on Instagram

Andele Lara is a student from Boston who earned thousands of dollars last year just because she bears an eerie resemblance to a certain "spicy" singer. She's constantly mistaken for Rihanna and says the only thing the two don't share in common is a beautiful singing voice.

Well, to be fair, Andele, Rihanna also probably made more than $20,000 from being Rihanna last year. Probably a lot more. Now I just have to think about how much money Rihanna made last year and it just upsets me. Thanks, Andele Lara. Thanks a lot.

As BuzzFeed reports, Lara's Instagram, which boasts more than 30,000 followers, is now sadly private (due to a little dust-up with Rihanna's navy over Lara's look-alike status) but she says she would give up everything in order to make a career out of being a Rihanna impostor. It seems she's already well on her way; clothing companies have been paying her lots of money to promote their brands, and with people not being able to tell the two apart, she's probably going to ride the gravy train all the way to 30, 40, or even 50 thousand a year. The sky's the limit, right?

Baby born with 4 arms and 4 legs, dubbed ‘God’ by parents (PHOTOS)

Thousands have flocked to see a baby born with four arms and four legs in India, reported Central European News (CEN).

The baby, dubbed “God Boy” by his parents because they say he looks like an Indian God, was born in Baruipur, a city in India’s eastern West Bengal State.

“When he first came out we couldn’t believe it,” an unnamed relative told local TV. “The nurses said he was badly deformed, but I could see that this was a sign from God.”

“In fact, this is a miracle, it’s God’s baby,” the relative said.

Being Obama: Inside the life of this other Obama

Louis Ortiz once dreamed about having plastic surgery. His ears stuck out, and he wanted to get them fixed.

He’s glad he didn’t.

A former Verizon worker from the Bronx, Ortiz has parlayed an eerie likeness to Barack Obama into a lucrative career traveling around the world as a presidential impersonator.

Ortiz, 43, counts his blessings — although even he admits it’s sometimes just a little too strange.

PEARL GABEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSLouis Ortiz works an average of two to three times a week as a Barack Obama impersonator.

“I look at myself a lot in the mirror, and I start speaking like Barack,” he says. “It’s like Barack is speaking through me, to me. . . . It’s weird.”

Ortiz, who bills himself as Bronx Obama, works an average of two or three times a week as the President. His bookings, arranged through an agency, include parties and corporate conferences, an occasional television ad overseas — and even appearing as an unannounced guest at weddings.

“Real big Obama fans want me to come and say a surprise speech for the bride and groom,” he explained in an interview with the Daily News, sandwiched between trips to Norway and Poland. “It’s entertainment while everyone’s all liquored up.”

PEARL GABEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSThe presidential impersonator once dreamed about having plastic surgery.

He’s a strange barometer of President Obama’s popularity.

When Obama’s approval numbers are high, Ortiz lands more gigs and when the President's popularity sinks, Ortiz feels the pain.

Put another way, the killing of Osama Bin Laden was good for business. The fight over Obamacare, not so much.

In 2013, Ortiz made about $60,000, he says, which was down from 2012.

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Louis Ortiz seen before his "Barack Obama" transformation.

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Louis Ortiz poses as Barack Obama after putting on makeup and a suit.

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A spike in business may be on the horizon, however.

A documentary on Ortiz, “Bronx Obama,” by filmmaker Ryan Murdock, goes live for sale on iTunes, Vimeo and Amazon on Tuesday, and airs on Showtime at the end of the month.

Born in Manhattan, Ortiz grew up at 172nd St. and Commonwealth Ave. in the Bronx, and has two kids, a daughter, 19, and a son 14.

An Army veteran, Ortiz worked for the phone company for 13 years as a field technician. He was out of work in 2008 when people kept telling him, “You know who you look like?” And so his new life as an Obama Doppelganger was born.

PEARL GABEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSTo make the impersonation more believable, Ortiz covers his face with primer, followed by concealer, foundation, powder, a bit of lipstick to darken his mouth, and a spot of eyeliner to re-create Obama’s mole.

Ortiz relies on more than his standout ears to be an Obama double. Extensive makeup completes the transition.

Ortiz, who’s Puerto Rican by heritage, covers his face with primer, followed by concealer, foundation, powder, a bit of lipstick to darken his mouth, and a spot of eyeliner to re-create Obama’s mole.

He puts on a black suit and a crisp white shirt with American flag cuff links, a dark suit, a preknotted red tie and, yes, a flag lapel pin. He’s able to mimic Obama’s gestures, grin and voice.

PEARL GABEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSLouis Ortiz occasionally messes with people into thinking he's Barack Obama.

But it’s the visual likeness that’s the most stunning, which was made clear when Ortiz — in his Obama suit and makeup — walked with a Daily News reporter and Murdock in lower Manhattan one day last week.

Immediately, a tourist’s eyes strayed from a map and opened wide. Car windows slid down. A young woman reported on her cell phone, “I just saw a pseudo-Barack Obama!”

“It’s amazing. . . . Every gesture — the way he moves, the way his hair’s cut, his ears, the smile,” Herby Aristide, 33, a bus-tour guide from Brooklyn, said as he snapped photos for his Facebook page. “Guy looks like Obama. Wow!”

