Month: July 2013

Kenyan contestant in Big Brother Africa Annabel can forget about ruling the roost next week.

After winning the ‘Power of No Task’ two days ago, Cleo and Beverly flexed their super powers by banning Tanzania’s Feza and Annabel from participating in today’s Head of House challenge. Everyone knows how important being HoH is in the game, especially now that the finish line is on the horizon. Head of House gives the title holder immunity from possible Eviction, as well as the chance to change the dynamics of the game by swapping Housemates at will.

Feza has been Head of House before and during her tenure, pulled off a memorable House swap that saw Pokello being separated from her man Elikem. A lot of her fellow Housemates took to the Diary Room and waxed lyrical about her leadership skills.

When delivering her speech ‘Power of No’ speech, Cleo told her fellow Rubies “Feza, you have been Head of House twice before, so I will exclude you. Elikem, you’re Nominated for possible Eviction this week, so you have enough to deal with. I would like other Housemates who haven’t had the opportunity to be Head of House, to be given a chance”.

Beverly, on the other hand, chose Annabel because “you’re up for Eviction this week, Annabel. That’s the only reason. Don’t take it personal”.

Props: bigbrotherafrica.dstv.com

Attention basketball die-hards and all ye NBA enthusiasts! Tonight, NTV’s vocal presenter Larry Madowo will reach another milestone when he hosts the tallest active player in the pre-eminent men’s professional basketball league in America and the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world, NBA. Hasheem Thabeet will be live with Larry on #theTrend from 10pm for an exclusive interview.

Born Hashim Thabit Manka on February 16, 1987 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Thabeet is a professional basketball player who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Standing at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), Thabeet is the tallest active player in the NBA. He was drafted as the 2nd pick overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA Draft after playing with the Connecticut Huskies.

Thabeet was the tallest player ever to play for the Huskies. He did not begin to play basketball until the age of 15, when he began to watch pickup games in Tanzania. When first recruited from Tanzania, Thabeet was fluent in Swahili and French but knew little English. He also  became the first Tanzanian born NBA player.

Want to find more about him, tune in to NTV from 10PM.

After last night’s interview on KTN where Anne Kiguta grilled the Deputy President, William Ruto, the social media was divided right in the middle as to who is the better interview between her and Citizen TV’s Julie Gichuru. This coming after the two leading anchors at their respective media houses had their chance to take on the DP.

Well, the jury is still out on social media on the subject and that’s we would like to find out from you. Who is better? Julie or Kiguta?

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KOT kids are on the loose yet again! Barely four days after branding Citizen TV’s lead female anchor, Julie Gichuru, the worst interviewer, the online community has now turned its hostility towards KTN’s Anne Kiguta.

Last night, Kiguta just like Julie was interviewing Deputy President, William Ruto during the 9PM bulletin. Kiguta who describes herself as an honest, bold and level-headed individual decided to let this manifest as she seemed to fix Julie’s mistakes on Sunday.

While KOT reprimanded Julie for being ‘too soft and letting the DP own her’, the vindictive Kenyans scolded Kiguta for not giving the DP a chance to explicate himself.

@TerryanneChebet: Eh Kenyans can never be pleased. Julie’s was called tujuane and Now Anne Kiguta’s was rude. To each his own. #KOT

‏@johnnyogot: the most difficult person to interview in this country is William Ruto the DP. he almost went out of control @KTN with Ann Kiguta.

@TheZiza: Julie Gichuru gave Ruto too much time to talk. Anne Kiguta didn’t let him talk. Ruto 1 journalists 0

@kimwarer: Anne Kiguta is definitely spoiling the interview. He is not giving the DP time to expound Jubilee policies.

‏@farasi_sam: Anne Kiguta should show respect to DP, ask tough questions but with civility

@Wafunya: Ann Kiguta is not even giving Ruto time to answer questions. I think she is just horny!

@JamesXbondd: This ann kiguta is interviewing William Ruto like a petulant kid jumping up & down demanding for a banana

@Steph_Wanjiku: Can Anne Kiguta give Ruto a chance to answer the questions jeez

@SirLimo: Anne Kiguta is not a good interviewer! Did not do justice on date with DP in KTN last night.

