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Lewis Hamilton in Kenya for holidays
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Lewis Hamilton in Kenya for holidays

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is in Kenya for his holidays. The seven-time World Champion and his team arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Sunday with two private jets and had a low-key chat. Officials said he departed for Maasai Mara Reserve where he is expected to witness the ongoing Great Migration. Witnesses said he declined photo sessions as he was being processed to proceed with his journey. He is among tens of tourists who are flocking to Maasai Mara to witness the wildebeest migration. He had been in Namibia before flying to Kenya. “Could not think of a better place to spend this time off. Thank you, Namibia, off to the next stop,” he tweeted on Sunday. Hamilton is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. ...
Nigerian star Tems announces Kenyan tour
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Nigerian star Tems announces Kenyan tour

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has announced that she will be travelling to Nairobi in the coming months. Tems rose to global fame in 2020 after she was featured on WizKid’s summer hit Essence which earned her a Grammy nomination.  Wizkid became the first African musician to have a song on the Top 10 Billboard chart as a lead artist, and Tems earned her first Billboard Top 10 hit. In a recent interview with Apple Music, she revealed that most of her music is freestyle, adding that she and WizKid did not anticipate that the Essence jam would amaze the world as it did.  “I recorded it at the beginning of 2020 and there wasn’t any lockdown at the time and the first freestyle he was there. When they played me the beat I was like t...
Sauti Sol’s Bien launches his own club in Nairobi
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Sauti Sol’s Bien launches his own club in Nairobi

Sauti Sol lead vocalist Bien-Aime Baraza has ventured into the world of business – opening his own night Club called ‘The Manhattan’. The new club is located in the outskirts of Nairobi – at the first floor of the newly launched The Imaara Mall.The Club is tactfully located at the intersection of Mombasa Road and the entrance into the vast and populous Imara Daima Estate. Some of the notable figures that were spotted at The Manhattan on Sunday are Comedian Eric Omondi, Makena Njeri, Eugene Mbugua, MC Antonio, Chiki Kuruka (Bien’s wife), Comedian Eddie Butita, Comedian Nick BigFish, Comedian Carlos Experience among others. Bein used his social media pages to alert his fans that he was making a special appearance at The Manhattan and they should pull up for good ...
Mejja forced to cancel performance in Australia after voice loss
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Mejja forced to cancel performance in Australia after voice loss

Musician Mejja was forced to cancel a performance in the Australian City of Sydney after he lost his voice from a previous performance. In a post he shared through his Instagram page, Mejja who was visibly struggling to speak said he lost his voice after performances in other cities. “Australia Sydney I want to apologize, I lost my voice and even after taking medication the voice did not come back and I was torn between cancelling the show or to withstand the pain which would have been a struggle,” his post read in part To all other cities I visited Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide shukran for the energy,” Mejja wrote. Fans praised the Tabia za Wakenya hit maker saying he delivered a splendid performance as they wished him a speedy recovery.
Michelle Obama’s new book will be out this November
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Michelle Obama’s new book will be out this November

The book, which should be out on November 15, is a follow-up to her New York Times #1 bestseller, Becoming. The Light We Carry is said to be filled to the brim with new stories and Michelle’s perspectives on change and the power it carries power as well as its ability to change one’s life. It has also been billed to hold deeper truths, by Michelle’s reckoning no doubt, and the vaunted and elevated “richness and potential of the world around us.” Again, as in Becoming, she draws from her rich experience as a mother, daughter, wife, and First Lady, to reveal what she describes as personal habits and practices she’s evolved such as “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” as she continues to “become.” Michelle explained why she wrote the book, “Lik...
Sauti Sol, Khaligraph address corruption, debt in new song
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Sauti Sol, Khaligraph address corruption, debt in new song

With just 13 days to go until the start of the General Elections, Kenya's favourite band Sauti Sol have teamed up with critically acclaimed rapper Khaligraph Jones to release a politically-charged song. The track, launched on Monday, July 25 can be summarised as a cry for help, with the artists touching on major problems plaguing not only Kenya but Africa at large. From corruption, to high costs of living, increase in taxes and mounting debt. Bien-Aime Baraza kicks off 'In My Head' addressing Africans through a carefully worded love letter. "Now we know better, we gone do better, so you better be a go-getter," says Bien. As Bien continues to drop bar after bar, the visuals on the video highlight newspaper clips of previous scandals that have dogged the country. Some of the...
Rayvanny makes surprise appearance at Nandy festival after ditching WCB
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Rayvanny makes surprise appearance at Nandy festival after ditching WCB

Tanzanian singer Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa popularly known as Rayvanny made a surprise appearance at Nandy Festival in Songea, days after leaving WCB Wasafi. The Next Level Music (NLM) President shared a series of videos capturing his entry at the show and the crowd could be seen cheering and jumping in excitement.  This is the singer’s first major concert since announcing his exit from Diamond Platnumz’s owned record label WCB Wasafi after 6 years. Songstress Nandy surprised revelers who had turned up at her Festival with Vanny Boy’s presence at the festival. A heavily pregnant Nandy also staged an electrifying performance - being the main act of the night. The singer has been organising her own shows under the tag Nandy Festival in collaboration with a section of T...
Kate Moss Opens Up About The ‘Painful’ Side Of Modeling
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Kate Moss Opens Up About The ‘Painful’ Side Of Modeling

British supermodel Kate Moss has revealed some past pitfalls from her modeling career in a rare interview with BBC podcast series Desert Island Discs. Moss, who told T magazine in 2010 that she "just hate(s)" talking with the media -- and that as a young model she "used to get very ill just worrying" about interviews she'd given -- opened up to host Lauren Laverne about "painful" experiences she underwent in the industry. Iconic shoots that helped define her career were oftentimes "difficult and painful" behind the scenes, according to Moss. While shooting the seminal 1992 Calvin Klein underwear campaign featuring her and Mark Wahlberg, for example, Moss told Laverne she felt "vulnerable and scared." "(Wahlberg) was very macho and it was all about him, he had a big entourage,...
Kim Kardashian Wants Gunna Freed From Jail in YSL RICO Case
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Kim Kardashian Wants Gunna Freed From Jail in YSL RICO Case

Kim Kardashian is taking interest in a new legal case ... she wants to see Gunna  released from his jail cell while he awaits trial. Kim, who has helped a ton of folks get out from behind bars over the years, tweeted out her support for the rapper Wednesday, with a hashtag and a nod to one of Gunna's popular songs. KK tweeted to her 73.1 million followers ... "#FreeGunna" and emojis saying "Free P" ... a reference to his song "Pushin P."
Anita Nderu announces pregnancy in style
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Anita Nderu announces pregnancy in style

Celebrated media personality Anita Nderu and her husband Barrett Raftery have officially announced that they are expecting their first child. The couple announced the good news via a stunningly choreographed video shared on Nderu's social media page and fans could not keep calm. The caption read "Extra Extra 🗞 ft @barrettraftery ❤️" Before putting up the video, Nderu shared a series of posts that featured snippets from the video but the former radio host was clever enough to hide clues from her fans. In another segment of the video, a trail of red, yellow and green beads guides the audience to seeing Nderu's bulging tummy as a smiling and over-the-moon Anita picks up an antique Western Electric telephone followed by her saying, "news just-in." The host of the Overdres...