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The director of “Rafiki”, a lesbian film that was banned in Kenya over gay content has sued the Kenyan government in a bid to submit it for nomination for an Oscar. In a court suit, Wanuri Kahiu has sued the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) and the Attorney General for proscribing the…

Tanzanian actress Wema Sepetu says she prefers being in a relationship with a man who occasionally beats her up. Speaking to Tanzania’s Global Publishers, the Miss Tanzania 2006 said she would not want to date a man who cannot hit her when she does something wrong. The 29-year-old made the…

KTN TV presenter Finali Gelaiya and Robert Budi have been crowned as Miss and Mr World Kenya 2018 respectively. The two were announced during an exquisite gala event held at The Mall rooftop in Nairobi's Westlands area over the weekend. Gelaiya takes the crown from Miss Kenya 2017 who is also the…

Tanzanian star singer Diamond Platnumz has accused socialite Hamisa Mobetto of visiting a witchdoctor in order to blind him into marrying her. His claims come after audio clips of a woman reported to be Mobetto speaking to a witchdoctor went viral on social media. In an interview with his Wasafi TV…

Flamboyant Kenyan rapper Octopizzo has refuted claims that he got his 'massive' wealth from his mzungu wife. The singer said there are several men out there married to white women but are not rich and challenged those advancing the narrative to themselves marry white women and see whether they'll…

Renowned Kikuyu gospel singer Muigai wa Njoroge has been placed under fire after his new song “Mbari ya Kimendero” (clan of the greedy) went viral on social media. The musician has been accused of attempting to evoke ethnic and political tensions with the new hit in which he attacks politicians. In…

Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika has announced she's no longer in a relationship with musician Otile Brown. Taking to social media on Friday, the video vixen said Brown had dumped her and accused the young singer of using her to gain fame before ditching her. “Otile Brown and I are no longer in a…

American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin, famously known as “The Queen of Soul”, has passed on. Franklin passed away on Thursday at the age of 76. It was reported last week that she had been admitted in hospice care suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. She has won a total of 18 Grammy…

Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi brought Times Square in New York city to a 'standstill' after he posed as an African traditional healer (witch-doctor). The entertainer, who landed in New York a few days ago for his annual comedy tour in the US emerged at Times Square donning a regalia commonly…

Kenyan music band Sauti Sol’s guitarist Polycarp Otieno has finally married his long-time Burundian girlfriend Lady Mandi. Polycarp tied the knot to Mandi in a stunning traditional wedding ceremony held in Burundi. Mandi is a Kenya-based Burundian fashion stylist. News of their wedding was made…