Month: February 2015

In the world of money,power and politics,sex comes into play a lot. And in that same world too,men,unlike women,call the shots(pun intended)…And there cannot be more credence to this than in the story You are about to read.

Last weekend(Saturday,21st),vernacular radio channel Inooro FM publicized a study that has exposed a lawmaker’s underbelly. And laid bare his nefarious tactics at employing-and keeping-hapless women in employment.

Juja MP Francis Munyua,a.k.a Wakapee,allegedly,sent an employee of his office packing after she stubbornly REFUSED to yield to his ceaseless sexual demands in order to stay employed.

Narrating her ordeal to an Inooro FM reporter Maina Wa Njure,Susan Wambui explained,in detail, how,for refusing to sleep with Hon. Francis Munyua,she abruptly lost her job.

Susan was employed at the Parliamentary Service Commission’s Juja Offices in 2013 immediately after the Juja MP had been sworn to office.

She,essentially,used to work right in the MP’s offices.

Now,immediately after employment,Susan alleges that the MP started making incessant sexual overtures at her…But Susan,according to her,never yielded or gave in.

This went on for well over an year before the MP,enraged and exasperated, decided to show her the door for failing to let him ‘have her’.
And what better way to sack a stubborn employee than to send her an SMS? Very ingenious.

That’s exactly what the MP did.

On 23rd October 2014,the MP allegedly sent this SMS to Susan…

“Ulikataa nikule hizo vitu na vile nazimezea mate.Now I am employing another person on your behalf. Hii dunia ni nipe nikupe. Ken will give You the other details on how to clear form the office. Goodbye.”

Susan chose not to reply.

And on 31st October 2013,he again,sent this text…

“I can see You supported Kabogo’s brother on that nonsense he posted on Kalimoni Group. (Facebook) I thought of paying you through CDF because I removed(sic) you in TSC through anger. But even CDF You will not get. Nowadays,it’s NIPE NIKUPE My friend…”

And,yet again,embittered, he sent her yet another text…

“The worst mistake can be if you are used by Kabogo fanatics to spoil my name. All secrets from my office should be left there. Or else you will regret…”

Tired of his now interminable text messages,Susan finally decided to reply, saying….

“I like that Sir! As you can see,I’ve not been replying to your messages since the first one. I’d rather be jobless than leave my husband and be your mistress. You own Juja but You don’t own Kenya. The same God who made You an MP without sleeping with anyone is the same one that will bless me. Now do me a favor and leave me alone. Employ the ones who are ready to sleep with you all you want. Mimi hapana. And on Facebook,I have the right to comment whatever I want….”

Speaking in Kikuyu,to Inooro FM’s reporter Maina Wa Njure,Ms. Susan Wambui wondered,

“I had a 5-year contract. I went to the office to follow up on my termination letter but I was told it wasn’t available. I was told PSC have no procedure. Now I want to ask PSC,Is this how you work? Is this what happens? Then girls will always be sexually harassed seeing than an MP has the exclusive rights to hire and fire…..

“What ended my 5 year contract yet I have never resigned or said I do not want to work? I know my rights and I also know that I cannot be sent home for no reason at all…or without committing any misconduct….”

I translated the whole conversation,which was conducted in Kikuyu,for You.

But for those who would like to listen to the AUDIO RECORDING as captured straight from Inooro FM,in a show hosted by Hellen Maina,well,here is the AUDIO.

Listen. And be ready to be outraged. For society. And for Susan.

 

But really I applaud Susan for being such a lady. And for keeping her marriage vows. In a world as convoluted as the one we are currently in,in a world as debauched as the one we now inhabit,finding a woman of Susan’s disposition is as hard as finding the proverbial needle in that stack of hay.

Well,let’s see where the story goes form here…

We are watching. Keenly. Very keenly.

(Thankyou so much Phellix Key-Yoh for hooking me up with this audio)

Moi University is once again in the limelight after a third year female student in the School of Arts got raped and killed by unknown people as she walked to her place in a private rented hostel outside the university.

The rape and murder of the student sparked demonstrations from students which later turned chaotic as they went on rampage and torched a police vehicle that had ferried police officers to cool the situation.

And as the situation still remains intense in the Eldoret-based institution of higher learning, the management through the Vice Chancellor has issued a press release detailing the situation in the institution.

If anyone thought it was only Nairobi Aviation whose management had problems with grammar, then you must be very wrong.

      Prof. Richard Mibey, VC Moi University

In the release, Professor Richard Mibey makes typos that have left him get badly ridiculed and trolled after the release was circulated on social media.

The social media has never been forgiving you know that. They will cut your neck down the moment you commit an error.

Here is the release that has questioned left Prof. Mibey on the spotlight, linguistically though:

Simon AgakHas he a secretary I wonder; such is too low coming from an office of that status!

