Month: April 2015

A fortnight ago, emotions ran high as we waited for the second coming of Davido.

Tickets were paid for, the best clothes pulled out as we waited in bated breath for one of Africa’s greatest to perform. But Alas, his performance ended as fast as it started and the fans were left high and dry .They soon took to Twitter to vent out their feelings and poke fun at the performance to abate their anger.

But maybe, just maybe we shouldn’t be soo hard on Davido as he was working on his project. Could this project be the reason he couldn’t perform as he was too tired from all the research he was doing?

It’s ridiculous just how time flies.

Just the other day the resident bad boy Shaffie Weru became a father once again to a daughter named Nia, and now the young girl is already one. Nia is his first child with Jada and Shaffie wrote this message to his daughter on her Birthday:

You are growing up right before my very eyes. I can’t believe it. I’m just happy that you are still small enough for me to hold in my arms….They say Everything inn this world happens for a reason….Your my World…. Your my Universe…. Your My Life…I know you may not know how important this day is just yet, but trust me, one day I hope you will understand just how much you mean to me

Kenya’s most celebrated investigative journalist, Mohammed Ali, will need an armored shield to protect him from insults being thrown at him after his eye-opener rubbed some people the wrong way.

Al Shabaab attacks like the one on Garissa University College usually draws Mohammed Ali out of his cocoon of silence and put him on toes as he tries to get to the bottom of things.

Moha’s work has earned him admiration and hatred almost on an equal basis. Despite all the abhorrence poured on him, the investigative journalist has always soldiered on to courageously speak his mind.

He chipped in his comments on Garissa attack annoying some folks who decided to mercilessly scold him.

Moha attributed increased cases of insecurity to militarization of the police. He outlined instances where the military took over the work of the police making terrible blunders in the process.

Check out the video below:

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Because of sensitivity of comments posted in regard to Moha’s clip, we can’t share the comments on Ghafla! So just take our word for it, the comments were VERY demeaning and pose a threat to the country’s cohesion.

We all make mistakes, that’s human but The Star is slowly establishing itself as the ‘black sheep’ of traditional media. The star was back with yet another shocking mistake.

On Monday, the paper wrote a rather captivating FRONT-PAGE  story about a lawyer turned insurgent, Mohammed Abdirahim. But they made a huge mistake that could have dire consequences, they used the wrong picture of the terrorist inadvertently pinning the culpability on another person with the same name.

They have however apologized for their mistake to the family of the victim of their mistake and his family.

Photo: Nairobiwire

Gunshots rent the air last Thursday in Garissa University and students ran helter skelter for their dear lives. While many succumbed to gunshots; there are those who survived thanks to the help of a Good Samaritan.

50 year old Ibrahim Ali became a heroic face as he helped Garissa University students escape to safety. This was through a fence where he pulled them to safety since the Al-Shabaab insurgents had locked all exit points. Keep in mind other people were escaping to safety but this elderly man showed extreme gallantry and strength, risking his lives to save these young girls.

In the words of Massachusetts District Attorney Dan Conley “Moments like these, terrible as they are, don’t show our weakness; they show our strength.”

The eyes are watching! Kenyans have a very queer behavior; one minute they may be praising you then out of the blue turn their compliment into mockery. Wait till you trip to know how ruthless Kenyans on the internet can be.

It’s not the first time KTN has been a subject of ridicule. During TV blackout, KTN and other stations were on the receiving end after Kenyans opened a flood of insults at them for boycotting digital migration.

This time round, it isn’t their stand that made Kenyans make a fool out of them. It’s what they did on social media that earned them a spot on Kenyans’ tongues.

KTN made a slip with their tweet as they were busy updating Kenyans on the names of individuals blacklisted for having a connection with Al Shabaab.

In their tweet, the station said KNUT Secretary General, Wilson Sossion, was going through some of the names mentioned as alleged Al Shabaab associates. (They wrote Wilson Sossion when they meant Wilson Mburu.)

Even though this was clearly a mistake on the part of KTN, Kenyans on social media ridiculed the station jokingly saying Sossion was a news anchor at the station.

“BREAKING: Wilson Sossion lands a new Job at KTN as a News Anchor.” Someone wrote on the internet.

Well, if that gaffe makes you laugh, go on and laugh louder. After all, laughter is said to be the best medicine.

