Month: October 2013

Ciku Muiruri’s ‘Busted’ show is by far one of the most dramatic and intriguing shows on radio, The show aims at ‘busting’ wayward lovers and even the craftiest cheaters have been caught pants down by just a phone call from Ciku .The drama that follows the said ‘busting’ always leaves the audience in shock, disbelief and most times, endless laughter.

She has received appreciation for her uncanny and creative was of trapping the unfaithful but not everyone is popping that champagne in her honor, here are a few of the comments posted by displeased fans:

Hassan Ali Zowedi Me I hate it when pple keep destroying other pple’s marriages.. Nkt!

Mwaura Karagu u av destroyed many families n relationships #Ciku n u will pay one day…. u n #Maina of classic r dangerous to our relationships…. n both of u r nt married……

Hellenah Nimmoh … if u cant advice to build homes stop helping to break homes.

Dunki Moon N This classic FM is full of Single idlers who have become the worst enemy of FAMILY life. guys if you cant hold on something let those can do it, not just sitting there blah blah blah ing on how to get families separated. Just go to the end of the world and throw yourselves off the face of it. Let NO MAN put as-sander. i didnt say that. 3<)

Geoffrey Oanda
Ciku,i think many of us do not the kind of person you are.you have have destroyed marriages and weakened the strong cheaters.You do it while you don’t care at all but then you sound so sorry there after to one party-an angel.Do you remember you being busted back in the days? how did you feel? imagine someone earning at your heart break!! Do you remember being associated with the Artur Brothers? you went ahead and defended yourself on almost 2 pages on the local daily. you made yourslf clean and innocent, tell us who you are or tell us who are your friends, eti mbusted(sic)

Alot has been said about Kantai. From stories swirling about of how he is a despondent alcoholic and how he fell off and will never get back into A-List celebrity stardom. And he is out to silence the critics. His management team just sent word to Uncle Chim Tuna to inform me that Kantai is planning a huge comeback.

Check out the press release below:

One of Kenya’s most lethal lyricists Chris Kantai, popularly known as ‘Kantadda’ will also be making a
come back when he performs at Soul To Soul. This will be his first time on stage in three years. “ I
haven’t lost an inch of my lyrical prowess, I am still as lethal as I was , I will be proving critics wrong”
says Kantai.

Kantai has been missing in action in what he terms as a recess to be with his son. He will be performing
some of his famous songs as well as his new releases, “Almighty” which was composed for his son. Other
artists slated to perform include conscious hip hop rappers Washamba Wenza.
Other prominent poets in Kenya will also be performing alongside Sitawa Wafula and Kantai.
The event will be hosted by Hip hop head and member of Wakamba Wawili , Labalaa who will also
perform. According to the coordinator, Edward Amaya, “all artists who perform any conscious form of
art apart from rapping, poetry and spoken word will also be given a chance to perform”.
The FREE ENTRY event will be held on Saturday 9th November from 11am to 6pm at the Bahai Centre
located next to Kengeles Nyayo Stadium.

A lot has been said about gay, cross-dressing Gospel artiste Joji Baro.He has been judged and condemned by a lot of people with a large number of Bible- thumpers crowding our comment section self-righteously  quoting a few Bible verses about homosexuality.

A few believe that Joji should not be a Gospel artiste because he is gay. I always say that we should never judge for we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God,so it is time we got off the moral high horse and quit judging. After all didn’t Jesus Christ the son of God hang out with prostitutes, tax collectors and those rejected by the community?

Anyhow apart from preaching the Gospel  and causing controversy Joji is also a Picasso of sorts. Have a look at some of Joji’s work

It was all rainbow and butterflies until this happened:

Maina and King’ang’i are asking quite a puzzling question; would Kenyan men embrace vasectomies as a family planning method? And just what is a vasectomy? Well, a vasectomy is a surgical procedure for male sterilization and/or permanent birth control. During the procedure, the vasa deferentia of a man are severed, and then tied/sealed in a manner such to prevent sperm from entering into the seminal stream (ejaculate). Vasectomies are usually performed in a physician’s office or medical clinic.

The part labelled “F” is the part that gets severed.

So basically, they snip your balls. So no thank you! Uncle Chim Tuna will not go under the knife for a 2nd time unless it is because of cancer!

But this is the question Maina posed to everyone:

There is something that was carried out in Rwanda recently. We are here wondering how it would go down here in Kenya. Read on…

The government of Rwanda now advocates for a Birth Control Method for men known as Vasectomy. This is for family planning purposes according to the Ministry of Health in Rwanda. Vasectomy is an operation on a man to prevent him from impregnating a woman. Most African men won’t even advocate for it, yet most rich and wealthy men especially in the west have undergone this procedure. It is considered an effective family planning method.

We ask, what do you think about it? Do you think this would be implemented in Kenya successfully? Ladies, if it was up to you, would you let your man undergo a vasectomy? Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on vasectomy? Should it be considered? Wouldn’t it be effective for family planning in our society?

Let us know your thoughts! I’ll be reading your comments. This is very interesting…

Tune in and have your say.

Kevin Ombima commonly referred to as Kaka Sungura has certainly come a long way from his days of his ‘Tembea’. After his chart-topping hit Ligi Soo, the rapper is now set to finalize his lucrative Bongo deal come December this year.

Speaking exclusively to Ghafla, Rabbit revealed that the deal will include a deluxe house in an affluent location that the rapper declined to reveal and a first-class life in general. We asked him just how lucrative this deal was in monetary terms but the rapper remained mum about it.

If all goes as planned we will see him work with Tanzania’s musical legends like Pacho Latino, Hermy B of Tusker Project Fame and  Marco Chali.

This will not be Rabbit’s first international collaboration as the beginning of 2011 he met Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island and created a rap video that has over 1.2 million YouTube views. You know Lonely Island from songs such as ‘Jizz In My Pants’,’Dick in A Box’ and’ Like A Boss’

He has a distinctive guttural voice that has enabled him to become one of the  most recognized voice to emerge from Zimbabwe and onto the international platform. This has earned him a loyal following across Africa and beyond .

You know him from ‘Todii’ the sensational song about HIV ,he is  Oliver Mtukudzi..Apart from being  first Zimbabwean artistes to sing about the scourge but he has also worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) since the 1980s to spread HIV/Aids awareness.

A while ago,his constant battle with diabetes sparked rumors that he had succumbed to HIV related infections but he moved to invalidate rumors.

The singer was spotted with Royal Media’s bigwig, the good-looking Julie Gichuru

Mashujaa Day celebrations may have been over but that doesn’t mean that Kenyan heroes can’t be accredited. For that matter, Sub Sahara Entertainment LTD releases the label’s hottest collaboration yet, Wakati Wako (Your Time).

Produced by the gifted Kus Ma who also raps on the track, the beautiful melody blends the talents of Thee MC Africa, Madtraxx and Tiri. Creatively fusing future-age synths with East African guitar riffs, the song echoes the reminder of unity and new beginnings.

In commemoration of Kenya’s fifty years as a republic, these young stars honor their homeland and its veterans – simultaneously giving the younger generation a classic banger to celebrate the season with.

Here’s the reverence track;

Camp Mulla are known for party songs and song about the good life. That in the past earned them alot of barbs from other entertainment editors. that was before the rest of Africa were moved by their music. Then everyone thought it was cool.

This time however, they decided to take things to the patriotic side of life. They decided to celebrate everything it means to be Kenyan and pride in being Kenyan. And in that spirit, they did a song to honour kenya’s Shujaas.

And for this one they tapped talents such as Thee MC Africa (formerly Taio Tripper), Madtraxx and Tiri. And the entire group has a chemistry that resonates through the track. Probably because they have worked together before and/or are friends.

Anyway, check out the track below and tell us what you think of it.

