Month: September 2013

It would seem Bamboo has had enough of the secular world and has instead decided to call it quits. The decision which comes as a shock follows his recent attack on Pendo. And he chose to make his sentiments known via facebook.

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Kamal Kaur is in her 30s and a loving mother of two absolutely gorgeous kids. When she isn’t working at Radio Africa as a radio presenter on East FM she is penning for The Star newspaper. Kamal or Kam as she’s fondly referred to by those close to her was at the Westgate Shopping Mall as part of East FM’s crew when the terrorists attacked.

A close friend and colleague to the late Ruhila Adatia, Kamal narrated the harrowing ordeal in which she and her children almost lost their lives.

I could only watch in horror as my son Armaan missed a bullet by an inch as my daughter Sapna pushed him and herself down. I was trying to pull down the little boy who got shot instead of my son. Both my kids were hurt but are thankfully ok. I’m sorry I’m not taking any calls. It’s traumatic repeating the story over and over again. We are thankfully safe and I’m humbled with your love and support. We had someone looking out for us today. Armaan was helping a little girl evacuate through Java’s service entrance despite being hurt on his leg. I’m so proud of my son. He’s only 8. A kind Samaritan had to carry Sapna out as her leg was bleeding heavily and there’s still a lot of shrapnel in both their legs.
I have lost a dear colleague who was pregnant. She just took Sapna’s baby cradle last week to start getting things together for the arrival of her baby. I don’t know what to do or say.
I don’t know who else we have lost today. I had no idea where my kids were but they were so sensible and kept telling everyone to pretend they were dead so they wouldn’t be shot at. I know a lot of families have been ripped apart today. I just don’t know what to do or say. I’m sorry I’m not taking calls. I just cant speak.
Thank you for everything. Thank you for calling, messaging and looking out for us. We are safe. Please pray, please donate blood at any hospital. There are little children who need you to save their lives. There’s peoples relatives there. Please help.

Here’s the second part

So Ruhila Adatia was today found dead as a result of the hostage situation at Nakumatt Westgate. Unfortunately, for some people, this means a business opportunity.

A Facebook page called R.I.P Ruhila Adatia was set up three hours ago, and it has already garnered over 17,000 likes by the time of writing. Looking through their posts, it seems like this death has been turned into a commercial opportunity. See for yourself:

One of the first posts from the page says, “Let’s share and join her over at KenRoi Limited in celebrating a life well lived.” Clearly a sponsored post for a company named KenRoi. Do you think this is going too far, ama biz ni biz? Leave your interesting responses in the comment section below:

Google.co.ke has in the past one hour apparently been hacked by a group of people claiming to be from Pakistan. The site is showing the defaced image above, while playing some ominous techno music in the background. This comes as quite a shock, considering the infrastructural power Google has all over the world, it is surprising that someone managed to get through to their site, even though it was only a minor defacing. According to techies we interviewed, it appears to be a DNS hijack across some Internet Service Providers, so while some computers may show the defaced website, others will still show Google.co.ke with the search bar we are accustomed to showing. More to come.

Barely two days after jetting back home after a month-long tour in the US, ‘his rapcellency’, Prezzo has found himself in a heated gun drama that involved a military officer in Westlands, early Saturday morning.

Police say they want Prezzo to report to Parklands Police Station for grilling after he allegedly assaulted a Swiss military officer in the head with gun butt and holster on Saturday morning, reports Standard Digital.

Prezzo, who is currently on the run after the incident, was embroiled in an altercation outside Aqua Blue Lounge over a parking space at about 3AM. According to Gigiri Division police boss Vitalis Otieno, Prezzo had obstructed the military colonel from Switzerland which prompted the argument. 

“When the military officer came back ready to go, an argument broke out over the parking slot which degenerated to an assault using a gun. We want him to report at Parklands,” said Otieno. 

Apparently, the foreign military officer who was slated to travel to Ethiopia Saturday morning when the incident occurred was forced to cancel his flight and was treated and discharged from MP Shah Hospital, added the police boss.