The Garissa attack that left 147 people dead needed the intervention of the elite RECCE Squad to kill the Al Shabaab insurgents who had held the campus siege for the better part of Thursday last week.

And even as we mourn the death of students in the attack, it is prudent to remember some of the security officers who suffered as they rescued the students.

As the RECCE Squad descended on the campus, one of its members, unfortunately, died in the line of duty.

The government has promised to cater for the funeral fee for the students who perished in the attack but not much is said of Corporal Benard Kipkemoi Tonui, a member of the RECCE squad killed in the attack.

The corporal’s body has been lying at the Kenyatta University Morgue and plans are underway to give him a befitting send-off.

His family has already put up a funeral announcement in one of the dailies and Kenyans are requested to support the family as they plan to bury their kin who died serving our country.

Here is the announcement:

It seems some celebrities started off this month on the wrong foot. The like of Willy Paul has already had his dirty linen aired in public.

It all started with Bahati tearing into Willy Paul whom he accused of stealing his songs. The beef has now crossed over to Citizen TV’s actresses.

Mother-In-Law actress, Idah Alisha better known as Olive, decided to openly humiliate fellow actress Celina on social media.

Just like Bahati did to ‘Tam Tam’ hit maker, Olive too punched the keyboard hard composing itching words to strip Celina of her dignity.

Olive accused Celina of mimicking her in a bid to look stunningly pretty like herself. She insisted she had the edge over her since she was still young and vibrant while Celina was an ageing hog.

Wait a minute! Just realized Olive’s slur was just a prank. Actually she was making fun of Bahati-Willy Paul beef just like Eric Omondi did.

See also: Eric Omondi Unforgivingly Tears Into Churchill Show’s Chipukeezy For Stealing His Jokes

Mhh! Bahati ignited lots fake beef amongst other celebrities as well. Below is what Olive wrote when she decided to go HAM on Celina:

Mimi sijui tunaulizana nini. Kama umechapa kubali. Mimi ndio the in thing sasa. Unasema nimeiba expression zako … HII NI UBESHTE KWELI? Nilidhani ulikuwa mentor … sasa unaskia wivu juu nimekuwa mnoma kukushinda. Ati sababu ni mimi natrend. HII NI USIZ KWELI!??? sasa naona umenunua eye contacts na unapaka Ruby woo ndio tufanane. Siz … si ukuwe original please. But i wish you well. Wacha tu nisireply. Staki kukuaibisha.

                                    Celina and Olive

By the way, today is Olive’s birthday. For that reason, the entire Team Ghafla! wishes her a happy birthday. May she live long to see her Children’s children.

Mike Sonko recently relinquished his seat as the Nairobi County Senator after he was adversely mentioned in the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) list of shame that contained the names of top government officials and politicians implicated for corruption.

Sonko had previously, before the list was released, been seen urging those implicated with corruption to step aside to pave way for investigations into the ordeal.

His counterpart Nairobi County Governor Dr. Evans Kidero was his reference point. Kidero himself is in the list.

And now days after stepping aside as senator, a concerned Kenyan has posed a question to the flamboyant and flashy politician, asking him how it feels being an ordinary Mwananchi.

Through his twitter account, Sonko retweeted the question and responded saying that he feels so good.

Is Sonko sincere or he is implying that being a leader is something one should not admire? How good is it being an ordinary citizen?

It’s a chilly Thursday morning here in the capital city. Yesterday, the state gazetted 85 names of entities and individuals who were alleged to be involved with Al Shabaab terror group. This was in response to the grisly Garisssa attack. That aside, below are other stories that will captivate you this morning:

#1Citizen TV Given A Hard Tackle As Its Former Top Journalist Makes A Grand Comeback At KTN

#2Brenda Wairimu Shares First Photo Of Her Baby With Juliani. Too Cute!

#3This Is The Bootyfull Girl That Had Even Vera Sidika Bowing Down. See What She Did

#4Willy Paul Has No Chills Whatsoever, This Is What He Posted After Allegedly Stealing And Releasing Bahati’s Song

#5CABU GAH DIARIES: Step Aside,Everyone! The Sex Objects Have Arrived!

