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Celebrated Kenyan musical band Sauti Sol has announced the end of its illustrious musical career after spending about a decade in the industry. The all-boys group said its decision is informed by the need to have other artistes step in and occupy their shoes. Bien, the lyricist of Sauti Sol, said…

Hollywood production company The Gotham Group has signed the director of the Kenyan-banned gay film "Rafiki." The firm signed Wanuri Kahiu days after the film premiered on one of the world's most prestigious film event, the Cannes Film Festival in France. “Wanuri Kahiu is a prodigiously…

Singer Ali Kiba's Kenyan wife, Amina Khalef says she will not allow her husband marry a second wife. Speaking during an interview with a Tanzanian FM station, the Mombasa-born accountant said she would never grant permission to the artiste to have a second spouse, unless it is "God's will." “Siwezi…

Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has rejected a Sh30 million Range Rover Sport car offered to her by Kenyan gospel musician Ringtone. Ringtone expressed his love for Zari after the socialite broke up with his boyfriend and father to her two children, Tanzania star singer Diamond Platnumz.  "Dear…

Tanzania bongo flava star singer, Ali Kiba has admitted to stopping supporting his 5-year-old daughter. The musician, who wed his Kenyan fiancée Amina Khaleef in Mombasa last month, was this week sued for child support by one of his baby mamas, Hadija. Report indicates that Hadija sells second-hand…

A Kenyan lesbian movie Rafiki, which was last week banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) over its gay content, is set to premiere at the Cannes festival in France this week. Cannes Festival is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France and previews new films of all genres,…

Popular Tanzanian Bongo musician Ali Kiba has been sued for child support by one of his baby mamas, Hadija. This comes only weeks after Ali Kiba wedded his Kenyan fiancée, Amina Khalif Hadija, who sells second hand clothes in Tanzania, filed a suit at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar…

Kenyan Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong’o on Saturday made a surprise visit to the lakeside city of Kisumu, her home county. In a visit that received little media attention, the Oscar award winner was on an apparent secret mission accompanied by her aides and a team of investors. The Standard reports…

American rapper Rick Ross brought Nairobi to a stand still on Saturday when he performed before thousands of fans at Carnivore grounds.  The event registered a huge turnout despite the cold and rainy weather. The hip hop star entertained revelers for about an hour before hurriedly being…

Kenyan Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o has become the latest celebrity to joins calls to have American star musician Robert Sylvester Kelly alias R Kelly probed over alleged sexual misconduct. Lupita threw her weight behind the Women of Color (WOC) group's call on the entertainment industry to cut…