Month: April 2016

Now that Njoki Chege hates almost everything about men, is she dating a man and if so who’s her ideal man? She recently unveiled her prince charming.

After stripping Subaru men of their dignity and self confidence, Njoki Chege recently turned her guns on men smoking shisha.

In her latest article, the Daily Nation columnist did not only maul shisha smoking men but also described her ideal man.

“I blamed the gods for allowing me to see men smoking shisha. I questioned God, wondering why he had let me see the most disgusting thing I will never unsee. The memory of a man smoking shisha, dear Lord, is forever imprinted in my world-class brain. Lord, why me?

Men who smoke shisha have no shame at all. I am confused, dear readers. Help me decide. What is more disgusting? An African man stuffing that filthy little pipe up his mouth with smoke billowing from his nostrils or a man who brazenly shares a pot of shisha with a bevy of unruly women like he does not know how a real man behaves?” Njoki wrote in part.

An African Man smoking shisha

Njoki goes on to reveal what she expects of the real African man, a man she would have no problem lending him 10 minutes of her precious time, a man of her dreams.

“Let me break it down to you, my dear shisha boys. A real man does not smoke shisha – the cancer aside. A true African tribesman, a man with dark skin, coarse hair and hot African blood rushing through his Savannah-toughened veins, should never be seen within a hundred metres of a shisha pot.”[sic]

Njoki then reminds shisha smoking boys they will NEVER get pretty God fearing girls like herself if they keep on smoking shisha.

“You will never attract a serious Jesus-loving girl (like this writer) if you keep that filthy pipe in your mouth. No self-respecting woman will marry a shisha boy because playing nurse in her forties to a husband battling lung cancer is not in her game plan.” Njoki hammered her message.

She summed up her rant by advising shisha smoking African men to quit the unhealthy habit and smoke cigar instead, if they can afford!

“Leave shisha to the Qatari and Emirati sheikhs with their ungodly fetishes. A man like you, if he must smoke, should keep off fruit flavoured types. A real man will smoke a cigar. And if he cannot afford it yet, like we all know you can’t, wait your turn when you can smoke something worth Instagramming about.”[sic]

Celebrities are brands on their own and their success in whatever field depends very much on their own image packaging. You will be surprised how much of they are alike with certain brands of cars. Take a look and see if you agree.

 

Willy Paul Msafi- Toyota Celica

Easily one of the most storied cars around yet comes with the pretentious tag. A Toyota Celica is extravagantly stylish to get you the attention but not enough to land a place among classic designs. It is always seeking a place at the table of the grizzly cars like Nissan GTRs but lacks even the consistency and history of a Subaru. However, if you are a narcissist and you need a sudden rush of adrenaline at quick hit, get a Toyota Celica or better still, Willy Paul. Like a Celica he is obsessed with looking cool he forgets the fundamentals. He wants his 1.8 engine to compete with, match and beat V8s and thus often becomes the center of attention for the flimsiest of reasons.

Octopizzo –Rolls Royce  

 

Tanzania’s big shot Diamond Platinumz in one of his social media accounts describes himself as the Rolls Royce. Around the Kenyan scene, you look around for an artist who can lay claim to such a boast and truly have a justifiable case and only one name checks all the ticks or comes close to doing so.  While Kenyan celebrities are all boastful and chest thumpers, few dare make big boasts and lesser still try to achieve them. Locally you would need someone with a big ego and matching quality work, lifestyle swag and presence and be quite a distance from those claiming to be his peers. I guess, ironical as it sounds, only the guy from Kibera, Octopizzo has a case and in his view he would sure tell you he long proved that he is a Rolls Royce artist. Whether it is the money, the lifestyle the look, the dominating of his field, the exclusivity, obsession with logos and the ego the size of a v12 engine, Octopizzo has it. On the downside, with the exclusivity he has lost street credibility and he no longer rules the streets or the battle scene and ends.

Larry Madowo  – Mitsubishi Evolution 10

You cannot ignore a Mitsubishi Evolution 10 and at times you can really find it difficult to place it where it rightly belongs. It is fast yet not rugged enough to drive at its full capability on the rough roads yet it is not that smooth to fit in an executive motorcade.  You can walk with a tattered Subaru and still look ‘cool and macho’ try that with an Evo ten and you end up with just another jalopy. That is more like it with Larry Madowo, and I refer exclusively to the version that has been on for the past 3-4 years. For a person as gifted as him he just lacks a niche you truly can say he is a first among equals. Larry goes from trying to be King to trying to be Fred Omondi. Rudyard Kipling did say “If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,” however, Madowo hosts Huddah and still wants to land Obama…. You then understand why evolution took millions of years.

Abbas Kubaff – Land rover defender

The Land Rover Defender, as iconic a car as any you will ever get went out of production. It is now a trophy car, a vintage you hold to remind future generations of a time when 4x4s were built for the off road and were as real as they came.  This is the fate of Kenya’s most enduring and consistent hip-hop artist Abbas Kubbaff.  By his lyrics he should have been an underground artist yet he dominated mainstream and hardly sold out. I know this reads like an obituary and indeed it is one. An obituary of his musical career. Really you don’t want to hear Abbas on a Pacho or BYK or Grandpa beat at this moment. It is like seeing a couple of teenagers playing some EDM in a Defender at some pool party….very out of place and wasted.

