Month: December 2015

Last week, Comedian Chipukeezy was outed with a few other celebrities whose Lungula game was found to be  wanting. 

 Now, the article that first appeared on Ghafla collected moss as it rolled downhill prompting one of Chipukeezy’s fans to question his idols prowess in bed. The hard hitting question was asked to Chipukeezy’s girl who was tagged on a status that Chipukeezy had shared on social media. 

“Your guy is lousy in bed ..according to Ghafla news… he tops the list by the way.. your take?”

Chipukeezy’s answer was colder than the question “Go ask your mother..” 

With his ego bruised and his prowess brought to question, Chipukeezy went from sober to stark raving mad in seconds.. roasting a certain Corey Constantine who had asked the question.  At some point Chipukeezy directed his bile towards his woman who in turn replied to the banter as: 

“Don’t be rude darling….” the girl implored her boyfriend. Chipukeezy then went ahead to stand by his woman saying that he was not going to take any bull crap from anyone, especially not  anyone who was disrespecting his woman. 

 

 

When he first sent me that email,I will admit I didn’t even open it. Leave alone read it. On my line of duty,I receive many mails daily… Most of which,given that I am a showbiz blogger,center around music and the arts and the desire for publicity.

So when I received this mail,with a title about medical finds and stuff,I breezed through it. And opened the next mail telling me what I actually wanted to read; A new exquisite strip club along Ngong Road that was now hosting debauched lesbian nights every Friday evening.

That is what I love to read. Not appeals over medical or social issues…I thought.

But he didn’t relent. Realizing that I had not replied his earlier mail,he sent another. And another. And another.

In total,Kennedy Omondi had sent me roughly 8 mails over a period of three weeks all of which I had ignored before he decided to show up in the Ghafla office himself.

And at around 10.17am,someone walked right up to me,bent over and whispered ‘I want to talk to a writer….’

I looked him up quickly,pasted something I had already copied on the writing pad and minimized my computer window.

‘Ati? What do you want!? ‘

‘To speak to a writer. This is Ghafla right? ‘ he said in a soft voice,his politeness pouring out into the air.

‘Yes. It is Ghafla..’ I said pointing to Irari the Ghafla editor.

‘Talk to him. He’s the editor… ‘

Ken,clad in some sandals and a oversize shirt that clang over his bony body like a torn flag,walked over to the editor.

His face was gaunt and eyes tired. He carried with him a brown envelope and was wearing a pair of some faded blue jeans whose hem was tearing off and with a belt that had been wrapped and used way too many times.

I went back to my business… Back to typing some article I was working on before leaving for some other job.

I had barely typed a sentence before Ken,politely,walked right up to me again.

‘He’s told me to talk to you… ‘ he, again,whispered… His sorry eyes seeming to placate me. His voice pertinent and body language urgent.

‘Bro… I’m writing… What’s the issue please? Irari… You couldn’t solve this? ‘ I said,impatiently turning to Irari.

‘But he says he has been emailing you… ‘ Irari said,confused.

‘Fine. What’s the issue bro? What’s up? ‘ I asked,barely liking up from the computer,afraid my train of thought would be wrecked.

‘OK.. I’m Ken. Kennedy Omondi… I’ve sent you many emails… About a child who… ‘

‘Wait… You’re the one who’ve been sending me emails about some medical appeal thing!?’ I asked,looking at him.

‘Yes. It’s Me…’ he said. Smiling weakly and attempting to sit next to me.

‘Sure. Sit. Sit…. Wait… Can I first publish this article!? ‘ I asked,quickly pressing some keys.

‘Sure. Sure bro. No problem. Can I wait outside?’ He asked,rising up and wanting to walk out.

He seemed to think that he was a bother. An unwelcome intrusion. And a waste of everyone’s time.

‘No… No… No… Sit. Just sit… I’ll be with you in a minute… ‘ I said,pulling the chair towards him.

Sighing,he sank into the chair. His face sombre and I could almost feel the nervousness breaking out of him. Silently,he clutch on to the brown envelope… His fingers still fidgeting.

And in 10 minutes,I was done editing and publishing an article. And then I turned to him.

He managed a simple smile; one that still betrayed his sorrow and unease. His pain and anxiety.

And that’s when he started… He started telling me the story…

The story about the many times he’d attempted to reach me and get my attention for something that was now going out of control…

The story about how he’d been living with his little niece, who was now 1 and a half years old and who,to this minute,had not yet started eating or crawling or mumbling. And who also had not quit breastfeeding…

The story about her birth… And her name…

Emily is a young girl who has not yet seen her second birthday but is already more troubled and has been in and out of hospitals many times than I have in all of my years into adulthood…

I took a pen and paper… And let Ken talk on… His eyes close to welling up. And his face wearing a whole new mask of optimism and hope…

Little Emily was born on 28th May 2014 as the last born in a healthy but humble family of five . But after sometime,her doting parents Benedict Adongo and Linet Aketch noticed that the little girl’s growth was stunted…

She,for instance,wasn’t adding any kilos and even after six full months,she gained a measly 2 kilograms on top of the normal 3.4kg she was weighing at birth.

And at five months,Emily’s parents noticed her irregular breathing pattern which was accompanied with restlessness,acute respiratory distress and the fact that she had started becoming unusually hungry every so often.

This prompted them to seek advice from experienced mothers in their Radienya Village and unfortunately ,not much help was accorded in the village especially from these bunch of women who were evidently new to this condition and weren’t exactly experts on how to deal with such an occurrence.

The persistence in her unusual condition prompted her mother to visit the local hospital where she was referred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and referral Hospital in Kisumu County.

At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital,Little Emily was examined by the doctors who then referred the parents to a Christine Jowi,a renowned cardiologist.

Hoping against hope, Mr. and Mrs. Adongo were able to honor the appointment with Dr. Jowi at Hurlingham Hearts Clinic in Nairobi for further examination. And needless to say,the news was nothing better. Little Emily had a severe heart condition. It was officially stamped.

The news was a complete blow to the humble family of 7. Heart complications,they knew,were the worst news you could probably get regarding your child. And anyway,Little Emily was now officially suffering from a dreaded heart condition.

Emily could only be saved through open heart surgery which is not offered in Kenya.

Things were so bad that Dr. Jowi had to immediately write an Urgent Letter to Kenyatta Hospital… Outlining Emily’s struggles,manner of illness and calling for her urgent treatment. In India.

Here actually is a snippet of the long letter,riddled with cryptic medical jargon that Dr. Jowi drafted for the Kenyatta Hospital.

‘The above patient was referred to me from the Jaramogi Oginga Teaching and Referral hospital on 17/11/2014 for evaluation of a systolic murmur heard while she was undergoing treatment for bronchopneumonia in their facility.
When I saw her she was a sick looking child who was small for age with a weight of 5.3kg. She was diagnosed with systemic desaturations of 85-88% oxygen on room air……….Baby Emily suffers from complex congenital heart disease namely type 1 truncus arteriousus, large secundum atrial septal defect, with severe pulmonary hypertension…… Baby Emily requires urgent surgical intervention mainly open heart surgery which involves Homograft reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract and patch closure of the ventricular and atrial septal defect. This should be done on an urgent basis before irreversible pulmonary hypertension sets in…….Homograft surgery involves use of human tissue which we are unable to offer locally due to legislative constraints. It is with this in mind that I recommend surgery in India which is cheaper than other centres especially western countries……… ‘

‘Armed with that letter,we set off on our arduous journey of finding urgent treatment for this little one…. ‘ Ken continued,his voice now almost completely gone and looking tired of even narrating the whole story. Over and over again.

