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Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol has threatened to sue the Azimio La Umoja coalition over alleged copyright infringement. The music group accuses the coalition of using their hit song ‘Extravaganza’ during the unveiling of Nark-Kenya leader Martha Karua as Raila Odinga’s running mate on Monday…

Popular Tanzanian singer Rajab Abdul Kahali, alias Harmonize, has reportedly been arrested in Nairobi. Reports indicate that the Bongo Flava superstar was taken into custody for failing to perform at various city clubs despite having received payment to do so. Harmonize, who was set to leave Kenya…

Popular Kikuyu gospel singer Samuel Mathenge Mwaniki, alias Sammy Boy, is serving a life sentence at Naivasha Maximum Security Prison. His fans were shocked to learn about his incarceration via Inooro TV, which recently interviewed Sammy Boy, the No Ira Tu hitmaker at the prison. Sammy says he was…

Seven disc jockeys were on Saturday night arrested in Nairobi in a crackdown targeting nightclubs playing loud music.  The entertainers were picked from different nightclubs in Nairobi’s Kilimani area during the operation dubbed ‘Punguza Muziki’, whose aim is to curb noise pollution in the…

Celebrated singer Kevin Mbuvi Kioko, alias Bahati, has announced entry into politics ahead of the August 9th elections. Bahati officially joined the Jubilee Party on Friday and declared he will contest for the Mathare parliamentary seat in the forthcoming elections. The 28-year-old award-winning…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has refuted police reports that a reveler was robbed Sh596,000 at his club in Mombasa over the weekend. Sonko, through a statement on Tuesday, confirmed that the man indeed visited VIP Club Volume in Shanzu where he enjoyed drinks with the woman but the two left…

Celebrated American comedian and TV presenter Steve Harvey has pledged support for Kenyan internet sensation Elsa Majimbo. Harvey, who spoke on his Facebook Watch show where he hosted Majimbo on Thursday, promised to help the 20-year-old comedienne in every way possible to advance her career. “I'm…

Congolese musician Lulendo Matumona, popularly known as General Defao, has passed away. Defao is said to have lost consciousness while in his hotel room in Douala, Cameroon on Monday and was rushed to Laquintinie Hospital where he died. Reports indicate that the Rhumba maestro, who was set to…

Celebrated singer Willy Paul claims he has lost business deals worth nearly Sh100 million after he was accused of attempted rape. This includes a Sh10 million deal by a telecommunication company, Sh4 million by a mattress company, and an international recording and distribution deal worth Sh82…

Comedian Eric Omondi is among a host of Kenyan artists who have been nominated for the African Entertainment Awards USA (AEAUSA) 2021. Omondi, a self-proclaimed president of comedy in Africa, was nominated in three different categories including ‘Best African Comedian’, ‘Social Media Influencer of…