Timmy Dat- Probox

 

I am not a fan of Timmy or his music. In fact, the first time I heard of him I dismissed him immediately. However, after days of hearing his songs loud and blaring in just about every matatu I was in and shop, I was bullied into submission. Mr Timme, we may not be Welle Welle with it, but here at Ghafla Tumekubali.  There is only one car in Kenya that was met with such apprehension and bile, but went on to be quite a best seller and an ever present sight on any road, village and hood, the Probox. To some it is a workhorse, to others a family car, the unofficial police car, a taxi and still several others it is a nuisance. Whatever you think of it you just have to live, and experience it, it actually becomes enjoyable. The only thing you are worried about is the longevity.

Jeff Koinange – Mercedes Benz  SL 65 AMG Black Class

Generally, any Mercedes even their worst versions ooze class just because of the name. It is as close a symbol of self actualization you would find as any… a symbol of arriving and the only way you are going to change is by exploring your fetishes. So I would have picked any Mercedes to illustrate Jeff Koinange but that would be to overlook certain factors about him. Jeff is a details fellow, very concerned with minute aspects like how the Oh and Uh come out, the position of the hand, the coil of his hair the crispness of the suit and stuff along that flow. After all he has already proven and set the standards and at 48 had his biography out when still very much in public life right now he is just enjoying and showcasing the Jeff Koinange mastery. Forget the guests they are just props and that is what the Mercedes Benz  SL 65 AMG Black Class is about. It is about the adornments and extras even in the name and ultimately, it is about not going quite into the night but turning on the style and fire and being the star of your own show.

Prezzo –  Volkswagen Golf

A car that came with so much promise turned all the eyes and created quite a stir but has stagnated and faces quite a receding popularity except of course with the young and hot blooded lasses. They attracted to it for the thrill of its past reputation when it held the crown for a classy thrill. The VW Golf just had the unfortunate luck of being in a fast changing industry and when other players adjusted and new competing models were introduced it was left relying on reputation and loyal fans, after all it has little room for improvement. You only need to replace the car name with Prezzo for a quite accurate description of his career.

Sauti sol – Peugeot

When you think of the Peugeot brand, legendary models come into mind, like the 206, the 504, 307 and the 406. At one point manufacturers became quiet adept at marketing and saw an up surge of their sales regardless of the model and then, it never became a matter of iconic model after iconic model, but rather selling out and sales. So much has this change been that even some of their best models were outsold by models which are not really bad but just neither here nor there and started having funny names like Peugeot Bipper Tipper. The Sauti Sol brand has become a marketing mammoth with such a successful model, that the average Shake Your Bum Bum  has better numbers than the classic Still the One yet they are in the same album. In Live and Die In Afrika, Kuliko Jana, Sura Yako, Isabella, Still The One and to some extent Nerea, will be the songs to remind you of the Bands musical prowess, the rest are a testament of their marketing team effort.

Khaligraph – Subaru WRX

The one car you will confidently take to a street race, go out for a wild party in, take on the police in and be sure to come out tops and be sure it can take as much beatings as possible. However, it is the one car you will never see on a wedding retinue, or see your dad in when coming for a parents day. The Subaru WRX is edgy, all macho, noise and speed. That is more or less what Khaligraph is about at least going by his music and image. Whatever your opinion about him, you will place your money on him if ever there is a continental hip hop battle and be sure he will do you proud. He has the image and spitting rage of a WRX in full throttle. Even on a soulful song like the Ojuelegba Refix he still has to name drop, remind you of the ghetto. His best flow is when he is in full speed, he could be spitting shit and you will nod with him. Thing I at one point you have to move up, leave the WRX for something that signifies growth because the WRX does not know to be something else…

Alai – Any Break Down service Vehicle

Depending on who you are and where you stand the sight of an Alai rant is either a relief like a breakdown coming to pull your stuck vehicle or a disgusting dread like a Kanjo breakdown coming to tow you away. When a breakdown is doing neither of the above two it is just a nuisance on the road and deep down you know the driver is some Kanjo guy looking for someone to clamp or tow away.

It seems like only yesterday when popular female comedian Teacher Wanjiku introduced her first child to us.

Now her eldest daughter Nicole is now only a few years from getting her national I.D and driver’s license after turning 13.

To celebrate this big occasion, Teacher Wanjiku shared the picture of the newest teen in town with the following caption “13 years ago today this beautiful angel came into our lives it has really been a blessing! New teen in the block, you have made mama proud happy birthday!”

 

Nowadays, a lot of new parents are gravitating towards the names Jayden, Liam, Aryanna and even Beyonce for their little ones, but not everyone is gravitating towards these beautiful names. And some of those people are the top celebrities who are opting for very unique names for their babies .

Today we look at some celebrity babies with some unique names:

• Ladasha Belle-Daughter to DJ Mo and Size 8

 

 

In mid November, the power couple welcomed their first born at the Karen Hospital and chose to name her Ladasha Belle. The name Ladasha  translates to ‘beautiful blessings’ while Belle, is a French word meaning “beautiful”. A famous bearer of the name ‘Belle’ was Belle Boyd who was a spy for the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.

 

• Amor- Daughter to Brenda Wairimu and Juliani

 

Amor meaning ‘love’ was the distinctive name petite actress Brenda and Juliani chose for their first-born when she was born last year.

 

• Lyric-Son to Talia Oyando and Director Eezy

Just like ‘One on One’ actress Kayla Pratt, Talia decided to name her son Lyric, Lyric basically means ‘the words of a song’

 

• Havila Geither– Pitson

The ‘Wacha Niimbe’ musician concluded 2015 with joy after he welcomed a daughter named Havila Geither, his firstborn with wife Karol Mwai. The name specially picked by Pitson means “a place of gold”! (Genesis 2:10-11) while the name Geither is a Norse-Viking 8th century surname meaning “a goat herd” or “goat keeper”.

 

• Tumiso- Wahu and Nameless

 

The entertainment power couple chose to go African with their name and named their first born girl ‘Tumiso’ .Tumiso is a Sotho name meaning ‘Praise to God’

After much hype and a very a heavy social media blitz (riddled with sensationalism and exaggerations) Gospel bad boy Willy Paul dropped his collaborative effort with Sauti Sol last evening.

Prior to that,Willy Paul,ever the publicity hound and meticulous hype creator,had teased the song’s upcoming release to his fans endlessly. He’d created little tales to go along with it even claiming that his ‘enemies’, assuming he has any,we’re even threatening him not to release the song as it was deemed a little too secular.

The media hype caught on,he also teased some of the song’s lyrics and made the song such a huge deal that we were practically begging him to release the song and calm the growing anxiety.

Willy Paul even took us on a little wordy trip into the genesis of the song,the beginning of the unlikely collaboration,and what it actually meant and stood for. As if we,really,truly,ever cared. He posted on Facebook,

The song TAKE IT SLOW FT SAUTI SOL is an educative song…
It talks about our day to day life struggles
We are young and most of us struggle with FORNICATION, DRUGS among others..
Most of us are afraid of being told the truth, I took the risk because I love my country, brothers and my sisters..
We make such mistakes and regret later because no one ever addresses the issues to us.. It’s true, the youth are engaging in premarital sex.
JUST TAKE IT SLOW. When the right time comes, everything will flow..
With God by your side, you’ll never go wrong. If God is with us, who can be against us??

Anyway, last evening,the jam was dropped. I was among the first to listen to it,in fact,the 277th person,I guess,and boy,that was a complete waste of my time. And the company’s WiFi arrangement.

Before delving into the video,which looked like it was shot on a lazy Sunday,by some guy who had just bought his first camera,is really an eyesore.
No grandness,negligible energy,boring scenes,little or no costume change,absent psyche and zero chemistry between the bunch of collaborators.

AUDIO : Produced by Jacky B (Willy Paul’s errands boy) and Mudigi Savara,the vocals,arrangement,mastering and instrumentation is obviously awesome. If only the song itself matched the production excellence of these two production giants. Sadly,it didn’t. Also,what we quickly realize actually is that the audio producers decided to jack of a particular beat for their song-In the song’s intro -and throughout the song- you can hear a particular beat that vividly reminds you of AY and Diamond’s smash hit Zigo. You can’t miss the beat. And it’s a pity that it was stolen.

SONG: The overall message of the song is lost in some aimless repetitions and careless lyricism that lacks any clear direction or inspiration. Willy Paul starts off the first verse with the typical yawn-y lyrics,rambling about stuff he really doesn’t mean,talks about having to practice sexual restraint (lol) and before you know it,his verse is over,and we’re into the chorus already. Willy Paul doesn’t really tell you exactly why to take anything slow. He’s lost in his own mess of shoddy lyricism and typical blabbering.

The chorus is nothing to write home about. It’s just a lot of ‘Take It Slow’ statements weaved together. A lot. And not the exciting type.

Savara Mudigi is next with his verse. It’s short and senseless. Just like his baby locks. We wish he didn’t even bother in the first place. And before you can settle down to hear what Savara has for you,he’s done. His whole verse is actually a quick attempt at singing out a popular methali (Mbio za Sakafuni…) And soon enough,he’s done.

And quickly ushers Bien Aime to yodel on and on about random stuff and observations without really telling us anything worth the verse. He has a fairly long verse actually,but seems to be stuck in sayings he probably cooked up himself.

The whole messed up stanza business is made worse by Chimamo who finally comes in to butcher the song further,in that trademark baritone,yelling ‘Take it Slow’ till eternity. He even translates the words Take It Slow in Swahili,for good measure.

Chimamo didn’t actually have anything to say. His job seemed pretty simple; Say ‘Take it Slow’ a billions times,in a billion ways,yell ‘yeah yeah yeah’ and it’s a wrap.

And after that,it’s all just a trip downhill with alot of the trademark Sauti Sol guitar marathons (even when they’re not really needed),a finale that was intended to sound like a Lingala song but failed terribly and the singers coming together to yell whatever ad-lib they felt necessary before the beat finally died. And also send those kawaida shout-outs to themselves.

The song ends fast. It doesn’t make you want to dance. Doesn’t seem to have any particular message,seems all rushed up and messy,doesn’t make you want to hit replay and doesn’t seem to have made an impact whatsoever.

VIDEO : It starts off like any other Willy Paul video would start. I must have seen that particular Mercedes Benz a million times by now. It quickly veers to a scene where the boys are assembled and it seems to stay there forever.

Willy Paul’s green and white costume eerily reminds you of some costume Diamond Platnumz once wore for one of his old music videos. But we all know Willy Paul is a thorough,unapologetic Diamond clone.

There are scenes of a broken family,crying child and a rather confusing scene at the end of some distraught patient and nurses and it’s not clear how all of these scenes add up to the overall message supposedly being passed. It’s not even clear how we even got there.

Costume change is minimal. Scene change is almost negligible and there’s very little visual activity going on besides the sort of stuff you’ve probably seen the band do in all of their billion videos already.

Everything seems to have been rushed. And not in a good way.

Overall,the song is a painful waste of time. Of space and of studio time.

This must have been one rushed collaboration that was probably done to prove a point,conquer new markets or create a buzz. Sadly,it seems to be on the way to achieving NONE of that. Even the supposed ‘take it slow’ message that the singers were claiming to be pandering is also lost. They don’t really tell you what to take slow. And Willy Paul is not exactly the dude you want to be lecturing you on responsible sex. Or anything for that matter.

It’s clearly a song that was hurriedly written by a bunch that didn’t really think too much. Or have a lot of time to brainstorm,craft meaningful lyrics,find a better way to express themselves and eventually record.

The level of lyricism in the song is so low my nephew could draft something better. For his lower primary Swahili assignment. And NOT shoot a video for it.

Coming from such industry heavyweights,Take It Slow is really a complete disaster. And a banal,lame song that should never have been done in the first place.

Willy Paul’s songs -and Sauti Sol’s too- have the tendency to always hit the 1 Million views mark on YouTube. However shitty they are. And this song won’t be any different.

Thankfully,the song will be forgotten four days after today. And I am willing to take that statement to the bank. Receivership or no.

Check out the song here. And forgive us for spoiling your Friday evening. But Prince didn’t die for this bullcrap.

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Cases of young people dying from love triangles gone nasty are on the rise and the latest casualty is only 16 years old.

Amy Inita Joyner passed away after she was jumped by bullies at Howard High School of Technology (Delaware U.S.A) while in the washroom. Amy got in a fight with a girl over a boy and it turned very nasty after one of the kids banged her head against a bathroom sink.

 

A girl by the name Kaya Wilson who was in one of the loos when the brawl broke out told this to the media ‘She was fighting a girl, and then that’s when all these other girls started banking her -like jumping her – and she hit her head on the sink’ .

 

 

Following the incident, Amy was flown to A.I. Dupont Children’s Hospital in critical condition but they couldn’t save her and she passed away. Two female students have been taken into custody for questioning over the incident and Twitter is on fire with news with many paying tribute to the slain girl under the hashtag #r.i.pAmy

 

Additional reporting:www.dailymail.co.uk/bossip.com

A Number of Kenyan celebrities have been treated for mental illness and some even been locked in mental facilities. We shed light on seven of them!

There is a thin line between depression and madness, only psychiatrists can tell the difference. Some folks exhibit creepy behaviors because they are depressed other do so because they have totally lost the capacity to think straight.

There are Kenyan celebrities who have been treated after they were mentally deranged though none has ever spoken about it after recovering.

Below is a list of seven celebrities who have both been rumored and confirmed they had a date with psychiatrists or locked in mental facilities:

1. Emmanuel Makori Nyambane alia AKA

The former Churchill Show comedian was caught on camera behaving like a mad man as he wrapped himself with a dirty sack. This was in 2014 after AKA disappeared from the screen with rumors circulating that he had totally lost it upstairs.

You can watch the video on the link: Has Comedian Aiyeiya Poa Poa Gone Mad or is it a Case of Serious Depression?

AKA was said to have been taken to a mental hospital and later on he resurfaced on Churchill Show before he disappeared again with his whereabouts being hard to come by.

 

2. Conjestina Achieng

Everybody knows her story. The former boxing great has been in and out of Mathare Mental Hospital one two many times.

Conje frequently suffers mental relapse, one time she’s fine the other she’s throwing around incomprehensible words and doing weird stuff.

 

3. Quincy Timberlake

He became nuts after moving to Australia with former TV girl Esther Arunga as his wife. Quincy killed his own 3-year-old son Sinclair Timberlake as he was exorcising demons that had possessed him.

Australian authorities found Quincy unable to stand trial because he had completely gone insane. He was sent to Brisbane Prince Charles Mental Health Hospital where he’s still receiving treatment.

 

4. Paul Kobia

The controversial businessman was arrested outside Village Market days after Fidel Odinga’s death shouting and bragging how he killed the eldest son of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Police arrested him before his family took him to a mental hospital with the explanation being that Kobia had developed mental problems.

Paul Kobia was also involved in a number on incidents that raised eyebrows. He claimed his crew Uhuru Big Boys Unit (UBBU) had mobilized 20,000 ground forces in Nairobi to hunt Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale whom he banned from setting foot in Nairobi or anywhere that had the ‘Kenyatta’ name for disrespecting President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kobia also shot dead a thief along Parklands’ Limuru Road in 2014 after he attempted to snatch him his Samsung Galaxy Note 3 valued at Sh74,000 as he drove in a traffic jam.

 

5. VBO Strong

He’s best remembered for ‘Naskia Utamu’ with Bobby Mapesa. VBO and Bobby both indulged in drugs which adversely affected them. Bobby checked in at a rehab while VBO was said to have gone mad as he was frequently spotted loitering in the streets like street urchins before his condition improved.

 

6. Sharama

“Say yo… nanana… Say yo nananana…” Remember Cannibal & Sharama with ‘Bouncing’ hit song? Sharama is a Mombasa based rapper who was also rumored to have suffered mental illness after using drugs.

His whereabouts are also hard to grasp as he disappeared from limelight ever since the drug and nutso claims sprang.

 

7. Sokoro

The Mombasa rapper was a drug addict who made heroine his ‘food’. Sokoro was rumored to be have gone insane, he stayed at Magongo primary school playing ground which he had turned his home.

TK Kitana is known to many people as the diminutive and hardnosed teacher on Citizen TV’s Tahidi High, Teacher Kilunda.

He teaches business class and when he is not in class he is busy chasing down wayward students in the fictional high school.

Away from the screens, TK as his friends call him is much more easy going than Kilunda and that is not all, he also has good taste when it comes to women.

Meet the lovely lady who is married to the famous actor

 

 

When Jaguar sang of Kuvuka border, I can be sure he never figured of doing a collaboration with one of the most successful and best selling group in Africa Mafikizolo.

However, thanks to the crossing over of African music and musicians across the continent, and his standing locally, he becomes the latest Kenyan artiste to work with a big continental act and while everyone has been going west, or East, he has gone down south. For some time the idea has been floated around and it did not seem it will materialize.

However, taking a break from his NACADA activities, he decided to give fans a teaser of his music and it sure promises to be a hit.

Here is the video

 

A Journalist working with Media Max’s People Daily is appealing to the public to help him find his missing daughter who was last seen last Thursday.

Patrick Wachira, the Special Projects and Assignment Editor at the People Daily said that his daughter was last seen on Thursday morning as she headed for her internship at Lang’ata Hospital. But she never retuned home and her phone is off and there has been no activity on her social media accounts.

The daughter goes by the name Shirley Wachira; she is 22 year old and recently graduated from the Kenya Methodist University .She is 5’3 ft tall, chocolate in color and with notable dimples.

Incase you spot her, contact the parents on +254 722 562 419/ +254 722 562 557 or report to the nearest police station.

Source: www.capitalfm.co.ke

Caroline Mutoko substituted her signature wear with a sexy outfit when she turned up for a party at Villa Rosa Kempinski last night!

Caroline Mutoko who is known to rock classy office outfits and African dresses decided to turn a new leaf and stunned in a tight and sexy coat.

The former radio queen was among the big names in all sectors of the economy that showed up for Shujaa party at Villa Rosa Kempinski.

Adopt A Light’s Esther Passaris, political commentator Barack Muluka, Ex Safaricom CEO Michael Josephs, David Matsanga, Peter Kenneth, Jeff Koinange, Bidco CEO Vimal Shah, Johnson Sakaja, Big Ted etc were some of the heavyweights who were present.

Caroline who is in her 40s looked hotter, sexy and younger than 21-year-old Vera Sidika on the day she won the heart of her multimillionaire sponsor.

And did I mention her legs? My colleague couldn’t take his eyes off her dazzling Luhya-like legs. See photos of Caroline at Kempinski in the gallery below:

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A certain musician found himself riding solo after his girlfriend kicked him to the curb for publicly confessing that he found Vanessa Mdee positively ravishing and he would like to marry her someday.

As Planet Bongo reports, the artiste who goes by the name Bright was dumped through the phone with the girlfriend saying that he should go and marry Vanessa since her wants her so bad.

 

Bright

In the past the musician has produced a song called ‘Nitunzie’ which he dedicated to Vanessa and it seems the girlfriend was tired of playing second fiddle and decided to break up with the rising star.

Queen Vee has a new a set of tattoos on her bleached butt and back!

Tattoos on Vera’s yellow yellow body look superb. She must have gotten them when she flew abroad; Malaysia or DR. Congo where she recently visited.

Many though Vera would be allergic to tattoos since she weakened her skin when she bleached it. But she somehow managed to get tattoos printed on her delicate skin.

The socialite queen has pimped her buttocks and back with tattoos of butterflies and stars. And doesn’t she look lovely???

For a while people were looking for the confirmation as to whether Betty Kyalo and Dennis Okari were no longer together.

Then the conformation came from Betty and her family. Now many are now looking as to the reasons why the two would dramatically fall out, a few months after their glamorous wedding when they had already lived together for 6 years. Speculation is rife from her being involved with a politician to Okari’s infidelity.

Now, as it has been in many cases, a member from Betty Kyalo’s family has spoken up. After her brother and sister, now Betty Kyalo’s mum is the latest to speak up. Unlike her children, Betty Kyalo’s mum Julia is asking for prayers for her family in these trying times instead of people seeking clarifications. Here is what she said;

Jeff Koinange, his wife Shaila Koinange and son Jamal Mbiyu Koinange were at Kempinski as the 5 Star hotel treated shujaa to a party.

The Rugby boys were up to attend JKL live and unlike other shows, this was a special night as Jeff turned up for his eponymous show in company of his whole family. Jeff’s son Jamal Mbiyu Koinange is now a grown boy.

The young Koinange spent the night rocking a Shujaa jersey as he watched his father interview Humphrey Kayange, Collin Injera, Biko Adema and other rugby heavyweights.

See photos of Jamal in the gallery below:

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Prince is dead! That’s the story carrying the headline of major news channels across the world. He was found unresponsive in an elevator on Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a County official said and intervention by paramedics did nothing to save him.

He was gone and with him musical prowess which awed millions and millions across the globe. At only 57, he was the maestro behind major hits like Want to be your lover and purple rain and was a major contributor to the pop music scene as we know it now.

Now here is the worst part, he was among the only few musical legends we have in the world now since Michael Jackson is gone, Luther Vandross and David Bowie who passed on just recently.

His death happened millions of kilometers away but it bears great significance to Kenya in a myriad of ways. First of all he has been an inspiration to many artists who right now we relate and look up to in the modern day generations. For example Beyonce, she’s an inspiration to many here in the 254 and where do you think she got her inspiration from, Prince!

Besides that, the guy was only 57 but he had the energy and vigour of a zebu bull on heat with shows lined up all the way from here to the land of Magufuli. That should tell you something, that the journey for an artist never stops. Some Kenya musicians make some quick bucks from a number of shows in a couple of years and they are ready to quit their ego clearly taking centre stage.

Prince has sold over a 100 million copies of records but he still understood that the fans were king; they were the major contributors of his success which he had accrued for more than 30 years. When he has to miss a show like he did recently due to some medical conditions, then he publicly apologizes and makes sure he compensates for it. But here in Kenya, when an artist happens to have a couple of hit records on heavy rotation, then they become a diva who shoves their arrogance to anyone who dares to give them an audience.

Could I also dare to mention his celebrity lifestyle which was built upon a solid PR front which ensured he remained relevant to his fans and to the children of these fans. Looking at the situation in this part of the world, artists think they can make it on their own and spending on continuous publicity is a waste of resources. In thus, their success instantly becomes a stumbling block which immediately collapses when a small wave washes on the shores.

The guy even created the popular phrase, “This could be us but you are playing” which is a major component in a behemoth of lyrical writings for many creators abroad and here in Kenya.

Anyway, I would go on and on but it’s a Friday, a day we maintain happy thoughts. Plus I need to mourn in peace and let the world know my feelings while at it. Thank God for Coca Cola’s Taste a Feeling which makes sure I have enough gif’s going around to express my sorrow and which I can share online.

As you were!

Big Willis Raburu is one of the affable journalists around who has made crazy antics part of his daily routine and life.

While he has not struggled for a fan base or media skills, it appears his fashion sense while not being exemplary has taken a dip at some point. Given that Citizen plays host to the Fashion Watch, you would expect the good brothers to have passed tips to the popular anchor.

His dressing in one of his morning shows left him open for criticism and fashion write Crystal Okusa did not let it slide, she pointed out with little chills on the absurdity and fans joined in with quips and comments on Raburu’s dress code.

Here is what the Crystal said and some of the replies

 

 

Sauti Sol are the only musicians in Kenya who have mastered the art of staying relevant and getting traction in showbiz. No other Kenyan artist has ever thought of a customized bus for a tour!!

All boys band Sauti Sol has embarked on a mission of crisscrossing Kenya as they market their album ‘Live and Die in Afrika’.

We only hear Kenya artists going for tours abroad but not traversing the 254 in a customized moti as they sell themselves to Kenyans.

You want to be a superstar like Sauti Sol, first solidify your fan base in Kenya before crossing the borders Sauti Sol style.

The quartet last Weekend shut down Nakuru with the first performance of their tour and are planning to invade Eldoret this coming weekend.

Sauti Sol has partnered with Modern Coast who provided them with a customized bus for their tour. Modern Coast is like the Emirates airline of the roads; comfortable, cool, classy etc.

Below are photos of the customized Modern Coast bus that Sauti Sol is using for their tour:

A couple in Kisii are mourning the death of their two daughters Venny Kerubo and Mary Kwamboka.

The two were born yesterday as conjoined twins with their bodies attached from the heart all the way to the abdomen. The two infants were delivered yesterday at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital through Caesarian section and were feared to share vital organs as the Heart and the liver.

The doctors at the Hospital were unable to perform the delicate operation especially with one of the twins feared to have the larger share of the organs.

The parents and the kids were referred to Kenyatta National Hospital and driven by ambulance but at the time of their arrival nothing could be done on them as they died on arrival. 

 

Diamond’s brother Romy Abdul Jones who is also his official DJ fled from Sweden after a woman in the Scandinavian nation accused him of raping her.

Diamond’s recent tour of Europe dubbed ‘From Tandale to the World Tour’ was gripped by a scandal when the Tanzanian singer touched down in Stockholm, Sweden.

Chibu carried along his whole family; his wife Zari Hassan, daughter Tiffah Dangote, mother Sanura Kasimu and brother Romy Abdul Jones.

It was his brother who caused Diamond to cut short his tour in Sweden after police started searching for him.

A lady by the name Deborah accused Romy of raping her. But Diamond’s manager Sallam Sharaff says Deborah is an extortionist.

The manager explained that Deborah indeed ‘had a good time’ with Romy but she had hatched a plan to make a killing out of their romantic escapade.

The lady apparently wanted to extort money from Diamond’s brother based on Sweden’s law on rape and compensation that states any lady who claims to be raped is entitled to a compensation of $12,000 or Kes 1.2 million.

Romy secretly jetted out of Sweden and headed back to Tanzania once he realized Swedish cops were after him. Diamond too was forced to cuts short his tour in Sweden and flew back home following the scandal.

Romy Jones

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Legendary singer Prince Rogers Nelson known simply as Prince passed on yesterday.

The singer was found unresponsive in his Paisely Park home in Minneapolis. The cause of his death is yet to be established though he had been spotted looking frail and week a few days before his death and six days earlier he had been treated for a drug overdose while his representatives say he had been battling flu. 

The iconic singer had created a unique style of music blending elements of rock, RnB, Soul and Hip hop that would endear him to the world for the whole of his music career spanning 4 decades and which saw him sell over 100 million records.

He had more than 40 albums and inspired many present musical acts with his voice, production, fashion and lifestyle. Barack Obama joined world personalities in sending their tributes and paying last respects to what they described as a revolutionary, creative spirit and one of the best performers. many world known personalities.

To celebrate his passing, many landmarks in the US and Europe were lit purple after his classic song, Purple Rain for which the singer was defined. Here are the awe striking images from landmarks which were lit purple as a tribute to the Prince of Pop. For more details about his death you can read here

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President Uhuru finally met Kenya sevens rugby team at State House. The president spent quality time with Shujaa before he announced a Kes 10 million government token of appreciation to the rugby team for winning Kenya’s first Main Cup trophy at Singapore 7s. Shujaa aside, below are the trending stories this Friday morning:

#1Betty Kyallo Accused of Dating a Prominent Politician Who Bought Her a Toyota Prado VX While She Was Married To Dennis Okari. She Responds To the Wild Accusations

#2Students At St. Henry’s College Turn Social Hall To A Strip Club And Do Everything Dirty You Can Think Of (Warning +18 Content)

#3Size 8 Reveals Her Marital Problems With DJ Mo And How She Went from Being An Alpha Female To A Submissive Woman For Her Marriage’s Sake

#4From Julie Gichuru to Anita Nderu to Churchill to Vera Sidika, Here Are 10 of the Craziest Celebrity Transformations (Photos)

#5Ghafla Exclusive: Lillian Muli Opens Up About The Man She Was Spotted With In A Kilimani Eatery Who Was Said To Be Her Boyfriend (Photos)

#6America Has Made A Surprise Announcement…To Put The Face Of A Black American Female Hero On It’s Money! Here Are 10 Other Kenyans Who Deserve To Have Their Images Put On The Kenyan Currency. The Honorables.

#710 Nairobi Estates With Stinking Reputations. Number 5 Is A Hotspot For Cheap Shagsmondo Kamba Prostitutes (Photos)

#8Lillian Muli Cozies Up With A Man Said To Be Her Prince Charming At A Popular Eatery In Kilimani (Photos)

#9SEX TIPS: How To Kiss A Woman

#10You Will Be Shocked By This Photo Of Kanze Dena Back When She Was A Head Girl of Kianjokoma Boarding Primary

 

 

He is known as one of the biggest stars in the country and he is about to drop his steamiest video ever.

In a post on Facebook, Octopizzo revealed that the song is so steamy and explicit that his manager urged him to drop it after schools open.

“Been Waiting on My manager @cheekszone to let me Drop this joint but he keeps holding me back ati we wait till watoto warudi shule .EXPLICIT CONTENT .Round this ni kuwazima.” he wrote before sharing this titillating teaser

 

Wow! It seems like there is no stopping this one.

After bagging the title of ‘Trace Airtel music star (Kenya) back in 2015,Webi has continued to grow in the competitive music industry and has thrived as a multi-talented singer, songwriter and performer.

Brought up in a musical family, Webi’s entry into Kenya’s music scene was more or less a certainty.

The talented singer has won several awards like Best Gospel R&B Song in Africa, “The Place” (Acoustic Version) Best Gospel R&B Artist or Group, Live Gospel Performance of the Year at the 2008 edition of The One Gospel awards, for music from the debut album “Outside My Window”.

Webi’s style of music and his vocal prowess has continued to allure his audience and now his fans will be pleased taht he is dropping his third album called Lukundo.

 ‘Lukundo’ is a word in the Taita dialect (the language of the artiste); a befitting one describing what this 13 track album talks about – Love. The message in this album is simplified into an everyday perspective that immediately connects with the listener.

The album has songs like Pamoja Milele and Nikuskize which have continued to receive vast airplay. Webi has featured two Kenya’s top female artists in this album, who will be unveiled on the album launch day (On Friday 29^th April 2016 from 7 p.m. at The Elephant 3 Kanjata Road, Lavington)

Each hood in Nairobi is known for this and that either good or bad. We are focusing on the stinking reputations of each estate!

Most residential areas highlighted in this article are havens for middle class Nairobians who are the loudest of all social strata.

10 hoods have been sampled based on what we have heard on media and hearsay from residents dwelling there.

1. Kayole

Khaligraph Jone’s hood was top of the list for places with most cases of crime in the city. Kayole is a high risk location in Nairobi where you are likely to fall prey to rape and sexual violence, that’s according to a report released by Medicins San Frontieres (MSF).

And violent crimes? That one si ya kusema!

 

2. Kahawa Wendani

Bedbugs have infested that hood! Three out of five people from Kahawa Wendani have either fought bedbug infestation or they are still fighting to eradicate the bloodsucking parasitic insect. Even nanii from Ghafla! office was forced to vacate his house due to bed bugs.

 

3. Buruburu

All know-it-all Nairobians come from Buruburu. Buruburians come up with the latest words and phrases in sheng and they are the most ratchet lot. In Buruburu will you find more than two lovebirds getting cozy at the same spot.

 

4. Dandora

Apart from producing hardcore hip hopers like Kalamashaka, hip hop city has the most noxious air to breathe in the whole of Nairobi. The foul-smell that greets you when you set your foot in Dandora…

 

5. Pipeline

This hood records the lowest cases of crimes, who would dare steal from a Mkamba anyway! But prostitution though. Talk of those cheap yellow skin hookers who speak with a heavy mother tongue accent then Pipeline is where to find them.

 

6. Langata

Don’t know why socialites love this hood! They are either staying in Langata or they love hanging out there, Vanessa Chettle and Corazon Kwamboka stay there. Other socialites too have made Langata their favorite hangout.

 

7. Umoja

I don’t know whether water shortage in Umoja is the reason why Umoinner touts and other makangas operating matatus in Umoja don’t bath. Every time you hear a tout being washed forcefully in public they are from Umoja.

 

8. Donholm

Men from Doni like vibing women in matatus. Whenever they are seated with a lady all they think of is hitting on them. More often they start by offering to pay their fare!