The list of TV stars taking a plunge into music is growing by the day. You’ve been watching him on your favourite teen TV show, ‘Machachari’, you love him for his love and now he’s just about to take that to a whole new level.

‘Machachari’ star, Babgee (one with the dreadlocks) has just released his breakout single. Babgee is the guy who has been going all-out for Sofia while MaDVD is away. Unknown to many of ‘Machachari’ fans, Babgee is also a rapper riding under the autograph, Stitch.

He has done, together with Chess (former ‘Tujuane’ host and also did the hook on Prezzo’s ‘Celebration of Life’) a song titled ‘Make it or Make it’. The two are both students at K.U. studying film production and are promising to take the industry by storm.

Babgee also reveals that he has other big projects coming soon. Here’s the breakout single;

And  here is part two:

When the going was good, Sang was probably at the height of his popularity. Today he is that radio presenter who stubbornly refuses to be forgotten. When a big man makes a mistake, everyone rushes in to cover for him and turns into a defense team because in the national psyche, the overlords are beyond reproach.

For the common man though, you learn to bear your own cross. At your greatest hour of need, you will be surprised by how quickly fatigued people get with your misfortunes. If you refuse to respond to medication after the first visit to the hospital, you will probably have to rely on your good deeds from the past. If you did not make your contributions regularly at family or community gathering in times of misfortune, the community reprisal will be harsh. Misery might love company but company is not always reciprocal.

In Sang is the recurring story of the common man in this country, used and discarded as soon as the window of convenience closes. He reminds us to humble ourselves, keep our heads low, be thankful for our little fortunes and go through the motions, accepting and moving on without fuss.

There has been a huge fuss over the plight of the Deputy President and President at the ICC but it seems that Journalist Sang has been forgotten, it is like no one cares about his predicament, everyone is more worried about Uhuru Ruto fate.

Oyunga Pala one of the most prolific writers of our time had this to say about the forgotten journalist:

With all the debate generated over the ICC cases at the Hague, one character keeps missing out in the national conversation. He may be seen but he is never heard. Nonetheless, he sticks out like a swollen lip, an inconvenient reminder that the small guy also has some responsibility to bear over the 2007-2008 post- election violence. In case it escaped your attention, Joshua Arap Sang is the forgotten suspect number 3. He would have been absolutely irrelevant if fate hadn’t bandied him with larger than life characters. He is the little guy you wish to ignore but every so often, he makes the front pages, diminutive in size, cast against the confident Deputy President William Ruto. Always subdued, a pained expression permanently scrawled on his face and it is no longer seems to bother anyone that he may be innocent.

For most ordinary men, it is fairly normal to be considered guilty and until you proven innocent. Sang is the little guy, if we are to literally stretch the metaphor, and in a country where only small men with a lot of money to matter.  Sang represents the Kenyan average Joe and the stereotypes that define it.  He is not handsome, not rich, has no family pedigree to speak of, no social status to leverage striped of his job title and sadly, no special powers to move the masses. Sang is what is referred to as common mwananchi. The unidentified crowd, that materializes of out of thin air by the roadside when a beer or petrol tanker overturns, to make quick gains off someone else’s loss.

He may have strong opinions about the state of the nation but he is seemingly powerless to do anything about it. Sometimes, they are called Wanjiku, a term popularized by civic society activists during the writing of the new constitution. It is the elite’s way of defining the class divides between the leadership and the ‘great unwashed’, the hoi polloi.
In most instances, they are invisible unless they appear in an agitated mob because the only way for the common man to be recognized is to agitate and threaten to wreck the peace and private property. It is the most effective way to draw attention to one’s existence.

(continued in part two)

It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the death of Mzee Aloys Okinda. The late was Hot 96’s drive show, Hot Drive, presenter Chris Okinda.

Mr. Okinda passed on last Friday after a long battle with diabetes. He will be laid to rest on 2nd November Saturday in Busia County, Murende Sub-location, Madele village.