Shujaa NdegeHii ni mbaya.

Bw Oyugi MakosaRIP Grammar we loved you but Mibey loved you most

Jar Car Magambothe police was informed and they…nono.the university has liased not have lised…university is an entity.parents have been informed of the incidents…which parents? Parents of the deceased have been informed of the incident.coherence has also been compromised.secretaries need to attaend some grammar classes.

Jo Mathengei bet this was authored by someone else in the PR/Corporate offices; the good old prof. will be disappointed as well.

 

DISCLAIMER: All the information on this article is my opinion and not that of Ghafla. Reader discretion is advised

In this great nation, there are female celebrities that men can’t get enough of. These are the women every man wants to bed. Unfortunately, due to this thing called ‘lanes’, they remain well thought-out fantasies. This is an article for team mafisi and Zero chills members. If you know your feelings meter is too high, kindly step aside. These are the Kenyan celebrities most likely to make you leave your wife.

DJ Pierra Makena

Some say her voice is like that of an Greek goddess. Others say it’s like that of the ancient seductress Cleopatra. I say it’s perfect. Pierra has ‘Sauti ya kuitoa ‘shuma’ pangoni.’ And let me not even talk about the young deejay’s beauty.

 

 

Huddah

if we are to judge the book by its cover, Huddah (the Amber Rose wannabe) is the woman most likely to take a man on a real steeplechase. By the time you are done with her, you’ll be feeling like you were in a boxing match with Floydd ‘Money’ Mayweather. The ony problem is that she has a taxi punani.

 

Victoria Kimani

My future ‘bae’ if everything goes right. This is the woman that has Nigerian men drooling over her and singing her name in songs. For example,  in the song ‘Runtown’ where Davido and Gallardo talk of how a certain girl is fine like Victoria Kimani. At least we are in continental agreement that this chocolate city artiste is gold.

 

Marya

Pass me some water please. Marya is the kind of woman who’ll make you feel as good as an Arsenal fan who has seen his team finish in fourth place at the end of the season. She has the curves, the face and the ‘come and get me’ persona about her.

 

Eve D’Souza

The former Hits Not Homework host was every teenage boy’s wet dream back in the day. And guess what? She still is.

 

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Miss Karun

 

The former Camp Mulla member clearly portrays those surburb chics. The Karen, Lavington and Kileleshwa chics who are always down for anything, including strawberries, wine and ‘Fifty Shades Of grey’ kind of stuff.

 

Habida

Of course she has to be freaky. In her song Kesho, she sang about being ready today and not being able to wait until tomorrow. Like she wants it right now. Imagine that

 

Corazon Kwamboka

She’s the woman that’ll have you saying ASSante. Corazon is more ‘bootyfull’ than ‘beautiful’ but It’s fine. One doesn’t always have to look at the face to enjoy the phase. So long as you flee before her makeup comes off, you’ll be good.

 

Sarah ‘Tanya’ Hassan

The former Tahidi High actress and current Wedding Show host possesses those pearl-like eyes that make you want to switch off the lights, because you are assured that the room will still shine.

 

Lupita Ny’ongo

Of course she couldn’t be left out. Our National treasure boasts a string of Hollywood ninjas knocking each other over just to get close to her. By just looking at her lips, you’ll easily know that she’s a ‘head-master’. If you know what i mean. Or should i say ‘head’-mistress?

 

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Sharon Mundia

Another glass of water please. Sharon not only has a killer fashion sense but also the perfect body. She pays attention to detail. Interestingly, research has shown that all people who pay attention to detail in public life also pay attention to detail in the bedroom. Ooof

 

Stella Mwangi

Is it just me or does STL look really flexible? Hii biashara acha tu niachie hapo

 

Sanaipei Tande

She teased us in a bathtub in the ‘Mfalme wa Mapenzi’ video. Oh yes she caused Vaseline sales to skyrocket.

 

Lilian Muli

I know what you did last summer Lilian. Yes, with a certain Jamaican heartthrob on national TV. Hatujasahau.

 

Vera Sidika

Goddamn that wicked smile. Vera looks like that woman the bible warned you about but you still wanna go ahead and devour her. She has such a strong spell on mankind that we all ignore her misdemeanors and glorify her plastic beauty.

 

 

 

Nick Mutuma eeh, Nick Mutuma aaah. You guy you must driving ladies crazy in town. The latest lady you are really making go gaga is none other than former Tujuane host Yvonne Bulimo, or simply put Miss Yvonne.

Yvonne has lavished praise on Nick’s looks, saying the actor is as cute as nobody else and cannot hesitate giving him a chance in her life if he came knocking.

