While you think of enrolling for a driving course, below is a list of schools you can consider first. We take a look into some of the best Kenyan driving and their charges.

Let’s get started.

AUTOMOBILES ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (AA)

• Driving refresher course.
• Plant & equipment operation assessment.
• Tertiary Driving Course tailored for already experienced drivers who are practicing.
• Driver competence proficiency assessment for trained drivers looking for driving jobs.

AA is recognised locally and internationally for its professionalism.

Below are the current charges for various driving courses offered in AA.

• Light Vehicle Driving (Class B) Ksh17,500
• Heavy Commercial Vehicle Driving (Class C) Ksh19,900
• Commercial (PSV) Driving Course (Class D) Ksh11,500
• Motorbike Riding (Class A) Ksh4,500
• Refresher Course Ksh10,000

 Refresher Course comprises 15 practical lessons, while other courses take practical 30 sessions. AA contact details are as follows. One can either write to the school through address,

Automobile Association of Kenya,

Renaissance Corporate Park, Upper Hill,

P.O Box 40087-00100 Nairobi.

Alternatively, one can also call,

0722 205 106/ 0720 261 576/0733 620 966/ 0720 261 576

SENIORS DRIVING SCHOOL

The driving schools offers lessons such as Class D (Tractors), Class BCE as well as Class F/G (Motorbikes, etc), Class ART (Trailers), Class I (Earthmovers), Class E. All of the above comprise of unlimited theory plus 31 practical lessons, except for Class BCE which takes 50 practical lessons.

For more inquiries and fee query charges, the school can be reached via, 0729 461 713.

ROCKY DRIVING SCHOOL

The school offers driving courses for Class A (Motorbikes), Class B (small cars), Class C (Light trucks), Class D (Passenger vehicles), Class E (Heavy truck), Class F (Disabled persons), and Class G (Plant operation).

For 20 practical lessons, one pays Ksh12,000 or Ksh18,000 for 30 lessons. Found in places like Ngong Road, Buruburu, South C, Kangemi, Westlands, Eastleigh among others. For more information, one can call 0702 552 222. 

PETANNS DRIVING SCHOOL

Petanns has branches in Kayole, Ruai, Dandora, Umoja, Buruburu, South B and Kangemi. The school charges depend on the course being offered.

Also Read: Petanns Driving School: Owner, Courses, Fees & Awards

For instance,

Class A2 (Motorbike) Ksh7,500 for 10 lessons.

Class A3 (Tuk-tuk) Ksh9,500 for 10 lessons.

Class B1 (Small cars) Ksh13,500 for 20 lessons.

Class B3 (Advanced/Executive) Ksh15,000 for 20 lessons.

Class C1 (Light trucks) Ksh14,500 for 20 lessons.

Class D1/D2 (PSV vehicles) Ksh15,000 for 20 lessons.

Class CE (Trailer) Ksh30,000 for 20 lessons.

Class G (Plant operation) Ksh55,000 for 20 lessons.

All of the above lessons entail practical, theory excluded.

For more details, contact;

0721 328 383/ 0202219933

P.O Box 1583-00621

NAIROBI.

HELTZ DRIVING SCHOOL

Being among the oldest driving institutions, the school is popular for its transparency and efficiency as pertaining to service delivery.

The charges for various courses include,

Motorbikes (Class A2 Ksh7,300 & Class A3 Ksh 7,300)

Class A2/A3 Motorbike test alone Ksh5,300

Class B (Manual Ksh11,300, Auto Ksh13,300 & Test only Ksh5,300)

Class C (Light trucks Ksh11,300, C/C1 Ksh12,300 and Test only Ksh5,300)

Class D (Vans up to 14-seater) Ksh5,300.

All of the above courses entail 20 practical lessons plus unlimited theory.

Refresher courses are also offered at rates such as,

Class B Manual Ksh800 per lesson.

Class C1 Manual Ksh900 per lesson.

Class B Automatic Ksh1,000 per lesson.

The school can be reached through,

0717 338 288/ 0202223325

P.O Box 71300-00622 NAIROBI

THE WIYETA GIRLS’ HIGH

During the 2019 Copa Coca-Cola term two games held in Kisumu, the team beat the Maeni Girls’ to emerge winners in the Under16 games. This is after they scored two goals, against Maeni solitary goal.

Recently, the queens won Sh200,000 in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom. This is after they emerged the champions together with Laiser hill. They are set to represent Rift Valley region, in the national finals to be held in June 2020, at Bomu Stadium, Mombasa County.

“Words cannot express how happy I feel as a captain. Since Chapa Dimba started we have been chasing the title to no avail and I thank God this time our efforts bore fruit. I have high hopes that come the national finals no matter what team we will face, we shall win,” Diana Musiliri, Wiyeta Captain stated in a recent interview.