@ivvie: Anne Kiguta, was that an interview ama a school debate??? eish, ‪#‎KTN‬, keep this lady off interviews, this is the second time I am seeing her repeating the same thing again… She is in a rush to give her opinion and fill in for the interviewee… ‪#‎my2cents‬

However, there were those who were of the opinion that she faired well;

@antony_oyugi: Anne Kiguta is the next big name in tv interviews.better focused and firm.not like Julie who was on a Tujuane date with Bamba Mia

@Redeles: Anne Kiguta did a brilliant job

@Kipcharchar: For my case Anne Kiguta performed better than Julie though I must admit you have to be prepared in @AnneKiguta

@gloriagakuo: Anne Kiguta did much better.

@kegodeg: I am proud of Anne Kiguta’s professional qualities as an interviewer. Keep it up Ann. May others learn.

@Sigsiga: What Anne Kiguta is doing is INTERVIEWING Ruto… Julie Gichuru better be watching and learning.

I guess Kenyans are just a hard nut to crack.

I came across the video I will be sharing shortly of Namibian BBA contestant maria twerking and I knew I just had to share it. The video is not too relevant though seeing as the lass was evicted.

Wait, why did I just say that? The video is relevant because you can get to see her twerking! Enough said!

Check out the video in below:

Highly rated NTV news anchor Ben Kitilli has called it a day! The news anchor whose main focus at NTV was Kenyan political and current affairs broke the news via a tweet.

And while the self confessed film production enthusiast hasn’t hinted what lies in store for him but he did let on that it was hard for him to bid the staff and crew at NTV farewell. These are the tweets he issued:

 Ben Kitilli ‏@Ben_Kitilli

Saying goodbye to the crew was sad..draining..just checked into #CastleBlack..some JD with lemon slices will do..

   Ben Kitilli ‏@Ben_Kitilli

Let’s do this one more time, shall we?..

  lizzie ntonjira ‏@lizzientonjira

@Ben_Kitilli Will terribly miss you patner. Anchoring with you has always been splendid #teamawesome

  Ben Kitilli ‏@Ben_Kitilli

@lizzientonjira I’ll miss anchoring news with you too partner..i didnt have to look at you to know you were about to pause!..it’s been great

As an ailing Nelson Mandela recuperates in a South African hospital, the world celebrated his 95th birthday Thursday, honoring his legacy in various ways, including performing 67 minutes of community service.

Schoolchildren sang “Happy Birthday” to the former president during morning assemblies while crowds left flowers and candles outside his Pretoria hospital. Miles away in Kenya, celebs joined in in paying homage to this great son of Africa.

Here are a few;

Nelson K-Nel Muriuki: NELSON MANDELA I salute you…..‪#‎IAmMadiba‬

@WillisRaburu: Happy 95th Birthday #NelsonMandela

KRFU: The Kenyan Rugby Fraternity wishes a happy Birthday to the iconic ‪#‎NelsonMandela‬ . It’s not too late to engage in 67 minutes of selfless service today ‪#‎IamMadiba‬ Nelson Mandela

@SautiSol: I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”- Nelson Mandela. Happy 95th Birthday Madiba.

@BasettBuyukah: Happy 95th Birthday, Madiba. Nelson Mandela: he is a quintessential statesman, a lionized hero, a magnanimous leader, a living legend. Amen.

@JoyDoreenBiira: “There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” #NelsonMandela

@eriknjoka: “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela ( Glorius day Everyone)

Ghafla! wishes Madiba a happy 95th birthday as he recuperates in hospital.

Two days ago, Chim told you that Tanzanian housemate Nando alleged that he had been infected with chlamydia after getting it ‘raw’ with Selly. And now there’s a new twist into that saga.

Evicted Ghanaian housemate Selorm (Selly) Ghalley, has denied allegations made by Tanzania’s rep Nando that he contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI) Chlamydia from their sexual escapade in the first few days after she joined the Diamond house.

However, the Ghanaian said she genuinely liked Nando and they did not have sex.

“I am not a person who talks about my private life, but what i can say is that we had physical intimacy which did not progress any further.” said Selly in a telephone interview from South Africa.

Nando told Bimp that Selly gave him Chlamydia and Bimp asked him why he did not use a condom to which Nando responded that Selly refused. Nando is alleged to be undergoing treatment for the disease.

The Ghanaian actress said as of Monday, she had already received a call from a movie director in Nigeria to star in a movie. She says she would not trade her experience in the house for anything else.

“I can do this over and over again” said Selly who also runs an employment agency in Ghana.

Props: BBA TV

Oneal likes order and if there isn’t any, he is not afraid to say as much. This evening, Feza had to apologise profusely after Oneal reminded her of something she did in the morning.

“You did it again this morning. You left me in bed and went to shower with a naked man. I was so disappointed”, the Tswana Chasemate said, not revealing who the naked man is.

Feza looked lost and asked “What was wrong with this particular shower”. Oneal told her “He was naked”. Yikes!

When Oneal went into a rant on how she would feel if the media in his country used the image of her in the shower with a naked man to discredit their relationship, the gorgeous Tanzanian apologised profusely. “I’m really sorry”, she said. Oneal seemed to accept his lady love’s apology because a couple of minutes later, the two were smooching like love struck teenagers under the covers.

Props: bigbrotherafrica.dstv.com

Cyber-bullying in Kenya is now becoming rampant and the main perpetrators of this vice are the Kenyans on Twitter (KOT). Many celebs that have gone through their hands have not had a-so-good experience thanks to their exacting nature.

I’ll say one thing; we were all created differently and are unique in our own ways and as such we can’t appeal to everyone; and that’s what makes us. Recently, the KOT trolled Kiss FM’s Lyndah Nyangweso because of her weight something that most people did not take lightly.

If you remember well, on Tuesday, I told you when and where the new beauty queen was unveiled. However, in an unexpected turn of events, a section of Kenyans have decided that 23-year-old Wangui Gitonga does have the looks to be Miss Kenya.

The KOT ferociously attacked the linguistic student at the German school in a way I can only refer to as savage. Here are some of disgraceful tweets and memes;

@Dee_spicable: Miss Kenya should just ‘miss’ the whole event.

@masaku_ : Miss Kenya is quite hot especially if you haven’t seen her yet.

@njiiru: Wildlife is a major tourist attraction in Kenya, Miss Kenya will be a good ambassador for that.

@njiiru: Maybe Miss kenya 2013 is beautiful on the inside, she should remain naked

@masaku_: Miss Kenya is just a Madowo with a long hair.

@_rizzete: After seeing Miss Kenya KNUT has seen we have bigger issues and called off the strike

@Digiriri: Miss kenya is not a beauty pageant,its a pungent it stinks.But kudos to miss kenya she fought for the crown tooth n nail

@masaku_ : I won’t make fun of miss kenya for my safety i’m sure she’s armed to teeth

@TrendingKenya: we have already lost it that’s Miss Tanzania and our own beat down Miss Kenya SMH…Arghhh
@mellykelvin: Miss Kenya 2013 is the reason Obama did not come to kenya

@Qundy_10: But Miss kenya is extraordinarily beautiful we can safely say she is PhenoMeno

@kipronoh_XA: Huyu Miss Kenya ako na tyranny of teeth hehehe

@DerylAduda: But Miss Kenya deserves her crown. She sunk her teeth into the competition and won it fairly without any teething problems

@Brian_Mudanya: That awkward moment when Miss Kenya sings Beyonce’s If I was a boy…

However, there were isolated cognizant ones;

@imelda_shiku: Unless you can create a human being ,no human being has the power to call another ugly. # MissKenya #StopBullying

@Kendy_ris: some of the lady tweeps talkin about ‘Miss kenya nat being all that’….hav u looked in the mirror oflate?

@Dordeer: sasa Miss Kenya alifanyia watu nini jamaneni?