‘So what did you do next? After learning of her terminal condition?’ I asked,putting my notebook aside.

‘We embarked on an immediate plan to save her and her life… This year has been hell…

Her parents and I knocked on almost every door. We tried contacting Mike Sonko… Kidero… Uhuru Kenyatta. We approached each and every media house with this story… Hoping they’d listen and enable us raise the Ksh. 1.5 million needed for the heart surgery in India…

And to be very honest with you, all of these media houses ignored us except QTV and Family TV.

I took my story to QTV around June 2015 and they were welcoming. Dr. Jowi even accompanied me to QTV for the interview… I’ve never seen a more dedicated doctor… She has been like Emily’s mother since then…

And after we appeared on QTV,we were then connected to Family TV from where Emily’s story was told even further. And with those two interviews,we managed to raise as much as Ksh. 140,000. And that was the start of Emily’s healing. It was. It was….

‘So what exactly do you want Ken? What do you really want people to do for you!? ‘ I asked, puffing out and touched.

Ken told me what he needed. Told me that Emily needed a Christmas cheer. A Christmas card worth only Ksh. 1.5 Million. 
‘So you guys need Ksh. 1.5 million for Emily’s India trip and treatment?’

‘Yes… 1.5 million. ‘

‘Just that? ‘

‘Yes. Just that Cabu Gah. 1.5 million. That’s all….’.

Ken was now really almost speechless. Unsure whether he’d find help. Unsure whether I was the right person to be talking to. Unsure whether I would even follow up. Unsure I’d even bother do the article.

I looked at him hard and said in one resolve, ‘Ken,I am Cabu Gah. I used to run a Facebook page and 90% of what I did was raise funds. I don’t have the page no more. But we have God. And we have caring humans. If they care, they’ll change your daughter’s life. In a snap….’

Ken’s face lit up.

‘Yes. I mean it. It’s Christmas. Millions of Kenyans are about to spend thousands upon thousands of shillings in bars and clubs. Including me. We will set aside a few beers for your daughter this holiday. We will. I will…. ‘

Kenyans,I ask you, with a humbled heart and a deep conviction, to kindly step in for Emily.

She needs a Christmas cheer. A Christmas card. A Christmas gift…. Not just for this Christmas but for the rest of her life.

Baby Emily needs ONLY Ksh. 1.5 million for a surgery in India. 
I hadn’t planned to spend my Christmas with some strange girl I don’t even know. But I am forgoing a few beers, a few meals and a few clothes for her. 
I guess this is what Christmas means. And I have heeded the call of the Lord.

Heed it too,I ask. Heed it please.

‘Can you get me better photos of Emily? Clearer photos please? As soon as possible?’ I asked Ken before he left. “Yes. I am travelling to the village by Friday. Can you wait please?”

‘Sure. And all the best…’

To DONATE TO BABY Emily kindly use the M-PESA Paybill Number Medical Paybill No. 317111

How to Donate & Save the Life of this child :
• Go to M-PESA Menu 
• Select LIPA NA MPESA then Pay Bill.
• Enter Paybill No. 317111
• Enter Your First Name as account Number
• Enter Amount e.g 10 Bob
• Enter your M-PESA PIN

Also,you can donate via Emily’s special medical BANK account which is Acc number: 10131301000369 Emily Atieno Adongo Medical Account. Bank is CONSOLIDATED BANK.

You can also reach and donate directly to her uncle,Kennedy Omondi directly via 0728629726

Little Emily needs a Christmas cheer. And a little Christmas smile. Give it to her please. I already have.

#Emily’sChristmasGift

Here,watch the sad video of the family on QTV…

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Many know Victoria Kimani as Chocolate City East-African music diva behind chart-topping singles like ‘Show’, ‘Two Of Dem’, ‘Oya’ featuring M.I and my personal favorite; ‘Prokoto’ featuring Diamond Platnumz & Ommy Dimpoz.

Victoria Kimani is currently riding on her spanking-new single; ‘Booty Bounce’, produced by super-talented beat maker, Reinhard.

 

But her music is not the only thing going on for the game changer; she knows how to look like a super-star . From her hair,to  her clothes and even her face, Victoria Kimani has got it all. Check out photos of the beautiful East African star that will definitely leave you salivating.

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Photo Courtesy: The BOTL/Victoria Kimani

If you’re a magazine that has existed for like a gazillion years,a magazine that we practically grew up reading through our tumultuous teenage years,a magazine that’s backed and rolled out by a publishing giant,in fact,the oldest newspaper in the land,you’re honestly expected to have some clout,manage to pull a show,put out some remarkably historic show and do things as epic as epicness itself. But that’s not always the case. If we have to start with last night.

Friday night’s PULSE AWARDS,confusedly christened PMVAs,was a tragi-comedy.

There were so many wrong things with the Awards Show it ended up looking like a botched ISIS invasion.

To start the tragedy off,it was,or appeared to have been like an Invites-Only affair. Trouble is,none of the esteemed invites cared to show up. And then everything,and I mean, everything went downhill from there. Things got so messy,so absolutely calamitous it started looking like a hurried cult recruitment ceremony.

And to make matters worse,the event was beamed LIVE on TV. So all that lack of success was witnessed by millions of hapless viewers nationwide. Most of whom had a field day gleefully roasting the ceremony on our greatest avenue of angst ; Twitter.

From the word go,nothing seemed to go right. 98% of the nominees didn’t even show up. Leave alone climb atop the troubled stage to collect their ‘Award’.

According to sources,only Kristoff and ummm who else? I forget,showed up. Jaguar came too. And left early. You don’t keep a busy man with State House connections stuck in your quandary for long.

Ok,to be fair,a few other celebrities did actually show up. Trouble is, they’re so unpopular we can’t even remember who they were anymore.

The hosts for the night was Shaffie Weru and Mwalimu Rachel. And within the first 30 minutes of the shambles,Twitter had already concluded that Shaffie was drunk as fuck. Or high as a kite… Whichever comes first.

As for Mwalimu Rachel,well,it was roundly decided that she should stick to radio. You cannot have a laughter that annoying and still inflict further pain on people by letting them see you. Laughing. Disastrous.

Mercy Masika,the greatest Gospel artist of all time,did actually show up. And put on a killer show performing the one song that ruled the airwaves throughout 2015. If only she’d start going out more and wearing less… Wait what!!?? Haha.

Papa Dennis,the gospel musical project,performed too. And then went back to the irrelevance he’s accustomed to. And everyone was happy.

Jamal Gaddafi, that television terrorist,did show up too. Bringing along his absolute lack of TV skill into the show too. And heavily disturbing Twitter. Only thing he excelled in,or ever excels in,is fashion. He’d look so much better if he never ever talked. But thank God,he succeeded spectacularly in muddling up the already botched show even further.

The show itself was held at the classy cinema hall IMAX… But at some point,the stage looked like a High School Drama Festival stage… And the lighting was as horrendous as the guy who decided to refuse to supply the event with more than one microphone. Or at least two.

Vera Sidika,who had sustained a vigorous campaign on Social Media asking her fans,or whatever to call those people how follow her,to vote for her as the Video Vixen of the year,didn’t even bother showing up. But on a Friday night,Sidika’s bedroom must have had more action than IMAX itself.

Owago Nyiro was there. But isn’t he always everywhere? I bet he’s coming for your nephew’s baptism later today.

Kenzo showed up too but just like I told you earlier,nobody showed up.

The red carpet wasn’t any better. It looked like the launch of a Farmer’s Sacco. Or a County Youth Initiative.

Bahati won Male Artist of the Year. Or something like that. And nobody was surprised. Or amused.

