Month: April 2015

It was just the other day when Huddah Monroe, Kenya’s self-proclaimed boss of all chics, shared to the world photos of herself having sweet moments in Paris, France.

It started with a visit to the world’s largest church building where she recited the Lord’s prayer from and then those sweet moments with former Arsenal, Manchester City and now Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor in a Paris hotel.

But this is not the only celebrity Huddah has been seen hanging out with.

As she herself claims, Huddah gets what she wants at the time she wants it and how she wants that particular thing.

Perhaps it is this belief which drives her to spend nice moments with celebrities across the globe.

After Adebayor, Huddah is now leaning on Uganda and East Africa’s veteran and finest singer Chameleone’s shoulders.

Chameleone himself has shared a photo where Huddah is seen enjoying the support she gets from the singer with a caption below it saying:

jchameleoneLife can be a Gimmick if its MAGIC. It Must be real if it’s REAL.Waste no time, Love yourself and that will inspire your friends to love you even more. @maishasuperstar 2015:::::::Good morning, Good afternoon,Good Evening and Goodnight #Fam#StressFree

Well, Chameleone has made frequent visits to the country where he is part of the team behind the Maisha Superstar reality show. It is here that they met with Huddah and spent quality time together.

Check this photo:

It has been a week of madness after traffic snarl ups in the city stretched up as far as Mlolongo on Mombasa Road, Limuru on Waiyaki and other places in the capital.

All this was thanks to the Nairobi County government’s decision to dismantle all roundabouts in major roads in the city in a move aimed at decongesting the city and easing up traffic.

Little did Kidero, the Nairobi County Governor, know that this move would greatly backfire as traffic piled, forcing commuters and drivers to cry foul and launch scathing complaints at the governor.

And after a week of pressure and abuses, Kidero finally gave in and started getting rid of his drums he had erected to block the roundabouts.

The return of the roundabouts had been instigated by the campaign #Kiderotakeawayyourdreams which had been started on social media to blast the governor for creating traffic jams in the name of easing them.

The governor said that they had reached the decision to open the blocked roundabouts because the Southern by-pass mostly used by trucks had been closed for rehabilitation.

But hold on. Do you know how long this will last? Well, Kidero says he has opened the roundabouts for only 3 days as he promises to close them after the by-pass is opened.

And by the way it is only the Bunyala Road and Lusaka Road roundabouts that have been opened. Westlands roundabout is still blocked.

The Governor has also urged residence to avoid name calling and abuses and encouraged constructive criticism that will help the city.

He said:

The grand plan that was released early this month to have five main roundabouts replaced with signalised intersections has not been abandoned.We are just reviewing strategy and tweaking plans, therefore, the plan for decongestion will not be abandoned. Once the work on the Southern bypass to make it motorable is completed by Friday the roundabouts will be closed. Trucks will not be allowed through the city via Uhuru highway. This will reduce traffic by 30%. Work on removing the roundabouts and putting in the relevant installations will begin in 10 days. We need more discipline and patience on our roads for us to achieve the traffic flow we all desire. Name calling and course language will not help the cause, constructive recommendations are welcome!

Well, do not celebrate yet. We have to wait and see if the governor means what he says.

Today ladies receive a special treat because it’s their day! So much happened round the entertainment circle starting with Sonko’s daughter, Salma, introducing her ‘baby’ to the world. Also interesting, East Africa’s biggest reality show, Maisha Superstar, has entered the elimination stage, soon some contestants will be sent packing. Crossing over to trendy items, below are the captivating stories that will excite you this Wednesday morning:

#1Citizen TV’s Jacque Maribe Finally Smears A Kiss On The Love Of her Life. And It’s Not The Two Guys You Are Thinking Of (Photos)

#2These Are The Pretty Ladies Causing Upheaval On The Internet. What They Are Alleged To Have Done Will Make You Shed Tears (Photos)

#3Sonko’s Daughter Salma Mbuvi Shows Off Her ‘Baby’. Its A Girl!

#4SHOCKING REVELATION: KTN Exposes Security Lapses At The Kenya-Somalia Border And How Al Shabaab Crosses Into The Country Freely…They Even Interviewed One Of Them

#5This Is What MC Jessy Did To DJ Pierra Makena And Which Will Go Down In Pierra’s History

#6SHAME: How A Section Of Kenyan Celebrities Attended A Luxurious Birthday Party…But Couldn’t Afford The Bills.

