Forex Trader Onyango Tate has been accused of faking life. People at X said that Onyango lives in a bedsitter in Rongai where he pays Ksh7,500 monthly rent. They say that Tate hires cars for content and the apartment in Tatu City where he poses for videos is not his.
This came after Onyago Tate repeatedly claimed that his followers on X are broke and that they cannot match his wealth.
Onyango Tate dropped out of Mount Kenya University to focus on Forex trading. He makes money through affiliate marketing and training Kenyans on how to do forex trading. He is a Luo.
If you are earning Ksh50,000 per month in Nairobi, these are the best estates to live in Nairobi.
Pipeline—rent Ksh 4,000 to Ksh15,000
Tassia—rent Ksh 5,000 to Ksh15,000
Utawala—Rent Ksh 6,000 to Ksh 15,000
Rongai—Rent Ksh 6,000 to Ksh 15,000
Umoja—Rent Ksh 6,000 to Ksh 13,000
Kawangware—Rent Ksh 5,000 to Ksh13,000
Kitengela—Rent Ksh 5,000 to Ksh15,000
Roysambu—Rent Ksh 6,000 to Ksh15,000
In these estates,you will rent a bedsitter for Ksh 6,500 to Ksh9,000. One bedroom will go for Ksh 8,000 to Ksh 15,000. With a monthly salary of Ksh50,000,your rent should not exceed Ksh15,000. Average rent should be Ksh 8,000
Ksh25,000 salary is not a good salary in Nairobi. But if you find yourself earning this money,here is how to manage it:
Rent—Ksh 3,000
Food and shopping—Ksh8,000
Water+ electricity—Ksh 1000
Tranfort—Ksh3,000
Other expenses—Ksh2,000
Total==Ksh 17,000
You will remain with Ksh3000 to save or invest. Join a Sacco and saveKsh2,000 every month. Use the Ksh 48,000 you will save in a Sacco to start a business.
The only way to rescue yourself from poverty is by starting a business which is profitable.
Estates to live in Nairobi with Ksh25,000 salary include:
If you invest Ksh1m in Etica MMF,how much money will you earn? The interest per year is 13% to 18%. This means that you will earn Ksh 130,000 to Ksh200,000. The interest is compounded monthly,meaning that your interest each month will generate more income.
There is management fee of 2% and withholding tax of 15%.
So if you earn average of Ksh150,000 per year,tax will be Ksh 22,500(15%)
Management fee will be 2% of Ksh150,000, which is Ksh 3,000
Total deductions will be Ksh 25,500. Your net income will be Ksh 124,500.
When you are creating content, getting traffic from USA is the best thing because it will earn you more money. With USA traffic,1 million views will yield at least $9000. But with African traffic,1 million views will yield $1000 to $2500. You can now see the difference.
Avoid doing content in Kiswahili—Most people in East Africa do content in Swahili. This one will automatically block American audience. Do content in English.
Avoid doing content in local languages—Ensure that all your content is done in English
Do content in the village—USA traffic will come is you do content from places where they have not seen before. Village content will attract a lot of traffic from USA because they are curious to know what happens there. Apart from that, you can do content on environment and wildlife.
Create high-quality videos—High-quality videos will compete with videos from USA content creators. Ensure that the videos have the highest quality, sound and facts.
Be authentic—Authentic content will be loved by the algorithm. Always ensure that you are authentic
Create content that attract global audience—There is specific content that attract global audience, like news, real estate, travel and health. Be good at what you do and you will get USA traffic.
If you are posting long form videos on YouTube and your views are 10,000, you will earn Ksh 1,500 to Ksh4,000 in Kenya. We are assuming that you are getting 100% views from Kenya. The CPM for Kenyan traffic is Ksh150 to Ksh300 per 1000 views.
Videos posted with Kiswahili and Sheng attract views from Kenya and Tanzania only and they earn less than those videos posted in English. To increase your income to at least Ksh4,000 per 1000 views, create content in English. You will attract views from Europe and USA.
John owns a YouTube channel with 300k subscribers. In one of his posts,he revealed that 1 million views generated $9200. He also wanted to know how much money other creators make from 1 million views especially those getting traffic from Ameria. Below is the result from our findings.
Paul–$11000
Gabriel—$8960
Nathan—$7888
Caleb–$12400
There are many others who also revealed their income and the average income was $9000. The range is between $7000 and $20,000
The income is on long form videos and it varies from one niche to another.
Highest paying YouTube niches
Personal Finance
Insurance
Digital marketing
Gadget Reviews
Real Estate
Educational Content
Law
Health
Videos which are longer than 10 minutes generate the highest income.
Pipeline is the most populous estate in Nairobi, it has over 250,000 residents. Majority of the houses here are apartments. Pipeline is safe, it’s one place where you will walk in the streets at midnight and don’t worry about insecurity.
If you are starting life, this is the best estate to live in Nairobi. But it’s not a good estate for raising children because there are no playing fields and also schools are not good enough. The estate is also crowded.
The rent amount to pay:
Single room—Ksh 3,500 to Ksh 5,000
Bedsitter—Ksh 5,000 to Ksh10,000
One-bedroom—Ksh 6,500 to Ksh 16,000
2 bedrooms—Ksh 14,000 to Ksh22,000
Majority of the houses contain single rooms, bedsitter and one-bedroom. It’s hard to get 2- or 3-bedroom houses. If you are earning a salary of Ksh30,000 to Ksh90,000 this is the best estate to live in.
How to access Nairobi CBD
From Pipeline to Nairobi CBD, fare is Ksh100 during peak hours and during off-peak hours, it’s Ksh50. You can access Nairobi CBD through Mombasa Road or Jogoo Road.
Off peak hours start from 11 am to 3 pm.
At pipeline, supermarkets available include Magunas,Carrefour,Muhindi Mweusi and Naivas. The most popular restaurant is Caribbean.
The most challenging thing is water shortage, congestion and bad drainage. Some houses have boreholes but in most cases those boreholes are dry.
The income of an individual determines the estate you will live in Nairobi.Below we provide the average income of individuals in popular Nairobi estates. This is strictly for people who are renting houses.
If you are earning Ksh40,000 in Nairobi,here is how to manage the salary:
Rent—Ksh 6,000
Transport—Ksh 5,000
Food and shopping—Ksh 12,000
Electricity+Water—Ksh 1,500
Other expenses—Ksh 5,000
Total=Ksh29,500
The total expenses can rise to Ksh 30,000 if your rent is increased to Ksh10,000.
Investments
Invest in a Sacco or money market fund.
Sacco—Ksh 3,000
Money market Fund—Ksh 5,000
You will remain with Ksh3,000 to Ksh5,000 to spend on entertainment and miscellaneous items.
When earning such low salaries, avoid things like alcohol, gambling and multiple partners. You should also avoid owning a car. When you own a car, it comes with insurance cover, expenses for car wash and repairs. Fuel will also double or triple your expenses.
One of my pages in monetized and for the first time, I have managed to receive money from Facebook. In the month of August I got 10 million views which generated $120 for me. In total I received Ksh 15,000. I expected the money to be a lot but I was disappointed.
From my earnings, it’s clear that for me to earn Ksh 100,000, my page must get at least 100 million views. Or I should get traffic from USA. Most creators in USA who get 10m views earn at least Ksh100,000.
Making over $1000 per month as a blogger is not easy. In 2027 there are good techniques to employ so as to earn this money.
Create a forum
A forum will attract more traffic than ordinary website because it’s real humans who comment on them. You will receive ads from independent advertisers. You will also provide sponsored post option for advertisers. A forum with at least 10,000 members will earn more than $1000 monthly.
Your content must appear on AI overviews
Google will start paying content creators whose content appear on AI overviews. Ensure that you write high-quality posts which will appear on AI overviews. If 10,000 of your posts appear there, you will earn over $1000 monthly.
Target USA traffic
We understand that traffic is low at the moment. The only way to earn over $1000 as a blogger is to get USA traffic.
Affiliate marketing, sponsored posts
Create a niche blog and do affiliate marketing. Even with low traffic, affiliate marketing will generate decent income. Also, ensure the blog dominates your industry by having high domain authority. This way, you will get sponsored articles. If you get 4 sponsored articles per month and each earns $200, you will make $800 from sponsored articles alone.
Diversify your sources of income
Don’t rely on a blog alone to generate income. Create an account on Facebook, monetize it and start making money. You should also make money from YouTube. The combined income from the three sources will be over $1000.
Sell items on your website
Treat your website as a business. Identify a product you can promote on it as much as you create content. You will earn extra income from the blog that will supplement your AdSense income.
Create news site
News sites are generating a lot of money for bloggers. Since it’s the era of AI,the web needs fresh content. News sites offer fresh content. With 500,000 monthly visits,you will earn at least $1000.