At this rate,they’re soon going to give him the Best New Female Artist Award and nobody will even notice. Our national entertainment is made up of Bahati and Kaka Sungura anyway.

Also,there was a huge outcry on Twitter from disgruntled fans who felt like it was wrong to NOT make the event public for all thus not just succeeding to fill up the empty hall but also making regular fans attend the show and get to meet their beloved celebrities all of whom were absent anyway.

From beginning to end,the show was a train wreck. Amy Winehouse (RIP) would have pulled a better show even in the mid of her drunken stupor.

Before the show was even half way,discontented Kenyans on Twitter started wondering why they were even watching the show in the first place. I saw someone say she’d rather go back to scrubbing her kitchen floor than watch a sloshed Shaffie goof it up on stage. And I supported her.

Even Miss Mandi,the Countess Of Bitchiness,didn’t miss the opportunity to throw shade. And just like her punches,she went hard.

Smitta Smitten,The Standard’s genius writer and acclaimed poet was there too. He’s Pulse’s premier writer anyway. Everything would have turned out great had he not decided to totter onto the stage and turn the whole event into some poetry symposium.

 

 

Blunders aside,many Awards were won-and lost-last night.

Hart The Band won Best Group Video,Sauti Sol scooped the Best Collaboration,Vera Sidika,the conspicuous absentee won Best Video Vixen,Avril won Best Female Video for a video that was released 16 minutes ago,Rabbit won Best Cinematography and everyone else won everything else.

Kagwe Mungai,the number one lady killer also did throw some killer show. But not a very killer song. You know you’re doing it wrong when you jump on a dying social media catchphrase and quickly morph it into a song. Fail.

Overall,PMVA is a ceremony that didn’t have to happen. And if it did, didn’t have to go that bad. And end up as such an eyesore.

Congrats to the winners though. 95% of them weren’t a surprise. We’re sort of used to them winning.

May the glaring blunders of the inaugural PMVA teach us many lessons. Many many lessons.

That was a night. And a half. Phew.

A long, long time ago, there was not a bigger name than Colonel Moustapha in the showbiz scene. He headlined every little gig, and was on everyone’s lips as the new talent in town. 

Mustapha seems to have lost his flair, not even an attempt to redeem his name with a song about twerking and booty could brighten his dull.  Three years later and socialite Huddah reminisces on the scandal that made her famous, the Huddah- Moustapha debacle. 

Though it was later revealed that despite the rather “intimate photos”  the two were never an item and Mustapha was never in the same league with the now full blown socialite. Earlier today Huddah revisited the scandal, saying that,  the song that she was a vixen in never became a hit past the  studio. 

Is the socialite rekindling the beef that she had with the Lenga Stress hitmaker or was is just a slip of the tongue?

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Willy Paul the menace! The singer may be shrouded in a sea of controversies but amazingly, he has managed to have the edge over ALL other gospel artists in Kenya.

For a while, there has been this unending debate over who between Willy Paul and Bahati is the prince of gospel.

Well, the answer to that depends on who between the two you like. Bahati won in all the categories he was nominated for in Groove Awards while Willy Paul walked home empty handed.

But then again Willy Paul still has the bragging rights over all gospel singers not only in Kenya but in East and Central Africa.

Radido made history for becoming the first gospel artist in the region with over two million views on YouTube.

‘Tam Tam’ has garnered over 2,003,662 views and Willy Paul can’t stop beating his own drum. Bahati’s ‘Barua’ is about to clock a million, currently it’s at 999,089.

“God’s grace is sufficient.. A year ago God made me the first East African gospel artist to hit 1,000,000 (1million) views on YouTube with the song sitolia.. And now He’s done it again… In a much bigger way.. I want to thank everyone for always supporting me… I love you.. Without forgetting my mama Gloria Muliro and my sister Size 8. Without their support Sijui ningekuwa wapi. They believed in me even when the worse was being said about me.. Asanteni…. They mean a lot to me.. So before I release a unity song today… Just know that I appreciate you all” Wrote Willy in part.

She made history as the first Kenyan to speak in a Ted-X event. An event that ha seen the likes of Bill Gates, Emmy-winning creator JJ Abrams among other prominent figures speak.

Now, Wanuri’s feauture film has has been picked by Triggerfish Animation Studios.Hers is among the selected four features and four TV series for development from the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab, established with the support of The Department of Trade and Industry and The Walt Disney Company.

“From misfit Zambian girls who become low-budget superhero-super-spies to a stubborn 12-year-old Kenyan girl who defies tradition by racing camels, from a young South African scientist who accidentally turns her annoying little sister into a new source of electricity to a timid lemming who must defy his nature, these are characters we fell in love with,” says Anthony Silverston, head of development at Triggerfish. “We’re excited by the range of stories, that explore everything from contemporary urban to Afro-futuristic worlds. We’re looking forward to bringing something fresh to the screen.”

The feature films selected into the Story Lab are:

The Camel Racer (Wanuri Kahiu and Nnedi Okorafor – Kenya/Nigeria)

Dropped (Ian Tucker – SA)

Lights (Kay Carmichael – SA)

The Wild Waste (Naseem Hoosen – SA)

The TV series selected into the Story Lab are:

Bru and Boegie (Mike Scott – SA)

KC’s Super 4 (Malenga Mulendema – Zambia)

Ninja Princess (Marc Dey and Kelly Dillon – SA)

Wormholes (Lucy Heavens – SA)

The selected storytellers include Nnedi Okorafor, a Nigerian-American World Fantasy Award winning novelist; multi-award-winning Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu; South African YouTube phenomenon Mike Scott, whose music videos for Goldfish have over 12m views; and Lucy Heavens, one of the writers on the breakout South African animation hit Supa Strikas, which is broadcast in 120 countries around the world.

The selected storytellers will start the new year with a two-week immersion trip to Disney’s headquarters in Burbank, California, where they will receive mentoring from key studio and television executives.

Triggerfish will be investing up to 298,693,442 Khs ($2.8m) over the next three years in The Story Lab.The development process can take a number of years. For each phase of development, Triggerfish will provide financial support, workspace, and expert guidance by internal and international consultants and mentors, as well as a route to market through top-tier relationships with leading Hollywood agency William Morris Endeavor.

Everybody’s favorite dancer has left Mombasa after nine 9 years. 

 Many of us know her from the jam Djele Djele, a fast paced song by songstress Akothee who last year threw a magnanimous birthday bash at the imposing 5 star hotel, Sankara.  Though not everybody’s cup of mocha, Akothee has quite the loyal fan-base, especially our brother’s from the lake. What she lacks in a melodious voice has been made up for with by lifestyle that would make the Duchess of Cambridge jelly. It is an ipso facto, fact of the matter that Akothee is one of the richest musicians in Kenya. 

Now after living at the coast for close to a decade now,  Akothee and her 5 children bid the coast goodbye and flew out to Only-God-Knows-Where.  In a post on her social media, the diva wrote:

“Mombasa was real, 9 years of fun mpaka nikatoka na vikombe , a real example of a nomadic woman searching for a greener pasture!yaani pastoralist. See you someday #mombasa I miss you already ,I will climb mountains for my cubs #teampositivity #teambigfive”

Judging from the recent activity on social media, Akothee has relocated to Nairobi or has she finally found a “husband” to move her from her from her 5 bed-roomed apartment to a six bed-roomed apartment? 

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The very best in the media industry were selected to seat on a panel that would choose 18 students for a mentorship program with gospel queen, Christina Shusho.

The past weekend saw students and their parents and guardians drawn from across the country converge at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) for the 2015 finals of Dreamz Come True.

