Month: January 2015

It is now very evident that Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria is one very insincere man after betraying the public apology he made regarding the hate speech remarks he posted on his facebook page last year.

Hours after he made the public apology flanked by members from the Law Society of Kenya and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Moses Kuria made another very hating remark by quoting the Bible.

Kuria quoted Genesis 17:14 which says “And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.”

Many of his followers were outraged by this post as they felt it is aimed at some community in Kenya and felt the MP is insincere and he just wasted Kenyans’ time apologizing publicly.

This is what some Kenyans said about the remark:

Moses Kuria! What kind of leadership is this? and yet you represent the president in his Gatundu constituency…Now when you insult our lakeside brothers do you expect them not to hit back. Seriously, what kind of a nation are we building? –Ken Mwaniki

Read the New Testament my fellow Kenyan. As a matter of fact, circumcision is what it does on your mind, but not on your penis. Im a kikuyu but that line of thinking is wrong. –Francis Kirago

You are quoting Bible out of context. We are living in the new testament. Kuria as sitting member of parliament, you can do better than that. –Eustace Kimathi

Surely you know taking yr hatred towards the Luos too far.Quoting Bibilical scriptures out of context aint a right thing to do.It seems you are determined to divide the already divided nation on tribal basis.When the country will be all burning,people fighting n killing each other on tribal lines,probably you will board an aeroplane to a country abroad.Mothers weeping over the loss of their children,internally displaced persons all over.Surely Moses Kuria is this what you want to be remembered for?The tag of being the greatest tribal king Kenya ever knew. –Solomon Kipruto Chivile

A time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—JEREMIAH 9.25 –LeWanyee LeKamanda

Plz lets just unlike this page ama we stop commenting on this tall baby’s post mayb that way he will grow up, coz his post are really a poison n saddenes me –Effie Nyams

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Make peace and please God not fellow men. Peace be upon you. –Waribu Wa

That only applies to the mentally poor. Currently majority of kenyans are past such theories. We already know the rich know no tribe, race, religion etc. They dine and make deals together. They even intermarry. Sell your theory to the fools Tumeerevuka. –Obadiah Waweru

Alhamdulilahi! kuria, in black and white u don’t deserve any honorary title on this planet maybe on pluto.insulting others would neither earn u” political bonga points” nor make u famous but it shall only help majority define your “intelligence index” please rise to the occasion it’s not a time to insult it’s a time to consult! -George Misige

 

In Thailand last year, a Thai court sentenced a 24 year old university student to 2 and a half years in prison for posting a message that offended the country’s king.

Apparently, the 24-year-old named Akkaradet Eiamsuwan violated Thailand’s strict Lèse Majesté  law which criminalizes threats, defamation or insults against the royal family

Towards the end of last year a Kenyan student was sent to jail for insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta on social media. The man Alan Wadi Okengo, 25, alias lieutenant Wadi will be doing time for 1 year.

Hot on the heels of Wadi is Nancy Mbindala of Mount Kenya University who was charged with making ‘malicious comments’ against Embu Governor Martin Wambora.

According to The Star,  on February 14 2014 she wrote: “Wambora is just a full stop compared 2 me. my doing with 1 mth will be lyk what Wambora was 2 cover 45 years.”

Her other ‘crime’ was writing this on Feb 7 of the same year , “Kama huwezi mpea mtu mafuuthi kwa hii gova ya embu (If you can’t give someone pubic hair in the Embu government) don’t ask about job/tender … even the gavana ni mtu n deals win-win scenarios wifes always labelled youth.”

Nancy will be arraigned in court on March 13.

This begs the question, aren’t we allowed to have freedom of opinion? Should we be charged for airing our opinions against other people and will we soon be seeing a type of Lèse Majesté  Law  implemented in the country soon? And more importantly should we be worried that they are people scouring through our timelines and Twitter pages to find something politically offensive?

For me this feels like a witch-hunt, why is she being prosecuted for a supposed crime she committed about a year ago. Isn’t this case a little petty?

 

 

Cabinet Secretary for Devolution, Anne Waiguru, has lost a petition she filed against Google Inc. in which she was looking for information that would help her prosecute a blog she claims published defamatory information about her early last year.

Anne had gone to court seeking an order that would compel Google Inc. release the identities and the informaition behind Daily Post, a blog that she alleges published information that claimed she had an affair with Gor Semelango, the rumoured fiancée to TV siren Janet Mbugua.

It was reported that Janet Mbugua had to break up with Gor after the alleged affair with Waiguru, something that has angered the cabinet secretary who wants the law to take its course against Daily Post.

