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Kenya 🇰🇪 Teachers Are The Most Well Paid In East Africa

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ANALYSIS By Dorris Otieno Kenyan teachers are not only the best paid in East Africa, but also earn almost 12 times more than the country's average pay, a comparative study by Nation Newsplex and the Institute of Economic Affairs reveals. Even as teachers go on strike for the 12th time since their first industrial action in 1962, the analysis, which compares teachers' salaries in Kenya with those of their peers in select African countries , also finds that the lowest-paid teacher in Kenya earns more than the highest-paid teacher in Uganda. Uganda and South Africa were chosen as countries against which to compare wages of teachers because they have the most up-to-date data against which the comparison could be made. While Tanzania was not included in the comparison because only average pay for the year 2011 was available, even its figures indicated that Kenyan teachers earn more than their Tanzanian counterparts. The highest paid Kenyan teacher earns almost 12 times more than the...

Know What is Twitter And Its Importance On Social Media Marketing:

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Social Media Management What is Twitter? If you read newspapers, listen to radio stations, or watch TV, at some point you must come across the term “Follow me on Twitter”. Although these words are widely used, there are still a lot of people who don’t understand Twitter. It is not that they are not technically savvy; it is simply because they think Twitter is complicated, but it is not. In fact, it’s one of the easiest social media sites to use. You can’t deny that “Twitter” is a funny name that leaves a lot of people scratching their heads. However, Twitter is the 2 nd largest social media networking site online with more than 100 MILLION users. On Twitter, users can create short blog posts called “Tweets,” which allow them to tell others what they are doing. The posts can only be up to 140 characters, which is about the same length as a text message on your mobile phone. These short posts are used to communicate, connect, and conduct conversations w...

Why Use Facebook in Marketing?

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Social Media Management Why Use Facebook in Marketing? Facebook is the number one social networking site with a massive number of daily users. The website allows businesses to create Fan Pages and use banners to set up advertisements in order to market their businesses and interact with consumers. Facebook Trends and Statistics The Following statistics (by Vabsite ) show the numbers behind the success of Facebook in the Social media world: Facebook has over 800 million active profiles with 25% of these joining in a single year (2011) 50% of all Facebook users log into their accounts every day An average user has about 130 friends Facebook users spend 700+ billion minutes on this site every month Facebook has 900+ billion pieces of content that its users interact with; this includes “groups,” “events and community,” and Fan Pages An average Facebook user “likes” about 80 pages An average Facebook user will create about 90 content pieces in a month ...