Shadrach KYALO

Some of the things that I'm going to tell you are pretty obvious.
1. Modern cycle dealers are there to sell motorcycles. Not to find the best option for you. They don't even care, believe the opposite because they've got sales targets and bills to pay. They've got limits. They've got to sell anything otherwise the store is going to be closed. Do you think that they care about your dreams? Know exactly what you need before approaching dealerships?

2. The simpler the motorcycle is the longer it will serve you without major problems. A space rocket is less reliable than a simple bicycle. This is despite the fact that it has the latest technologies in it.

3. The less you wash your motorcycle, the longer it will serve you without any problems. You might believe it or not. Detergents plus high pressure water leads to oxidation which eventually destroys your electric system. Wash your motorcycle only when it's really necessary. And when you have to do it, avoid jet pressure water or keep a distance of 1 ½ meters from the bike.

4. The more often you change the oil engine, the better and the longer your motorcycle will work without any problems.

5. The more accessories you install on your motorcycle the more you risk having problems on the road. I know that this is a sensitive topic and many will be upset because they love their extras and everything about all the adventure modifications that they have.

6. The more you focus on the bike, the more money you're going to spend on it and the more you're going to disconnect yourself from traveling & having adventures. I've seen this over and over again. People keep buying and buying and buying stuff, which is supposed to help them on the road but they never make the road trips. Stop buying accessories and spend that money on traveling.

7. I have to borrow a phrase from a famous photographer can Rockwell. He said that buying an expensive camera. Does not make you a great photographer. It just makes you a normal guy who owns an expensive gear. The same is true about motorcycles. Someone can be having fun on a small bike based on their skillset than someone else riding a big bike. A great rider is not defined or limited to what they ride.

8. Spend money properly. Ten thousand shillings spent on a motorcycle trip will give you higher returns than Ksh. 20 000 spent on the latest model of helmets, lights, boots, upgrades on the market. The trip comes with invaluable lessons that no book will teach you.

9. The word Adventure motorcycles is nothing more than very clever marketing gimmicks that companies use to sell their huge and heavy elephants to unsuspecting buyers as a slim and gentle gazelle. You can believe in whatever you like but sooner or later you're gonna love this lesson. People tend to have the most fun on less heavy bikes especially for real adventure lovers (off-road and on road).

10. The reliability of motorcycles is a combination of simplicity, proper maintenance and the riding style of the owner. There is no single brand and model that will be the best than the rest because of its bulletproof engine and frame. Everything depends largely on the owner. I've seen same model bikes lasting different number of years. You'll see owner X of Honda etc lasting 100,000 KMS while owner Y of the same Honda model lasting 30,000 KMS before problems start and sooner ditching or disposing of it.

ADVICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES 🍀

1. Build a home earlier. Be it rural home or urban home. Building a house at 50 is not an achievement. Let all your family have good time in your house, build more memories in your home.

2. Go home. Don't stick at work all the year. You are not the pillar of your department. If you drop dead today, you will be replaced immediately and operations will continue. Make your family a priority.

3. Don't chase promotions. Master your skills and be excellent at what you do. If they want to promote you, that's fine if they don't, stay positive to your personal.
development.

4. Avoid office or work gossip. Avoid things that tarnish your name or reputation. Don't join the bandwagon that backbites your bosses and colleagues. Stay away from negative gatherings that have only people as their agenda.

5. Don't ever compete with your bosses. You will burn your fingers. Don't compete with your colleagues, you will fry your brain.

6. Ensure you have a side business. Your salary will not sustain your needs in the long run.

7. Save some money. Let it be deducted automatically from your payslip.

8. Borrow a loan to invest in a business or to change a situation not to buy luxury. Buy luxury from your profit.

9. Keep your life,marriage and family private. Let them stay away from your work. This is very important.

10. Be loyal to yourself and believe in your work. Hanging around your boss will alienate you from your colleagues and your boss may finally dump you when he leaves.

11. Retire early. The best way to plan for your exit was when you received the employment letter. The other best time is today. By 40 to 50 be out.

12. Join work welfare and be an active member always. It will help you a lot when any eventuality occurs.

13.Take leave days utilize them by developing yr future home or projects..usually what you do during yr leave days is a reflection of how you'll live after retirement..If it means you spend it all holding a remote control watching series on Zee world, expect nothing different after retirement.

14. Start a project whilst still serving or working. Let your project run whilst at work and if it doesn't do well, start another one till it's running viably. When your project is viably running then retire to manage your business. Most people or pensioners fail in life because they retire to start a project instead of retiring to run a project.

15. Pension money is not for starting a project or buy a stand or build a house but it's money for your upkeep or to maintain yourself in good health. Pension money is not for paying school fees or marrying a young wife but to look after yourself.

16. Always remember, when you retire never be a case study for living a miserable life after retirement but be a role model for colleagues to think of retiring too.

17. Don't retire just because you are finished or you are now a burden to the company and just wait for your day to die. Retire young or whilst energetic to enjoy waking up for a cup of coffee, enjoy the sun, receive money from your business, visit nice place that you missed and spend good time with family. Those who retire late, spend about 95% of their time at work than with their family and that's why they see it difficult to spend time with their family when they retire but end looking for another job till they die. If they don't get another job, they die early.

18. Retire at your house than at government accommodation so that when you retire you can easily fit into the society that raised you. It's not easy to adjust to live in a location after spending more years at company house or at government house.

19. Never let your employment benefits make you forget about your retirement. Employment benefits are just meant to make you relax, get finished whilst time is moving. Remember when you retire no one will call you boss if you don't have a viable business.

20. Don't hate to retire because one day you will retire either voluntarily or involuntarily.

Hope this will help you look at life positively. 🤔🙏

Buying land in Kenya.

If you are buying land from an individual or a group, follow the following steps:

1. Ask to see the title deed or copy of title deed. Then do a search at the ministry of lands to confirm who the real owners are or if the title has any Caveat on it. The search will cost you kshs 520.

2. Do a search with the local authorities to check of any unpaid land rates. If any, agree with the seller on who will settle the debt. Nb: land can't be transferred if there are unpaid land rates.

3. Go to the ministry of lands and buy 2 maps, one showing the exact measurements of the piece you are buying (called mutation) and the other showing the neighbouring lands. Each costs Ksh 350.

4. With your 2 maps and a surveyor (you can even do it yourself) , visit the land you are buying and verify the details on the map. Check out all the beacons.

5. Sit down with your seller and bargain the price. Write down an agreement. The agreement can be done before a lawyer or you may decide to do it yourself. It's not a must to be written by a lawyer. According to LSK, if the value of the land is below 1 million, you pay the lawyer 3k. If above 1m, you pay 8k for the agreement.
The spouse MUST BE present!

6. Pay some amounts or as per your agreement. Don't pay everything, hata k**a unazo pesa.

7. Book a meeting with the lands control board(LCB). They meet once a month. It will cost you kshs 1,000. But there is a special LCB meeting which you can book at 5k. LCB will issue consent for the land to be sold.

8. Pay the remaining balance after getting consent from LCB.

9. With the consent from LCB, a recent search(not more than 6 months), clearance form from County land rates, your 2 maps, the agreement, KRA PIN, 2 Passports and copy of the title deed, go to the ministry of lands to change ownership. Cost kshs 5000.

10. At this stage, you no longer need the seller. Now go and pay stamp duty ie according to the value of the land.
4% of sale value in municipalities
2% " " " in reserves

11. Now the land belongs to you. But before celebrating, go to the ministry and do a search to confirm if it really reads your name.

Strangers will buy from you if the quality of your merchandise impresses them, your relatives will want to know how you got it & who is sponsoring you & they will take on credit & negotiate

Beautiful kenya turkana county
Photo credits: wilson ik**ar