After the drama, Prezzo is said to have tried to cock and shoot at the officer who was bleeding at that time. The police boss said Prezzo was restrained by his bodyguards who dragged him to his car and drove off. 

A man-hunt on him has since been launched even as police appealed to him to surrender. The police allegedly visited his home but they did not find him. 

[Standard Digital]

Judith Nyambura Mwangi whom you all know as Avril is one of the few successful female artistes in the Ogopa Deejays’ outfit.

She has songs such as Mama,Leo,Chokoza and Kitu Moja under her belt.The Nakuru born lady is also an actress in addition to being a designer and a singer.Her break-out role was as a musician and Leo’s love interest in MTV’s Shuga and she currently plays Eva in Sumu La Penzi 

After getting roasted by her fans earlier today Avril is going to be on tonight’s news on KTN albeit for a brief moment 

She posted this earlier on her Facebook Page:”Hehe so today I’m going to read the 9 o’clock news on the KTN Friday Briefing with Betty Kyallo..hope you’ll tune in..and I hope I’ll do well hehehe”

When award-winning Gospel songbird Emmy Kosgei agreed to marry Nigerian pastor, Anselm Madubuko, she perfectly knew that the General Overseer of Revival Assembly Church had children with his late wife, Connie Madubuko, and has since accepted them as her own.

Apostle Madubuko has three children, Velma, 24, a son, 25 who Apostle Madubuko revealed recommended Emmy and another son. Last year, Velma who had just graduated from a Canadian University had her traditional marriage followed by church wedding on Saturday, 1st of December 2012 at Revival Assembly Church.

Anyhow, here are Emmy’s step-children alongside their parents;

Photos: tichophil

He is one of the most popular Kamba artistes of all time.He is the guy who brought you Fundamendoos and Mutongoi.He is Ken Wa Maria.

Well today the star was killed on social media..sort of.

Here are some of the tweets “announcing his death” :

emu kanare ‏@2shortskanare:niko within but without #favoritequote RIP KEN WA MARIA #58

$pliff St@r ‏@ArikotheMufasa :21 gun salute to one of the realest nigga iv known all my life.. R.I.P Ken wa Maria..

Rachel Machua ‏@Rachel_Machua :”@Sakaja: “@ottysmalls: Life is short!! waaa!! RIP Ken wa Maria #Rt58″ oh no.. May he RIP..” Ooooh Noooo…..what happened?!

Chess Nthusi. ‏@ChessNthusi :”@MaaImani: R.I.P Ken Wa Maria”>>please tell me youre joking..!!!!!!!!!!! 🙁 ;-(

Black Waiteress ‏@MissStisha when did he die? And how did he die? RT @machedamike: R.I.P KEN WA MARIA #legend

However it turns out that its another fellow by the same name who died. The said Ken Wa Maria was a route 58 (Buruburu) tout who lost his life after allegedly hanging from a bus,slipping and falling and getting run over by the matatu he was hanging from.

Here he is;

The late Ken Wa Maria

May his soul rest in peace

Kibera’s finest rapper Octopizzo has just revelaed that his number two baby is around the corner.

In an interview with Zuqka, Octopizzo talked about why he works so hard and subliminally let the cat out of the bag!

“I have to work hard…for my wife, my daughter, and three brothers…I have another child on the way…”

This is why Octozzo isn’t just sitting down. He adds that he is already working on his second album before he’s even released his first one.

“I don’t want my fans to wait for another 10 years before my next one.”

So now you know that Tracy is about to have a playmate in a sister/brother in the few coming days.

When Mututho was appointed as the new chairman of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) he had an ice-cold reception from Kenyans especially the ‘guzzlers’.

Things got worse when he declared that the unpopular Mututho rules will be re-implemented (talk about taking the fun out of drinking!)The infamous Mututho Law aimed at curbing the alcoholism vice but people were not excited about it and their feelings towards the Mututho Law have not changed.

Here are some of the hilarious reactions
Mystikal ‏@elvis_freeman  #SiendiSafaricom7sBecause mututho wil b attending therefore no alcohol n ratchetness”

mistajames ‏@mjanjames it was the VAT n now its Motutho..uhuru kweli ni baba wa kambo

@carollemso The wrath of Motutho is upon us! Repent oh drunkards!

ANALOGUE ‏@NjoroPapp  Motutho amerudi na machungu…afadhali VAT

The king ‏@cheaquelukaku Motutho …. arama ya mchagao

Drummer Queen ‏@That_D3ndai Mututho hates alcohol and he is a crate of beer away from being attractive

The king ‏@cheaquelukaku jamaneni motutho! tafathal silkal saidie

Masaku ‏@masaku_ Siko sure which event I’ll attend nangoja mututho achague yake ndio niende the other one

After Size 8,Lady Bee and Chantelle saw the light,yet another secular artiste has found Jesus.And an unlikely one this time one Lovy Longomba.

He forms part of the group that brought you Body to Body,Queen,Dondosa among other hits.Lovy and his brother Christian  come from a musical background ,their father was a member of Super Mazembe  while their grandfather Vicky Longomba was a member of  the famous TPOK Jazz.Awilo Longomba the France-based Congolese musician is their uncle.

The Longombas have received awards such as Best East African Group in the 2005 Kora awards and later won Kisima awards in the Best Group From Kenya and Best Song from Kenya categories.The group later relocated from Kenya to Los Angeles and released the song Queen, which has took over African and European airwaves by storm

Most Kenyan deejays are always a loss on how to make it big in the music scene as the likes of DJ Joe Mfalme, DJ Crème, DJ Mobi, DJ Nruff, Kaytrixx among other leading spin-masters in the showbiz scene. The scenario is replicated in music scene as most upcoming artists find themselves motionless years after launching their music careers.

Various industry stakeholders have been dishing out tidbits to artists on how to take their music to a whole new interesting level. And now, award Winning DJ Joe Mfalme has also added his voice to the debate. And being a DJ, he knows best.

Here’s what he opines;

Deejays And Artists,

For Us To Go International, We Must Bench Mark Ourselves With The Stars Up There. On That Note, Fellow Deejays, When A Local Artist Brings You His/Her Music, If It’s Not Up To Standard, Advice Him/Her On What To Do…Tukinyamaza Tunakalia Talanta.

Let’s Push Them To Work Harder…We Must Make It Or Make It…God Above Everything.

Now you know.

She hosts the unconventional morning show ‘Morning After’ where topics such as sex and relationships are candidly talked about.

23 year old Mandi Sarro is often referred to as  a voice of the young people a game changer and to top it all her show is   thoroughly entertaining not to mention informative.Here is a photo of the young lady looking oh soo adorable at a young age with her daddy:

In April, DJ Crème, fresh from spinning at a concert in Nakuru, became a father after his baby mama and long term girlfriend, Denise, delivered a bouncing baby boy, Jamari.

And now, five months later, Jamari is all grown up and really takes after the father. Jamari is 9 days aways to turning 5 months!

Here’s a photo of Denise and Jamari playing out in the sun outside the couple’s home;

If you’ve met Jaguar before then you definitely have met Lugz too; the two are inseparable. Oh, and if you’ve been wondering who Jaguar’s BGV is, wonder no more because this is the guy.

Well, we’ve shown you in the past some of the hot whips that Jaguar cruises in and now it has just emerged that Lugz rolls in a similar manner. After previously presenting his black Lexus GS 450, Lugz is back with yet another classy and expensive ride.

This afternoon, Lugz was spotted checking into The Sarova Stanley with a brand new BMW 5 Series, 530d M Sport. Here are the exclusive photos;

Lugz, like Jaguar are known for their love for fashionable cars. The BMW above is the standard which all other large executive saloon cars are judged. The car’s price range is £27,000 (approx. 3.8M).

Recently nominated for the Channel O awards, Zambia’s illest Hip Hop group Zone Fam, is undoubtedly on a mission to take the African music scene by storm. The group took their versatility a notch higher by
collaborating with East Africa’s super producer Kus Ma of Camp Mulla alongside the sensational Tiri.