Anyhow, opinions are like a**holes; everybody’s got one and everyone thinks everyone else’s stinks. So sometimes if it’s not worth it, just reserve it.

There seems to be beef brewing over in BBA and as always, the root of the beef between the two antagonists who were erstwhile friends is a woman. The two antagonists: Oneal (Botswana) and Elikem (Ghana) are at loggerheads over Tanzania’s Feza.

And according to the BBA site; Just a few days ago the two lads were joined at the hip, working on Oneal’s car during the Wedding Week and literally spending every moment together. In a sudden twist of events, the two don’t see eye to eye with Oneal insisting that he’s got Elikem figured out. Could their friendship have been a case of “keeping your friends close and your enemies closer”?

Honestly, they could have fooled us considering the way they were so close and shared all the amazing stories from back home about their careers, their friends and their future plans. Where did it all go wrong?
Let’s backtrack a little. So, Oneal is with Feza who was initially close to Elikem. Remember how she even Saved him from possible Eviction on Week one? Well, Feza did actually choose Elikem’s smile on the screen that fateful Launch night and that’s where the bond stems from.

Seeing as there’s no planning one’s Big Brother Africa journey, Elikem wasn’t ready to be cocooned and he played with the likes of Fatima before finally settling his babe Pokello.
Well, Elikem and Feza have had each other’s back to the point of her asking him to cut her some slack when he was Ruby HoH and send her over to the Diamond House so she could get a breather from her man, Oneal. Elikem did just that and somewhere along the way, Oneal had to find out and all hell broke loose.

Clearly, this is what broke the camel’s back, or wasn’t it? Well, the Tswana lad kept his cool and hung onto Elikem to the extent of Saving Elikem from Eviction. His analysis has been crystal clear; “My plan is to get rid of Elikem in the House. As he lets his guard down, that’s when I strike. I will be HoH again, I know that,” he has confessed to Big Brother.

The gloves are off and as they tiptoe around each other, we await the day when this bomb will explode. As the saying goes; “you can’t keep two bulls in one kraal”. In this case, which bull should leave the kraal?

Source: BigBrotherAfrica.dstv.com

The Marriage Bill has everyone and their aunty running scared and it is beginning to show in nearly every aspect of society -even dominating the discussion topics on Classic FM with Maina and King’ang’i in the morning.

Then, I came across this video of a woman who alleges that she is married to a man attempting to stop his wedding to a second wife! And while I can only empathise with the woman, I couldn’t help but find myself wondering why the woman is fighgting to save her marriage to a weak man who has to resort to doing things behind his wife’s back.

Why would you want to keep such a spineless waste of a man? Men of yore would declare their intent to marry a second wife if they could afford it but the men of today play games… Kenyan men that is!

With that said and done, here the video is, enjoy:

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Am still yet to understand this crazy obsession Kenyans have of hitting out at Nigerians, anyhow whatever floats their boat. If my memory serves me right, it all began when the national football team, Harambee Stars, was ill-treated while on a trip to the West African country. KOT descended on the Nigerians with all their ‘might’.

The same was repeated when the Nigerians were in Nairobi for the away match against Stars. While Kenyans lost the match on the pitch, they ‘won’ it on Twitter. So, last evening Kenyans started a trending topic on Twitter, #‎StupidNigerianProverbs, which made a ridicule ofNigerian axioms.

But all bull aside, I’ve had a serious laugh here, take a look at this crazy TT started by The Trend Setter;

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs When you see a woman running holding her head instead of holding her breasts, know something is wrong somewhere

 ‏@nzots: #StupidNigerianProverbs the man who marries a beautiful woman and a man who plants corn by the roadside have the same problem

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs No matter how far you urinate, the last drop always falls at your feet

 ‏@nzots: #StupidNigerianProverbs no matter how hot your anger is,it cannot cook yam

@Brian_Mudanya: #StupidNigerianProverbs a man’s wealth is determined by the size of his rectum

@nzots: #StupidNigerianProverbs it requires alot of care to kill a fly that perches on your scrotum.

