The Commission also launched a Short Message Service (SMS) based inquiry system for petroleum prices.
Members of the public can now obtain the latest prices in major towns by sending a text message with the word
‘price’ followed by the name of a major town, separated by a space, to 0707667623. e.g
Price Nairobi
You will receive a messagee e.g
RWEA4S2ANV ERC Confirmed. The maximum pump prices for Nairobi for the period between 15/05/2013 and 14/06/2013 are: Kerosene 79.46,Diesel 101.06,Regular 105.76,Super 113.24
This service is free of charge!
A short sms going a long way!

The reporting date for first years in The University of Nairobi is 20th May 2013.
Please contact the institution if you have not received your admissions letter with instructions on what you are required to report with. You may reach University of Nairobi’s admission offices by calling 020-318262 and ask to be connected to Admissions.

Procedure for revising Degree Choices for KCSE 2012 candidates
<<Update 1>>
The reliable information we have from Joint Admissions Board (JAB) is that KCSE 2012 candidates will revise their degree choices some date in the month of May 2013. The specific date has not been set yet. We are following closely on this and we shall let you know as soon as the exact dates are released by JAB
<<<updating…………….
<<Update 2>>
The revision dates are out. They are:
Monday May 20, to Friday May 31, 2012
<<Update 3>>
The following information is now available from JAB’s website …

To follow the trickling results for the presidential race, please follow this link:
http://vote.iebc.or.ke/  and clink on “RESULTS” tab.

The KSCE 2012 results are out on 1st March 2013. KNEC shall release the results soon after the minister’s speech.
To get your results online, we expect that similar to last year, candidates shall log on to http://www.knec-results.ac.ke/ and key in their index number.
The SMS number used to get  KCSE 2011 result was 5052. We expect this to remain as is.
The Timpata, as we have always done, shall keep you updated on any new developments in the release of KCSE 2012 results and we wish all candidates the best of luck.
 
Updating…….
 
 

Money transfer service- M-PESA: Effective February 9th 2013 , Safaricom revised M-PESA transactions charges as follows. This is after the government imposed a 10% tax on all money transfer services.
Sending Charges

Minimum  Ksh.
Max Ksh.
Transfer to Registered Users   Ksh.
Transfers to unregistered users Ksh.

10
49
3 (see note 3 below)
N/A (see note 3 below)

50
100
5
N/A

101
500
27
66

501
1,000
33
66

1,001
1,500
33
66

1,501
2,500
33
66

2,501
3,500
33
88

3,501
5,000
33
105

5,001
7,500
55
143

7,501
10,000
55
171

10,001
15,001
55
220

15,001
20,000
55
237

20,001
25,000
82
275

25,001
30,000
82
275

30,001
35,000
82
275

35,001
40,000
82
N/A

40,001
45,000
75
N/A

45,001
50,000
110
N/A

50,001
70,000
110
N/A

 
Withdrawal charges from an M-PESA agent:

Minimum     Ksh.
Max   Ksh.
Charges for withdrawal from M-PESA Agent Ksh.

10
49
N/A

50
100
10

101
500
27

501
1,000
27

1,001
1,500
27

1,501
2,500
27

2,501
3,500
49

3,501
5,000
66

5,001
7,500
82

7,501
10,000
110

10,001
15,001
159

15,001
20,000
176

20,001
25,000
187

25,001
30,000
187

30,001
35,000
187

35,001
40,000
275

40,001
45,000
275

45,001
50,000
275

50,001
70,000
330

 
Withdrawal  charges (from an ATM)

Minimum
Max
ATM Withdrawal fees:

200
2,500
33

2,501
5,000
66

5,001
10,000
110

10,001
20,000
193

(Learn how to withdraw money from an equity ATM on The Timpata here: http://www.thetimpata.com/2010/04/09/withdrawing-money-from-m-pesa-at-equity-bank-atms/ )
 
Charges for other transactions:

Other Transactions
Ksh.

All Deposits
Free

M-PESA Registration
Free

Buying Airtime though M-PESA
Free

M-PESA Balance enquiry
1

Change M-PESA …

Send an SMS with your ID card or passport number to 15872 for a confirmation or visit the IEBC website http://vote.iebc.or.ke and key in the same.
Your name, county, constituency, ward and station in which you are registered will be displayed.

KCPE 2012 results were released on 28th January 2013.
To check your KCPE 2012 results online go to http://www.knec.ac.ke
Alternatively, download list of top performing candidates and schools here
To check via SMS, send an SMS with the candidate’s index number to 5052. You are advised to send the sms once and wait. Avoid resending the sms as this will contribute to jamming the system.
On receiving your results, confirm
Your name, Index number and gender
Your school name and code.
Subject codes and mean grade.
In case of any discrepancy, you are required to report …

To check how much loan you qualify to get, dial *234*6#
In order to qualify for a loan you will have to be an active M-PESA user for at least 6 months, save regularly on M-Shwari account and continuously use other Safaricom services such as Voice, DATA and M-PESA. You will also need to have deposited some money into your M-Shwari account.
You can borrow a minimum of Ksh. 100. The maximum depends on your loan limit which you can get by dialing *234*6# The loan is payable in 30 days plus …

M-Shwari allows you to own and operate a savings account on your phone. The savings account is available to all M-PESA users who activate MShwari accountt on their phone.
HOW TO ACTIVATE M-Shwari:

On M-PESA menu select ‘My Account’
Select ‘Update Menu’
Wait for the menu to update
Go back to M-PESA menu
Select M-Shwari Read and accept the terms and conditions.
You will then receive an SMS confirming your activation.

HOW TO DEPOSIT MONEY FROM M-PESA TO MSHWARI:

Go to ‘M-PESA’ menu and select ‘M-Shwari.
Select ‘Send to Bank.
Enter PIN.
Confirm the message displayed “send money to bank Kshs 2000″ …