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Flamboyant Kenyan musician Akothee has been embroiled in a nasty exchange with her teenage daughter on Instagram. The online altercation between the two started after the daughter, 19, in a post on the social media platform referred to her mum as a 'bitch'. “Waaaahh… bitch you be making that noise…

The demolition of a popular club located in the central business district has angered a section of Nairobi commercial sex workers. Simmers Bar and Restaurant, situated at the junction of Kenyatta Avenue and Mundi Mbingu Street, was brought down on Saturday following a raid by police the previous…

American rapper Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts II has been admitted in Hospital after suffering what is suspected to be a heart attack. Ross was found unconscious at his residence in Florida on Friday and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Entertainment website TMZ reports that the…

Tanzania Bongo sensation Ali Kiba is scheduled to tie the knot with his Kenyan Fiancée next month, a Tanzanian newspaper reports. Quoting Kiba’s younger brother Abdul Kiba, Ijumaa wikendi said preparations for the musician's wedding are in top gear ahead of the D-day. Earlier reports suggested that…

Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has finally opened up on the one reason that made her end her love relationship with Tanzania Bongo Superstar Diamond Platnumz. Speaking during an interview with BBC Swahili on Friday, Zari said that Diamond's ex-girlfriend, Wema Sepetu was the reason why she dumped…

German-Kenyan short film 'Watu Wote' could win an Oscar award after it earned a nomination for Best Live Action Short Film by the Oscar Academy last month. The film is produced by Tobias Rosen and directed by Katja Benrath, both Germany nationals from the Hamburg Film School. The two travelled to…

A skit aired by China’s State broadcaster on Thursday featuring scenes of Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway has angered Kenyans on social media, who considered it racist and demeaning. The presentation, aired on China Central Television (CCTV) as part of a four-hour show to mark China’s Lunar New Year…

Tanzanian star musician Diamond Platnumz has reacted to news of being dumped by his three-year fiancée Zari Hassan, who announced she had decided to end the relationship on Valentine's Day. In a post on Instagram, the Bongo superstar said he feels that if things continued like they are, it could…

Renowned veteran Television anchor Swaleh Mdoe has put on sale one of his kidneys in an attempt to sort out what he termed as "pressing financial problems." In an interview with Pulse Magazine, Mdoe, who presents Swahili News on Citizen TV said he will even be forced to place an advert on local…

Tanzanian star musician, Diamond Platnumz has been dumped by his fiancée and mother to his two children, Zari Hassan. In an Instagram post on Valentine's Day, Zari, a Ugandan socialite, said she arrived at the decision to break up with Diamond after a keen scrutiny of his behavior. She says: “he…