#6See What Bahati Said After Willy Paul Went Ahead And Released The Song He Allegedly Stole From Him

#7Kenyan Terror Suspect Arrested In Uganda’s Makerere University Hostel Taking Pictures

#8Find Out Why Eric Omondi And His Brother Fred Are Being Extoled After The Garissa Attack

#9Be Warned! These Are The People And Entities Alleged To Be Associating With Al Shabaab

#10Willy Paul And Bahati Get Stern Warning From Top Kenyan Comedian, Demands That They Reconcile

Bien-Aime Braza has gained a reputation as one of the most IDGAF member of Sauti Sol; he says when he feels like, what he feels like whenever he feels like.

And when it comes to expressing his love for Tiwa Savage he certainly never holds anything back. And today he was in usual form as he welcomed his bae to the country.

“ #BAE A bird that has never gone out of its nest will never know the true taste of millet. Welcome to kenya #EMINADOOOOO” he wrote.

Hmm..i wonder if this is the millet he is talking about….

Ciru Muriuki is known as the sassy late night presenter on Nation F.M, in addition, she is also well-known for her non apologetic and at times witty comments on the trend.

The Nation F.M radio presenter recently celebrated her birthday and did it in style with her friends.

She also donned a sexy red number for this significant occasion

The grisly Garissa attack was a wake-up call for the government to crack the whip on Al Shabaab terror group and all its sympathizers.

The government has rushed to close all the loopholes that have facilitated the penetration of terrorists to launch bloody attacks on Kenyans.

Thursday’s attack on Garissa University Collage saw 148 Kenyans losing their lives; there was no way the state wasn’t going to flex its muscles after an incident of that magnitude.

The government has gazetted 85 names of individuals and entities associated with Al Shabaab terror group. The state has also frozen some accounts owned by individuals who have been blacklisted.

Would naming these persons put a stop to the bloodbath innocent Kenyans have suffered on the hands of terrorists? Whatever strategy works, protecting lives supersedes the means used to accomplish the goal.

See the full list below:

For a long time TV in Kenya has been dominated by programs using English as the official language while those using Swahili which is the national language are very few and slowly fading out.

However, news at 7 in almost all the major TV stations in the country are broadcast in Swahili, clearly indicating that despite efforts to give English the first priority, Swahili still has a lot relevance amongst us. After all it is our Lingua Franca.

There are those who have always made this noble language stand out. They are the faces and voices that always broadcast the 7 pm news in majority of our TV stations. These are the people who have remained loyal to this language despite their vast knowledge in English and other foreign language.

And as it is turning out, the pairing of two Swahili anchors everyday gives news some fragrance and appetite for more. Ghafla Kenya looks into some of the combinations that have yielded some of the best Swahili presentations in the country.

Jane Ngoiri and Nimrod Taabu – NTV

Jane Ngoiri remains one of the most entertaining, attractive and appealing female Swahili anchor in Kenya today. She is so fluent and up to date with the ever improving language and little does she falter every time she appears on screen. Her fellow anchor in Nimrod Taabu is not left behind either. To date Taabu remains the most humble and cool guy in front of cameras. His looks and command of the language gives him an edge over other anchors. He is arguably the best Swahili news anchor.

Lulu Hassan and Kanze Dena – Citizen TV

It is arguably the best female combination to have ever graced news at 7 in Kenya. Lulu Hassan and Kanze Dena have experiences of their own. While the former excelled at KTN before moving to Citizen, the latter was some gold at KBC before eventually getting poached by Citizen. Lulu and Kanze have a masterly of the Swahili language and have never disappointed in their presentations. Many of us always get glued on our screens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings purposely to get what the two ladies have on table. Lulu and Kanze are the most coveted combination on TV.

Beatrice Gatonye and Bonnie Musambi –KBC

Even when KBC seems to be succumbing to increased and improved competition, the duo has been a force to reckon with when it comes to Swahili news at 7. Beatrice Gatonye is among the top most beautiful Swahili anchors in Kenya today. She is cool, ever smiling and with a captivating voice that gets you out of the kitchen into the sitting room to get a glimpse of what she is saying. Bonnie Musambi on the other hand remains KBC’s most experienced anchor having ruled the airwaves on KBC radio and TV for quite some time now. If you have listened to Bonnie before you will also agree that he is one of the best interviewers the country has ever seen. He is cool and his laughter on and off draws even passersby closer. Bonnie and Beatrice remain KBC’s diamonds that the state-owned broadcaster should seriously cling to. It won’t be long before we see other media houses baying for their services.