 

9. Komarock

Every chick from Koma seems to have the phone number of matatu drivers and touts. If you are a man try sitting in the front seat of any Komarock matatu and see how the driver will send you back. The front seats are reserved for girls.

 

10. Eastleigh

Every wall in Eastleigh is a urinal spot for men. Eastleigh men have no taste for hygiene; spitting saliva and crunched miraa uncontrollably, and peeing everywhere are a common phenomena in Eastleigh.

Saumu Mbuvi proved that she had taken after her father in politics after she was elected as a student leader at JKUAT Karen Campus.

However she will be forced to relinquish her position from the Student Union as she is now done with school.

To commemorate this grand moment, Saumu shared a throwback from when she was younger

Look what I came a cross … First year moments. I still can’t believe we are finally done with school ….I’m more than grateful to God for this far he has brought us …it was such a great experience,the growing ,learning even the mistakes we made I can never take them for granted …#TBT

 

We all go through changes, we all grow up and we all get our ‘sexy on’ and celebrities are not any different.

Today being #TBT, we found 10 celebrities that have gone through some serious transformations. While you can recognize some of them in their throwback photos, for others there is a great disparity between their before and after photos.

Here is our pick of the most impressive celebrity transformations today:

 

1.Vera Sidika- Socialite/Events Hostess

 

2.Julie Gichuru- TV Presenter/MC

 

3.Churchill-Comedian/Radio Presenter/MC

 

4.Wahu-Musician

 

5.Huddah Monroe- Socialite/Events Hostess

 

6.Khaligraph Jones-Rapper

 

7.Karis- Radio Presenter/Comedian

 

8.Prezzo- Rapper/Reality Show Star

 

9.Avril-Singer/Actress

 

10.Anita Nderu- Radio Presenter

 

At a time when many are placing much scrutiny in the lives of married celebrities and wondering whether they can actually work out, there are a number of couples who offer hope.

One of them is without a doubt the Murayas…Size 8 and Dj Mo. They are the poster couple of showbiz marriages and it is a role they have played perfectly. However, it has taken hard work, sacrifices and regular mentoring.

Size 8 has finally revealed just how much learning has had to take place and what has given for their marriage to remain. Size 8 says she used to be quite the Alpha chic and with her money and fame it she would always end up in quarrels with an equally temperamental DJ Mo. In her own words… “I was an alpha female; no man could rule me.

 Marriage has changed me. It has made me a new person – it has taught me submission…He used to get mad! He used to be temperamental, but he is now okay. DJ Mo could explode, and I was very loud. His anger was not making me become less loud, and my loudness was not helping him manage his temper. We sat down and agreed to compromise. He reduced his volatility, and I reduced on being mouthy; and now we coexist”

 Size 8 also lends credit to the Kiunas who have mentored the couple and helped them on their challenging patch…

Credit: Edaily

If you want to know how rotten students are, just host a party for them! A party at St. Henry’s College turned ratchet full swing!

A prom party at St. Henry’s College is wagging on people’s tongues after students decided to turn it to a warm up party for intense bedroom activity.

St. Henry’s College Kitovu is a boys boarding secondary school in Masaka town in Uganda. Just like western schools which hold prom, an end year dance party, the school organized one which turned to be as ratchet as Masaku 7s.

Daggering, deep intense smooching, grinding, twerking, lap dance and all sort of crazy stuff happened in that prom dance to earn it media attention.

Watch the video below to see what happened at Students At St. Henry’s College:

Photos of Lillian with a man sparked speculations she was seeing the man. Lillian contacted Ghafla! to set the record straight.

We had initially reported about viral photos on Facebook of Lillian Muli and an unknown man only known as Manu.

Also Read: Lillian Muli Opens Up About The Man She Was Spotted With In A Kilimani Eatery Who Was Said To Be Her Boyfriend

In the story, we said we tried reaching Lillian Muli but her phone wasn’t going through. The Citizen TV anchor finally called us in response to the story and she opened up about the incident.

Lillian told Ghafla! the guy she posed with at Nyumbani Restaurant in Kilimani was the owner of the place and she made it clear nothing was going on between him and her.

Lillian said the dude was only posing with her like he does with any of his clients. The bottom line is that Lillian isn’t dating Manu, the owner of Nyumbani Restaurant.

Since a video of him pleasuring a woman made its way to social media, Maurice Matheka was branded a sex god. In addition, he was also labeled ‘the squirt-master’ as he was able to reach the holy grail of sex; squirting.

Many wonder how Maurice acquired his skills and he recently revealed how he did in a recent interview.

Maurice reveals that he went to the UK to do a course in IT management but I didn’t have passion for it so he shelved his degree after graduating.

He enrolled for a sexology degree in 1999 after perusing through a brochure about it. He says he thought he would jump into sexology first when he got into it but they had to study gender psychology first which he did for a year.

 

 

After gender psychology he was able to delve into what makes people tick when it comes to sex and after 4 years, he became a sex therapist in 2002 and got to tour Europe. In Europe he was exposed to so much that helped him broaden his understanding of sex.

Watch the interview below:

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The KDF has been criticized in some quarters over photos of some of their overweight commanders which made some doubt the level of their training.

However, yesterday the force gave a glimpse of their usually secretive training showing an excruciating and tough training you can only get fat if you get to the level where you can afford to slack off.

The KDF online account showed two photos one of recruits on fours undergoing a tough drill and another taking aim still in training. It reveals that the recruits sure can only make grade when they are fit. While there have been no reported incidents of fatal injury in training like in the US or Russia, a couple of individuals are known to flee given the tough conditioning.

Here are the photos