Recorded at Sub Sahara Entertainment and produced by Kus Ma, Jus Ride is destined to be a definite club banger connecting East and Southern Africa. Shot by Sub Sahara Entertainment’s celebrated director Kevin Bosco Jr.

The video’s poolside scenery courtesy of Mr. Alan Donovan in Athi River and the beautiful people seamlessly combine to depict THE ultimate summer party.

This charismatic video is of impeccable quality and will definitely get partygoers in the mood to Jus Ride! Take a look;

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Lovy the other half of the amazing duo The Longombas and a relative of the legendary Awilo Longomba is definitely going far.

After working with T.I and the Aussie rap sensation  Iggy Azalea  in a song called ‘Change your life’,the talented musician is now working with yet other talented international artists.Talking to Spice magazine this is what he says:

“I have worked with Chris Brown,Justin Beiber,TLC,Zendaya,Conor Maynard and many others.About the tracks though,at the moment,I cant name them or talk about them much.Record labels don’t allow us to.We only can when they are about to come out.”He then added that his fans should “Watch this space.”

Dondosa was the song that thrust the Longomba brothers to the Kenyan music Hall of fame back in 2001 and they have continued to make hits such as “Queen” “Piga Makofi” and  “Shika More” among others

After Kenyans on Twitter threw bare knuckle punches at Tanzanians in what will go down as one of the most epic tweefs, Tanzanians have sniffled and retorted lamely.

Most of the responses from the still ongoing TT; #SomeoneTellKenya are pretty much below the belt and IMO can’t match to the roasting KOT gave. Take a look;

@mL_Eight: #SomeoneTellKenya ni Bingwa wa mbio ndefu coz most of Kenyans are illegal immigrants most of their lives they been chased out..

@TheeJuror: #SomeoneTellKenya Tanzanian women wear weaves to enhance beauty, Kenyan women wear weaves to confirm their gender!

@HeriAliMwapachu: That awkward moment when Kiswahili is your national language and you can’t speak it. #SomeoneTellKenya

@MissiePopular: #SomeOneTellKenya Ooooppsss..they think they are Americans displaced in East Africa..let the denial pass first

@barrthabeet: #SomeoneTellKenya #SomeoneTellKenyans NO means just NO

@mL_Eight: #SomeoneTellKenya U should shut up for now coz we Spending now #MzeeKasema

@idiot_cony: We r dont have tym for tweef… waendelee tu #SomeoneTellKenya

@ThatNigguhJona : #SomeoneTellKenya that /there/ leaders are CRIMINALS. #SomeoneTellTanzania

@MattMill1 #SomeoneTellKenya their not of us come there #SomeoneTellTanzania

@saidiabdal: #someonetellkenya to stop adressing their wives as BIBI (grandmother)

@DavidSamweli: #SomeoneTellKenya mademu zao

@binac: #SomeoneTellKenya #someonetellkenyans u canot have da coloniasts language as ur national language and be proud of it! #SomeoneTellTanzania

@DoreenCakes: #SomeoneTellKenya Tzn women wear weaves to enhance beauty, Kenyan women wear weaves to confirm their gender

As Kenyans and Tanzanians faced off fiercely on Twitter since last evening up until this morning, leading musicians and their hit songs from both countries were not spared either. Some of the big names in music scene from Bongo and Kenya were dragged into the epic tweet.

For instance, Bongo heartthrob, Diamond Platnumz suffered most casualty as Kenyans went in on him as far as faluting his phtysical appearance. Others affected include Professa Jay, Christina Shusho, Rose Muhando, AY among others.

Here are some of the tweets on that;

@Danmtall: #SomeoneTellTanzania Proffesor Jay is the only proffesor they Got

@eduzmi: #SomeoneTellTanzania Mututho is back, Diamond akujie ile CD yake ya ‘nataka kulewa’

@itwit_tweets: #someonetellTanzania Rose Muhando akuje achukue zile viatu alivulia kenya..hatuzitaki!!

#SomeoneTellKenya kwamba Avril aliomba atokee kwenye Video ya Diamond

@ReubenRubizy: #someonetelltanzania Zack wetu alienda S.A na wheelchair akarudi na MacMuga wao alikwama huko :-):-)

@vinny_wa: #SomeoneTellTanzania kina Vaileti, Anita, Cinderella na Mac Muga wote wako Kenya…. kama mamboch Kawangware

@Muniu_Muniu: #SomeoneTellTanzania waambie Chege akishow Kidero mkono mmoja aweke juu ni shauri yake.

@Moffatmwai: #someonetelltanzania after we are done with u bahati bukuku wil sing Waraka wa watanzania #KODF

@ReubenRubizy: #SomeoneTellTanzania hakuna rapper anaitwa senti hamsini ni 50cent :-):-)

@rkasu94: #someonetelltanzania diamond has to come to Kenya to shoot his best music videos. (Kesho)

@ngesa_fiona: #someoneTellTanzania they av Ay we av Ayayayaya

@tonytheguzzler: #SomeoneTellTanzania that mr Nice is a chokosh in Rongai

@musyokak50: #SomeOneTellTanzania Kenyans shoot HD videos with cameras not huawei ideos.Ask Diamond,Ray C,Shusho

@tonytheguzzler: #SomeoneTellTanzania Diamond’s latest video was shot by #Ogopadjs a #Kenyan company in SA dudes gat no entertainment.

@mumony_kk: #someonetelltanzania diamond has produced a song based on the twitter comments

@reh_ji_nold: #SomeoneTellTanzania Mr.Nice ni biscuit huku Kenya.

@robbinson_mark: Haha #SomeoneTellTanzania Mututho has been Appointed chairman ot Nacada and Diamond hatalewa tena kenya

@Stoned3: #SomeoneTellTanzania to please refer to #Tuendelee song, “ka lazma nikutukane ndio ujulikane”… *drops mic*!!

@Boynayo: #SomeoneTellTanzania chege of tmk is a kikuyu who failed to pay his rent and fled to tz

@madkisii: #SomeOneTellTanzania Diamond’s lips are bigger than your economy

@NGALEYAKWI #someonetelltanzania by the time we are finished with them diamond will be copper,,matonya will be manyoya and ali kiba will be aliiba

@MNyakabete: #SomeoneTellTanzania by the end of this trend diamond will be zinc ama copper!

@robbinson_: #SomeoneTellTanzania their artists are so poor(Husein machozi)that they want to kurudi jela instead of hustling like Nameless~Salaary eeeh

@CrazyKenyan_: Msechu must have been your English teacher RT @idiot_cony: We r dont have tym for tweef. #SomeoneTellKenya””

Life in the public eye is full of inconsistency,one moment  people love you and think that you are the best thing since sliced bread,and the next moment they throw you into the frying pan.

That is a lesson Kitu Kimoja singer Avril learned the hard way when her adoring fans pulled a 180 and went HAM on her after she posted this :

Girls don’t need a short and tight skirt or a low cut top to impress a guy. A girl doesnt need a lot of make up on their face to look beautiful, all a girl needs to look beautiful is a nice personality, a natural smile, and to be true to themselves. #teamAvril do you agree?

The fans were  quick to point out that she did not walk the talk saying:

Zaki Nisto: irony na ww mama yao iyo sekta

Ian Dancun: So thy shld leav them 2 u???coz no evn a singl day u’v eva dan with’t them!!!

Maha de Lovechild :Na c ukue unavaa ngozi na unanyoa kipara kisha uvae buibui….!!!

Ann Opakasi :weh mwenyewe make up is your other name

Wanjiru Kinyanjui :Talkin of preachin water n drinkin wine

Raphael Andezz: can xam1 plz slap avril 4 mi

Martin Kelly: kinaya, na venye we upenda kuexpose zako? kwanza uktaka kulewa..

Michael Kinyajui: this post is as useless as the traffic lights in GTA