Isabella Kituri and Frankline Wambugu – K24

Isabella Kituri made a name for herself while she worked with KTN as a reporter. This was before a new challenge came her way and lured her to K24 where she has sincerely excelled. She is dedicated and has the best voice on TV. She smiles often, drawing viewers closer and builds a rapport that makes one forget to flip channels. Her co-host Frankline Wambugu is yet another experienced anchor with a vast knowledge of the Swahili language. His days at Citizen TV before shifting to K24 on a big money move in 2013 gave him the experience he has clung to all along. He is cool and up to date with the latest happenings.

The Garissa attack feels like a really horrid nightmare, honestly it’s hard to fathom that people can be so vile such as to claim the lives of 147 people so maliciously and so nonchalantly.

Now the aftermath of this is 147 or more families bereaved and heartbroken, 147 dreams crushed and 147 future employees lost. 147 is just not a number, these were real people with real dreams and I hope there is a special place in hell for these mercenaries.

And we are not the only ones upset over this whole issue. This morning on a commentary in the Daily Nation, a writer felt that President Uhuru Kenyatta should have done more for the families of the victims. He should have made time during his busy schedule and condoled with the family. Something which former KTN anchor Bonney Tunya agrees.

Thank you DAILY NATION for this Bold comment. Thank you for calling out the president Uhuru Kenyatta..He needs to come out of his comfort zones. His position demands he empathizes with the loss of ordinary Kenyans.he needs to be THE leader!

Jalang’o is a busy man he is always up to something.

From hosting the morning show alongside Alex Makideu on Radio Maisha, to hosting ‘ Jalang’o with the Money ‘ on KTN to hosting corporate events, he is quite the bust bee.
But despite his busy schedule Felix who made a name for himself in Citizen TV’s ‘Papa Shirandula’ finds time to bond and watch cartoons with his daughter Sally.

She bears a striking resemblance to the comedian, don’t you think?

Sonko is undoubtedly one of the richest politicians we have around and he enjoys showing off his wealth in wild abandon. From gaudy gadgets, to ostentatious accessories to flashy cars, he has established himself as the resident King of Bling.

He recently brought Nairobi to a standstill when he rolled in his flashy gold plates SUV. The fact that he was flunked by a chase car and bodyguards wielding guns also drew attention to him.

But he is not all about the bling and the money, he is also philanthropic and he established the Sonko Rescue team which has worked where the government has been unsuccessful.
Part of his rescue team is a wedding entourage and here are some cars you should check out if you plan on having them on your wedding day:

The country woke up to very disturbing news Thursday last week that Garissa University had been attacked by unknown assailants.

It later turned out that Al Shabaab had invaded the institution and killed hundreds of innocent Kenyans. Thursday and the subsequent days have been the darkest after the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi.

And it was on this day that Eric Omondi and his brother Fred Omondi, the two top comedians in the country, had slated an interview with Jeff Koinange on his JKL show on KTN.

As things turned out that day, the two Omondi brothers couldn’t withstand the tears that flowed on cheeks of the nation. They could entertain on that day and so they stepped aside from the side to allow Mombasa Senator Omar Hassan to shed light on the state of the nation.

This was an act that attracted reactions from Kenyans who lauded the Omondi brothers for putting their interests aside for the nation.

Kenyans praised the two amid agony for joining others in mourning the victims of the heinous acts by Al Shabaab, terming it a bold and patriotic move.

Jeff Koinange himself thanked Eric and his brother for agreeing to step aside because of the weighty matter on that day.

Here is the show as it went down:

Nairobi City County is on a roll, for lack of a better word. Determined to improve the City, they have closed down major roundabouts citing them as major causes of the heavy traffic snarl up we experience everyday in Nairobi. We do spend an insane amount of man-hours wasted on traffic so any efforts that seek to improve the situation are welcome!

There have been mixed reactions from Kenyans with everyone fielding their own opinion. Well, I don’t know about the new development but I do know about eJijiPay- yet another initiative by Nairobi City County that is bound to excite you, in a good way.

This is their new online payment method which will ease how you pay all the dues you owe the County government. I’m talking parking fees, rent, land rates and even business permits all paid from the comfort of your mobile device or even PC.

All you have to do is follow these easy steps: