Month: August 2014

If you are an ardent user of social media you have spotted this trend: The “Ice Bucket Challenge.”

You have watched millions of people accept the Ice Bucket Challenge before pouring a bucket of water with ice over their heads.

It’s then followed by the participant challenging other people to do the same. But unlike twerking, planking, selfies and groundies, this trend serves a bigger purpose than entertainment; it is for a good cause.

The Ice bucket challenge was started to spread ALS awareness and raise money for research and patient services for people suffering from ALS.Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease which causes difficulty in speaking, swallowing, breathing and causes muscle spasms.

If you don’t dump a bucket of cold ice water over your head you donate 100 dollars to the ALS Association in the United States.

Watch Sam Gichuru from Nailab challenge Larry Madowo, Juliani and TerryAnne Chebet  to the Ice Bucket Challenge

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2014 is turning out to be an exciting year for Kenya’s ‘king of comedy’, Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki, who takes to the international stage this Friday on CNN International’s ‘African Voices’.

Daniel Ndambuki, popularly known as ‘Churchill’, explains to CNN how he got his stage name, and introduces viewers to his rural school, explaining why he played ‘the devil’ in his first acting role.

“Welcome to Mumbuni Secondary School… this is where we started acting… I was never the main actor by the way, I was always supporting…I don’t know if it’s because they could not see me because of my colour. So the biggest part I was given was the devil that is the role I played…,” Churchill explains.

At the very start of his career, Daniel was seen performing by Wahome Mutahi, the beloved Kenyan humourist- who wrote the ‘Whispers’ column on Sunday Nation. Mutahi gave Ndambuki the stage name Churchill, which was in line with his style of nicknaming artists after famous world leaders.

“My first joke…they switched off the mic. It was so boring to even myself…they relegated me to face painting, so I ended up face painting and making jokes to the kids and at some point I had to pinch them because the parents were watching. ‘If you don’t laugh, look at me with a smile if you don’t laugh’… it was crazy,” he explains.

He reveals to ‘African Voices’ that American actor and comedian, Steve  Harvey, is his role model and explains that the Churchill academy is aiming to produce a Chris Rock or a Steve Harvey in the next five years.

 

Daniel discovered a special place not far from his childhood home, The Machakos People’s Park, where he goes to unwind. “What amazes me about this place… we used to come and hunt rabbits, there were so many snakes around here. Now, it’s a whole different place. It is so relaxing especially after all those noises, in Nairobi, big city, you want somewhere where you can have a meeting with yourself,” he says.

Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki’s story will air on CNN International’s ‘African Voices’ on Friday, 22 August at 1030; with repeat broadcasting on the following days:

Saturday          1730

Sunday   0530, 1100 and 2030

Monday           1230 and 1730

Tuesday           0730

Tune in to CNN on DStv Channel 401.

 

Are you an enthusiast of drama? Good news for you; your favourite legendary show is set to be back sooner than you have ever anticipated.

It is new, refreshed and even more exciting; Vitimbi the show which most of us have grown up with has undergone a transformation to even suit your interest even more. The hilarious comedian on the show will surely give you more laughter with their dramas. I guess while growing up everybody had his favourite comedian on the show and it will be so thrilling to catch up with them one more time.

The rebranded Vitimbi will air on the newest kid on the block, Maisha Magic on DStv channel 161. Maisha Magic officially takes on the air as from 1^st of September; all the esteemed viewers can catch up with their favourite shows from then henceforth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone once told me that the older generation that consists of our parents generally has accents due to the fact that more emphasis was put on knowing the English language, rather than ensuring your English was devoid of mother-tongue influence.

And that is why you will notice that a large number of our folks are fluent in English but the accent is wanting. This also applies to a large number of politicians and other public figures among them IG Kiamiyo.

