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Kenyan singer Esther Akoth, alias Akothee, was on Saturday crowned Best Female musician in East Africa at the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) 2019 held in Dallas, Texas. Akothee beat Tanzania’s Vanessa Mdee and Nandy as well as compatriots Victoria Kimani and Fena Gitu among others to scoop…

Kenyan comedian Eric Omondi scooped two top awards at the 5th annual Africa Entertainment Awards, USA (AEAUSA) on Saturday. Omondi, 42, took to social media to express his joy after bagging the Best Comedian in Africa award and the African King of Comedy award during the gala held in New York City…

Kenya media personality Tony Gachoka was on Wednesday arrested at Diani Airstrip in Kwale for causing a disturbance. Gachoka, host of the Point Blank show on KTN, became rowdy after the was barred from boarding a Silverstone flight with alcoholic drinks in his hand and luggage, contrary to the…

Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong’o and her mother Dorothy Nyong’o are set to be feted in the United States. The two were honored by New York’s Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) and are set to receive the Visionary Lineage Award in a ceremony scheduled for October 21st, 2019. The ceremony is held to…

Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz’s Kenyan girlfriend Tanasha Donna has confirmed she gave birth to their first child on October 2nd. During a question and answer session on Instagram with her fans, the 24-year-old NRG radio presenter divulged that she labored for 17 hours and, at one time, asked…

Iguassu AC came to Kenya from South America in 2010 with the sole aim of exploring his music passion but ended up integrating himself into the Kenyan culture. Today, the Venezuelan-born artist says he can speak and sing in different local languages including Swahili.  In a recent interview…

Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o on Monday showed off her rap skills on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The crowd went wild after the 36-year-old threw down some rhymes that included a shout-out to singers Jay-Z and Beyoncé for referencing her on the Lion King Soundtrack song, Brown Skin…

Tanzanian singer Ali Kiba says he has sent his wife Amina Khalef back to Kenya even as he admitted that their marriage has not been a bed of roses. In a recent interview with Tanzanian radio presenter Diva The Bause, the singer said there are issues between them but denied claims that they had…

Popular American rapper Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr alias Snoop Dogg on Sunday shared a video of controversial Kenyan televangelist James Ng’ang’a. Snoop Dogg posted the video on his Instagram account making a joke out of how the Neno Evangelism founder was casting out evil spirits from his church…

Nigerians on social media are up in arms over the decision by American film company HBO Max to pick Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o to play the role of a Nigerian character. Lupita will star on a limited series ‘Americanah’, which is based on Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-…