#7After Being Exposed As A ‘Broke Billionare’ Heshan De Silva ‘Escapes’ To South Africa. He Is Living Large (Photos)

#8Notable Radio Presenter Harshly Criticizes Maina Kageni. Find Out why

#9Celina’s Daughter Doesn’t Take After Her At All! Find Out Who She Resembles (Photos)

#10These 4 Photos Have Sparked A Social Media War! Garissa Terror Attacks.

It was a mixture of joy, pain, disbelief and a sigh of relief when Maisha Superstar Reality TV show finally entered the elimination stage where Ugandan Rookie Richy Kaweesa became the first rookie to be sent home.

The tenth episode of the hugely popular reality TV show airing on Maisha Magic Channel 161 on DStv every Monday at 8.00pm was filled with awe and glamor as each of the six Rookies coached by six of the best East Africa’s music celebrity mentors took to the Maisha Superstar stage to outdo each other with hopes of qualifying to the next round.

The studio audience was full of excitement when the glamorous Maisha Superstar Show host Amina Abdi emerged on stage to introduce the day’s judges and contestants.  The judging panel whose total votes amounts to 70 percent comprised Nazizi and Edward Kwach as permanent judges, Ugandan TV and Radio Host Monique Kabuye, Tanzanian Radio personality Tina Korosso, Talent Manager David Muriithi and Music Producer Victor Seii coming in as guest judges for the week.  

When it came to the turn of the Rookies to take to the stage, the atmosphere in the well-designed studio quickly turned electric as each of the well groomed upcoming stars engaged the audience and judges to melodious original own compositions with some of the Rookies going as far as including high school vocalists to perform the chorus. Rabbit’s Rookie Phy presented a nursery school rhyme Dance to the bush baby with two young girls coming in as her supporting dancers.

Star Rookie Fil-ah did a wonderful own composition bordering on African jazz fully supported by a group of school boys whose melodramatic chorus left the audience screaming for more action. Tanzanian Rookie Damian Soul set the stage alight receiving a thunderous applaud from the studio audience after performing a Kiswahili own composition that earned him a whopping 94 points from both the audience and the judges.

Damian Soul’s fellow Tanzanian Rookie Myra gave a stunning performance that drew tears from her mentor Shaa who became emotional while expressing her joy with the outcome of her rookie who was once a shy lady who could neither perform before cameras nor in front of a crowd.

The night also saw rousing performances from Ugandan Rookies Spirit Soul and Richy Kaweesa.  At the end of the sterling acts, a decision had to be made on who was to go home. Soft voiced Maurice Kirya of Uganda became the first casualty when his rookie Richy Kaweesa had to be sent packing after receiving the least accumulative scores in the first elimination in the episode which saw popular Kenyan Rookie Phy dropping points after leading the table for three weeks consecutively.

The five remaining rookies now proceed to the 11th episode to air next week Monday where more of them will be eliminated to pave way for the ultimate winner who will walk away with a recording deal and a cash prize of Ksh 1.2 million on Monday May 1st 2015.

Maisha Superstar is a production of Endemol Kenya for M-Net East Africa. Join the conversation online @maishasuperstar.  You can also like Maisha Superstar on Facebook or visit www.MaishaMagic.tv

This week,Ogas At The Top explores some reactions to Buhari’s win. One Patience Jonathan is not too pleased about the turn of events…

To people who are well versed on the Tanzanian and Kenyan entertainment scene, Hamisa Mobetto is familiar to you.

The Tanzanian model is known for working closely with Buoart and enjoying the company of her Kenyan socialite friend Cuppie Ayokya.

The model /socialite who is gaining traction in Kenya recently gave birth and in the spirit of motherhood, she shared the most amazing photos of her baby bump

It’s the largest urban slum in the entire African continent. Kibera is estimated to be housing 200,000 to 1 million people; among them are popular celebrities who make headlines in the country.

In as much as slums are associated with all kinds of evil in society, there are celebrities who have spent the better part of their lives there, rising to positions of prominence and defying all the stereotypes associated with informal settlements.

Life in the slum is no joke, seeing these news makers breaking free from the chains of poverty in Kibera to curve a niche for themselves in their respective haven calls for a standing ovation.

                                               Johnston Mwakazi

On top of the list is former Citizen TV news anchor, Johnston Mwakazi.  The revered anchor spent most of his time as a youth in Kibera. He has never been ashamed to narrate the kind of life he lived in the slum. (Will be proud to tell you his whole story next time.)