Churchill Raw duo, Mchungaji and Mtumishi was the opening act to usher this year’s Dreamz Come True Finals. The comedians cracked up the audience with their witticisms which not only entertained the crowds but also was a challenge to both parents and students to nurture their talents.

The judging table was celeb-laden just to show how big this talent show has become, among them; Citizen TV’s Kanze Dena, Inspekta Mwala’s Lavender (Sarah Atieno), Vioja Mahakani’s Judge Lucy (Lucy Wangui), Mother-In-Law’s Lisa, Papa Shirandula’sChausiku (Priscillah), Radio Maisha’s MwalimuSakwa among others.

Tanzanian Gospel songstresses, Christina Shusho gave a rousing performance performing her hits ‘Mungu Mkuu’, ‘Mtetezi’, ‘Nipe Macho’ , ‘Nang’ara’. Also in attendance was gospel singer, Geraldine Oduor.

Citizen TV’s Kanze Dena called on parents to nurture their children’s talents saying like many others including her were making a living from their God-given talents.

Vioja Mahakani’s Judge Lucy challenged parents to let their children chase their dreams and become what they would like to become. She urged parents never to snub their children’s gifts and enroll them in Africa Nasaha’sDreamz Come True for sharpening of their gifts.

Amos and Josh’s publicist, Muthoni Wachira, also a renowned public speaker, revealed how her parents fostered her strength in public speaking which earned her an ambassadorial post at USAID as a public speaker.

“Parents I urge you to tap your children’s talents because they are not wasting their time. I earn my living from my talent”. said Muthoni.

Afro pop duo, Amos and Josh performed their hit, ‘Baadaye’ and went on to encourage the students to follow their talents and challenged them to take advantage of mentorship programmes like Dreamz Come True.

Mother-in-Law’s Lisa (Faith Nyagah) referenced a lot to her life as she spoke about success in life. She recounted how she lost a KSh100,000 job because of indiscipline in terms of punctuality. Since then, she learnt to be disciplined and time-conscious. A graduate of Maseno University with a Degree in Drama, she challenged students to be first self-disciplined to make it in the talent industry. She also asked the students to commit their talents to God.

“Commit your talents to God. Begin your journey with God”, urged Faith.

The Founder and Producer of Dreamz Come True, Francis K. Mwangi popularly known as Jimmy K recapped how he was bitten by the acting bug back in high school when he and his friends would creep out play-acting as old men in order to beat the security and teachers. It’s then that he was discovered and went on to be a great thespian before joining the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) then joined the Kenya Drama Festivals as a playwright. However, he felt the need to do more and that’s how he founded Dreamz Come True to nurture students’ talents right from high school.

At the end of it all, 18 of the best students taking part in different categories were selected and will travel to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania with one-on-one mentorship with Christina Shusho.

The next Dreamz Come True season starts in 2016.

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Christmas is here people! Let me guess, you hadn’t planned for it had you? I know the year tends to move a little too fast that is expected and now here we are, with loads and loads of unfulfilled promises. I hope your promises were not as exaggerated as my friend’s Oduor though?

Last year in the heat of passion with his new found lass promised that they would be spending this year’s festive season somewhere in Mauritius; to him it wasn’t that serious…it’s just one of those things you say in the middle of….you know what….because it’s just so sweet. Lesson 1 in dealing with women, they never forget.

So here we are now and Oduor has nothing….he can’t even afford a road trip Naivasha and the lass in hearing none of it. Actually she’s threatening to elope with some old guy who has been making moves on her for the longest time now….at least he can afford a night of debauchery at Malindi which is much more enthralling than spending Christmas at the local nursing a black ice. Now Oduor is on the brink of depression and he has even stopped eating.

As his boys we feel for him but what can we do? We are all in the same predicament. Just so many responsibilities and very little money to spend; the country is in a cash crunch remember? I bet your mum needs a new dress, your old man a 12 year old bottle of Chivas regal and well your significant other, I think everything.

But in the wake of all this woes, there is at least something to look forward to….a splendid time with family enjoying some scrumptious chicken and it’s all courtesy of Kaymu. I was there perusing the interwebs for some holiday offers and I stumbled upon their exciting offer.

 

 

So apparently starting today until the 22^nd, they will be giving out a free chicken to one lucky winner. And that’s not even the best part; the exciting part is how easily you can become a winner. The chicken will be hidden in the various categories so you can easily spot them as you go through the website for more of their out of the world holiday offers.

Omosh- the name of the first chicken to be given out is up for grabs as we speak so stop wasting time here, rush and scoop him of course as you await for the Mbuzi which will given on the 23^rd. That might be the only thing left to save your holiday cheer!

On Friday, the 11th of December, 2015, the nominees for the fourth edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) were revealed.

Announcing the nominees was the duo of popular Kenyan broadcaster Larry Madowo and Nigerian comedienne ChiGurl,during a special live broadcast on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv.

Here are the Nominees:

NOMINEES FOR 2016 AMVCAS
CATEGORY	NOMINEE
BEST OVERALL MOVIE (AFRICA)
Dry	Stephanie Linus
Freetown	Adam Abel and Garrett Batty
AYANDA	Sara Blecher
Tell Me Sweet Something	Akin Omotosho
Road To Yesterday	Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
Silverain	Juliet Asante
House Arrest	Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Jane and Abel	Dorothy Ghettuba
How to find a Husband	Erica Sugo Anyadike
Santalal	Gerald Langiri
Officer Titus	Olabisi Jinadu
Daddy’s Girls	Ariyike Oladipo
BEST WRITER OF A MOVIE/TV SERIES
FREETOWN	Melissa Leilani Larson
ANNIVERSARY	AFE OLUMOWE
ROAD TO YESTERDAY	Emil B. Garuba
IQUO’S JOURNAL	BLESSING EGBE
AYANDA	Trish Malone
BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry	Uche Nancy
Silverain	Patrick Asante
Being Mrs Elliot	Byge Oru
The First Lady	Tomi Adeoye
Oracle Online	Ejiro Amos Tafiri/Vanessa Otarva
Cougars	Angel Nwakibie
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Dry	Gabriel Okorie
Ayanda	LOUIZA CALORE
Jaja the Great	Innocent Abba
Ojuju	Funke Olowu
Being Mrs Elliot	Moses Ogunlana
BEST LIGHTING DESIGNER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Common Man	Stanlee Ohikhuare
Kpians-the feast of souls	Stanlee Ohikhuare
House Arrest	Francis Lubanjuma
Gbomo Gbomo Express	David Wyte and Paul Gambit
Being Mrs Elliot	Oluwole Olawoyin
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Officer Titus	Kelechi Udegbe
Stop	IK Ogbonna
Caught in the Act	Bishop Imeh Umoh
Head gone	Bowoto Jephthah
Jenifa’s diary	Folarin Falana
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BREATHLESS	Mike Ezuruonye
BEING MRS ELLIOT	Majid Michel
A LONG NIGHT	Van Vicker
A SOLDIER’S STORY	Daniel K. Daniel
JAJA THE GREAT	SEGUN ARINZE
FALLING	BLOSSOM CHUKWUJEKWU
BEST DIRECTOR
Road to Yesterday	Ishaya Bako
Dry	Stephanie Linus
Tell me Sweet Something	Akin Omotosho
Ayanda	Sara Blecher
Gbomo gbomo express	Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur
Rebecca	Shirley Frimpong-Manso
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
JENIFA’S DIARY	Funke Akindele
BEING MRS ELLIOT	Lepacious Bose
SKINNY GIRL IN TRANSIT	Abimbola Craig
AN AFRICAN CITY	Nana Mensah
DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS	Ini Edo
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Road to yesterday	Genevieve Nnaji
Don’t cry for me	Mary Lazarus
Stop	Belinda Effah
Ayanda	Fulu Mugovhani
Falling	Adesua Etomi
The visit	Nse Ikpe-Etim
BEST PICTURE EDITOR
Tell me Sweet Something	Vuyani Sondlo
Road To Yesterday	Chuka Ejorh
A soldier’s story	Frankie Ogar
Rebecca	Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Special Crimes Unit: Lasgidi Cops	Adeyemi Olowoshagba
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE NEW AFRICA	Kagho Crowther Idhebor
FAAJI AGBA	Remi Vaughan-Richards
GOGE AFRICA ENCOUNTERS WILD GORILLA	Nneka Isaac-Moses
DEMYSTIFYING AUTISM	Dotun Akande
DAWN TO DUSK	Nanmet Anthony
BEST MOVIE – SOUTHERN AFRICA
Ayanda	Sara Blecher
Tell Me Sweet Something	Akin Omotosho
Lilongwe	Joyce mhango chavula
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A soldier’s story	Sambassa Nzeribe
Stolen Water	Blossom Chukwujekwu
Stigma	Soibifaa Dokubo
A soldier’s story	Olumide Oworu
The Department	O.C. Ukeje
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
BEFORE 30	Beverly Naya
TELL ME SWEET SOMETHING	ThishiweZiqubu
BEFORE 30	TunbosunAiyedihin
DRY	Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge
THE GREEN NECKLACE	Lepacious Bose
BEST ART DIRECTOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Stigma	DagogoDiminas
Dry	Gabriel Okorie
Common man	StanleeOhikhuare
The refugees	Frank Raja Arase
Elephant in the room	Patrick ‘koinage’ Nnamani
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
AYANDA	Jonathan Kovel
COUPLE OF DAYS	ToluLordTanner
THE REFUGEES	Okey Oku and Robert Peters
DRY	Angel Barroeta
COMMON MAN	Stanleeohikhuare
TELL ME SOMETHING SWEET	Paul Michaelson
BEST SHORTFILM OR ONLINE VIDEO
Panic Button	BongiweSelane
Yawa	KassimBraimah
A Day with Death	OluseyiAmuwa
Blood Taxi	FolasakinIwajomo
A Cup of Sugar	BongiweSelane
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – YORUBA
Taxi driver (OkoAshewo)	Don Omope
Victims	MERCY AIGBE GENTRY
Ayomi	BukunmiOluwasina
Shadow	KazimAdeoti
BintaOfege	AbiodunJimoh and JumokeOdetola
Best Movie – West Africa (Drama/Comedy)
DRY	Stephanie Linus
STIGMA	DagogoDiminas
THE VISIT	Biodun Stephens (Koga Studios)
THE REFUGEES	Frank Rajah Arase
SILVERAIN	Juliet Asante
COMMON MAN	Stanleeohikhuare
ROAD TO YESTERDAY	ChinnyOnwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Chichi Nwoko
BEST SOUND EDITOR (MOVIE/TV SERIES)
Ayanda	Guy Steer
Road to yesterday	KulanenIkyo
Dry	Marquex Jose Guillermo
Candle in the wind	Bernie Anti
Bambitious	Maurice Kings
Tell me Sweet Something	Gavin McCullough
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES- IGBO
Chetanna	ChigozieAtuanya
The Missing God	Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu
UdoGba koi koi	OnyekachukwuOkeke
Nduka	Charles Novia
Usekwu Igbo	PAUL IGWE
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – HAUSA
SarkiJatau	Bashir Abdullahi
Inji Yan’ CaCa	NajjashiSbJakara
Sakaina	Abubakarmaishadda and Hafizu Bello
Baya Da Kura	NuhuAbdullahi
DadinKowa	SalisuBalarabe
BEST INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MOVIE/TV SERIES – SWAHILI
MYUMBA 10	Damaris Irungu-Ochieng
SAMAKI MCHANGANI	Amil Shivji
FIHI	Caroline Mbaturia
SUMU	Neema NdanuKilon
KITENDAWALI	JosephatLukaza
BEST MOVIE – EAST AFRICA
HOUSE ARREST	Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
MAPENZI	Elizabeth Michael
CALL 112	Joseph Kenneth Ssebaggala
KITENDAWALL	Josephat Lukaza
MPANGO MBAYA	Staford Kihore
DADDY’S WEDDING	Honeymoon Aljabri

Public voting is now open for the AMVCAs 2016 edition. To find out more about the nominees and cast your vote, log onto www.africamagic.tv.

Ever since County Governments came into operation, Machakos County and in particular Machakos Level 5 Hospital has always been the public health facility that everyone said was a model to emulate. But after a viral video exposed the rot at the hospital, not many will hold that perspective.

Is it that the government is employing coldhearted psychopaths as doctors and nurses? A while ago a patient at Kakamega hospital died after battling for her life for 14 hours while receiving no attention from doctors and nurses.

Also Read: Shocking Hospital Negligence! Rude Gynecologist Leaves A Pregnant Woman To Die With A Stillborn Because Working Hours Were Up

Another case of negligence happened at one place that you wouldn’t expect health workers to neglect patients.

A Good Samaritan took a victim of hit and run accident to Machakos Level 5 Hospital and he had such a difficult time convincing doctors and nurses to attend to the man.

Jacob Ouma (Jobby) captured the shocking moment on his phone and NTV’s Larry Madowo shared it online until it grasped the attention of Machakos Governor, Dr. Alfred Mutua.

“I have instructed my Minister for Health to undertake investigations and to take appropriate action concerning the poor treatment of patients at Machakos Hospital’s casualty.
Human dignity and professional conduct must be exercised. Machakos will not tolerate shoddy and unprofessional conduct by its officers.
Due to Maendeleo Chap Chap, Machakos hospitals are the cleanest and most organized in the country. This, though, has to be matched with efficient and caring services, kindness, proper medical care and respect for the dignity of life. What happens in other regions will not be tolerated in Machakos.” Governor Mutua’s reaction to the video.

Watch the clip below:

Denno, the visually impaired and immensely talented singer from ‘Mbona’ recently made it back to the spotlight in Bahati’s ‘Story Yangu’.

His comeback however did not come without its share of controversies. Bahati was accused of sowing seeds of hatred between artistes by saying that Denno was still impoverished despite his ‘Mbona’ fame. There were also accusations that Daddy Owen Pocketed the royalties earned form ‘Mbona’.

Denno has however come out to clear the air.

 

Speaking about the 1 Million Daddy Owen supposedly gave him, Denno said that “The million shillings was not given to me, they held an album launch with the money. Adding that Daddy Owen didn’t establish a business for him and as we speak he does not have any business to call his own. “Biashara hakuniwekea, hakuna biashara nafanyanga.” He said.

What about the royalty money, did he get any of it?” I have not received any royalties, I went to MCSK last year August, then I found out that there is no money. Mbona is not under my Name so I was not entitled to any royalties. The song is under Daddy Owen’s name. I am supposed to get a direct percentage because I’m a member of MCSK, but I didn’t get even a cent.” Denno revealed.

But despite not receiving any royalties, Denno admits that Mbona made him famous and he got gigs on his own. But Showbiz life was a bit hard for him and so he started living beyond his means.

“There are expectations that come when it depends on fame and I could not keep up. I am still living beyond my means because I became famous.” The ‘Mbona Hit maker admitted.

But despite what went down with ‘Mbona’ Denno said that there is no bad blood between him and Daddy Owen saying that they are still amicable although they do not talk as much as they used to.

He then went to Bahati’s defense saying that “Bahati just wrote about my life, he did not point anyone out. I have been very happy for the last week; I’m back to the scene. I have registered the song with Bahati but he has given me 100% of the royalties.”