In a petition filed before Judge Isaac Lenaola, Anne had sought orders that would compel Google Inc. to reveal the identity of the blog as Anne believed it had all the information about the blog. This is the information Anne thinks would help her soldier on with her case against the blog.

However, Google told the court that it had no such information and that it was only doing business with Daily Post and had no access to the information the Cabinet Secretary was demanding.

After listening to both parties, Judge Isaac Lenaola found it unnecessary to compel Google Inc. to produce the information it did not have.

This is a major blow to the cabinet secretary’s case against the Daily Post. However, the case will still go on and the judge said in case he finds it necessary that such information is needed in the course of the case, then he will know what to do.

 

Yes it’s that’s month. Worse still, we’re in the middle of it. We like to call it ‘Njaanuary’, Figuring out why we Kenyans are always broke in the first month of the year is not as hard as Aristotle philosophy. We spend like bawses in December then end up with losses when the new year checks in.

So what are the things most of us do in order travel throught he January jungle unscathed? Here are some of them

Switch to strungi (strong tea)

Sorry Tuzo, KCC and the rest of y’all milk creameries. Ati chai ya maziwa? Chai ya maziwa ni wewe. Chai ya maziwa ni nyinyi na watu wenu. Strong tea is always the preferred beverage among Kenyans during this dry month. And bread is not a must

Crackdown on debtors

Woe unto you if you owe someone money. In the month of January, people become as zealous as Zakayo The Tax Collector when it comes to re-acquiring what belongs to them. No matter how hard you try to avoid someone’s calls, they will trace you so quickly like you were some most wanted terrorist and they were the United States

Be-friending mama mboga

In January, people become friendlier to the mama mbogas and anyone else that they rely on for the maintenance of their stomachs. The reason for the unusual friendliness is so as to be accorded with statements such as ‘Chukua tu hizo nyanya utaniletea pesa kesho.”

No-nonsense attitude towards conductors

During normal months, an ordinary Kenyan will even let a fifty shilling balance in the matatu slide. But in January, even five shillings might create a war of Iraqi proportions between the conductor and a passenger. A few days ago, I witnessed a young lady digging her 3 inch nails into the face of a makanga just because he attempted to elude with her ten shillings balance. Or as we like to call it – ‘change’. And she roared like a Tigress in the process, frightening all of us.

Clingy

This is the month where people become parasites and cling to the skins of those who have money. Woe unto you if you are the first born with a good job. Or if you have a lover who earns much less than you. Or even friends who don’t have as much money as you do. They will all be nice to you in ways you can’t understand simply because they want a share of your monetary reservoirs. All your buddies will be hitting you up utoe mpango

Avoiding landlords

Beef with the landlord usually starts in the first week of January. Just when you thought you still had money after the December spending spree, the landlord knocks on your door and takes away the little you had left in the name of rent. As a result, you don’t want to meet this person again because he might stamp you with some more bad news of rent increments or bill ya stima.

Bargains

Almost every good and service is bargained for in January. And the bargaining processes usually take so long you would think it’s an FBI agent negotiating with a kidnapper for the release of hostages. Kenyans ensure they pay the lowest price possible for each item and task done for them

Improving the hustle

This is the time when you see workmates or classmates becoming entrepreneurs. Ladies start selling lipstick, make-up and weaves to their friends. Men become brokers for items and llook for all sorts of weird deals. It’s all good though

Staying indoors more often

This is the month where you find people heading straight home after leaving work. There’s no roaming around and spending shillings here and there. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

Prayers

First is the ordinary prayer every Kenyan has, which goes, “Mungu saidia hii mwezi iishe haraka.” Second is the church prayer for heavenly manna and financial deliverance. In January, churches that preach wealth and prosperity are always full with spirited brethren. ‘Mbegus’ are planted in huge sums with the hopes of better returns. That’s just the Kenyan way.

 

The former BBA flop has been making headlines lately; from that instagram rant with her Ugandan boyfriend who she was rumoured to have gallivanted with in the niceties of South Africa courtesy of his money to those boobs that looked like they were fresh from shop.

Huddah, however, seems less perturbed by these developments as she endeavours to court more controversy and show the world what she is embedded with.

The self-proclaimed queen of socialites (she calls herself the boss chic) has again showed her sexy body in a short clip that Ghafla managed to get.

Huddah goes in a slow-motion dance here, showing her body parts, which in our world should not be exposed.

Well, this is what I am talking about:

 

Funnyman, Eric Omondi has come out clean to disclose the “dark” side of his life that many people didn’t know till now.