NYAKACH GIRLS’ HIGH

Scored 2 goals emerging winners against Itigo Girls’ in the 2019 Term 2 Under19 games.

This made them stars during the Copa-U19 championship held at Moi Stadium, during the 2019 national school games.

KWALE GIRLS’ HIGH

They are the reigning East Africa national football champions. The girls defended their U19 title in 2019 having beaten St. Johns Kaloleni by a solitary goal.

MOI GIRLS’ NANGILI HIGH 

The queens won the 2018 Girls’ championship Copa Coca-Cola title, after beating Wiyeta Girls’ 2 against 0. Ms. Noel Oruko and Ivy Chepkurui were the goal scorers.

ARCHBISHOP NJENGA GIRLS’ HIGH

In 2019, during the U20 games, the girls’ team won against the Moi Girls Nangili High. This is after they beat Moi girls 2 goals to nothing during a match held in Kakamega High School, Kakamega County.

The goals were scored by Ms. Violet Wanyonyi and Lavender Murumwa. The two ladies, also reportedly were among the Chapa Dimba team which had been to Spain a while ago.

ST. JOHNS KALOLENI GIRLS

They have been known fluid passing during games. They lost to Kwale Girls U19 but gave a good account for themselves.

Formerly held the U19 title before losing it to Kwale Girls in 2018.

BUTERE GIRLS’

A powerhouse in girls’ football.

WAA GIRLS’

Crowned as the Coastal Region champions for Chapa Dimba na Safaricom in 2018. The team also produced the best goalkeeper Ms. Susan Oganga during the championships.

Ms. Salama Mariga, the team’s member also walked away with the ‘Golden boots’ award.

This writer takes a look at Boys’ Secondary Schools with the best football teams

ST. ANTHONY’S KITALE

Located in Kitale, St. Anthony’s Boys thrives in academics as well as sports. Currently, the institution tops the list of the best Boys’ Schools soccer teams.

In 2018, the school’s team of players aged under 16 made history after taking home African Championship Cup. Theyhey defeated teams from South Africa and Nigeria.

The school won the Kenya Secondary Schools Soccer Association (KSSSA) National Soccer Champions three times in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

SERANI BOYS.

Serani Boys’ School is found in Mombasa County where Mombasa County Governor Ali Hassan Joho studied and reportedly scored a D minus. The school maybe an academic dwarf but a giant when it comes to the most loved and watched game, football.

KAKAMEGA HIGH

Kakamega High is a public Boys’ school founded in 1932. The big boys who studied in the school include Bonny Khalwale, Moody Awori, Najib Balala and Kenneth Marende

The school excels in academics and sports. The school national team is fondly referred to as The Green Commandos has terrorises opposing teams with flair.

LAISER HILL

The school was established in 1987 and has been posing excellence in both academics and extra curricula activities.

Under their coach Mr. Antony Kirimi, Laiser Hill School posts good results in national games.

PASSENGA HIGH

A public mixed day and boarding school located in Nyandarua County, Ol Kalou Constituency. Has been known for excelling in sports and mostly football.

UPPER HILL

This is a boys’ school located near Nairobi capital city, Dagoretti North Constituency, Nairobi County. It is also a government-owned school, and features among the list of schools with the best soccer teams.

GEKOMONI HIGH

Located in Nyamira County, Gekomoni boys has been popular for sports. They at one time took part in East Africa Secondary School games which were held in Mbarara, Uganda.

ST. MARKS MOKORONGOINWA

A mixed day school found in Kisii County, Nyaribari Chache Constituency. They used to compete with Gekomoni High, and at one time won the Airtel sponsored title, before losing it to Gekomoni.

LANG’ATA HIGH

Other than education, the school values co-curricular activities. This has enabled it to shine also when it comes to games. The school has for quite some time contested in the Nairobi Secondary School Championships.

They at one time won the Copa Coca-cola football tournament. One of the students has in the past also emerged as the best footballer, winning a trip to Brazil.

MOMBASA HIGH

They were at once national champions, before losing their title to Gede Secondary school in Kilifi County.

Boondocks means an isolated or rough area.
The group has in the past locked horns with the gospel star Willy Paul calling him out for being an hypocrite.

“Mara juzi juzi Willy Paul ameimba Lamba Nyonyo hapa halafu akam kutuimbia ngoma ingine hapo utamskiza aje?,” loosely translated: “Recently Willy Paul released Lamba Nyonyo then goes to sing gospel songs. How does he us to respect him?” Boondocks posted on their social media spaces.

They did not stop there. The group went for Masterpiece (another gospel artist) jugular terming him a fake whose past time is sleeping with women. The post read:

“Mara juzi juzi Willy Paul ameimba Lamba Nyonyo hapa halafu akam kutuimbia ngoma ingine hapo utamskiza aje?”

