Kenya’s 2029 World Athletics Championships: A Historic Win with Opportunities Beyond the Track

Kenya’s 2029 World Athletics Championships: A Historic Win with Opportunities Beyond the Track

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — Kenya’s selection as host of the 2029 World Athletics Championships is more than a sporting triumph. It is a historic moment for Kenya, a breakthrough for Africa and an opportunity to generate economic and social benefits across industries—from tourism and media to transport, technology and the creative economy. World Athletics announced on September 15, 2026, that Nairobi had been selected ahead of competing bids from […]

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Entertainment

How Anguka Nayo Revolutionized Clubbing in Kenya

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 24 November 2025. In my opinion, nothing shifted the Kenyan clubbing experience quite like Anguka Nayo by Wadagliz. Before that song hit the airwaves, club culture was heavily influenced by dancehall. Nights out revolved around grinding, and honestly, that was the main attraction. The energy of the dancehall riddims made grinding the highlight of any party, and it defined what most of us loved about clubbing […]

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Entertainment

Why Asake’s MONEY TOUR vs SOL FEST on the Same Date Is a Bad Look for Nairobi’s Entertainment Scene

Written by Edwin Agesa on Thursday, 11 September 2025. Nairobi has grown into one of Africa's most vibrant entertainment hubs. From international headliners to homegrown festivals, the city has proved it can host world-class events and pull massive crowds. But the recent announcement that Asake's MONEY TOUR will land in Nairobi on December 20th, the exact same day as SOL FEST, raises serious questions about the state of our event […]

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Entertainment

KAMP’s Historic Milestone: A Win for Kenya’s Creative Industry

On a cold August morning in Nairobi, a room full of musicians, producers, and industry players broke into applause. For the first time in Kenya’s history, a Collective Management Organization (CMO) had achieved something many thought impossible: distributing royalties with an efficiency ratio of 70:30 — meaning 70% of revenue went directly to right holders, and only 30% covered operational costs. That CMO was the Kamp Copyright and Related Rights […]

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Child Welfare

We Must Do More to Protect Our Children: Why Kenya Needs a National Safeguarding Framework

Written by Ezekiel Olande on Tuesday, 19 May 2025. Like many Kenyans, I was shaken after reading The Teacher and the System, the recent exposé by Africa Uncensored. It was a harrowing account of repeated abuse, institutional silence, and systemic failure at one of Kenya’s most well-known schools. But that story is not an isolated case. It reflects a larger systemic problem: the lack of a safeguarding culture in our schools. […]

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Entertainment

Why Mainstream Kenyan Music Has a Short Shelf Life

"Song Zao nazipeanga two weeks" is a famous line from Nyashinski's EP To Whom It May Concern which came out last year. The line might seem normal to many people but it speaks volumes when it comes to the kind of music we consume these days. It paints a picture of why the Kenyan music industry has been dominated by songs that have a very short shelf life. The age […]

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Business

EFFICIENT VS INEFFICIENT CORRUPTION; A TALE OF TWO UTILITIES

Written by Ezekiel Olande on Tuesday, 13 May 2025. Let’s talk about corruption—not from a moral high ground (we’ve done that)—but from a lens of operational performance. Because in Kenya, not all corruption is created equal. Some of it is disturbingly… efficient. For today’s case study, we turn to two public utilities legally mandated to provide essential services: Kenya Power and Nairobi Water. Both are infamous for corruption—cited by the Auditor General, […]

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Entertainment

One On One with Nilli

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 11 May 2025. RnB music and Swahili Pop has been a rapidly growing genre in the country of late and it has become one of the most attractive areas new artists are exploring. One such artist is Nilli and she speaks to our writer about her latest song and her music journey. Nilli explained that her song "JUST MYSELF" was motivated by her accepting […]

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Entertainment

The Business Of Clout: Case Study Parroty Versus Mr. Seed

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 14 April 2025. Clout has become the norm and has been used multiple times by Kenyan artists to hype upcoming projects. This happened, again, when Parroty went up against Mr. Seed and ended up promoting an upcoming track with Wadagliz. Parroty started what most Kenyan music fans thought would escalate into a proper beef but the story was cut short when it turned out that […]

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