Sensational comedian, Eric Omondi, has decided to open up about his “dirty” side that he had concealed for quite a long time. (His undesired qualities)

With many people having a preconceived notion that men are cunning, Eric Omondi blatantly came out to admit he is one of those crafty men.

The dictionary defines a cunning person as one who is clever at achieving their aims by indirect or deceitful methods. In short term, Eric Omondi has just admitted he is a cheat/trickster.

“Wanaume ni wajanja na mimi ni mmoja wao” Eric uttered. Down is the video he shared:

Anyway, don’t take it too serious, Eric isn’t that devious per se; it was just one of his jests.

 

The Nairobi Senator has been photoshopped on everything that ever made news. He was photoshopped into a Nelson Mandela Photo a while back, and was recorded saying that he had met the African statesman while in South Africa some years back. which was very shoddily done and caused him embarrassment for days. We cannot forget that he was also photoshoppped  into a Lupita Nyongo photo a while back during the Golden Globe awards. 

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Here are some of the past photos that he has been fixed in: 

The senator with The Late Nelson Mandela. 

The senator clad in military regalia. 

Ok. I don’t know where this is, but it looks like a photobomb. 

The Senator Just felt that he had to fit somewhere in the  powerful photo. 

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He couldn’t let the Kenyan hollyWood star do the red carpet alone,-See? He even tried to match her outfit. 

Now it seems that Mike Sonko loves photos, (photoshopped ones) and they have loved him back, Just yesterday, after the just concluded Ballon D’or  awards that saw Football sensation Christiano Ronaldo retain the title, Mike  Sonko Was photoshopped in the photo…. here are the results:

 

 

It’s the midway to that long awaited weekend and a chilly morning in Nairobi city. Late last evening, interesting news popped in on Huddah Monroe’s “clandestine” activities in Thailand; it’s alleged she may just be taking the same path her nemesis did. Anyway, check out other captivating stories we have for you this Wednesday morning:

#1Anne Kansiime Reveals Why ‘Don’t Mess With Kansiime’ Is No Longer on Citizen TV

#2Revealed: This Is The House Chris Kirubi’s Billions Bought Him (Photos)

#3Vera Sidika Gets Trolled Badly For This Photo She Uploaded On Social Media (Photo)

#4Lingala Ya Yesu Hit Maker Gives Up On Life. What He Said Will Heartbreak You

#5Drama As Eve Dsouza’s Mboch Is Caught Flirting With Her Man

#6Lupita Nyong’o Shows Up To The Golden Globes With A New Man.Who Is He? (Photo)

#7Red Alert: Devil Worshippers Masquerading As Harmless Social Media Users!

#8Robert Alai Warns Raila To Refrain From Making Disastrous Silly Mistakes. See Why

#9Uganda’s Chameleone Reveals Why He Has And Will Never Date Kenyan Women

#10Larry Madowo Warns Njoki Chege To Stop Courting Controversy, And Talks His Experiences Off Social Media

 

 

The last few years have seen a resurgence of street urchins commonly known as Chokora’s on the streets of Nairobi.

You have probably met them in a dark alley where they offered to splatter a steaming pile of fecal matter if you do not part with a hundred shillings or in some cases had a violent experience.

Facebook bigwig OJ Oballa had a nasty experience when a gang of Chokoras tried robbing him.

 

 

He recounts his experience by writing that:

Kidero Evans and Nairobi County security do something to clear those street boys from the streets in Westlands. I encountered severe injuries last morning while trying to resist from them robbing me but they managed to take my valuables. They have very funny deadly weapons like screw drivers, broken glasses and knives. Watch out for them people they are very dangerous.

 

 

He has been in the media since time begun and whenever He says anything, he sparks anarchy, he has been said be the most tribal thing to ever walk the face of the earth. One thing that he is best known for, is the quote that he loves most, an anatomy quote that seems to be the mantra he has taken to heart.

“The foreskin mentality”- He is very particular about those who have not passed by the knife, fijguratively. This morning we got news that he had been ordered by the court to apologize on social media for spreading hatespeech. Even after he was ordered to change his ways of face possible law suit, Moses Kuria hasn’t changed. He has adopted a more subtle way of communication. A bible verse. 

On his Twitter handle he alludes to the verse in Genesis 17:14 which records:

“.. Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant..”

 

Over the past one week, the public has been wondering when Standard Group’s Joe Ageyo left the media house and became a family spokesperson.

The confusion arose when opposition leader Raila Odinga’s eldest son, Fidel Castro Odinga, passed away close to two weeks ago.

