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Kamene Goro Set to leave Kiss FM after 3 years

19Jan

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Kamene Goro Set to leave Kiss FM after 3 years

Speaking to a local media house about the reports of her departure, Kamene said she did not understand why that would be news. “I don’t have anything to say, but again how is my leaving news?” the media personality told NN. “You people should know leaving is not an easy thing, and you should let people be,” she added. Kamene joined the station in 2019,an extended battle with her former employer who had filed a court case preventing her from taking up the Kiss FM job before the lapse of the non-compete period in the contract she had signed. At the time, she was teamed up with content creator Andrew Kibe who would leave the Radio Africa Group station in 2020. She continued hosting the Kiss breakfast show until Kibe was replaced by Lang’ata MP Pheli...

19Jan

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Wizkid Announces Joint Tour With Davido

Afrobeats sensation Wizkid is gearing up for a tour with his longtime rival and fellow star, Davido. On Wednesday, January 18, Wizkid announced on Instagram that he and Davido would go on tour after he finishes his MLLE (More Love Less Ego) tour. “After my MLLE ( MORE LOVE LESS EGO) tour!! Davido and I going on tour ! save your coins !no wan hear pim,” the singer wrote. The two former rivals quashed their beef in 2017 after Wizkid invited Davido on the stage during his concert at the Eko Convention centre. Despite being arguably Africa's biggest Afrobeat stars, it was their first time sharing the stage. The news of their upcoming concert will undoubtedly excite Afrobeat fans who have been hoping for a joint rele...

Ben Pol Apologises After ‘Hurtful Words’ To Ex-Wife Anerlisa Muigai

17Jan

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Ben Pol Apologises After ‘Hurtful Words’ To Ex-Wife Anerlisa Muigai

Days after revealing details about his failed marriage to Anerlisa Muigai, musician Ben Pol has been forced to eat some extra humble pie. ‘I want to apologise for the things that I said about my marriage during my series of interviews with Millard Ayo which started airing on January 13,” Ben Pol said in a statement on Monday. According to the 'Moyo Mashine' hitmaker, his intention was not to hurt anyone but to share his marriage experience. ‘I take responsibility for this experience and wanted to articulate how it affected my mental health. I recognise that my words were hurtful to my ex-wife and I apologise to her and the public." In the said interview, Ben Pol discussed weaknesses that led to their divorce. His apology came just hours after his ex-wife, Ke...

Ministry Of Health Closely Monitoring Cholera Outbreak in Garissa, Wajir, Tana River Counties

15Jan

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local news

Ministry Of Health Closely Monitoring Cholera Outbreak in Garissa, Wajir, Tana River Counties

The Ministry of Health is keeping close surveillance on Garissa, Wajir and Tana River counties following the recent increase in cases of Cholera. The three counties are among 14 counties that have been seriously affected by the disease since October last year when the first case was reported. The cases in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Nakuru and Uasin Gishu have gone down, but the ministry is warning Kenyans against laxity even as they try to stop the spread of this acute diarrhoeal disease. Three months after the first case of Cholera, more than 3,000 people have been affected in 14 counties. The spread has been attributed to the movements and sharing of meals during the festive season. According to the head of Disease Surveillance and Response at the Min...

Eric Omondi’s new TV show finally set to premiere

7Jan

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Eric Omondi’s new TV show finally set to premiere

The show whose production began in late 2022 is a talent show which will be in a bid to hunt for fresh talent from across the country. According to the comedian, the talents birthed from the search will be ventured into the industry where they will compete with established musicians. “From Machakos Straight to Eldoret. We have been in Machakos looking for New Fresh Talent and I can't wait for you to see what we have. We will visit the 47 Counties until we find the perfect Musicians to compete and represent us Internationally juu hapa Kenya currently there are no musicians just COMPLACENT, CONTENTED LOCAL Artists who would rather argue than put in work. We are ACTION ORIENTED and we will Resurrect the INDUSTRY by all means,” Eric said. The show will air on TV47 and...

Electricity prices to rise by 15% in January 2023 as subsidy is dropped

31Dec

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Business

Electricity prices to rise by 15% in January 2023 as subsidy is dropped

Consumers will be hit by an electricity price shock in January 2023 as the subsidy which retired president Uhuru Kenyatta initiated is dropped. Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) director-general Daniel Kiptoo said the 15 per cent discount would not be extended beyond its expiry date of December 31, 2022. “When the new government came in, it withdrew the support (subsidy) in August, and thus after the end of December, we will revert to the rates that were in place before January,” President William Ruto has been against subsidies imposed by his predecessor on items like petrol and maize which were meant to ease the cost of living crisis and boost economic growth. However, Ruto eliminated subsidies terming them unsustainable. In his inaugural speech on Tues...

Celebrated News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli Dead At 60

30Dec

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Celebrated News Anchor Catherine Kasavuli Dead At 60

Veteran Kenyan media personality Catherine Kasavuli has died. The news of her demise was confirmed by acting KBC Managing Director Samuel Maina. Kasavuli who recently opened up about her battle with cervical cancer, succumbed to the illness in Nairobi on Thursday night. Ms Kasavuli was the first female TV news anchor in the country, and is credited with breaking the glass ceiling for female TV journalists in the country. During her illustrious career which boomed between the 1990s and 2015, Kasavuli graced Kenyan TV screens as an anchor in most of Kenya's leading television stations including Citizen TV, State broadcaster KBC and KTN. Kasavuli returned to KBC in 2020, where she hosted the Legend Edition.

Vioja Mahakamani ‘Prosecutor’ Gibson Gathu Is Dead

22Dec

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Vioja Mahakamani ‘Prosecutor’ Gibson Gathu Is Dead

Gibson Gathu Mbugua, a veteran actor who was well-known for his role as a Prosecutor in the Vioja Mahakamani drama has died. The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) on Tuesday confirmed that the 'prosecutor' is dead. The veteran actor had been ailing from diabetes for more than 20 years, and in 2021, the family announced that his kidneys had failed. The family appealed to Kenyans to contribute towards a kidney transplant procedure that Gathu was to undergo. A major fundraiser was held in June 2022, where former President Uhuru Kenyatta contributed Ksh 2 million towards settling the hospital bill. In August 2022 , Gathu updated his fans that the Kidney transplant was successful and he had since been discharged. ...

Murder Charge Against Aisha Jumwa Formally Withdrawn

21Dec

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Murder Charge Against Aisha Jumwa Formally Withdrawn

The murder charge against Public Service and Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has been formally withdrawn. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) made an application at Mombasa High Court to have the murder charge withdrawn, and Jumwa to be a state witness. In a letter by the ODPP, court was told that though the threshold test was met at the point of making the decision to charge, the evidentiary test on relation to the doctrine of common intention has not been met. "Therefore the charges against the second accused can therefore not be sustained in the circumstances," court was told. Jumwa will now be a state witness and is expected to testify against her former bodyguard Geoffrey Okuto. ODPP undertook a review of the prosecution file af...

HARRY & MEGHAN<br>WANT A MEETING WITH ROYAL FAMILY Post-Netflix Special<br>

19Dec

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International news

HARRY & MEGHAN
WANT A MEETING WITH ROYAL FAMILY Post-Netflix Special

reportedly want a sit-down with the Royal Family to air out unsettled grievances, in hopes of an apology -- this after not feeling satisfied post-Netflix. According to a source close to the Sussexes says Harry and Meg would very much like a meeting with senior members of the monarchy -- presumably, King Charles and Prince william -- to tackle issues they did in their series, "Harry & Meghan." The reason they wanna hash it out once and for all ... this source, cited by The Times, claims they feel short-changed in the accountability department. Namely, they assert the Royals never addressed their problems head-on, nor did they ever own up to anything There's also the issue of Charles' coronation in May, which The Times says Harry and Meghan are expected to attend -- althoug...