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 40
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 251 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 61
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 112
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 42
insert_link News KCSE EXAMS BEGIN COUNTRYWIDE The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) main examinations officially began on Monday morning. Officials from the Ministry of Education arrived at various exam collection centres early in the morning to oversee the distribution of exam materials. Basic Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang led the exercise at the Westlands DCC centre, while Teachers Service Commission (CEO) Nancy Macharia oversaw the exam distribution at the Mvita centre in Mombasa County. After sitting practical exams, the candidates will now attend to main […] todayNovember 6, 2023 44
insert_link Entertainment NEW BEATLES SONG PRODUCED WITH HELP OF AI SET TO TOP UK SINGLES CHART A new Beatles song, produced with the help of AI, is on track to be named number one on the UK's official singles chart on Sunday night, the chart company said. The song, "Now and Then", that used artificial intelligence to include the vocals of John Lennon and guitar by George Harrison, who died in 1980 and 2001 respectively, was released last Thursday. "Now And Then debuted at Number 42 in the UK last week based on just 10 hours […] todayNovember 6, 2023 55