Announcing the sad news, the raspy-voiced radio host eulogized his father as a ‘fighter’;

Let it never be said that my dear father Mr. Aloys Okinda went down without a fight. Baba was a strong man but he died last night

— Chris Okinda (@ChrisOkinda) October 19, 2013

“Let it never be said that my dear father Mr. Aloys Okinda went down without a fight. Baba was a strong man but he died last night”

Born 33 years ago, Chris is a prominent Kenyan actor, film director, producer, author and radio presenter. He featured in the Oscar award-winning movie The Constant Gardener working alongside Ralph Fiennes and White Maasai.

He is also the founder of the theatre film company Something Productions, which produces plays in his mother’s native Dholuo language, and is actively involved in the making of films and documentaries, the latter for both television and radio.

Ghafla! sends deepest condolences to Chris and his family for the loss.

It seems 2013 is the year for celebs to kiss the singles’ club goodbye. After songbird, Emmy Kosgei found love in Apostle Anselm Madubuko then followed by DJ Mo and Size 8 tying the knot recently, yet another celebrated Gospel artiste is set to put a ring on it.

Iconic Gospel worship singer, Mercy Wairegi is next in line, reports Uliza Links. Wairegi who is also a Minister, is set to officially get off the shelves when she will be reciting her marriage vows in the next few coming days.

The groom? Well, the groom is also a Man of God. The lucky man, Pastor Zeph, is one of the leading evangelists at the House of Grace Church.

Wairegi made the revelation recently at her church while giving a personal testimony.The date of the wedding is already set and it will be held in a few months’ time.

Wairegi is an award-winning songwriter and worship leader with two albums so far and has managed to reach many different people through her powerful and worshipful music that cuts across different age groups.

Prezzo is a man who has captivated the imaginations of Kenyans ever since he debuted on the scene with his popular song “Naitwa Jackson/Naleta Action” way back when there was no glamour in Kenya’s entertainment scene. And he proved he has staying power after almost everyone in the entertainment scene had written him off as a rich kid who was looking for a distraction from his everyday life.

If anything he is more relevant than ever and has been dropping tracks that are sure hits. And when he got married and (unfortunately) subsequently divorced, he made the headlines of Kenya’s entertainment magazines. But all anyone ever knew about his short lived union to Daisy Kiplagat was that it produced a daughter.

I finally got my mitts on said daughter. And she is such an adorable, sweet little girl. Check her out below:

Social Media has been alive lately, but for all the wrong reasons. There has been more bile than usual, people hating on a socialite’s 450K weave, folks showing extreme dislike for Eva Saida the socialite ‘launched’ by Ghafla, the Shebesh-Sonko Fiasco and now we are obsessing about the KDF lootenants.

We are so obsessed with negativity that awesome things are happening such as Lupita bagging a Hollywood award but very few seem to care about this Kenyan  mile stone.

This opinion is echoed by Mudigi of Sauti Sol who says that

We are not one until we sort out our basics. We have to support one another. Let’s stop waiting for news so that we can aggressively hate on twitter. Am longing to see topics like; Lupita Nyong’o, Sauti sol’s soma kijana initiative, KPL, and other success stories trend.
Let’s not use social media only to hate and put each other down.

When I met Dan Aceda, he shocked me. he is a rather down to earth individual which is unlike most musicians who possess half his talents and have achieved half the levels of success he has. It was at a party for a leading vodka brand at a club situated in town.

Now that i have recalled that, I have just remembered that I owe him a drink. Water or soda Bwana Dan? Anyway, moving right along, he impressed me with his humility. And now he has blown me away with his latest musical offering. The man has outdone himself.

Everything about this new track oozes class. At the risk of sounding like my mother, this track is a touch of pure class. It has that good-life feel to it and is the type of song my brother insists on only listening to when there is premium brandy or scotch around. The tosser!

The track is called “An E Yo” and the video was shot by Brad Braufman and was based in Boston. The video has Dan aceda playing the dapper African gentleman crooning songs to his “nyara”. Yeah, I spit that hot Luo fire!

Anyway, check it out below:

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