In an exclusive interview with Ghafla Kenya, Yvonne has also revealed two other celebrities she considers very handsome and whom she can freely hook up with.

One of them is Sauti Sol’s Bien. Yvonne says that Bien is another gentleman who really appeals to her emotions thanks to his looks.

Then rapper Rabbit is another man Yvonne finds so ‘cute’ and whom she can easily hook up with.

She goes on to add that:

With our favourite television channels off the air, YouTube seems to be the alternative platform where Kenyans can get news. Chuchill however got scolded after a video about him surfaced on YouTube.

The king of Kenyan comedy to got teased after he took Kenyans for a ride with a ‘controversial’ video that was posted on YouTube.

With the video having a catchy headline; ‘The other side of Churchill’, most Kenyans would probably be interested to know more information about the country’s leading funnyman.

The description of the video itself will just prompt you to immediately click the play button and start watching it. (Is Churchill about to quit his job and retire to a good country home in Kisamis? Find out by watching the video)

But when you start playing the video, you will discover it doesn’t relate to the headline or the description at all.

As a matter of fact, Churchill is only advertising for real estate company; Property Reality Company (PRC) which was publicising the land it was selling in Kisamis.

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The ‘deceit’ is the reason why Churchill got ridiculed. Check out some of the comments posted after the video was uploaded on YouTube:

Kakuma Kenya: This is just a commercial. I was misinformed. I thought we were talking about Churchill retiring.

Silver Muiga: Fantastic PR!!

Tony Mureithi: A good PR…

Vincent Lugalia: HIYO NI PR

wariye gaaz: hiyo

 

 

Capital FM presenter Amina Abdi became a mother last year, a mother to a bouncing baby boy, Tumi. And after describing the juicy moments she enjoys as a mother, the lass has now come out to describe the man behind her baby.

DJ John is the man that Amina is so proud of.

Speaking exclusively to Ghafla Kenya, Amina has ascertained that she is indeed married to DJ John.

She has also described how John is a man any woman would admire to have and that he has really boosted her in her career as he always takes care of their son Tumi.

“John is a man and half. He is always there for our son. He spends most of his time with him and that gives me ample time to go about other duties,” Amina says amid smiles.

Here is the full interview she had with Ghafla Kenya:

The Kenyan midfielder and brother to Southampton ace Victor Wanyama is a jobless man after his Italian club, Parma, which plays in the Serie A, got dissolved yesterday.

Parma has accumulated a debt of close to 197 million Euros, and could not afford even drinking water during training sessions.

The club was dissolved yesterday after it postponed its match with Udinese in the Serie A because it had no money to pay stewards for the match.

Macdonald Mariga and his teammates have not been paid for long periods of time and has seen the once revered Serie A giants succumb to the bottom of the Serie A table.

All season long, the club has managed to accumulate only 10 points, thanks to the financial struggles it has experienced.

Mariga is now officially jobless and will try to revive his otherwise dwindling career elsewhere. Ironically, his younger brother Victor Wanyama, who is also captain to the national team, is doing so well in the South Coast of England, despite his club losing 2-0 to Liverpool in yesterday’s crunch clash.

Where will Mariga go next? Only time will tell.

Comedy is taking an all new, fresh and exciting turn in Kenya kings of comedy like Nyambane hang up their boots.

Churchill took over from them and has since nurtured some of the best comedians in the country, among them Eric Omondi who has gone from fame to fame, doing what he knows and loves most.

Eric has, however, stepped down from the Churchill and when asked why he did so, he gave his reasons last week, saying that he is all grown and needs to give others room.

Eric has now hit his brother, who is also a comedian, below the belt by suggesting that he is not his best comedian. 

Eric has instead named the ever hilarious and upcoming YY as his best comedian in the country today.

He says that YY is one very unpredictable comedian who just brings out his jokes in the right way and leaves everyone in suspense.

Here is the full interview he had with Ghafla:

All eyes at the 2015 Oscars turned to the talented Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, who stole the glamour with her elegant dress.

She sure knows how to make headlines on global media. Her name could be conspicuously missing among those ones that bagged an Oscar award this year but surely, Lupita Nyong’o’s name was mentioned more times on the media than any of 2015 Oscar winners.

She was called the ‘Mother of Pears’ by the media after she turned up for the red carpet event dressed in a customized Calvin Klein creation; a 6000 pearl-embellished dress that took hundreds of thousands hours to make.

Just to make sure we are on the same page, pears are highly priced gem with a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster.

Lupita’s floor-length white gown was coated with over 6,000 pearls. In laymen terms, Lupita simply wore a cloth that was made almost entirely of jewellery, top to bottom. Hebu sema Ujaluo nayo!