                                                                        Octopizzo

Perhaps he is the finest export to ever come out of Kibera. To date, Octopizzo is still very proud of his hood. All of his names have something to do with Kibera in one way or another. The name ‘Octopizzo’ and ‘Namba Nane’ resonates with his former hood. ‘Octopizzo’ (Octopus) has eight tentacles, the figure represent the route number used by Kibera’s Matatus (So is the name Namba Nane.) Octo is also one of the finest rappers the country has ever had, whenever he takes the stage, you can be sure Kibera will be well represented.

                                                                     Larry Asego

Classic FM’s Larry Asego is also one of Kibera’s exports. The renowned presenter called the slum home for a long time before he found his way to the City’s leafy suburb. He too has never hidden the fact that part of his life was shaped by Kibera.

                                                         Abel Mutua

Did you know Abel Mutua once lived in Kibera? Well, the Hapa Kule News star hasn’t been very vocal about his life at the slum. Sources told Ghafla! Abel lived in Karanja area of Kibera. (His family still lives there.) Abel reportedly moved out of Kibera when he tied the knot to the lover of his life.

                                             Robert Agengo

Former Mali actor, Robert Ageng’o was also brought up in Kibera before he crossed the border to seek cleaner air to breath. Though his face might not be familiar to many, the actor has casted for popular TV series namely; Makutano Junction, Mnet’s Kona among many other plays.

                                                              Kriss Darling

Renowned Reggae DJ, Kris Darling, was not only brought up in Kibera, he still lives there up to date. Unlike other celebrities who moved out of Kibera when they made it, Kriss has been reluctant to change his hood. He even owns a bar at Ayany in Kibera. By the way, the pretty lady he was tirelessly pursuing during his teenage days still lives there, Ayany U-17. Kriss has also married Dennis Oliech’s sister plus he drives a high-end BMW.

                                         Dennis Oliech

Talking of Oliech, he too lived in the country’s largest slum. His talent saw him kick poverty out of the way. Oliech was proudly representing Kibera on the international stage before he was met with numerous controversies that smeared dirt on his CV making him ‘irrelevant’.

                                            Smart Joker

After Octo, former Churchill Show comedian, Smart Joker, is the next proudest celebrity to have come out of Kibera. He sufficiently represented the Ghetto during his heydays at Churchill. (He never forgot to mention his hood while on stage.)

                                                                            Lavin Asego

Kibera is delighted to have Lavin Asego represent it in rugby. Yes, Lavin and Larry are siblings (In case you are wondering.) Lavin was brought up in Ayany, Kibera just like his brother. The mother still lives there till now.

                                                                        Edwin Lavatsa

Last but not least is former Gor Mahia’s striker Edwin Lavatsa. The football player who currently plays his professional football in Algeria can also be traced among the celebrities who once dwelled in Kibera. There are many footballers who still call Kibera home but Lavatsa is the most popular figure of them all.

There you go, which celeb do you think we left out? Put your comment below and we will include them as well.

When a marriage fails, many people are afraid of opening up about it. But not Robert Burale whom you know from Fashion Watch.

He opens up about his marriage of about one year and offers some advice on marriage. Here is his post:

ITS TIME..many people ask me “RB how come we don’t see you posting photos of your wife?” There comes a time one has to be naked and unashamed. Well I got married in 2012 and after exactly one year and two days my marriage collapsed. I felt like the biggest failure. A worthless man. A let down to society. Was I judged ? Yes some so called CHRISTIAN marriage counsellors gossiped me as if I had leprosy. Yes..being a public figure and a minister of the gospel made it more difficult. Due to my public life and also the fact that I was married to a public figure… None of us had the privilege to process this privately. Did some tell me I am not fit to even preach the gospel ? Oh yes the undertones were there. Ladies and gentlemen I want to encourage someone out there. You may have failed big time but we serve a God who will NEVER LEAVE NO FORSAKE YOU. Get up and dust yourself .

Out of my failure God has and will continue using me by His grace. Ironically through this I have been used to counsel marriages. (This God has a sense of humour eh). A product of EXTREME GRACE
My last Words ..MARRIAGE IS GOOD. VERY GOOD..let’s take time today and pray for marriages.
‪#‎Godofsecondchances‬#
‪#‎productofextremegrace‬#
‪#‎Godisnotdead‬#U

There was a time when Saumu Mbuvi was all over the tabloids and newspaper pull outs .Just like her dad, Saumu was a newsmaker.

Now Saumu’s younger sister Salma is looking to take this mantle from her sister. While Saumu’s fame and social media traction is dwindling, her younger sister is rapidly increasing and the demand for Salma’s news is an all time high. And she sure knows how to feed the hungry population with controversy.

She share this photo of her hubby and it raised some eyebrows;

We were first introduced to a 25 year old billionaire Heshan De Silva on K24’s ‘Young Rich’ back in 2013 where he gave us a flowery break down of what he owned.

We were impressed, after all it’s not every day you hear of 25 year old billionaires. He impressed us further by buying part of a premier media company, Motion Image and Sound (MIS) which deals with artist management, music production among other things.

The fact that he bought into a media company and was a billionaire at 25 gained him a legion of followers with his followers hanging to his every word, re-tweeting his tweets in fervor and reposting his quotes on Instagram very enthusiastically. But this year our bubble was popped and we learned that Heshan had no silver after a reputable PR firm publicly ditched him.

His fans were dejected. A thousand paper cuts coupled with whips across the face paled in comparison to what they felt at that moment on learning they were part of an elaborate scam.

Following this revelation, his fans morphed into enemies going HAM on him on social media. The harsh glare of the of the media focusing on him did not help either.

It seems Heshan wanted to take a break from all the madness and he took a birthday holiday to South Africa, visiting Cape town and other parts of South Africa.

Citizen TV’s senior political reporter, Jacque Maribe, must have run out of words when praising the love of her life. She even went on to kiss him just to prove how much she loves him.

Forget all the guys who have been linked to Jacque Maribe’s love before, none even inched close enough to earn her liking this much.

The Citizen TV reporter surely knows how to express her love, she is never shy of physically expressing it. Yes, she lifted her love and kissed him just to make you know she means her words.

But her love isn’t a romantic one. Sorry if you have been thinking along that line! Jacque’s love is that one of a mother to a son.

They say mothers and sons have strong affection. If this is true, the bond between Jacque and her son must be stronger than titanium.

Jacque calls her 11 month old baby the love of her life. She is perhaps the proudest mother currently dwelling on earth. I have to admit it has been quite long since I stumbled upon such kind of letter specially crafted to express appreciation for someone.

“My blessing, my pride, my love, my laughter.” Jacque wrote in part while expressing her feelings to her son.

The kid must be lucky to have such kind of a celebrity mother, too bad he is too little to understand what his mom feels about him.

Check out photos of Jacque and her kid on the next page:

Sunday cooling with the love of my life #myminime #MySoulmateAndI #MyZahari #MummyChronicles

I’m grateful that the Lord saw it fit to make me custodian over you. Fruit of my womb. My blessing, my pride, my love, my laughter. Happy 11 months my darling son, may the Lord watch over you and protect you. #myminime #MySoulmateAndI #MyZahari #MummyChronicles

Ebru TV’s Joey Muthengi just can’t seem to catch a break.

Just recently, their home was invaded by thugs who killed their security dogs and now the pretty young thing is in hospital from what she calls a herding accident.

23 hours ago she posted this: Herding accident. Wish I brought something to read though. Hospital ceilings are absolutely more boring than regular ones. Thanks for those who’ve called to check on me. I hope to be outta here Asap.

Then posted this 3 hours ago: God only knows…Day 3 in this hospital bed and all there is to do is think. Thankful that my family has been here everyday though. Really just want to get back to work 

Before adding this: Dear children. Hospitals = no fun and the view is usually pretty crappy as well. So eat your vegetables, obey your parents, take your vitamins, stay in school, drive the speed limit and all that good stuff. M’kay?

Thankfully she is doing pretty well as she managed to share the following photos on social media and could be going home today .

This is according to a conversation between her ad one of her fans who sought to find out how she was doing:

joeymuthengi @carinyo302 thank you. @karennyamol drifting in and out of sleep in between medicine administrations and doctor visits. Hoping to be back home today if they let me. I miss my bed

After almost a millennium of silence and public disappearance, our own queen of socialites Vera Sidika has made a grand come back to the limelight once again. All along many thought and said that her skin bleach had backfired and she was working on it. Well, she is back and she does not look like she had a problem with her skin pigment.

Vera was over the weekend among the thousands of fans who gathered at the Nyayo National stadium for the Mashemeji Derby.

Many said that her presence helped to bring sanity in the stadium as hooligans caused no trouble thanks to the attention they gave to Vera as she sat pensively beside Kristoff.

Well, the socialite is at again and this time round it seems she is the Caro Nigeria’s Wizkid and L.A.X have been looking for ever since they released this song a few years ago.

Vera will be hosting L.A.X when he lands in the country come this Saturday. Vera has revealed through her instagram account that she will be hosting the Art of Luxury event at the Skylux Lounge where L.A.X will be performing.

Here is what the socialite posted:

We all watched in disgust as the granny of pop Madonna grabbed and lip-locked Drake leaving his hands flailing wildly and trying to hold her before his soul got sucked from him.

In all honesty he actually looked like he enjoyed the kiss up until the end when he looked bitten but as he tells TMZ, it was the taste of her lipstick he didn’t like. But then again it’s like french-kissing your grandma, its pretty gross.

Anyhow back at home  Ciku Muiruri shared a story of a kiss she received  that she dint like too much and went on to blast the bloke for his less than lovely kiss. This is what she wrote;

Internet ablaze with images of Madonna accosting poor Drake. Same thing happened to me this weekend. A group of us at a table, I look up to say hello to a guy whose just checked in and he proceeds to give me the most disgusting Madonna style smack right on my lips. It did not last as long as this but my expression was worse than Drake’s. I had to go rinse my mouth out. Gross. Gross. Gross. And he had the nerve to say: “When the opportunity presents itself….” Eric Njau of IQ Plus – Shame on you! Shenzi type! I hope your wife sees this post and kicks your fat ass to the curb. Oh, I feel ya, Drake

Kenyans have flooded Twitter to express their anger and frustration following the disappearance of Francis Sakwa, one of the activists behind Langata Land Grab demo.

It’s said Sakwa went missing days after sent a petition to National Land Commission on grabbed Retail Market land. His colleagues have since tried to trace him but their efforts haven’t yielded any pleasing results.

The fear of the worst drove Kenyans on social media to start a campaign to bring back Sakwa safe and sound. It’s not the first time someone has been arrested by the police only to end up dead in some thicket.

This has been common especially at the coast. Kenyans can’t comprehend how Sakwa was arrested by cops yet he is nowhere to be found in police stations.

A tag #FindSakwa is currently the hottest trending topic on Twitter. The activist has now been missing for two days; most of the tweets by Kenyans indicate they fear Sakwa might as well be a victim of extra-judicial killings.

But evidence indicates the activist is still breathing. According to Boniface Mwangi, Sakwa is still alive and well. Boniface posted a screenshot of Sakwa’s last post on Facebook.

So where is he? Since he can still afford to access the internet and we all know that is a luxury most guests of the state are NEVER accorded.

Since the birth of his show about a decade ago, Maina has had his share of critics. He has received barbs from those that feel that ‘he eroded the morals of society’ and from those that feel his show is just too hot for a morning show.

But despite the backlash, his show continued to grow in leaps and bounds with thousands streaming in for a dose of the daily drama. Maina had found his niche and the critics were soon shushed because as we all know numbers did not lie, and the score board favored Maina.

Yesterday, the King of morning Radio discussed something which rubbed people off the wrong way, ‘women many Kenyan men avoid – Kikuyu women’ me included. You can check out my rant here

After the article, Maina got criticized for his show by an unlikely person, his friend even. Njogu wa Njoroge of Kameme F.M is one of the most iconic radio presenters in radio today and had this to say:

Maina Kageni is my brother. I respect his prowess in broadcasting. He is a superstar. We last met last Wednesday at Karen Country Club as we were getting on the course for Barclays ProAm Competition. He had a better day on the course than me. But i have just listened to a repeat of his show this morning. I tend to think it was offensive to Kikuyu Women. The callers disparaged my mother, my sister and even my daughter..A guy described kikuyu women as murderous and will kill for money. Honestly brother Maina, you bent so low on that

Some beautiful lasses have attracted the wrath of Kenyans for their heinous actions. What they are alleged to have done is enough to convince you the devil lives on earth and not in hell.

Thursday the 2^nd of April marked the darkest hour in the country since the onset of the new millennium. On that day, 148 Kenyans lost their lives when Al Shabaab terrorists opened fire killing people indiscriminately.

The high death toll could partly be attributed to the delay of rapid response from the elite Recce squad. The GSU squad was stuck in Nairobi for 5 hours because they couldn’t get a plane to ferry them to Garissa to battle the bad guys.

When they finally set foot in Garissa, they managed to gun down the terrorist in a record 12 minutes to end the 16 hour siege. Totally impressive! Imagine if they were flown to Garissa immediately, perhaps casualties could be less, right?

Well, the plane that was supposed to fly Recce squad to Garissa was allegedly being used by some girls for their own leisure.

