WHAT IS KSH. 1 BILLION?
When you hear that the Deputy President Hon. William Ruto has bought a private chopper worth Ksh. 1.5 Billion. This is what Ksh. 1,500,000,000 means:
1. If you are given Kshs. 1 Billion in Ksh. 1,000 notes and told to count. Assuming you take 1 second to count 1 note. Counting non-stop. It will take 1,000,000 seconds=16,668 minutes=278 hours=12 days to finish counting.
2. If you are an m-pesa agent earning Ksh. 4,000 per month. Saving everything. It will take you 250,000 months=20,833 years to save Ksh. 1B.
3. If you are working in a company earning Ksh. 12,000 per month. Saving everything. It will take you 83,333 months=6,944 years to save Ksh. 1B.
4. If you are a certificate holder earning Ksh. 20,000 per month. Saving everything. It will take you 50,000 months=4,167 years to save Ksh. 1B.
5. If you are a degree holder earning Ksh. 50,000 per month. Saving everything. It will take you 20,000 months=1,667 years to save Ksh. 1B.
6. If you are an MCA earning Ksh. 200,000 per month. Saving everything. It will take you 5,000 months=417 years to save Ksh. 1B.
7. If you are an MP/a Senator earning Ksh. 800,000 per month. Saving everything. It will take you 1,250 months=104 years to save Ksh. 1B.
8. If you are a CS/a Governor earning Ksh. 1.2 Million per month. Saving everything. It will take you 833 months=69 years to save Ksh. 1B.
9. If you are a CEO earning Ksh. 2 Million per month. Saving everything. It will take you 500 months=42 years to save Ksh. 1B.
10. If you are a Deputy President earning Ksh. 2.5 Million per month. Saving everything. It will take you 400 months=33 years to save Ksh. 1B.
11. If you are a President earning Ksh. 3.5 Million per month. Saving everything. It will take you 286 months=23 years to save Ksh. 1B.
12. If you own a company which makes a profit of Ksh. 10 Million per month. Saving everything. It will take you 100 months=8 years to save Ksh. 1B.