 

Bahati is not the only one who has come to his rescue; Jaguar will be paying for one of his recordings and Denno has promised that this time he is here to stay.

Wedding things! The first lady of hip hop looks stunningly gorgeous in her wedding gown.

A celeb is getting hitched every passing Friday and weekends. We heard Mother-In-Law’s Charlie and Esther Kahumbi walked down the aisle over the past weekend. But Nazizi??

I am not a fashionista but Nazizi’s wedding gown, that what I would recommend most brides to wear during their big day.

Anyway, Nazizi Hirji aka hip hop first lady sparked tittle-tattle after she was spotted in a lovely wedding gown in Lamu.

Ahem! Don’t allow your eyes to play tricks on your mind, the rap goddess didn’t wed per se.

The ‘Jump and Shout’ hit maker rocked the spectacular wedding gown to feature on Samantha Bridal Magazine.

Nazizi is still single, I hope so.

Kenyans have been VERY eager to meet the woman who makes Robert Alai’s heart beat more than 100 times a minute. And the blogger has finally unveiled his sweetheart.

The controversial blogger is well built with the figure of Incredible Hulk. You would think Alai’s wife is also plus size but he settled for a figure 11.

A section of Kenyans have made it a habit of trolling the seasoned blogger whenever he posts photos of his loved ones.

Alai uploaded a photo of his better half and critics were fast to spew negative energy at the wife’s looks. But the blogger reacted by removing all the negative comments and those who liked the troll.

Below is the photo of Robert Alai’s wife and their daughter:

Morning accident involving Embakasi commuter train and a lorry has left hundreds of commuters stranded!

This morning, a lorry rammed into Embakasi commuter train along Outer Ring Road, near the Kenya National Cereals storage facility.

The train was heading to town before the lorry smashed into one of its coaches. There are no cases of casualties reported yet.

We will be updating you once we get the scoop on that accident. Meanwhile see photos from the accident below:

It seems all unmarried Citizen TV journalists agreed they would be walking down the aisle before 2015 ends!

Citizen TV’s Janet Mbugua, Syombua Mwele, Esther Kahumbi all got married in colorful weddings this year. And not forgetting Mwahiga Mwaura is also about to exchange vows with the beautiful Joyce Omondi.

Last Friday, yet another celebrity, Esther Kahumbi, officially became someone’s wife. The lucky man who won her heart is Ben Makori.

The colorful wedding was held at Fuschia Gardens, Riara Ridge, Limuru. Royal Media family was sufficiently represented by the likes of Kanze Dena, Lulu Hassan, Evelyn Wambui among others.

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World renown video and music producer joins the crowd as the newest Daddy in town. 

 Enos Olik best known for his million dollar “by line” on most hit music videos,among them Kioo by Jaguar, Paid my dues by Anto Neo Soul and more. The  video and music director shared scant details about the birth of  his son on social media, sharing just subtle hints in a short statement that read: 

“Welcome to the unforgiving world baby Aiden Olik… Daddy Will always be here to support you..”

The baby mama is none other than his girlfriend of a long time, the pretty Miss Tamima Ibrahim. Who could also not contain the joy at the prospect of being a mother. 

Long live the Oliks! 

 

Enos Olik and Tamima.| Image Courtesy. 

 

 

Cape Town 7s is still the talk of the nation afterShuj aa made Kenya proud. They didn’t win the trophy but they put up such an impressive fight in their games that everybody was impressed. The national rugby team aside, below are top ten hottest stories this Monday morning:

#1Etemesi’s Tales | How I Was Chased Out By My Landlady Because Of Loud Sex

#2Daddy Owen Responds To Claims That He Used Blind Singer Denno For His Own Selfish Gains And Left Him Languishing In Poverty

#3Drama As Shauri Moyo Pastor Said To Be Poor In Bed Walks Home From Church Vigil To Find His Pregnant Wife And Church Choir Master Banging… Pastor Goes Insane And Beat The Man Silly (Photos)

#4New Condoms That Will Make Men Feel As If They Are Doing It Nyama Kwa Nyama Sparks Wild Excitement (Photos)

#5Too Much ‘Lungula’ Takes Its Toll on Huddah’s Petite Body

#6“We Cannot Run The Gospel Ministry Like Jicho Pevu…. !” Eric Omondi Takes Shots At Bahati.

#7This Is The Most Ratchet Instagram Account In Kenya…From Pounds Of Booty To Insane Twerk And Booty Clapping Videos (Photos and Videos)

#8Forget The Insane Mourners Who Ran Away With The Coffin Of Fallen Citizen TV Actor, These Mourners Vigorously Danced With A Dead Man On Their Shoulders (Photos)

#9New CS For Tourism Najib Balala Collapses After Having A Meal With DP Ruto And Narok Governor

#10Club Madness: Renowned Nairobi Exotic Dancer Spreads Her Legs Wide Open To Pound Her Genitals Repeatedly With A Block As Revelers Cheer Her On (Video)

Remember Paloma from the gripping telenovela En Nombre del Amor (In the Name of Love)?

Well she is back! En Nombre del Amor will now be making a comeback in a new 24-hour telenovela channel .ZUKU NOVELA is the new 24-hour telenovela channel on Zuku Channel 101 as of teh 30th of November 2015.

The 24/7 channel  which launched recently across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, the regions Wananchi Group’s entertainment brand Zuku, currently operates, is dedicated to showing premieres of new telenovelas comprising of Latin American and African novelas and a mix of second runs.

The content will enrich the bouquet available to Zuku viewers with its line-up of star-studded telenovela acts from Cote Ouest, with its library of Hollywood and African titles, Telemundo, Caracol and Televisa.

Zuku has continually showcased its commitment to providing more relevant and locally generated content in response to customer preferences. 

Telenovela fans can catch the prime time slots on Monday to Friday from 5:00pm to 11:00 pm. A block of fresh episodes on Saturdays and Sundays, 8:00pm to 11:00pm. Omnibuses of all weekly titles will run all day on Saturdays and Sundays till 8:00pm.

Church madness ehh! A pregnant Mama Kanisa and wife eater church choir master shocked Shauri Moyo residents after they were found eating the forbidden fruit.

Cheating spouses have continued flouting rules governing the institution of marriage that nowadays cases of promiscuity are starting to become a norm.

Drama was witnessed in Eastland’s Shauri Moyo estate after Redeemed Salvation pastor walked home to find his expectant wife and church’s choir master doing it in his matrimonial bed.

Pastor Tobias Mayuka went for a church vigil in Industrial Area on a Friday night paving way for Alexander Otiende to smash Mrs. Claire Nyaboke, the Mama Kanisa.

According to neighbors, Otiende had regularly been visiting Mr. Tobias’ home but they didn’t suspect he could be eating from the same plate with the pastor.

The wife devourer frequented his lover’s house in the guise of dropping and picking church choir’s equipments.

That fateful day, Mrs. Nyaboke is said to have sneaked in the choir master to ‘harvest’ her when her four kids were deep asleep.

“Nlimuona alikitoka kwa Mama Gloria saa mbili hivi. Tuliskia mvutano kwa nyumba ya mchungaji usiku kabisa na venye tulienda kuangalia, tulishangaa kupata pastor anapigana na huyo mwanaume.” One of the neighbors explained.

Witness say Pastor Tobias walked back home around 10pm to collect money he had forgotten in the house only to find another man eating his rightful fruit.

The man of cloth says he knocked his door for a while but nobody answered. His daughter later on opened the door to let him.

He rushed to his bedroom to pick Kes 5000 which was in a bible placed on a stool by his bed. He found his pregnant wife all sweaty and trying to dress up.

He didn’t suspect anything but when he saw half dressed church choir master bolting out of his bedroom, it dawned on him the wife was being ‘eaten’ by another man.

The unlucky Otiende in a hurry to run for dear life rammed into the table on his way out, and the raging pastor caught up with him in the living room before he could collect himself and vanish.

The pastor wiped the choir master’s face with numerous hot slaps as he sounded the alarm to wake up neighbors.

By the time people were flocking his house, Mr. Tobias had dragged Otiende back to his bedroom. Neighbors assisted him to tie his wife devourer but that was after they gave him a dog’s beating.

Meanwhile the wife claimed her reason for sharing her husband’s fruit with another man was because the pastor was ever busy and couldn’t tend to her sexual needs. And when he did, he underperformed as he was a one minute man.

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You all know Ben Kitili from KTN Prime which he hosts with the ‘hippy’ Linda Oguttu religiously every Monday – Thursday at 9 PM.

You also know him as the KTN political editor at the same station.

Now you will also know him as a married man. Ben Kitili recently got engaged to one Amina Mude, a beautiful woman with whom he has a daughter called Ruby. Judging for a flashy ring Amina shared. Check it out below:

What happened to the ‘last respect’?? Drama in funerals seems to a tradition that is slowly gaining momentum in the society.

A month ago, Gor Mahia fans invaded the funeral of the late Citizen TV actor, Aggrey Okello aka Bokello, and disappeared with the coffin only to return it later.

See Also: MPs, Clergy And Mourners Scamper For Safety As Rowdy Kogallo Fans Storm The Funeral Of Citizen TV Actor And Seize The Coffin

While Bokello’s case was a shocker to many, wait till you see another strange incident where mourners turned a funeral into a dancing carnival.

Four men who were carrying the deceased coffin lifted it up to place it on their shoulders before two of them broke into a dance shaking every bone in their flesh.

One of the dancers even stopped holding the casket only balancing it on his shoulder as he passionately shook a leg.

One Godfrey Mwenda Bundi was drugged and robbed of all valuables in his possession and left in the CBD to sober up.

Yesterday evening, Mr. Godfrey Mwenda was discovered staggering along Kimathi Street by passersby. Many thought he was another typical drunkard who was wasted on a Thursday evening.

It was until a man who recognized his face revealed that Mr. Mwenda wasn’t drunk that everyone seemed to be concerned about him.

The man said he saw Mwenda in company of ladies whom he thought were hookers judging by their dress code and how they were behaving.

The witness said the three ladies were all over Mr. Mwenda and they could possibly have slipped the drug in the plastic cup he was drinking from.

Even more baffling, the man couldn’t comprehend how Mwenda made it to Kimathi Street in his condition.

Some of the people in the crowd hinted the thots could have led him there so that he couldn’t be discovered close to their den.

After years of exposing and criticizing the ruling political class, Mohammed Ali is salivating after an elective seat and he will soon join the exclusive club of MPs if he wins elections come 2017.

There are still two years left till Kenyans go to the ballot to choose the next crop of leaders. Kenya’s finest investigative journalist has made known of his ambition.

Moha who is eying Nyali parliamentary seat, kick started his campaign by visiting a number folks in the constituency.

See Also: Mohammed Ali Taking The Steps To Enter Politics As A Coastal Mp

The intriguing question; which political faction will Moha join, Cord or Jubilee? Or perhaps he will vie as an independent candidate??

Moha is obviously joining the opposition. The investigative journalist waxed lyrical about the former premier when he met him.

“Sura ya Magufuli Kenya ni Raila Odinga. Kenya sasa yahitaji Raila kuchukua ushukani na kuikomboa Kenya kutoka kwa vijana toka kwa janga la Jubilee. Kukwamua taifa toka kwa uongozi ulioibaka demokrasia ya wakenya na Kenya kwa jumla… Huyu ndiye Magufuli wa Kenya mwaka wa 2017 (Raila is Kenya’s Magufuli. Kenya needs Raila to take the wheel and save the country from the Jubilee scourge.” wrote Moha.

It is the season to be festive and it’s also the season to declare your wealth among the elite community.

The road was paved by Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore who revealed that he earned about 10 million per month and he has assets worth about 277 Million Kshs.

Next in line is KCB CEO Joshua Oigara who said he is worth 220 Million and earns 4.5 Million Kshs per month.

 

He declared his wealth because he felt that Kenyans need more transparency is a country that has been brought down to its knees by corruption. This is what he said “My public declaration is driven by the need for us as private sector players to initiate greater transparency. Kenya is bleeding from corruption mainly driven by secrecy in organizational operations. Corruption takes away equal opportunity and hurts growth by consuming funds which could otherwise have gone into social and economic projects like health and education.”

After 23 days of Kenyans voting for their favorite Parliamentarians in 12 categories of the People’s Shujaaz Awards, Mzalendo Trust today unveils the finalists.

In no particular order, the finalists are:

Category 1: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Education – Sen. Agnes Zani

In a motion, Sen. Zani presented called on the Ministry of Education to review the categorization of public secondary schools and classify all of them as county schools to ensure equity in resource allocation and guarantee quality education for all.

Category 2: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Progressive Contributions – Hon. Joyce Lay

Hon. Lay put forward a motion calling for the National Council for Law Reporting to progressively translate the laws of Kenya into Kiswahili which was adopted.

Category 3: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Special Interests – Hon. Isaac Mwaura

Hon. Mwaura presented a petition calling for the construction of a footbridge on Waiyaki Way to link ABC Place Bus Stop and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities Office. The NCPWD promotes the rights of persons with disabilities in Kenya amidst disability issues in all aspects of national development.

Category 4: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Land – Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr.

Hon. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. recommended the Senate enacts a Bill to address historical land injustices to provide a framework to ensure that land is properly utilized for the economic benefit of the affected communities.

Category 5: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Business – Hon. Tom Kajwang

Hon. Kajwang sponsored the Company Act 2015 which ensures Wanjiku or Adhiambo can simply go to the Registrar, get prepared forms, fill them, deposit them with the Registrar and she will have a business vehicle that she can use for trade. The bill makes company registration wananchi -friendly. You do not have to have a lot of wealth or complicated business systems to have a running company.

Category 6. Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Security – Sen. Fatuma Dullo

Sen. Fatuma Dullo presented the human-wildlife conflict case between the Kinna Community of Isiolo County and wildlife at Meru National Park has escalated over the years. The conflict has led to tension between the community and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) which the community accuses of kidnapping, shooting, torturing, wounding and even killing members of the community. She pushed for a Senate fact-finding mission to the area to ensure the matter is resolved. The resolution of the matter would inform similar cases across the country.

Category 7: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Financial Oversight – Hon. Ali Rasso Dido

Hon. Dido is awarded for his contribution to the Excise Duty bill calling for fairness in taxation of goods that Kenyans depend on daily. He said Parliamentarians must ensure public tax money is not wasted, pilfered and or stolen by individuals.

Category 8: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Institutional Oversight – Sen. Prof. Anyang Nyong’o

Sen. Nyongo pushed for the establishment a Select Committee in Senate to conduct an inquiry into the affairs of the Kenya Airways Limited and its subsidiaries and report to the House. The committee has already started meeting and the issue is of great public interest.

Category 9: Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Mining – Hon. Francis Nyenze

Hon. Nyenze is recognized for his contribution to the Petroleum Bill 2015 that sought to limit the privileges that the Cabinet Secretary enjoyed negotiating mining contracts. The responsibility was given to a board instead.

Category 10. Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Devolution – Sen. Mutahi Kagwe

The award acknowledges Sen. Kagwe’s in defending Counties budgetary allocations as presented in the County Allocation of Revenue Act 2015. He was part of the Senate mediation team that negotiated with the National Assembly and saw the county allocations increase.

Category 11. Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Health – Hon. Cyprian Iringo

Hon. Iringo presented a petition seeking to allow the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals  to represent its members in the NHIF Board in order to play a leading role in driving provision of quality healthcare throughout the country. The petition also sought to compel NHIF to involve all bona fide healthcare providers in consultative discussions on all aspects of service contracts, and to strictly adhere to contracts concluded with healthcare providers and be ready to compensate the provider, among other key issues.

Category 12. Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Access to Justice – Sen. Amos Wako

Sen. Wako receives the award on behalf of the Legal Affairs committee in the senate which issued a report calling for a law to strengthen the Commission for Administration of Justice (Ombudsman) office. The committee also called on the CAJ to open offices in all the counties and leverage on technology to improve their accessibility and efficiency in handling public complaints.

People’s Shujaaz Awards is an initiative to celebrate Parliamentarians that have excelled in championing issues of great public interest in Parliament – the National Assembly and Senate. As the People’s representatives Parliamentarians are obligated to champion public interests, defend Kenyans rights and ensure justice for all in all sectors of society. For Kenyans to dwell in unity, peace and liberty must be guaranteed to all with no prejudice and at the center of this is resource sharing, one of the core tasks of Parliament.

 The People’s Shujaaz Awards complement the National Honours the Presidency bestows on Kenyans that given exemplary service to the country every year. Mzalendo Trust will award each of the People’s Shujaaz Awards finalists will get a small plaque in the shape of a shield with the name of the category in which they won. The awards will be distributed through personalized courtesy calls to the Parliamentarians in their offices.

 

A few days ago, Bahati released a music video which was intended to highlight the plight of Denno, a fellow  gospel artist who was allegedly ripped off the loyalties from a song he did with Daddy Owen. 

 Kenyans came forth,shooting from the hip,moved by the pitiful song attacking Daddy Owen for fleecing a blind guy who is now reported to be living in abject penury.  Denno, who was later called by Kiss 100 reported that he had not received any monies from the proceeds of the song “mbona” from Daddy Owen, even with the latter insisting that Denno had been paid all that was owed to him. 

Who was fooling who? And why was Bahati- a purported do-gooder caught up in a melee that he was not part of to begin with? 

See also: EMOTIONALISM: Why I Think Bahati Is Using Denno’s Blindness For His Own Selfish Gains. I Don’t Trust This Boy Bahati At All! I Don’t Believe Denno’s Story Either!

Earlier today, Eric Omondi reprimanded Bahati on social media  who he felt was trying to make a name for himself by pulling other people down-  The post begun thus: 

“..Dear Bahati, when you get to the top by pulling your brother down then yours will be a free fall. You can only make your face brighter by staying in God’s presence like Moses did. You cannot make your candle brighter by putting out your brother’s candle. We cannot build an industry where artists thrive by showing us just how bad others are… “

 I tend to agree with Eric’s line of thought, Bahati cannot fully substantiate his claims that Denno got nothing from the said song- Instead of talking to Daddy Owen first, he decided to do a song about it… 

Eric went on to write.: 

“..We cannot do ministry the same way Muhammad Ali runs Jicho Pevu. By seeking what could be dirty in our brothers and exposing it to the world . We must go the  go the christian way, that is Biblical , call your brother and talk to him in private. Mathew 18:15 . We must get back to God! and begin to avoid sideshows…”

I could not agree more on  this deliberation- It almost seems as  if Bahati was trotting for attention by using Dennoh and being the usual “Cry baby” 

Eric finished the post by writing: 

“.. and now by the grace placed upon me by God as your big brother in the ministry and industry, I admonish you and plead with you, let it be the last time you write to us a long letter  concerning another artist. You make  good music, keep doing that and bless the nation , that is your calling- You are a great artist and minister of the gospel. 

God bless you. 

Eric later pulled down the post Which had been probably drafted by another person before he took it up and posted it.  We however took screengrabs cus we fast like that and you can see the snippet below. 

I agree with Eric (or whoever wrote that) 

 

 

 

 

 

A few years ago, Daddy Owen and Denno worked on one of the most beautiful songs we have ever had the pleasure of listening to, ‘Mbona’.

Recently Bahati revealed that Denno was living in squalor despite getting a hefty sum of 1 Million Kshs from daddy Owen. Involuntarily raising the question of what happened to the Royalties earned from ‘Mbona’ which was on constant replay in Kenya. Did Daddy Owen steal Denno’s royalties?

Denno on his part said that he did not get the 1 Million Kshs and didn’t even get any royalty money.

Daddy Owen has come out to refute claims that he used Denno for his own selfish gains telling Heads Up that:

“I have been seeing the exchanges online and as a sane person, I decided to  go face the brother. The whole family (Denno’s) and I had a meeting where we settled everything or so I thought .” he said before adding that “Despite everything, I will not hold any grudge against anyone because I have been in this industry long enough to know that these things happen.”

Who do you guys believe? Daddy Owen’s account of the story or Denno’s?

Kwani how hard are her genitals?? She repeatedly hit her private part with a light concrete block until it shattered into pieces.

I think her name could go down Guinness Book of World Records if there is no other stripper who attempts such kind of a dangerous stunt.

Revelers in a city nightclub were treated to a rare spectacle when a cute stripper decided to ‘turn down’ the tradition pole dance and instead decided to do it with a block.

The exotic dancer lied down on the stage, spread her legs 175 degrees wide open then took a concrete block and started pounding her private part as if trying to kill a rat that had attracted her attention while trying to creep into her cookie jar.

And the audience was full of excitement seeing the gorgeous lady hitting her genitals until the concrete block split into pieces.

Watch the video below:

He’s the only artist in Kenya who seems to have mastered the trick that other musicians are yet to discover.

He used to live down in the Rainbow Nation but opted to return back home in Kenya to pursue his music career.

C2K may not be Prezzo famous but the rapper is slowly scaling the Kenyan industry to become one of the industry’s heavyweights.

C2K analyzed the industry and decided to approach music from a whole new different angle. His music majorly focuses on trending topics e.g. Lupita Nyongo, Raila Odinga etc etc.

C2K has dropped songs like ‘Lupita’ and ‘Baba While You Were Away’ which have turned out to be great hits. Numbers don’t lie so check his song on YouTube and confirm for yourself.

Anyway, C2K has a new jam featuring Kagwe Mungai and this time round, it’s the Nairobi Sherriff, Dr. Evans Kidero, that is the subject of interest.

The rapper will be releasing ‘Kidero Grass’ at Bacchus Lounge this coming Friday the 11^th December 2015. C2K will also be the celebrity bartender for the night.

You are cordially invited to join C2K at Bacchus Lounge for the launch of his new song. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

More details about C2K on:

 www.instagram.com/C2k_music

https://www.facebook.com/c2kmusic/?ref=hl

Michelle Obama is incredibly polished, elegant and extremely articulate but that does not mean that she cannot rap better than the most gangster rapper you know.

Mrs. Obama lays down a rap track in conjunction with comedian Jay Pharaoh from Saturday Night Live (SNL) called ‘Go To College’ in a bid to encourage young ones to attend college.

“If you wanna fly jets, you should go to college. Reach high and cash checks? Fill your head with knowledge” Michelle raps alongside the comedian before she drops some bars that make you go like whoa!

“South Side Chicago, we all know! We had to do overtime every night to make it to tomorrow. And everyone could really make their dream come true/ Hey kid listening in Michigan, this could be you” raps FLOTUS.

Check Michelle out below:

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