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Going by the number of cars registered in Kenya, it’s possible that the demand for car wash centres has gone up.
In Nairobi and its outskirts, the number of car washes has lately gone up. Are Kenyans more hygiene conscious than ever before or is car washing a profitable business? Car washers differentiate their services from body wash to engine wash, interior vacuuming, waxing and even buffing. Each with a different price. The size of the car matters too. This market segmentation probably makes the business profitable. The increase in the number of car washes is by itself a clear indicator that it’s profitable. The input costs are low; an open ground, water and some soap. The water pressure machine is also not that expensive. Petrol stations have not been left behind in making extra cash from car washes. The business has low barriers to entry and attracts lots of starters.
Covid exodus: London s population may have plunged by 700,000 during pandemic
5 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Road cleaners at work in Ilford, London on January 29. Photo / AP
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Tom Rees
Even when the last Covid restrictions are lifted from London, there may be a little less bustle on its streets and elbow-jostling at its drinking dens.
One startling estimate that has caught the eye of economists warned the UK capital s population may have plunged by 700,000 during the pandemic. That would equate to an 8 per cent drop and be the first slump in London s population in more than 30 years.
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February 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday presented to the National Assembly a bill to bring the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, which paves the way for open balloting in the forthcoming Senate elections, amid intense protests from the opposition.
According to Geo News, the lawmakers belonging to the opposition benches protested loudly, thumped their desks and chanted slogans in what was characterised by the treasury benches as a bid to hamper Minister for Law Farogh Naseem from reading out the contents of the bill.
Speaker Asad Qaiser eventually called for a recess when assembly proceedings became difficult to continue, after which the session was conducted by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri.
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