Nick Odhiambo had this to say about Kimaiyo’s accent:

dont you just love kimaiyos speeches, i bet his teachers used to make him read in english class to entertain the rest of the class..” we syant allaw bibo in tis glass two love loud’ …yaani “we wont allow people in this class to laugh loud!!!! kujibamba…

Vera SidikaEverytime Vera Sidika’s name is brought up, it’s rarely if ever about humility. That’s what makes this story super sweet. Vera was humbled. And the best part is that she was humbled out of her own volition. She decided to do a good deed for the underpriviledged in society and this is how her sojourn to a children’s home went:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is a garment that almost everyone uses but talked about in a hush-hush as most of the people are not comfortable speaking about them.

Former Big Brother Africa: The Chase, Annabel Mbaru is thinking about venturing in women’s underwear and nightclothes. Despite the fact that he did not clinch the much coveted price, the sexy Annabel is flying high in the fashion industry and her latest bid to venture in lingerie line might just be the icing on the cake.

Check out Annabel’s conversation on this link:

http://www.dstv.com/News/Video-Annabel-Mbaru-eyes-lingerie-line/89135

 

 

It is a garment that almost everyone uses but talked about in a hush-hush as most of the people are not comfortable speaking about them.

Former Big Brother Africa: The Chase, Annabel Mbaru is thinking about venturing in women’s underwear and nightclothes. Despite the fact that he did not clinch the much coveted price, the sexy Annabel is flying high in the fashion industry and her latest bid to venture in lingerie line might just be the icing on the cake.

Check out Annabel’s conversation on this link:

http://www.dstv.com/News/Video-Annabel-Mbaru-eyes-lingerie-line/89135

 

It was the official dance of 2013,but it seems the dance which involves twisting and jerking of the hips and behind  is still alive and widespread.

It has survived Miley Cyrus (who almost put the dance to death) and became more than a passing internet fad.Do not be fooled by how easy many twerkers make it look. it is actually a difficult  dance and requires skilled people to perform it much like the belly dance.

Twerking has even become trendier due to the fact that science backs up the dance. Dr Mehmet Oz says that twerking has mental health so learning twerking will improve your cognition and memory.

Other health benefits include shaping and strengthening your behind, thighs, lower back and toning your abs. You may frown upon socialites twerking but science backs them up and they are probably healthier than most of us.

Pendo released a video doing the dance with Blaqy’s Money Maker playing in the background.

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It was the official dance of 2013,but it seems the dance which involves twisting and jerking of the hips and behind  is still alive and widespread.

It has survived Miley Cyrus (who almost put the dance to death) and became more than a passing internet fad.Do not be fooled by how easy many twerkers make it look. it is actually a difficult  dance and requires skilled people to perform it much like the belly dance.

Twerking has even become trendier due to the fact that science backs up the dance. Dr Mehmet Oz says that twerking has mental health so learning twerking will improve your cognition and memory.

Other health benefits include shaping and strengthening your behind, thighs, lower back and toning your abs. You may frown upon socialites twerking but science backs them up and they are probably healthier than most of us.

Pendo released a video doing the dance with Blaqy’s Money Maker playing in the background.

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Kenyan born, recognized by many, and eloquent in Swahili, the silver-tongued Lulu Hassan is just simply one of a kind.

It’s no wonder she enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame as one of the best in Swahili news anchoring.

I came across a photo of Mrs. Abdallah from way back when she was about 12 years hanging out with friends.

 

Lulu then

 

Lulu now

Kenyan born, recognized by many, and eloquent in Swahili, the silver-tongued Lulu Hassan is just simply one of a kind.

It’s no wonder she enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame as one of the best in Swahili news anchoring.

I came across a photo of Mrs. Abdallah from way back when she was about 12 years hanging out with friends.

 

Lulu then

 

Lulu now

“Stunning” and “talented” and “model”are words that are often thrown around without rhyme or reason, but when it comes to Amina Amaru each word rings 100% true.

She is the beautiful face in Jaguar’s hit ‘Kioo’ and Bien’s girl in Sauti Sol’s steamy controversial video “Nishike”. You have also spotted her modeling clothes for Wanfam Clothing,Kidosho and Pinky Ghelani’s line “Pink”.

 

Photo Credit:Buoart Photography

Amina has not only dominated the commercial modeling industry but has a fashion spread or two to her name. So why would such a beautiful girl need to search for love on Tujuane. Who knows? Be on the lookout for her on the next episode of Tujuane and get to find out.

 

 

“Stunning” and “talented” and “model”are words that are often thrown around without rhyme or reason, but when it comes to Amina Amaru each word rings 100% true.

She is the beautiful face in Jaguar’s hit ‘Kioo’ and Bien’s girl in Sauti Sol’s steamy controversial video “Nishike”. You have also spotted her modeling clothes for Wanfam Clothing,Kidosho and Pinky Ghelani’s line “Pink”.

 

Photo Credit:Buoart Photography

Amina has not only dominated the commercial modeling industry but has a fashion spread or two to her name. So why would such a beautiful girl need to search for love on Tujuane. Who knows? Be on the lookout for her on the next episode of Tujuane and get to find out.

 

 

I like to convince myself that I’m impervious to good looking men but I have to admit Nick Mutuma’s new look would even the ‘lesbianest ‘of lesbian waver. True story.

If you think he looked good on ‘Shuga’ then you should be on the lookout for his appearance in Jokate Mwegelo’s new video. For those who do not know Jokate,she is a Tanzanian beauty that  once dated Diamond Platnumz and even had a tiff with Wema Sepetu (Diamond’s on and off girlfriend)over it .Jokate and Wema have as we speak resolved their issues like grown women.

 

 

Away from her personal life, Jokate who is known for her distinct and beautiful mole above her lip was once a MnetAfrica/Channel O VJ. She describes herself as a’ social entrepreneur’ and was even awarded a Zanzibar International Film Festival for Best Actress category.

Here are some steamy scenes from what her upcoming music video featuring Nick Mutuma.

 

 

 

Before we even start, please allow me to share a little something about Ebola:

 

 

The Ebola viral disease is a severe disease which affects humans and other primates, and is a form of viral haemorrhagic disease. Once the virus infects a person, it is transmissible between people through bodily fluids.

The disease derives the name from the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which was near the site of one of the first outbreaks. The virus was first reported in 1976 and outbreaks have periodically occurred.

These outbreaks have tended to occur in remote villages close to tropical rainforests in Central Africa. However, the largest ever recorded outbreak is currently underway in three countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria Certain bats living in tropical African forests are thought to be the natural hosts of the disease. The proposed chain of events is: bat droppings are eaten by terrestrial animals; the animals die, and then their carcasses are handled by a human. The virus does not only pose a risk to humans: approximately one third of gorillas in protected areas have perished, according to the WHO.

The Ebola virus is not airborne, not in water or food, so people would have to come into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.

These include: blood, sweat, vomit, urine, saliva or semen. Ebola can’t be spread like flu through contact or breathing in the same air. This makes the risk of a travelers contracting Ebola is very low in the absence of direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person or animal.

 

 

 

 

Now that that pesky bit is out of the way, let us get down to it. There has been alot of pandemonium in the mainstream Kenyan media with everyone asking about screening West Africans for Ebola -damn near turning the international incident into a reason to humiliate and dehumanize West Africans. But what will happen at Big Brother? What will happen seeing as the house will have participants from Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone?

 

Well, they will have been vetted and screened.

 

Then allow me to reiterate it in a plain enough manner for even a halfwit to understand, the participants from all over Africa will have been screened for not just Ebola but any other disease. So I guess we are done here huh?

Now punch yourself for thinking from such a narrow perspective!

 

 

Before we even start, please allow me to share a little something about Ebola:

 

 

The Ebola viral disease is a severe disease which affects humans and other primates, and is a form of viral haemorrhagic disease. Once the virus infects a person, it is transmissible between people through bodily fluids.

The disease derives the name from the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which was near the site of one of the first outbreaks. The virus was first reported in 1976 and outbreaks have periodically occurred.

These outbreaks have tended to occur in remote villages close to tropical rainforests in Central Africa. However, the largest ever recorded outbreak is currently underway in three countries in West Africa: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria Certain bats living in tropical African forests are thought to be the natural hosts of the disease. The proposed chain of events is: bat droppings are eaten by terrestrial animals; the animals die, and then their carcasses are handled by a human. The virus does not only pose a risk to humans: approximately one third of gorillas in protected areas have perished, according to the WHO.

