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Celebrated Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo has earned a promotion at CNN. Madowo, who was appointed the television channel’s Nairobi correspondent in May, has been elevated to the position of CNN International Correspondent.
The promotion means Madowo will now be covering news beyond the Nairobi…
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Kikuyu Benga singer Wanjaro Junior has committed suicide after being unable to settle a huge debt.
Junior, younger brother of the late Benga musician Mwalimu George Wanjaro, was found dead on Saturday.
His body was retrieved from Masinga Dam on Saturday afternoon having been swept away by the…
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US-based Kenyan disk jockey Steve Nyaosi, alias DJ Shinski, has proposed to his longtime girlfriend Anne Mongari, aka DJ Mochi.
DJ Shinski proposed to his fiancée during an all-white boat party held in Minneapolis, Minnesota over the weekend.
“She said yes!! 💍,” DJ Shinski wrote on Instagram…
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Kenyan singer Mwanaisha Abdalla, alias Nyota Ndogo, has reunited with her Danish husband weeks after he walked out on her.
Last month, Nyota publicly begged her husband Henning Nielsen to come back home after he left in April following an April Fool’s Day prank gone wrong.
The Watu Na Viatu hit-…
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Kenyan singer Willy Paul has finally broken his silence on why he ditched gospel music for secular.
Through a lengthy post on Instagram, Paul cited hate from his fellow artists and DJs as well as lack of airplay as the reasons why he left the gospel industry.
“Reasons as to why I left. Hate from my…
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Internet comedian Elsa Majimbo has vowed never to return to Kenya after ‘finding happiness abroad.’
Speaking on #ABTalks, a YouTube interview show by Anas Bukhash, the teenager accused Kenyans of bullying her since her high school days.
“I have faced a lot of bullying in Nairobi and when I…
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Celebrated Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz says he is ready to get married.
The 32-year-old Marry You hitmaker said he would like to settle down before next year’s Eid celebrations.
“Marriage is God’s will. When he plans for me to marry before the next time we have Eid I will have gotten…
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Kenyan singer Mwanaisha Abdalla, alias Nyota Ndogo, has publicly pleaded with her ‘Mzungu’ husband to come back home.
Her spouse Henning Nielsen, a Danish national, allegedly walked out on her following an April Fool’s Day prank went wrong.
The Watu Na Viatu hitmaker is said to have pranked her…
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Iraqi hackers have taken control of an Instagram account belonging to celebrated Kenyan artist Nameless whose real name is David Mathenge.
His wife Wahu Kagwi, who is also a singer, took to Instagram to ask their fans to disregard any posts coming from her husband’s verified account, which has over…
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Kenyan rapper Lan’g Katalan’g K’Lang has put his kidney up for sale to sustain himself and his family.
Katalan’g, 28, who started his music career six years ago, says he is struggling to provide for his family after spending all his savings during the COVID-19 lockdown last year.
“I spent…