The family needed a spokesperson who would speak to the media and so the name Joe Ager popped up. This is where the confusion arose from.

Many have been mistaking Ager for Ageyo and vice versa, bringing confusion to even those who never thought of it before.

This explains why SG’s Joe Ageyo has come out to make it clear that he has not quit his job and he is not Joe Ager.

He posted this:

“For the record the gentleman running the communications function for the Odinga family is Joe Ager NOT Joe Ageyo (who happens to be me).”

Now you know. There are two Joes: Ageyo and Ager.

Kenyans on Twitter and CNN have had a strained relationship in the past with KOT lampooning the international media conglomerate for cooking up unflattering stories about Kenya. CNN has had the horrible glare of the spotlight from KOT for this and now CNN has turned its focus on KOT.

Juliana Rotich, a renowned Kenyan technologist, who co-founded Ushahidi, iHub and BRCK will tomorrow (Wednesday, 14^th January from 6pm) lead Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) and other Twitter users from across Africa in a Tweetchat hosted by the weekly CNN’s ‘African Start-Up programme.’

Juliana Rotich

 

The discussion will explore ‘HOW TO TAKE STARTUPS TO THE NEXT LEVEL” and Juliana Rotich and other special guests’ will help entrepreneurs from Kenya and across the continent respond to elaborate on this.

‘African Start-Up’ is a weekly series on CNN International that features a number of inspiring African entrepreneurs from all over the continent. The programme goes in search of change-makers across Africa and sees how they are working to make their business dreams become reality.

Join the CNN team and special guests for a Tweet chat. Other guests include:

• Erik Hersman, co-founder of Savannah Fund and Ushahidi.
• Rebecca Enonchong, founder of the Cameroonian and CEO of AppsTech.

The Tweet chat will discuss how people can push their tech businesses further, including best practices to adopt, as CNN’s experts offer valuable advice.

 

To take part in CNN’s ‘African Start-Up’ Tweet chat, simply log in to Twitter, search #CNNAfrica, and join the conversation!

 

Key Twitter handles for the chat include:

@cnnafricanstart

@afromusing

@africatechie

@whiteafrican

Join the conversation and share your experiences, thoughts and ideas. The conversation will be featured on CNN.com.

 

 

Kenyans on social media continue to maul Vera Sidika despite the latter having toned down on her earlier habit of flooding the social media with “ratchet” photos.

Of late, Vera has only been uploading “descend” photos of herself on social media. Even so, Kenyans on social media can’t stop trolling her.

The socialite uploaded her photo on Facebook seated in one of the high-end hotels in an undisclosed location. It was the below photo that seemed to have rubbed some people the wrong way.

 

Even though there is nothing wrong with the photo, Vera still got torn badly. While others were tearing her, some opted to praise her beauty. Down are some comments from Vera’s photo:

Phila Amahle: sai najua kanyau kamepanuka ivi (__________) hahaha

Maco Siwi Eli’s: I like #huddah Monroe she’s natural and beautiful

Samuela Amondi Heeeh: apo ni africa kweli

Susan Adams: brand new second hand ….not hating tho

Cyrus Nzau: Whaaaa! Eating life with a big spoon !

Samantha Jonnes: matiti kubwa kushinda matako sasa…woi vera tafuta bwana akuoe time inaenda na utachapa

Omuchukuyu Jnr Lovy Michaels: Like NASA

Babbra Baibe Jay-n: vera are yu melting ama ni sweat or its oil umejiwekelea kwa uso coz ua forehead is kinda shinning its reflecting the sky juu naona some clouds in ua face

Slyjones Mwangalah: you only live once Enjoy u deserve it

Peter Njoroge: Eeiish hii mtoto yawa

Kelvin Nelson: unaendaga choo vera?

Michael Tee Bone Weston: Looking good vee beiby

Brian Adam Dopeboy: thats not a selfie it is taking pictures of big china productsí ½í¸

John Rocky Blanchard: If beauty was defined by one single moment in time, then that single moment of beauty would be right here, right now and you.

Cherie Msafi Jes: Vera ulikataa kunipeleka holiday..sawa tu!!

Leroy Ochola: You’re so beautiful

Many know David the Student as a comedian on Churchill Show. Others know him as MC and film producer.

And now we will know him for another thing, benevolence. David took a break from his busy schedule and accompanied his friend to Tumaini and Neema Children’s home.

Here are some photos from their visit:

 

 

 

 

Shortly before Christmas, Dj Creme was recorded saying that time for him as a Deejay was almost up. He said that he only had 2 years as a Deejay, after that he would call it quits. He did not disclose what he was planning to do after quitting, but I suspect that he plans to join a convent as a full fledged monk  or indulge in farming (to deal with mid life crisis.. lol ) If those fail, he will probably retire at Manera Farm (In Naivasha) Where he will settle in with Epic Nation, organizing and throwing crazy Hakuna Matata Fetes.

Ok. I trailed off. 

Creme De La Creme has Joined 1fm as the groups Music Director.  Which is probably why he is set to leave Deejaying  for a more musical path. He is yet to confirm what his New job will entail.But he’ll probably be making sure that the music selection gets better, of course with his expertise as a DJ. 

 

The Dj posted the photo above and wrote the caption “Giving thanks to God for this new grind. Group Music Director 1FM 🙂 First day at work.. Expanding the brand.. #DoMore”

 

 

Social media screamer, Robert Alai has crafted a message to Raila Odinga warning him to refrain from repeating his past blunders.

After putting his late son to his final resting place, Raila is now receiving a new kind of message other than the condolences that were spamming him.

Alai sent out a message directed to Raila urging him to change his “strategy” in order to rebuild brand and champion transformative policy agenda for the country. The whistle blower was illustrating how Fidel unified the country with his ability to connect with people from different backgrounds saying his father possesses the same qualities as his late son.

Down is Alai’s message to Raila:

WE buried dear friend Fidel Odinga. Fidel Odinga social aggregate tells of story of family that unifies people regardless of their background. It has humanity concerns at heart. This is what Raila Odinga has been to many Kenyans. It has its advantage and demerits. I have one message to Raila Odinga.

For Raila Amolo Odinga to turn new political leaf and change his overturn his past political loses, he must acknowledge his avoidable errors in the past and learn from his mistakes. He must adopt different political strategy drive and message. He has track of fighting for human freedoms and civil liberties.

Today, the majority projects underway in the country bear his footprints. He has the country’s vision of healthy wellbeing of every Kenyan and shared prosperity in every corner of the country. He has the capacity and competence to galvanize the country into developed democratic state. He has broad based support.

However, he keeps making disastrous silly mistakes derailing himself. He must change. Raila has to aggressively tap the potential and ideas of the progressives within and without CORD coalition to rebuild brand and champion transformative policy agenda for the country.

 

 

In the honor of the late Fidel Odinga, the Mombasa residents have decided to immortalize his name by naming a street after him. This comes  a while after we heard news that the Jubilee Government contributed 10 million shillings  for the family of the fallen son of Kenya’s statesman, Raila Odinga. 

Truly, Fidel may be gone from our presence, but his memory lives on. Here is the Plaque which people allege that it has been put up at the coast. The Coast county Goverment has not issued an official confirmation on the same.

 

 

 

Yesterday, we revealed that one of Citizen TV’s cash cow’s “Don’t Mess With Kansiime ” was no longer on air and in its place was Santalal a gripping telenovella.

Now Anne Kansiime has revealed why “Don’t Mess with Kansiime” will no longer air, revealing that her programmes absence on our screens is not a permanent thing as she is just taking a creative break.

“I would like to take this moment to thank you all my ninjas that have religiously watched and supported my comedy show “Don’t mess with Kansiime” on Citizen TV for the last 12 months.

It’s been an absolute pleasure working to keep you entertained and a very wonderful learning experience as well.
I don’t ever want to take you for granted and it’s for that reason that am taking a creative break to reboot and create even more entertaining clips that will be coming soon.

In the meantime welcome with me “Santalal” The first and the only Kenyan Telenovela tomorrow at 7.30pm on Citizen TV…

Lucky me I had a chance to sneak preview the first few episodes by courtesy of Triple Edge Media the producers and I can assure you its not a series you can afford to miss. .. Banange…I can’t wait to watch the premier episode. ..
#‪#‎sharedblessings‬ indeed.”

On Friday 27th April 2013, the late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo was found dead in his bed at his Maanzoni ranch, with froth in his mouth and bleeding from various parts of his body.

He had no known illness and pathologists performed an autopsy to find out what caused his sudden demise, results which 1 year 10 months later have never been revealed.His death became an issue that was swept under the carpet much like those who had gone before him such as Tom Mboya, JM Kariuki and George Saitoti.

According to SDE, his children Kethi and Mutula Junior have in recent times gone to the CID headquarters to file a complaint that their father’s autopsy samples had been tampered with by an unknown person.

L-R Kethi Kilonzo and Mutula Juniour

The two recorded a statement with the CID after the D.P.P Keriako Tobiko ordered an investigation into the said tampering of Mutula’s remains.