See also: GSU Recce Squad Was Stuck In Nairobi 5 Hours While Their Plane Was Used To Run Family Errands

Photos doing rounds on the internet indicate two girls were gallivanting around the country using police craft while Recce squad was stranded with no plane to fly them to combat Al Shabaab gunmen.

Kenyans have been busy cursing and throwing all kinds of insults at the two girls ever since their photo popped up online. The caption on the picture was what infuriated Kenyans the most.

See photos of the said ladies and comments Kenyans posted on the next page:

Fued Mc’opondo: very sad…as the students were calling for help some till past 1ocklok.

Omotangi O-baba: This is abuse of office. Misusing public resources. Somebody must crack the whip.

Julius Gashomba Ranjoz: Hizi mama ni za wapi..

Jared Onyinkwa: Terrorizing resources, impunity

Godwin Kiprono: whose kids are this??

Amondi Onyango: Sad

Mildred Munyasia: It pains

Antwan Odi: The blood of the butchered will forever haunt them

Rodney Simmons Oganga: Who are the blood sucking bufoons?

Jeremiah Mitu: Spotted near langata cemetery carrying….this z wrong to misuse public resources..impunity of highest order…somebody shd go home..

Kipruto Kap’Tarei: We have serious problems with our leaders

Nelee Kirujah: the loving father should be in jail n his property or accounts freezed.we want our cash back

Peter Kimani: Is this where the chopper was when the recce squad was going via road? Ngai fafa!!

Isaac Mugunda: Shame shame shame!!

Kelly Wollits: Wanyonge hawana haki hii Kenya,,

Soti Sirkal Ochuka: ndege ni ya kubeba malaya sio ya

Isaac Mugunda: This is the police Cesnna. it cud carry the whole Recce squad instead of two choppers. its alledgedit was in Mombasa picking the daughters of a top police commandant from easter holidays. as kenyans died they were posting this shit

Bonventure Bony M …and Kenya Police Airwing plane’s private mission was delayed on the day of the Garissa University….

Peter Nguli: When a whole university is held hotstage and some being killed, some few kenyans are enjoying Mombasa raha with a police chopper which could have been used to rescue the hostages,. The Kenya we are living in.

Jared Nyakomita: I think the issue should be,how many planes the police airwing has.If it has only one,then they need adequate planes for their operations.These planes can be leased and as such it raises revenue to the police.Saitoti and Ojode were being flown on police chopper when the accident occured!The function was purely private.

Kelvin Deeh Kifables: Hiyo ndege ni ya kenya police ama ni ya kubeba miraa

Mwendia Wa Njogu: No Wada The Nid For A Revolution! #shameofthenation

Jaf Jm: Someone should be sacked tomorrow.

Bee Smetana: who are they?

James Leona: Lesikito Hiyo ndege si mamayao

Millicent Gakenia: Ni family ya nani?

Jennifer Odhiambo: Unacceptable! !

Jayke Nyamwega:The NIS should recruit you to work for them. You seem to know more than even the authorities and “mainstream” media. In other news, how do you hire a police helicopter for private business?

Jacky Songole: Nikina nani yawa

Mandela Nelson Odeny: Wonders shall never

Kwach Makwiny JaKasimori Seme: Shame on them….

Abdimalik Odowa: Ati Boinet aliambiwa police helicopter iko mombasa kwa shugli ya ki-sirikali

Mwaniki Wanjiru: Ni familia ya nani hiyo

Marge Sucasa Gal: Kwani who do they think they are

Ever since Communication Commission of Kenya changed its name to Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), it has been ruthless in executing its mandate, the like of KTN, NTV, QTV and Citizen TV can tell it all.

The communications regulatory body has once again flexed its muscles to put six radio stations off air for transmitting unauthorized radio broadcast frequencies.

According to a statement dispatched to newsrooms, the six radio stations had breached the law by installing transmitters without acquiring lincences from CAK.

The authority said the transmitters were located in non-designated broadcasting sites and were bound to cause harmful interferences to duly licensed services including broadcasters, aviation, and other critical services.

CAK also said the six stations were interfering with transmissions in the neighboring countries since the frequency they were operating from conflicted with registered stations from the those countries.

All the six stations operated from Nyanza. They include; Milambo FM in Migori, Radio Pacho in Siaya, Sunset Radio in Homa Bay, Ugwe FM in Rongo Town, Radio Faith FM in Oyugis Town and Ekialo Kiona in Mfangano Island.

CAK has since impounded equipment used to transmit unauthorized radio broadcast frequencies that the said stations were using.