Performance charges.
To book for a performance by Boondocks Gang artistes’ group, one must be prepared to part with Sh150,000 and above. According to a recent survey, Sauti Sol ranks the highest in terms of charges, asking for Sh800,000 per performance.

Youtube earnings.
Boondocks Gang has got over 96,000 youtube subscribers since joining Youtube in 2012. They have already uploaded videos have attracted a viewership of over 10 million.

A quick look into the statics of Boondocks Youtube earnings for the last seven months has been indicated as follows;
February 2020 $ 580
January 2020 $ 1.26K
December 2019 $ 1.27K
November 2019 $ 1.17K
October 2019 $ 917
September 2019 $ 990
August 2019 $ 1.03K

A recent daily analysis indicates Boondocks Gang earnings as;
February 18, 2020 $ 238-$ 1.43K
February 13, 2020 $ 61-$ 366
February 10, 2020 $ 29-$ 176
February 8, 2020, $ 25-$ 150
February 7, 2020 $ 13- $ 82
February 5, 2020 $ 17- $ 103
February 4, 2020 $ 8- $ 50

Currently, estimated income ranges between $3.78-$22.7K, with monthly estimated earnings ranging between $385-$2.31K.

Among the most trending videos is Kidolee which already has 52,748 new views. It was uploaded on November 12, 2019, and has a total cumulative impression of 1.54million.

Featured videos
These include,
Mboko Haram being among the highest viewed with 189,585 viewers. Others include, Thao, having over 1.9 million impressions, his latest upload Sidonyo Dance which was uploaded on March 3, 2020, and has 3,914 impressions currently.

Among other Boondocks songs posting the highest impressions include,
Taniua with 810,050 impressions since it was uploaded on February 10, this year.
Uploaded on November 29, last year Vuvuzela has since attracted 562,349 impressions.

On top of the list is Mathogothanio with 2.28million impressions since its upload on August 22, 2019.

Early Life
She was born in England on July 1995 but moved to Kenya at the age of two. Tanasha was raised in Kenya in her formative years before relocating to Italy with her parents.

At the age of 20, the beauty moved to Kenya and quickly made her name for herself in the entertainment circle.

Career life
The 24 year old is a fashionista and Model. The multi-lingual mother of one secured a job at NRG Radio before love came calling. Natasha Donna was featured in Ali Kiba’s song as a video vixen. The artist made a name in the music industry with her latest jam with ex-husband Diamond. The video garnered over 2 million views.

She has contested in Miss Africa Belgium beauty pageant.

Love life
Initially, Ms Tanasha dated Mr. Nick Mutuma, a Kenyan film star, until 2017 when the two fell apart. She was also rumoured to have dated bongo singing sensation Ali Kiba.
Tanasha then started dating Nasib Abdul Juma alias Diamond Platnumz. The now estranged lovers have a son who was born in October 2019.

All was thought to be well until Tanasha called it quits. In a blistering letter to Diamond Platnumz, Tanasha accused the Jeje hitmaker of being a serial cheater.

Tanasha regretted why she ever fell into Diamond’s trap, after he had separated with Wema and Zari. In a certain publication, Tanasha states, “I wish I consulted Sepetu or Zari before putting live charcoal in my pocket.” Tanasha and Diamond had dated for like two years before parting ways. Though it is yet to be established what really caused the split.

Tanasha Converts To Islam

The mother of one converted to the Islam faith when she was in a relationship with Diamond. She her chose her Muslim name Aisha.

YouTube Earnings 

Net worth
Her wealth is attributed to her engagement to popular musician Diamond Platnumz. She co-owns “Her Hair Luxury,” a company that deals with hair products.

This writer takes a look at how a supermarket attendant became the owner of a successful supermarket chain in the biggest economy in East and Central Africa. 

The brains behind Tumaini Supermarkets is Mr. Moses Nditika. The entrepreneur, now the Tumaini Supermarkets Managing Director was once a supermarket attendant. He served in this position for 20 years.

During this period he learnt what it takes to start and run a successful business. He finally sought permission from his boss to leave and start his own shop.

Also Read: Quick Mart Supermarket Founder, Contacts And Number Of Branches

Thanks to his supportive boss, he opened his first branch in Pipeline Estate. Nditika together with his brother and partner pooled their savings amounting to Sh5 million, then secured an additional Sh5 million SACCO loan.

Despite the tough economic times that have seen some businesses close down, Tumaini Supermarkets still thrives.

Today, the Supermarkets boasts of 12 branches that are fully operational.

Recently, Sokoni Retail Kenya acquired over 50% shares in the giant retailer.

Quick Mart and Tumaini Self Service merged on August 26, 2019. Part of the statement announcing the merger read in part:

“Quick Mart and Tumaini Self Service announce that their respective board of directors have authorised the commencement of a merger and business integration of the two companies. This follows the approval by the Competition Authority of Kenya on August 26.”