@Ms_Matei: #StupidNigerianProverbs a man insulted by his children is a man insulted by his genitalia”

@PeeNdungu #StupidNigerianProverbs A man on a bicycle is worth two on the pavement.

@nzots: #StupidNigerianProverbs a child can play with his mother’s breasts but not his father’s testicles

@Brian_Mudanya: #StupidNigerianProverbs never judge a Nigerian by the size of their brain, their rectums are larger

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs Only a naughty boy will play with his fathers private parts

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs Do not scratch your buttocks infront of fellow men

@Brian_Mudanya: #StupidNigerianProverbs the size of your wife determines the amount of food in your store

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs How far you urinate determines how far you think

@Demutumad: #StupidNigerianProverbs show me your palms and i’l show you the vaseline you use

@Onchosky: A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot go to bed together #StupidNigerianProverbs

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs A monkey that eats grass instead of bananas is a goat

@NyagaDavid: #StupidNigerianProverbs “If the throat can swallow a knife, the anus must find a way of expelling it

@Onchosky: #StupidNigerianProverbs “The anus doesn’t teach the mouth the sweetness of food

@Onchosky: “However much the buttocks are in a hurry, they will always remain behind’ ~~~~~ #StupidNigerianProverbs

@xtiandela: #StupidNigerianProverbs The three words that will bring down any man in the world “IS”..”IT” AND “IN” together in a sentence

@roma_sic6: #StupidNigerianProverbs only a stupid man points at his father’s house with the left hand

@BrianMatheka: he who sleeps with an itchy anus wakes up with smelling fingers #StupidNigerianProverbs

@allansez: #StupidNigerianProverbs two breast in hand is worth thousand in other girls

@wanjiru_mashua: #StupidNigerianProverbs a wife in bed is worth ten down the street

@alfonsosucre: #StupidNigerianProverbs.. When a ripe fruit sees an honest man, it drops

Get on Twitter for more of this crazy stuff.

Today has started off on a gloomy note but never fear, Ghafla is here with lots of cheer! Yes, I am rhyming like the best of them and waving my hands in the… No I think i’ll stop while I’m still ahead!
But here are the top ten hottest stories making headway in Nairobi:

#1. Photo Of The Day: Kenyans On Twitter Not Yet Done Trolling The Marriage Bill! But This Is By Far The Funniest!

#2. Jaguar’s Producer Shopping for a Top of Range Mercedes Benz (Photos)

#3. Prezzo Off To US to Meet Jay Z Again

#4. Popular Radio Presenter Belittles Rabbit’s “Ligi Soo remix”

#5. Habida Takes a Swipe at the Kenyatta Administration

#6. Why Diamond is East Africa’s Biggest Crowd-Puller

#7. Hip Hop Veteran Gwiji Of UkooFlani-MauMau Tells Bamboo, “Where Is Your Album? You Don’t Even Have One Album!”

#8. Marriage Bill Sparks Intense Debate On Maina and King’ang’i In The Morning!

#9. Video: The Latest Faiba TV Ad Drops

#10. Event Organizers Accused Of Being Conmen!

It’s mid month… The worst time of the month -right when there seems to be more month at the end of the money and people don’t want expensive plans aye? I can relate! Then again, sometimes you just want a low velocity plan that gets you out of the house aye? Well, I can relate!

And never fret, I have the plan for you: Starflix! Catch a movie at Starflix at only 400/- and all your problems will have been solved; you’ll have killed your boredom and you will have done so at a pocket friendly cost.

With that here are the movies to catch this weekend:

Movie Schedule – Starflix Prestige Plaza
Friday, 12th July – Thursday, 18th July 2013

Tix 400 bob!

“Ask for our special combo – Unlimited Popcorn + Soda + Ticket!”