PEARL GABEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSPeople crowd around Ortiz for photos outside the Bowling Green station.

Outside the Bowling Green subway station, so many people crowded around for pictures, Murdock implored them to form a line — and they did. Visitors from China and Italy rushed over. People brought their children.

He’s a hit. And it’s obvious Ortiz enjoys it, too.

Yes, Ortiz does mess with people on occasion — a favorite trick is to stroll into a restaurant, glance around and walk out, leaving customers boggled. And it does get scary sometimes — he once was accosted by a homeless guy who “recognized” him in Toronto.

PEARL GABEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSLouis Ortiz is a hit with the crowd and he enjoys it too.

That’s why even though Obama can see retirement in 2017, Ortiz thinks he will still be handing out his business cards, which feature him posing as the President on the front and say, “HIRE ME NOW” on the back.

“He’s the first African-American President. He’s going to be around for a long time. He’s history,” Ortiz said confidently. “Hence, I’m going to be around for a long time.

Adopted from NYdailynews.

China's shameless Range Rover imitation- PHOTOS

A brace of Land Rover and Jeep inspired off-roaders have been launched by Beijing Auto Works (BAW) at the Beijing motor show.

BAW is an offshoot of BAIC, which was in the running to buy Saab from GM last year. Eventually, it bought for the previous generation Saab 9-5 platform, the pre-2006 Saab 9-3 platform, a third mystery platform, two engines and two transmissions.

Old Saab 9-5 resurfaces in China

The BAW B90 is part Range Rover, part Jeep Grand Cherokee. The BAW B40 is more Jeep Wrangler in styling. In addition, the company is launching the C30 Electric Concept.

Here is what ails the Kenya Police

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) released its report on a recent police operation concentrated mainly in Eastleigh area of Nairobi. Dubbed "Usalama Watch," its objection was inter alia; to flush out Al–Shabaab operatives and adherents besides searching for various kinds of weapons including improvsed electronic devices (IEDs).
 In sum, it was to disrupt, detect and probably forestall terrorist attacks. Noble as those intentions may be, the operation was marred by numerous claims of irregularity and even outright criminality. 

IPOA is a creation of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act no 35 of 2011. Primarily, the authority is to make the National Police Service accountable to the public in the performance of their duties.

 Such bodies and many others brought forth by the new order springing from the letter and spirit of Constitution of Kenya (2010). At the core of our constitution is the Bill of Rights. In this case, Chapter 4 is the essence of our constitution. 
The other chapters provide the infrastructure via which the Bill of Rights is to be actualised. Unknown to some public servants, the ground shifted from exercise of power to the service of the citizen. IPOA is concerned that the police officer is someone to be feared and avoided as opposed to being expected and welcome. 

During Usalama Watch, people of Somali ethnic group saw police as people to run away from. Lack of a clear command structure also meant that multiple home and property searches would be done by various arms of the police service.

Each arm; General Service Unit (GSU), Administration Police (AP), Regular Police would operate as separate entities hence piling to the agony of their "victims." 

The report tasks the Inspector General to come up with clear structures of command and operation so as make for efficient execution of duties. Unless the police are properly educated on the theoretical foundation and philosophical rational of their mandate, little much is expected from them.
 
Considering that the body politic remains more or less stuck in the neo-colonial rut, the only salvation is constant vigilance and strict application of the law.   Kenya teems with well meaning people who not only yearn for a new order but are also willing to pay the price for that said new order. 
This group of people continue to work hard not because of but in spite of a retrogressive socio-political environment. Bodies like IPOA, 
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) and many more and our gallant sons and daughters who sit in them need our encouragement, nurture and support. 
In spite of funding and facilitation, mechanisms to reform the police like the Internal Affairs Unit, reform remains largely cosmetic due to lack of goodwill and the failure and inability of police to "police" themselves. 
There is nothing, so far, to indicate that the impunity-riddled police force operates knowing that big brother is watching. 
The IPOA Act makes it an offence to disregard its recommendations. You defy IPOA on the pain of Sh500,000 fine or a 3-year period doing time at some Kamiti or Naivasha facility. Few policemen would court such an eventually. The ball is then with IPOA to bite the bullet and call the bluff of our rigid police force.

How else do you explain a situation where police vehicles, some emblazoned with the OCPD acronym go around collecting bribes in greater Eastlands day and night in the full know of the NIS, CID and of course the police themselves. These things have been aired on national television, but no action has been taken.

 The constitution set out to "nurture and protect the well-being of the individual, family, communities and the nation," in that order. 
You cannot purport to subvert the rights of an individual, let alone whole neighbourhoods and communities, in the name of safeguarding the nation.

 Lest we throw the baby with the bathwater, it is not as if policemen were responsible for the tiny cells at the detention centres. They are not even to blame for the rise of Al-Shabaab. They only failed at an operational, not socio – policy level. 

The IPOA report is long on recommendations. It is not a malicious report by a body out to score cheap political points. We all need functional security. 
True, the media survives on crisis, blood, and boiling politics. But there are enough hotspots around the world to cater for that. A people centered police force has worked in other societies. It best serves to spur police – community cooperation, the ultimate weapon in curbing crime.

By George Marenya