LIFESTYLE NEWS

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has shut down the popular Oyster Bay bar and restaurant in Nairobi’s Kilimani area following complaints of noise pollution. The agency said the entertainment joint located on Ndemi Road was playing extremely loud music that interferes with the…

A man in Bungoma has elicited mixed reactions after finishing two kilograms of ugali in just 35 minutes to take the ‘Ugali King’ title. Tony Wamalwa from Kanduyi won the annual ugali eating competition held in Kibabii after outdoing his rival Anthony Nyongesa in the ‘final’. The rules of the…

Popular Kenya-based Dutch sperm donor Jonathan Jacob Meijer has been sued for allegedly lying about the number of kids he has sired. 41-year-old Meijer, who is also a musician, is believed to have fathered at least 550 children around the world, according to reports. He has donated sperm to at…

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has shared a playlist of 25 African hits that she listened to during her recent visit to Africa. Dubbed “My Travels”, the playlist features artists from all over Africa, with Tanzanian musicians dominating the list with tracks by Zuchu, Ali Kiba, Jay…

Kenyan media personality Lynda Nyangweso has come out as bisexual, which means she is sexually attracted to both men and women. Through Instagram, the former Kiss FM presenter divulged that she is bisexual despite being married to a man, saying she previously refrained from declaring her sexual…

Kenya has ranked 111th in the 2023 World Happiness Report, a publication of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The country jumped eight places from position 119 in 2022, ranking ahead of its neighbors Uganda (113) and Tanzania, now ranked in position 129. For over 10 years, the World…

American dating app Bumble has apologized to Kenyan attorney Donald Kipkorir after he discovered a profile bearing his details on the online platform. Kipkorir wrote to the Texas-based dating site through Twitter, saying he would never join an online dating app given that he is a devout Catholic. “…

Former Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho, who is currently on holiday in the United States, has flaunted his expensive outfits on social media.  In a photo posted on his Instagram account on Wednesday, Joho is spotted wearing a hooded jacket estimated to be worth over Sh200,000. The minty…

United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has said her country will continue to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community in Kenya. In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, Whitman said she met with the LGBTQI community and stakeholders in the past week, adding that…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has had his Facebook account suspended over his statement against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community. Through Twitter on Tuesday, Sonko said the account with more than 2.5 million followers was disabled after complaints by LGBTQ…