The actress stole the hearts of many on the red carpet event making her the talk of the world again. She simply dominated Oscar 2015 with her amazing dress. Check out her photos below:

 

She shocked the nation when she courageously removed her breast in Parliament and fed her baby. But the female MP has no regrets whatsoever.

Nominated legislator, Sarah Paulata Korere, made an unusual entry into the history book of Parliament for openly breastfeeding her child in the August House.

Honourable Sarah Korere is not ashamed for her action. The MP caught the attention of the country when she boldly breastfed her daughter at the National Assembly.

                                 Honourable Sarah Paulata Korere,

 

Explaining her action to the Standard, the daring MP said her daughter was entailed to six months of exclusive breastfeeding. Honourable Sarah clarified her daughter had to get what she was entailed to.

“There was no way I was going to leave my daughter at home. I would be pleasing some people, but hurting her.” The MP explained.

Asked how fellow legislators reacted following her audacious action, the honourable MP said she was greeted by a mixed reaction.

She revealed some female law makers ridiculed her saying walking around with a child was old-fashioned; others encouraged her. She further disclosed her male colleagues were dazzled; some patted her for making sure her daughter remained healthy.

Honourable Sarah hails from the greater Maasai region of Laikipia. She has undergone lots of challenges while she was growing up. Being scorned for breastfeeding in parliament is nothing but a walk in the park for her. She has no regrets for what she did.

Moi University is the second public university to be established in Kenya after the giant University of Nairobi. Back in 1984, the institution was put up thanks to a parliamentary act to cater for the growing number of students who were yearning for higher education.

The University of Nairobi had dominated as the only institution of higher learning in the republic, something that was detrimental to the young nation’s desire to educate its generation. Back then, the incumbent president, Daniel Moi, wanted to assert his authority even further and so proposed that the university be put up in Eldoret. It happened. And you know why it did.

Nairobi University had experienced a number of strikes then, when the likes of the now Siaya Senator James Orengo and former Premier’s aid, Miguna Miguna gave the Moi government sleepless nights. This prompted Moi to propose that Moi University be established away from town (Eldoret) to quash any plans to hold dangerous and uncontrollable strikes like those experienced in the University of Nairobi which is at the heart of the Capital.

Talai, a close friend to the incumbent president, offered him a vast piece of land to establish the proposed institution. And so Moi University found itself in the heart of Kesses, 35 kilometres from Eldoret town. That is a one hour driving distance when using a bus.

The Moi University Administration block

However, blame still lies with the planners of the institution. They never foresaw the dangers associated with putting an institution of higher learning in a village where students and villagers’ cultures collide and clash every now and again.

Fast forward to yesterday’s moronic and barbaric incident where a female student was found raped and murdered outside one of the university’s rented halls of residence.

The murder of Charity, a third year student in the School of Arts and Social Sciences was just an escalation of the perennial problem that the university administration has again and again failed to deal with: Insecurity.

When I first landed in the institution as a first year student back in 2010, I was told a story. A story that at first I took for granted and thought it was one of those pranks continuing students draw on freshers to scare them about campus escapades.

The giant Margaret Thatcher Library in Moi University where students who reside outside the institution late from as they do their assignments, only to be ambushed on the way.

 

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I was wrong. Mashoka, as I came to learn, was real and existent.

Now you must be wondering who Mashoka is. I will tell you, for free. Mashoka was one unknown figure who attacked campus students at the fall of darkness. By the way then, and even now I believe, the University streets are poorly lit. This is where Mashoka performed his tasks quite perfectly.

He/she would hide in one of the paths in the vast institution and land on anyone who passed by at night. If not through God’s mercy, that would spell your doom. I never believed this story until it happened to several students I knew. Mashoka simply axed students and disappeared into darkness. To date, nobody, at least for those I have associated with, knows who Mashoka was and what his motives were.

We all wondered why we would pay colossal amounts of fees only to be preyed on. We lived in fear. Nobody came to our rescue. Not even the administration which we paid so much to ensure our safety and smooth stay in the institution.

Not until one student, Mwamburi Mwang’ombe, had an altercation with the killer that the attacks subsided. Mwamburi was on his way back to his hostel which is actually not secured by the institution on a muddy and poorly lit path when Mashoka emerged from a thicket and fizzled behind Mwamburi (he later became a student leader thanks to his altercation with Mashoka). Luckily, Mwamburi saw it coming and gathered himself to face the perennial attacker.

It happened and the story is long and scary. Mwamburi was a genius. He faced the attacker who was armed with a heavy metal club and some other crude weapons. To date, Mwamburi, who is as secretive as a grave in a jungle, has never revealed to the public who Mashoka is. He reported the matter to the administration but surprisingly, nothing, absolutely nothing was done.

Mwamburi snatched a torch from the attacker which bore some name. To date, he only knows whose name it has. The adminisatrtion wanted it from him but he refused to surrender it because he believes Mashoka was the university’s project. Institutions of higher learning have many projects you know. From the ones students do to those of Mashoka-like.

 

Fast forward again to the rape and murder of Charity yesterday, this can only be blamed on the institution.

Moi University has been admitting the highest number of students every year, thanks to the greediness its administrators have. It has always been given the tag A University with a difference. Almost everything is funny and different in the institution.

Professor Richard Mibey has been in the University for so long such that he thinks everything is normal. Accommodation for the students is a nightmare because of the large number the institution takes in each year which outdoes the available facilities.

One of the hostels (Hostel H) in the institution. Such hostels are very few to accommodate all the students admitted to the institution.

Charity died because she couldn’t secure accommodation in the university compound. She lived amidst villagers who for so long have never peacefully co-existed with the students. Charity would have survived had the university ensured security for all students.

Those who cant afford accommodation within the halls of residence are forced to look for alternative accommodation to get education. One of them is to rent houses outside the campus. Houses which have been put up by villagers to take advantage of the University’s incompetence.

 

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Moi University, unlike Kenyatta University which has a perimeter wall, is not fenced. Anyone can intrude from anywhere at will. Villagers traverse the university at will, with some grazing their livestock in the university. I mean Moi University is accessible by anyone, through anywhere. No security checks.

The institution is at the mercy of criminals who can, at any time, strike and cause havoc in the institution. This explains why the university poses more danger than any other institution in the republic.

A police Land Cruiser that was torched by students yesterday after one of their own, Charity, was found raped and killed yesterday morning outside one of the rented hostels.

A parent would rather see their children get fake degrees from Nairobi Aviation College than seeing them get raped and killed in Moi University because they are looking for genuine degrees. It is time something big was done to the esteemed institution which has produced individuals like Mombasa senator Hassan Omar, African youth ambassador to the Commonwealth Philbert Kiziah aka Super Tall, former VoA presenter Vincent Makori and many others.

Remember Majority Leader in the August House Aden Duale also studied here.

An overhaul of the University’s staff? Yes. Relocating the University? Yes, if possible. Proper security? That is a students’ right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another beautiful morning that the good Lord has enabled us to see. Even though it’s Monday, there is no need to wear a gloomy face because it’s the last one of the this Month. Anyway, below are the top ten trending stories this dawn:

#1Meet Some Of The Richest Kids Of Kenya. They Are The Real Socialites (Photos)

#2Eric Omondi Finally opens up about His Alleged Relationship with Standard Media’s Silvia Njoki

#3Jaguar Finally Lands A Beautiful Wife And Know What, He Has A Kid Too

#4Nameless Annoys Me Quite Often, Wahu Confesses

#5Kenya Sends Condolences As Tanzania Loses Another Artist

#6CABU GAH DIARIES: Here Is Shocking Proof Why I Want The Government To Give My Teenage Daughter Condoms! Not Laptops. (PHOTOS)

#7Machakos ‘First Lady’ Proves That She Is More Than a ‘Trophy Wife’ (Photos)

#8Absurd! Meet The Kenyan Man Who Dresses Better Than 90% Of The Kenyan Women!

#9Why Kenyan Women Love Throwing Panties At Musicians On Stage

#10Larry Madowo Gets Ridiculed After Trying To Remind His Viewers That It Is Friday And…The Trend

There has been complains over the past stretch of years on the issue of security at the institution, yesterday as news of  the gory murder rent the air,a blog by Robert Alai dug into  history and  the shocking story, the disturbing details of a hooded killer used to  prey on innocent campus girls, they had even nicknamed him mashoka, loosely translated as “Axe-man” -He was known as the hooded figure that hacked his victims to death after molesting them. 

Years after the details that befit a horror movie rocked the airwaves, the shadowy figure seems to have crept back into the institution, yesterday a third year school of arts student was found dead at the institution hostel’s area, her mangled body bore the details of rape and strangulation. Angry students rioted shortly after the discovery, it took the authorities to bring calm to the institution. 

The police are yet nail the culprit at a time when students  may be losing confidence in the security at the institution. It is very sad when a student dies before they even have a chance at capitalizing from what they studied for, it is even more painful for the parents who have to contend with the loss of a child, a child that they had dreams of. It is downright unfortunate when the institution is aware of the lackluster security situation at the institution but still does nothing about it.

Who is sitting on the fence when students continue to perish?

 

 

Thanks to primitive beliefs such as you can get wealth and good luck by brewing a potion made from the body parts of albinos, the people who lack melanin live in fear.

Fear that someone will walk into their house, kidnap them then murder them mercilessly in a bid to make a quick buck. Body parts such as hair, limbs and blood are said to be the ‘valuable’ parts of an albino. This has resulted to some people engaging in a grisly trade, that of killing and peddling body parts to witchdoctors and others that believe in the occult. The crime is so unbridled that albinos have to be buried in a grave sealed with cement in a bid to put a stop to grave robbers.

As of December 2014, more than 70 albinos were slaughtered between 2011 and 2014 in Tanzania, and in 2008 within a period of 5 months, 25 people with albinism were murdered in cold blood. (Source BBC)

Despite the government’s efforts to stamp out the ghastly custom, it is still rampant especially in disadvantaged areas. And that is why Victoria Kimani joins many others in a bid to protect albinos from extinction.

#StopAlbinoKillings !!!!!! #RespectHumanLife !!!!!! #MimiNitakulinda

 

With 1,091,765 views on You Tube, Nishike was undoubtedly one of the biggest songs of 2014; the only song that came close was Willy Paul feat. Size 8 – Tam Tam Remix that garnered 1,071,536 hits.

Many know the singers of the song Sauti Sol, but few know the producer of the song Kagwe Mungai who is a genius to say the least.

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We sat down with Kagwe to find out what inspired ‘Nishike’ and this is what he said:

“We did not have any slow jams in Kenya, and I love slow music.  I needed to make a slow jam coming from Kenya. I met up with Sauti Sol, played them the track, they loved it and they went to the studio writing and recording. By December 2012, Nishike was finished and it was released in 2014”

Watch the interview below:

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I know many of you are wondering who gave Margret Kenyatta such a copious amount of money, but worry not, I shall reveal it to you.

Margaret Kenyatta’s 2015 edition of the First Lady’s Half Marathon has so far received a sponsorship boost of over Kshs 160 million that will go towards the Beyond Zero Campaign, event organizers can today reveal.

Yesterday, various organizations and entities presented their cheques to the First Lady’s Office at State House with Bank Of Africa presenting a cheque of Kshs 12 million that has gone towards buying a fully-kitted mobile clinic.

Among other entities who have presented their cheques include Roy Kiruri, a 16 year-old Kenya Swimmer based in South Africa who collected Kshs 500,000 through an individual initiative that saw him fundraise for every kilometer he swam at the recently concluded 1600 metreMidmar Mile open-water event in South Africa.

The marathon, which is in its second year and scheduled for the 8th of March at Nyayo Stadium, aims at collecting Kshs 600 million which will go towards buying 27 fully-kitted mobile clinics to be distributed to the 27 counties that are yet to benefit from the proceeds of the first marathon.

This year’s marathon targets to bring together over 40,000 participants and will feature a wheelchair race for the physically disabled as a new component of the marathon. So far, over 3,000 individual participants have already registered for the various races with over 100 corporate teams being key components of the registrations.

The winner of the 21 km race for both men and women will take home Kshs 750,000 as prize money, with the runners up taking home Kshs 500,000 and third-placed athlete taking home Kshs 250,000.
The winner of the 10 km race for both men and women will take home Kshs 250,000 as prize money, with the runners up taking home Kshs 100,000 and third-placed athlete taking home Kshs 50,000.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and her training team were yesterday joined by female media personalities for a morning training session at State House before proceeding for high-altitude training in Iten next week.

Preparations for the Marathon are in earnest with registration ongoing at Nakumatt,
Uchumi, Nairobi Sports House and Equity Bank Branches country wide at Ksh 1,500 for individual participants and Kshs 100,000 for corporate participants of between five and ten individuals.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta is receives keys to a fully-kitted mobile clinic by Bank of Africa Chairman, Mr. Dennis Awori, yesterday at State House during a sponsors’ cheque presentation event for the 2015 edition of the First Lady’s Half Marathon. Bank of Africa donated Kshs 12 million to the Beyond Zero Campaign for the clinic.

 

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta receives a Kshs 500,000 cheque from 16 year-old Roy Kiruri (second left)​, a​ Kenyan swimmer based in South Africa​​,yesterday at State House during a sponsors’ cheque presentation event for the 2015 edition of the First Lady’s Half Marathon.Roy​raised the funds through an initiative that saw him collect money for every kilometre he swam at the recently-concluded ​1,600 metres Midmar Mile open-water event in South Africa. ​
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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta receives a Kshs 1 million cheque from representatives of De La Rue Kenya Ltd for the 2015 First Lady’s Half Marathon.

 ​First Lady Margaret Kenyatta receives a cheque of Kshs 4 million from Pinkie Fouche
​(middle) and ​Victor Oriedo (right) of Crown Beverages ​as part of the company’s contribution to this year’s First Lady’s Half Marathon. The campaign has so far received support in excess of Kshs 160 million – with this year’s target being Kshs 600 million.