• “The Lone Ranger,” starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer & William Fichtner
Daily: 10:45am, 6:15pm, 9:15pm

• “Monsters University,” starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman & Steve Buscemi
Daily: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 4:15pm

• “Star Trek Into Darkness,” starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto & Zoe Saldana
Daily: 3:40pm, 9:00pm

• “Fast and Furious 6,” starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker & Dwayne Johnson
Daily: 1:45pm, 6:30pm

Movie Schedule – Starflix Village Market
Friday, 12th July – Thursday, 18th July 2013

Ticket + Soda 500 bob!

• “Despicable Me 2,” starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig & Benjamin Bratt
Daily: 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm

• “Star Trek Into Darkness,” starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto & Zoe Saldana
Daily: 12:00pm, 2:45pm, 6:00pm, 8:45pm

• “Fast and Furious 6,” starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker & Dwayne Johnson
Daily: 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm, 9:15pm

• “The Baby Makers,” starring Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn & Wood Harris
Daily: 11:45am, 2:00pm, 4:15pm, 6:15pm, 8:30pm

Last week, it was announced  that Kenyans would be introduced to the BBA house -2 to be exact. And they would be introduced alongside other African contestants and they would be referred to as the Emaralds.

One of the contestants is Kenyan actor Melvin Alusa who also happens to be Sauti Sol’s Bien’s older brother. The whoile point of the fake “Emaralds” House is to get into the heads of the real BBa contestants and liven things up… I wonder if this twist would have been necessary had Huddah Monroe been saved… Just a thought…

And it all seems to be working because alusa seems to have gotten into Elikem’s head but our girl Annabel seems to have sniffed the whiff of a rat when she had a video chat with South Africa’s Emarald contestant Busi…

let’s just wait and see how everything unfolds…

Over the weekend, Nigerian model, Beverly and South Africa’s Angelo were involved in a steamy sexual encounter that had Nigerians talk; and talking they did as they bashed their representative. Well, it appears the housemates’ fate has been sealed as they are set to meet again.

Diamond’s Beverly won the most crushe from the Ruby house and it’s likely that she will be in the Rendezvous room this Saturday with her boo Angelo once again. Here is how each Ruby housemate crushed;

Oneal’s Crush Wall Session;
He crushes on Annabel
 
Angelo’s Crush Wall Session;
He crushes on Beverly

 
Sulu’s Crush Wall Session;
He crushes on Annabel and Beverly
 
Feza’s Crush Wall Session;
She crushes on Beverly & Annabel
 
Pokello’s Crush Wall Session;
She crushes on an Emerald guy (JJ)
 
Elikem’s Crush Wall Session;
He crushes on Beverly & an Emerald housemate (Eveva)
 
Cleo’s Crush Wall Session;
She crushes on Beverly & Annabel

After a very successful campaign with their first side-splitting TV commercials, Jamii Telecom is back with its characteristic “Faiba” adverts.

In this episode, Episode 6, the internet service provider dispels the rumour that Faiba internet is expensive. The cave man uses the athlete analogy who runs from point A to B to explain how fast the Faiba bandwidth is. He hits out at other internet service providers which are characterized by down-time and lack of dedicateion.

He however insists that with Faiba you get the fastest speeds and down-time is something of the past.

Watch this 10 over 10 marketing below;

After a very successful campaign with their first side-splitting TV commercials, Jamii Telecom is back with its characteristic “Faiba” adverts.

In this episode, Episode 6, the internet service provider dispels the rumour that Faiba internet is expensive. The cave man uses the athlete analogy who runs from point A to B to explain how fast the Faiba bandwidth is. He hits out at other internet service providers which are characterized by down-time and lack of dedicateion.

He however insists that with Faiba you get the fastest speeds and down-time is something of the past.

Watch this 10 over 10 marketing below;

After a very successful campaign with their first side-splitting TV commercials, Jamii Telecom is back with its characteristic “Faiba” adverts.

In this episode, Episode 6, the internet service provider dispels the rumour that Faiba internet is expensive. The cave man uses the athlete analogy who runs from point A to B to explain how fast the Faiba bandwidth is. He hits out at other internet service providers which are characterized by down-time and lack of dedicateion.

He however insists that with Faiba you get the fastest speeds and down-time is something of the past.

Watch this 10 over 10 marketing below;