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Fri, 05/17/2013 08:56 AM | By Mwakilishi

Kenya Radio personality Caroline Mutoko last week filed an official complaint asking police to investigate the anonymous bloggers who have linked her to the death of the late Senator Mutula Kilonzo.

Mutoko filed the complaint with the Cyber Crime Unit of the CI...

Thu, 05/16/2013 11:21 AM | By Mwakilishi

Jalang'o: Showbiz entertainer offers different rates for different services. His club appearance fees range from free to more than Sh250,000. “My agreement with the organisers is that I bring my friends to the event and the bill is on the organisers,” he...

Wed, 05/15/2013 12:37 AM | By Mwakilishi

Six African artistes have been nominated for the 2013 BET Awards. All six have been nominated in the “Best International Act: Africa” category.

The nominees are: 2Face Idibia (Nigeria), Toya Delazy (South Africa), Donald (South Africa), Ice Prince (Nigeria), R2Bees...

Tue, 05/14/2013 12:29 AM | By Mwakilishi

Daring thieves have made off with tens of thousands of dollars in cash from a Justin Bieber concert in Johannesburg, South African police said Monday.

Burglars dug into a safe room in the city's Soccer City stadium -- the venue of the 2010 football World Cup Fi...

Mon, 05/13/2013 11:28 AM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan singer Amani has released a video for her new song Kiboko Changu. Kiboko Chagu also features Uganda’s Radio & Weasel.

The video was directed by Ogopa Deejays. Watch it below...


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Sat, 05/11/2013 05:49 PM | By Mwakilishi

The saying ‘A prophet is not honoured at home’ seems to have been coined with Miriam Chemmoss in mind, as it sums up the showbiz career of the talented New York- based Kenyan diva.

Although her music is more popular with East Africans in the USA and internatio...

Wed, 05/8/2013 12:46 PM | By Mwakilishi

Ugandan rapper Jose Chameleone thought wearing a nearly $13,000 NASA-approved space suit, during his concert late last month, would be a great idea.

He was wrong.

Rather than "make history" for his top-of-the-line $12,700 astronaut wear, Chameleone's...

Wed, 05/8/2013 02:01 AM | By Mwakilishi

The list of nominees for the 2013 Groove Awards is out. Groove Awards is East Africa’s premier Gospel music awards showcase that honors, promotes and gives recognition to the artists, writers and industry players for their contribution towards the East African Gospel musi...

Mon, 05/6/2013 12:58 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan artiste Jaguar has just released a video for his new single titled “Kipepeo.” The video was directed by Andrew Macharia.

The song wass produced by Phil of Main Switch Studios.



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Sun, 05/5/2013 01:45 PM | By Mwakilishi

Little was known of Julius Yego until last year’s London Olympics where he represented Kenya in javelin. The policeman had relied on the Internet to sharpen his skills, earning himself the nickname ‘YouTube athlete.’

His relentless zeal to learn the skills onli...

Sun, 05/5/2013 10:39 AM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan Artiste Wyre on Saturday, May 4th won the Best New Entertainer Award at the 32nd Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA). The awards were held in Coral Springs, Florida, USA.

Wyre beat out several other nominees to bag the...

Thu, 05/2/2013 12:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

Chris Kelly, one half of teenage rap duo Kriss Kross, died Wednesday, his mother and record producer said in a statement. He was 34.

Georgia authorities told the Associated Press that the cause of death may have been a drug overdose. A call for comment by TheWr...

Tue, 04/30/2013 08:42 AM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan superstar Wyre Da Lovechild will be singing his most popular tunes at the International Reggae Awards in Florida this weekend.

Organisers confirmed on Sunday that the award winning musician would be one of 15 performers at the Coral Springs Centre for th...

Fri, 04/26/2013 08:08 PM | By Mwakilishi

On the night of April 26th on #theTrend, NTV's Larry Madowo spoke to Jackson Makini aka Prezzo on his music and wealth as well as his relationship with the late Goldie and their stay at the Big Brother Africa.

 

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Fri, 04/26/2013 04:19 PM | By Mwakilishi

Watch a video below of a play by a student that left President Uhuru Kenyatta in stitches. The student was one of the acts chosen to entertain the president at the conclusion of the 54th Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama Festivals in Mombasa.

President...

Fri, 04/26/2013 02:27 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan artiste Jaguar has released a new single titled “Kipepeo.” The song is produced by Phil of Main Switch Studios. The singer, most known for his hit song Kigeugeu, is currently shooting a video for Kipepeo.

Listen to the new sing...

Wed, 04/24/2013 10:08 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenya radio personality Caroline Mutoko has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to shelve his pledge to provide free laptops to all primary school pupils. Mutoko said this should not be the priority of the new government when there are more pressing needs in the education sect...

Tue, 04/23/2013 05:15 PM | By Mwakilishi

The tribalism and nepotism cloud has been hovering over the country even leading to the forming of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. And over the past week it came to the forefront through the Shackles of Doom Play that was implied to have tribal connotati...

Mon, 04/22/2013 09:18 PM | By Mwakilishi

Watch the entire controversial play “Shackles of Doom” as acted by Butere Girls High School during the Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival.

"Shackles of Doom" gained national attention over the weekend after organizers of the drama festi...

Sun, 04/21/2013 12:12 PM | By Mwakilishi

The state has placed new obstacles in the path of the controversial Shackles of Doom play by introducing measures to ensure it is not transmitted live on TV from Mombasa.

Several media houses which had prepared to show it live from the Aga Khan high school in M...

Tue, 04/16/2013 12:47 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan fashion photographer Barbara Minishi is featured in Al Jazeera English's upcoming six-part series, The New African Photography. Premiering April 22nd on Al Jazeera English, The New African Photography looks at the fast-changing African c...

Sun, 04/14/2013 02:44 PM | By Mwakilishi

MSG presents "DMV Black n White Party" on Sat, May 25th, 2013 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Old School Reggae, Soul, Mugithi folks with DJ Jaymoh meet the New School DJ Eddie “The Club King”...

Fri, 04/12/2013 12:58 PM | By Mwakilishi

It will be a blessing to have you, your family and friends join us on April 27th as we wear John Waithaka's shoes for a day. We will cook, pray, and dine with Shiro and CJ starting at 4pm at their Edgewood, Maryland residence.

Gift certificates of all ki...

Fri, 04/12/2013 01:38 AM | By Mwakilishi

Twitter on Thursday added Kenya as one of the new countries that will be getting Trends for the first time. The move will make it easier for Kenyans on Twitter to learn what other Kenyans are talking about and also make it easier for them to find breaking news and current...

Thu, 04/11/2013 01:08 PM | By Mwakilishi

Senegalese-born American rapper Akon's instagram photo and message yesterday in which he congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on being sworn in as Kenya’s fourth president drew wide attention from his Kenyan followers, with some condemning him on congratulating the new president....

Wed, 04/10/2013 12:06 PM | By Mwakilishi

Senegalese-born American R&B and hip hop recording artist Akon has congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on his inauguration as Kenya’s fourth president.

Akon sent the following congratulatory message to the new president through his twitter account: "Congratula...

Wed, 04/10/2013 09:21 AM | By Mwakilishi

The official residence of the President of the Republic Kenya has made the leap into the digital era by setting up social media accounts.

The State House Kenya Facebook page (facebook.com/StateHouseKenya) was created a day before Kenyatta’s swearing in and as a...

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