About The First Lady Half Marathon

The First Lady Half Marathon is aimed at raising awareness of – and seeking sponsorship forthe
Beyond Zero campaign; an endeavor by the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Her
Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, to reduce cases of mother and child mortality cases at birth.

The 2014 First Lady Half Marathon helped raise Kshs 200 million shillings that have gone into buying, and equipping, mobile clinics for all the 47 counties across the country.  So far, the First Lady has been delivering the mobile clinics to Counties based on the intensity of HIV/AIDs, maternal mortality and child mortality burden.

As of the 11th of February 2015, a total of 19 mobile clinics have been distributed to the respective counties out of the 20 that were acquired following proceeds from last year’s marathon.

Statistics indicate that 108,000 children die in Kenya every year before their fifth birthday, with 65 per cent of them dying before their first birthday. It’s also estimated that there are 72,000 infant deaths in Kenya annually, while 48,000 deaths occur during the first 28 days of life annually.

In Case You Missed It:After The Switch Off, Yvonne Okwara, Sheila Mwanyigha and Julie Gichuru Meet With The First Lady at State House

He hasn’t released another hit since the Lenga stress debut one year ago, but he has promised to give his fans another reason to believe in his prowess as an artist, he has been busy in his proverbial music kitchen, churning out a delicacy from a recipe he has had for long. 

 News that I got was that he was set to start a tour around the country promoting music and talent in the villages. Talking to Ghafla Mustaph disclosed that he was disappointed in the way the Kenyans were handling their celebrity status, instead of sticking at home and prmoting local talent, they take the easiest option out, they travel abroad to do musical tours to places that they are barely known- They leave a country whose music industry is barely on it’s feet. Shame! 

It is for this reason that he will be at Nkubu, Golden wings hotel  for his Meru edition tour of “lenga stress” loosely translated as ” Shun stress”  He will be doing all this with the help of his boy, Pinchez the  Entertainer. The man in his corner who promises to revolutionize how we handle entertainment. 

 

After carrying out a feature on Lupita Nyong’o and her effect on the Kenya Film Industry, this week on CNN International’s ‘Inside Africa’, host Soni Methu goes on a journey on discovery with  the Oscar-nominated actor who made his name as Tom Hanks’ Somali pirate captor in the award-winning 2013 film, ‘Captain Philips’.

23 years ago, Barkhad Abdi and his mother fled Somalia to escape the violence of the country’s civil war, travelling to the safety of the United States. Now for the first time, and joined by ‘Inside Africa’ and Methu, he returns to discover how life has changed in his native land.

“Somalia is my home country,” Abdi tells the programme. “I wanted to highlight some of the positive sides of Somalia…that the media doesn’t see and I wanted to see for myself.”

‘Inside Africa’ accompanies Abdi as he meets the fishermen of Bosaso, the main port of Somalia’s Puntland state, who have been faced recently with dwindling catches.

Though fish stocks are more plentiful in Somalia than in many places in the world, not everyone is benefitting – well-equipped foreign vessels are overfishing the waters, leaving little for the locals.

This has been historically a major cause of the rise of Somalian pirate gangs, as groups of struggling fishermen turned to taking prisoners for ransom.

While multinational patrols have ensured that piracy in the region has all but stopped, there are many who fear that it may return if nothing is done to curb uncontrolled fishing by foreign vessels.

Inland from the coast the climate of Puntland is harsh and arid with around half the population being nomadic cattle and goat famers. In recent times though drought and increasing temperatures have made things more and more difficult for those who raise animals here.

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But hope has arrived, as ‘Inside Africa’ and Abdi discover, with aid organisations who are helping to build dams and irrigation systems and dig wells which are enabling them to better feed their livestock and to farm crops, both of which will make a hugely positive contribution to the economy of Somalia.

As Methu and Abdi return to the port of Bosaso from which he fled over two decades ago, the actor reflects on his journey from the Somalia to Yemen to the United States and back again.

He shares with Methu how his experience of the country and its civil war informed his ability to play the real-life role of pirate Abduwali Abdiqadir Muse in ‘Captain Philips’.

“I could understand him. I could empathise with him,” Abdi says of the role which propelled him to worldwide fame. “He was a young man lacking an opportunity that had basically grew up in a shattered country and he see the gun as the solution.”

Despite this, Abdi has found much to be hopeful of on his return to the land of his birth. Somalia has become more peaceful prosperous, thanks in no small part to the Somalian diaspora of which he is a leading member.

“I was very impressed of all the hard work that most people in Somalia are doing with nothing. They’re working hard, from farmers to business people,” Abdi tells ‘Inside Africa’.

”There’s a lot of rebuilding…the country is coming back slowly one step at a time. I want to be part of the change. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

To see Barkhad Abdi’s return to Somalia, tune-in to ‘Inside Africa’ on CNN International, DStv Channel 401 at the following times:

Friday 20 February: 1930

Saturday 21 February: 2030
Monday 23 February: 0330
Tuesday 24 February: 1130

Incase You Missed it :Lupita Nyong’o Speaks Bluntly About Her Dad to CNN

 

They live in an exclusive world filled with unbelievable extravagance and enormous fortunes, party in the most exclusive clubs, pay jaw-dropping prices for exclusive custom-fitted clothing and their stress is numbed by the soothing sounds of the ocean in exotic locations. For them, money ain’t a thing. They are the real socialites of Nairobi.

Here is the list of the richest kids of Nairobi

• Alvin Kabogo

Kiambu Governor William Kabogo is moneyed and enjoys a lavish lifestyle as demonstrated by making it rain on his supporters during the election period. And it rubs off on Alvin Kabogo.

Alvin is the youngest son to Kiambu Governor Kabogo and the brother to Andrew Kabogo.just like Kabogo, Kabogo Junior likes to stunt like his daddy, he is a big spender who parties in a limo and looks like he really does enjoy the good life.

His ride during a recent night of partying(Photo Alvin Kabogo)

 

Here he is chilling at his daddy’s house at Kigwa Ridge Windsor

In addition he studies at the University of Brighton where international student pay from around £12,330 (1,275,728) to £14300 (1,479,554) per year depending on which course and which level of education you are undertaking.

 

• Anerlisa Muigai

She is the daughter to Keroche Breweries founder and CEO Tabitha Karanja who was last year named the Businesswoman of the Year in the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards.

Anerlisa owns her own company Nero which sells ‘Executive Water’ that is normally found in high end places and costs around 300 for a bottle of water.

 Anerlisa is a huge fan of high end products and designers such as Tom Ford, Salvatore Ferragam, Coco Chanel. She is a fan of Lar Mer, a high-end cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder. Product prices range from $80-$1400.She owns high –end cars among them a Mercedes-Benz CLS 500, Range Rover and Bentley.

Her cars

• Saumu Mbuvi

She is the lovely daughter to Kenya’s most flamboyant politician. Like her dad, the young girl like to live large, she is a politician of sorts (student leader at JKUAT Karen) and is generous as demonstrated by her giving out cash to a group of disadvantaged people while holidaying at the Coast over the Christmas period.

She also own as Mercedes Benz.

 

• Ngina, Muhoho and Jomo Kenyatta

Their dad is president, their grandpa was president and their family owns one of Kenya’s biggest dairy companies, Brookside, they own Mediamax the media conglomerate that K24, People Daily, Kameme and Milele F.M are under, Heritage Hotels, Commercial Bank of Africa and large vast of land. The family reportedly owns some of the most expensive schools in the country namely Brookhouse and Peponi schools

It is said that the grandmother has a net worth of $1 billion (Sh86 billion) and in 2011 Uhuru made it to position 26 by Forbes Africa’s rich list. They are also related to, George Muhoho is the former M.D of  Kenya Airports Authority.

With so much money in the family, it’s no wonder they can afford to enjoy a bountiful lifestyle

• Jeff Kiboro

The young Kiboro is the son to the Nation Media Group Chairman Wilfred Kiboro who was also a chairman at Standard Chartered bank before he left it for a top spot at Family Bank

When Jeff Kiboro married Wacuka Gichohi, the guest list included Zambian First Lady Thandiwe Banda, Ida Odinga and the late Fidel Odinga who was one of the groomsmen. Such people do not attend your wedding unless you are affluent and influential.

• Lupita Nyong’o

She is the daughter of Anyang’ Nyong’o one of Kenya’s most prolific politicians .Mr. Nyong’o is the Secretary General of the Orange Democratic Movement and is currently serving as the Senator for Kisumu County.

 

His daughter graduated from Hampshire College with a bachelor’s degree in film and theater studies and later completed a master’s degree in acting in 2012 from the Yale School of Drama. Yale is an Ivy League so the tuition fee is steep.
Lupita is said to be worth $500 thousand dollars that is approximately 46 Million Kshs!

Ever since she became a mother, Capital FM’s Amina Abdi has kept a low profile, appearing sparsely in public places and only heard on radio.

Ghafla Kenya caught up with the singer-cum-presenter and shared a word about motherhood and taking time off from the scene.

Amina says that she is one of the proudest mothers the world has ever produced after she gave birth to a baby boy, Tumi.

Amina revealed that Tumi has taken toll of her, spending most of her time with the kid and ensuring that she gives him all that he deserves.

She, however, revealed that sometimes she walks with him around as she goes around her businesses.

Here is the full interview she exclusively had with Ghafla Kenya: