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Meghan Markle Sued by Sister Samantha Over Lies About Growing Up Poor

4Mar

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Entertainment

Meghan Markle Sued by Sister Samantha Over Lies About Growing Up Poor

Meghan Markle didn't have the crappy childhood she wants the public to believe, according to her half sister ... who is now dragging Meghan to court, suing over that famous Oprah winfrey interview. Samantha Markle is suing Meghan for defamation, and she's especially pissed about some of the things she and told Oprah about the Markle fam. , Samantha rips into Meghan for spinning a "rags to royalty" narrative about herself which she claims is simply false. Samantha claims Meghan is trashing her, and spreading outright lies, in order to bolster the notion she's overcome leeching family members. She also claims Meghan dropped another lie when she told Oprah she'd last seen Samantha "at least 18, 19 years ago and before that, 10 years before that." Those aren't the only alleg...

Rapper Darassa expresses his challenges in the Industry Claims He Made No Money With Hit Song ‘Muziki’ Despite 20M Youtube Views

2Mar

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Entertainment

Rapper Darassa expresses his challenges in the Industry Claims He Made No Money With Hit Song ‘Muziki’ Despite 20M Youtube Views

Darrassa, a Tanzanian rapper, and fellow Tanzanian singer Ben Pol released the hit song 'Muziki' on November 23, 2016, which has received some 20,083,261 views on YouTube so far. However, the rapper now claims that he has not made any money from the song. In an interview with Jalang'o TV on Tuesday, Darrassa stated that he has received no money from the ringback tones or any streaming platform in East Africa. “Wimbo kama muziki, selling yake, unajua sijawai kukutana na any profit ya hizi ringtone back…na dalali wangu hajawai kunipatia ripoti ambazo natakiwa kupewa since 2015 can you imagine that, mpaka leo I have never received any pay,” he said. The Tanzanian rapper claimed that the contracts he negotiated with the industry's decision-makers at the time were not in his favor...

Fertilizer Prices To Hike Due To Russia-Ukraine War

2Mar

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local news

Fertilizer Prices To Hike Due To Russia-Ukraine War

The cost of fertilizer is bound to escalate to over Ksh.7,000 for a 50kg bag due to the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine. According to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, Kenya imports fertilizer from Russia and China and the Ukrainian invasion by Russia could affect the supplies globally. “We get most of our fertilizer from Russia and China and this war may see the price of fertilizer hit Sh7,000 if there will be no subsidy in place,” Munya told Parliament on Tuesday. CS Munya said the Ministry needs at least Ksh31.8 billion for the subsidy, adding that it will lower the cost of planting fertilizer (Diamonium Phosphate) to Ksh.2,800. The Business Daily reported on Wednesday that the Parliament said it would allocate Ksh.3 billion in the supplementary bu...

5 Arrested for Ferrying Stolen Sheep Worth Ksh.2M In Naivasha

2Mar

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local news

5 Arrested for Ferrying Stolen Sheep Worth Ksh.2M In Naivasha

Detectives in Naivasha, Nakuru County, have arrested five people who were intercepted in a lorry full of stolen sheep along the Naivasha-Longonot highway. The five, Nancy Njeri, 40, Philip Karuga, 55, John Mwaura, 49, James Githinji, 44 and Peter Cecilia, 49, are said to have been ferrying the sheep valued at Ksh.2 million to Nairobi. The DCI added that the sheep had been stolen from a herder in the Mirera area of Longonot. The George Kinoti-led agency has further raised the alarm over a steady rise in livestock theft cases in recent months due to what it terms as a growing demand for meat. Another herd of livestock valued at over Ksh.2.5 million was also reportedly stolen two weeks ago. “In December last year, a butcher operating a chain of nyama choma eateries a...

2Mar

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Sports

Arsenal Report Sh16.4 Billion Loss

Premier League club Arsenal said the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were the main reason for losses of Sh16.4 billion for the year end May 2021 after releasing their latest consolidated accounts on Monday. The figure was more than double the Sh7.3 billion loss for the same period in 2020. "The results for the financial year have been materially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which caused the majority of matches for the 2020/21 season to be played behind closed doors," Arsenal said in a statement. With only two out of 31 home games in the period having any fans present, matchday revenue was down Sh11.5 billion to Sh580 million, the club said. However, the match day losses were offset by an increase in broadcasting revenues (Sh28 billion) reflecting distributions re...

5 Family Members Dead in Murder-Suicide Shooting in Sacramento Carlifornia

1Mar

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International news

5 Family Members Dead in Murder-Suicide Shooting in Sacramento Carlifornia

Five people are dead, including three children, after an apparent murder-suicide shooting at a church in Sacramento, California. A father walked into a church in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood and shot three of his kids -- all under the age of 15 -- before turning the gun on himself, Sgt. Rod Grassman with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said at a press conference. The fifth person found dead was identified as the wife of the shooter, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Capt. Parker Wilbourn told CNN. There were other people in The Church in Sacramento at the time of the shooting but none were involved, Wilbourn said. Most of the others were employees or congregates, he said, and no one else at the scene required medical transport. It is not known at this time if a...

1Mar

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Business

HELB announces Covid-19 penalty waiver

Kenyans with HELB loans have a reason to smile after the institution waived penalties on loans during the Covid-19 period. The 100 per cent waiver will be applied to Kenyans who are still paying their HELB loans or those who haven’t started paying the loans. Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB) CEO Charles Ringera said post-Covid effects caused a toll on the economy hence the decision to give a penalty waiver. The penalty waiver dubbed KamilishaMalipoyaHelb will be effective from March 1 to April 30. “HELB appreciates the fact owing to the prevailing economic situation, the loan beneficiaries’ repayment ability may take some time to stabilize,” Ringera said. HELB has previously offered waivers in 2013 and 2018. The two years saw the board receive payment to...

70 Ukrainian troops killed in artillery strike on the North Eastern City.

1Mar

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International news

70 Ukrainian troops killed in artillery strike on the North Eastern City.

Up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a Russian artillery strike on the north-eastern city of Okhtyrka on Sunday, according to a local official. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the head of the Sumy region's state administration, says the strike destroyed a Ukrainian military unit, and rescuers and volunteers have been working to retrieve the bodies from the rubble. Many people have died. Currently, places are being prepared in the cemetery for about 70 dead Ukrainian soldiers," Zhyvytskyi posted on Telegram. "But the enemy also gets what he deserves," he added, saying there were "a lot of Russian bodies" in the city, which are now being given to the Red Cross. His claims have not been independently verified.

Motorists in Nairobi slapped With Increased Parking Fees in New City Hall Directive

28Feb

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Business

Motorists in Nairobi slapped With Increased Parking Fees in New City Hall Directive

Motorists in Nairobi county will have to pay more parking fees, This is according to the amended Nairobi City County Finance Bill 2021, which was recently approved in the city's county Assembly. Malls and big establishments offering parking fees will have to part with an average of Ksh500,000 and Ksh2 million on an annual basis to be remitted as a single business permit. Further, the buildings with a capacity of 50 vehicles will have to pay Ksh500,000 annually while the businesses can accommodate more than 100 vehicles will bear the burden of paying Ksh2 million. Nairobi County Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee chairperson, Robert Mbatia, pointed out that they did not discourage businesses to offer private parking as much as public parking spaces are a mand...

UN warns and Issues 5-Day Traffic Alert in Nairobi

28Feb

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local news

UN warns and Issues 5-Day Traffic Alert in Nairobi

The United Nations has issued a five-day traffic alert in Nairobi's Gigiri area between Monday, February 28, and Friday, March 4. the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) issued a traffic advisory to the residents living in Kenya's capital and particularly around its headquarters. Gigiri and Runda areas, and particularly the UN Avenue will be most affected by the traffic build-up. UNON explained that the traffic will be as a result of the convention of the UN Environmental Assembly, the world's highest environmental decision-making body. The event coincides with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP's) 50th anniversary. The events will bring together representatives of the 193 member states of the UN, businesses and civil society and other stakeholders t...