insert_link Entertainment MEDIA PERSONALITY BETTY KYALLO SPEAKS ON LOSING TV JOB AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES Media personality Betty Kyallo has shared her journey of leaving her TV job during the challenging COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainties that followed regarding her next move. Speaking on the Chipukeezy show, the mother of one revealed that even though she was already running her salon business, she was unsure whether it would be enough to sustain her financial obligations. Betty Kyallo explained that she was not paid when she left her last TV job, and she did not know […] todayNovember 8, 2023 115
insert_link Entertainment JAMAICAN SINGER KONSHENS ANNOUNCES SHOW IN AFRICA SET TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER 31ST Jamaican singer Konshens reveals he will be performing in Africa on December 31st specifically in a country located in the east. He announced this via his social media platforms. todayNovember 8, 2023 182
insert_link Entertainment NIGERIA’S HILDA BACI DETHRONED AS IRISH CHEF BREAKS GUINESS WORLD RECORDS’ COOKING MARATHON Irish chef Alan Fisher, an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken Nigerian chef Hilda Baci's longest cooking marathon by an individual record after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes - more than 24 hours longer than Baci's. The previous record, famously set by Nigeria's Hilda Baci in June this year, stood at 93 hours 11 minutes. Hilda Baci's marathon began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking over […] todayNovember 7, 2023 39
insert_link 29 Entertainment KENYAN SONGWRITER,MUSICIAN AND VOCALIST BIEN FEATURED ON COLORS X STUDIOS Sauti Sol's Bien Aime-Baraza has become the fourth Kenyan to be featured on the COLORSxSTUDIOS, where he performed his latest hit 'True Love'. The singer, songwriter and musician was also the first male RnB singer from Kenya after three multi-talented Kenyan women also featured on the platform and gave stellar performances. COLORS bring to the table immaculate production value, in sonics and visuals, and it accentuated Bien's legendary musical skills as he passionately crooned and delivered a knockout performance. ColorsXStudios […] todayNovember 7, 2023 219 29
insert_link News THOUSANDS TRAPPED IN SOMALI FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS WRECK HAVOC Somali authorities have declared an emergency after heavy rains triggered floods across the country that have left thousands trapped and many others displaced from their homes. The heavy rain in the East African country follows several years of drought and successive failed rainy seasons that have triggered a humanitarian crisis. Studies show that the drought was made more likely by the human-induced climate crisis. At least 10 people have died since flash floods from torrential rains, which are expected to […] todayNovember 7, 2023 48
insert_link Business CBK CAUTIONS KENYANS AGAINST UNLICENSED MONEY OR VALUE TRANSFER SERVICE PROVIDERS The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has cautioned Kenyans to be wary of entities and persons providing Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS) without authorization from the monetary authority. In a statement to newsrooms on Monday, CBK said that it has noticed a sprouting wave of unlicensed entities providing MVTS, posing huge losses on customers and it is a criminal offence. "Such services do not enjoy the protection of the law and consumers stand to lose in case of any […] todayNovember 7, 2023 58
insert_link News TWO WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEES DISSAPEAR WITH QUICKMART’S KSH.94.9M . Two employees of Wells Fargo Company have gone missing after taking Ksh.94,918,750 that was collected from Quickmart supermarket. A police report on Monday stated that the company’s driver Anthony Ndiuki, and Charles Mugetha left the company’s offices in South C at around 8.30 a.m. The two, who were on board the company’s vehicle, left without police escort, as is the norm, with Ksh. 94.9 million. The money was from the weekend sales of Quickmart supermarkets and was to be […] todayNovember 6, 2023 101
insert_link News OVER 1000 RESIDENTS MOVE TO COURT TO BLOCK EVICTION FROM NJIRU LAND Over 1000 persons living in the disputed Njiru land have filed a case challenging the decision to be evicted from the property that belongs to late politician Gerishon Kirima, who passed on in December 2010. The residents want the case to be certified as urgent and the eviction order delivered on October 23 be temporarily stayed pending a hearing and determination of their case. “This court be pleased to order for a stay of execution of the judgment issued 23rd […] todayNovember 6, 2023 21
insert_link Entertainment “MWAKI” A NEW KIKUYU SONG THAT HAS TIKTOK IN A CHOKEHOLD A catchy little Kikuyu song has lit up Kenyan Tiktok with many people spawning remixes and even posting videos of themselves either reacting to the song's seismic effect or just jamming along to it. The song is an EDM hit produced by Brazilian music producer Zerb and which features vocals from Kenyan singer and songwriter Sofiya Nzau. The song, titled 'Mwaki', explores the relationship a young woman has with her strict father who, from the lyrics, has warned his daughter […] todayNovember 6, 2023 37