The Ebola virus is not airborne, not in water or food, so people would have to come into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.

These include: blood, sweat, vomit, urine, saliva or semen. Ebola can’t be spread like flu through contact or breathing in the same air. This makes the risk of a travelers contracting Ebola is very low in the absence of direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person or animal.

 

 

 

 

Now that that pesky bit is out of the way, let us get down to it. There has been alot of pandemonium in the mainstream Kenyan media with everyone asking about screening West Africans for Ebola -damn near turning the international incident into a reason to humiliate and dehumanize West Africans. But what will happen at Big Brother? What will happen seeing as the house will have participants from Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone?

 

Well, they will have been vetted and screened.

 

Then allow me to reiterate it in a plain enough manner for even a halfwit to understand, the participants from all over Africa will have been screened for not just Ebola but any other disease. So I guess we are done here huh?

Now punch yourself for thinking from such a narrow perspective!

 

 

Nick Mutuma seems to have been doing exceptionally well. And that is down to his hassle and hardwork. The lad has been galavanting all around Africa to that end with his co-host Sarah Hassan and now he is reaping the benefits of the sweat.

 

Lad has been getting around in a Vits but he has upgraded to a sturdy German made automobile and you know what they say about German vehicles aye? Well all that precision is now infused into his ride of choice.

And why not celebrate this? I ask this question to all the haters and naysayers out there who have been mumbling under their breathe about such tales which unless tall are quite fine by me. The lad pnow knows a thing or two about driving what many Kenyans would consider a luxury vehicle -well, not me but most.

 

 

And that is good stuff! Showing that Kenya’s showbiz industry has room for growth even if at a micro level.

 

Call it the bandwagon capital of Twitter; these are probably the hotspot where you will find majority of Kenyans talking over the social media.

#KOT (Kenyans on Twitter) is well known for ‘bullying’ anyone who dares cross their path and has henceforth received such a huge following among Kenyan Twitter users. At some point, #KOT was always featuring among Twitter’s most trending items.

This week however, #Kenyanisms seems to be the one gaining much traction on Twitter and has maintained a top spot over the famed #KOT. Unlike #KOT which is better known as the judicial wing for mashing online justice, #Kenyanisms seem to be taking a different dimension; emphasizing on sharing all those funny pictures and posts that make one to crack their ribs.

You can find all those seriously funny stuff on #Kenyanisms if you want all the humor about Kenyan things; remember a laugh a day keeps the doctor away.

 

Lulu Hassan has been off air for sometime but she is back and looking very fabulous- I must add.

Many people struggle to with weight loss but it’s even harder to lose post-baby weight. Lulu gave birth to her son in May but she already has her healthy and impressive physique back.

Lulu made it back to the screens dressed in a custom made Wambui Mukenyi bui bui, check her out

It is a sunny early Thursday morning in the Capital; the cold weather is slowly fading away as we approach the last week of the eight month of the year. These are some of the items that were trending the over the past day:

 

 

#1Eric Omondi’s Alleged Girlfriend Speaks On Their Relationship

#2Huddah Monroe Goes Back To Modelling .Check Out Her Incredible Photos

#3Top Music Producer Dies From Mysterious Illness

#4Citizen TV’s Julie Gichuru Unrestrictedly Opens Up About Her Life (Video)

#5Sonko’s Children Pose in Tiny Shorts .Is This We Should Expect from Their New Reality Show? (Photos)

#6Kenzo’s Hackers Revealed. It’s The Kenyan Daily Post! (Evidence)

#7Check Out Eve D’Souza’s Ride (Photo)

#8Of Socialites And Sexually Explicit Videos. Are We A Hypocritical Nation?

#9He Is Handsome, He Can Cook And He Is Rich.Check Out The Millionaire Chef

#10This is Why Citizen TV’s #TheBigQuestion is Trending on Twitter

We all know Obinna right? The laugh maestro who is always entertaning us by making our ribs crack on both radio and TV.

