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Celebrated television news anchor and presenter Larry Madowo has tendered his resignation from Nation Media Group. Madowo announced his departure from the company he has worked for about a decade in a tweet on Wednesday. "I leave @ntvkenya as I came: humbled & grateful. The job was one of the…

Germany’s Hamburg Media School, the producer of Oscar-nominated Kenyan-German short film "Watu Wote", has accused Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Chief Executive Officer Ezekiel Mutua of copyright infringement. The institution claims that the self-declared Kenyan 'moral police' screened the…

American star rapper William Leonard Roberts II, popularly known as Rick Ross, is set to perform in Nairobi next month. The celebrated musician will perform at the second NRG Wave concert to be held at the Carnivore Grounds on April 28th. His come to Kenya was reportedly brokered by Wasafi Records…

Flamboyant Kenyan musician Akothee has been embroiled in a nasty exchange with her teenage daughter on Instagram. The online altercation between the two started after the daughter, 19, in a post on the social media platform referred to her mum as a 'bitch'. “Waaaahh… bitch you be making that noise…

The demolition of a popular club located in the central business district has angered a section of Nairobi commercial sex workers. Simmers Bar and Restaurant, situated at the junction of Kenyatta Avenue and Mundi Mbingu Street, was brought down on Saturday following a raid by police the previous…

American rapper Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts II has been admitted in Hospital after suffering what is suspected to be a heart attack. Ross was found unconscious at his residence in Florida on Friday and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Entertainment website TMZ reports that the…

Tanzania Bongo sensation Ali Kiba is scheduled to tie the knot with his Kenyan Fiancée next month, a Tanzanian newspaper reports. Quoting Kiba’s younger brother Abdul Kiba, Ijumaa wikendi said preparations for the musician's wedding are in top gear ahead of the D-day. Earlier reports suggested that…

Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has finally opened up on the one reason that made her end her love relationship with Tanzania Bongo Superstar Diamond Platnumz. Speaking during an interview with BBC Swahili on Friday, Zari said that Diamond's ex-girlfriend, Wema Sepetu was the reason why she dumped…

German-Kenyan short film 'Watu Wote' could win an Oscar award after it earned a nomination for Best Live Action Short Film by the Oscar Academy last month. The film is produced by Tobias Rosen and directed by Katja Benrath, both Germany nationals from the Hamburg Film School. The two travelled to…

A skit aired by China’s State broadcaster on Thursday featuring scenes of Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway has angered Kenyans on social media, who considered it racist and demeaning. The presentation, aired on China Central Television (CCTV) as part of a four-hour show to mark China’s Lunar New Year…