Now the entertainer has decided to take it up a notch higher with a song; Ingwe which is bound to make our hearts melt. He specifically promises something special for the ladies; raunchier and tantalizing just to say the least compared to what Sauti Sol showcased.

The video which was done by the one and only Enos Olik is dropping this friday on the Trend and the first place to listen to the audio would also be this friday with Jalango and Alex Mwakideu on Radio Maisha.

Other great artistes who featured in the video include Anto Neosoul, Calvo Mistari, Gkon among others.

A woman with a book is an empowered woman. Teach her how to love books first before she can learn to love a lip-gloss. Books bolster a woman. Books turn girls into ladies-Biko Zulu

Sophia Wanuna may be super successful news anchor and many would assume that a person with such success doesn’t need to go back to school,but Sophia is hitting the books.

Even though she enjoys a successful career on TV Sophia has gone back to school ,here are some of her back to school photos

 

 

 

He is generally every woman’s dream, he can cook, and he has decent looks and is a millionaire. Which woman does not want that? Let’s not even trip all women want that.

His name is Kenneth Maina and he is the owner of Lemon Grass Kitchen which offers fun cooking classes for anyone interested in culinary arts.

And if you did not think that the culinary arts are worth pursuing his business is worth 31 Million shillings. Here is his story

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Tiny shorts, big hair and flashy cars. It seems that this is what to expect from “The Sonko’s” a new reality show set to hit our television screens soon.

The oldest daughter Saumu shared some photos of her and her sisters posing seductively  in tiny shorts on a Range Rover .I have to admit though I was a bit uncomfortable with the tiny one wearing short shorts and a crop top. I am no Judge Judy but I don’t think children should be allowed to wear such revealing trashy clothes. They say clothes are a very powerful way to communicate and I just think that these clothes are sending the wrong message.

 

 

But then again it’s not in my place to judge but I’m sure the Sonko Girls will give us something to look forward to.

 

She is one of the most inspirational news anchor in the country, Julie has interviewed leaders across the African continent but this time round; she was the one telling the audience about herself.

The story of Julie is a simple one, many would think she was this special kid growing up but just like many normal kids, Julie had passion for books; reading and watching TV were her greatest hobbies. She was lucky to join Archbishop Desmond Tutu leadership program where she was challenged to start a project to transform the African continent. Julies’ love for information made her start developing dialogues with African leaders after she discovered the gap between the leaders and their constituents.

Just like Martin Luther King; Julie too shares her dream about the African continent, she challenges the African people to embrace African content and embrace their culture. Julie promises to start telling African stories and further disclosed that starting next year she was going to produce a TV series telling the story about the mau mau.

Here is full video of Julie’s story:

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Founded by Marie Steinmann & Tom Tykwer a couple of years back, One Fine Day Films is persistent to producing local films that can compete on an international platform. Here are some of the big local projects that One Fine Day Films has worked on; NAIROBI HALF LIFE (2012), SOMETHING NECESSARY (2013), SOUL BOY and now VEVE which will premiere on August 28th at Century Cinemax The Junction and in cinemas on September 5th

 

 

VEVE follows the lives of multiple characters trying to find themselves in a world of political intrigue, revenge, love and longings for success complemented by the background of the thriving yet unregulated veve business.

Amos, an ambitious politician, is running for another term as Maua MP whilst facing his opponent Wadu in the extension of his veve empire. His wife Esther discovers the true nature of his affairs and seeks solace in Kenzo, a conflicted young man out to seek vengeance for his father’s death. Sammy, Amos’ right hand man, has to choose between being loyal to his work and being a caring father to his 12-year-old son Kago. Maua´s Veve Farmers want to farm a union to force Amos to pay decent prices for their veve. Clint, a hedonistic wannabe documentary filmmaker meddles to far, blind of the dangers he is putting himself and others into.

All are in search of purpose not knowing, that their destinies are entwined in more ways than they imagine.

Watch the Trailer HERE.