Ken on 22nd Jul

On Friday night, Larry Madowo hosted Tanzanian NBA player Hasheem Thabeet, who also happens to be the tallest active NBA player, on the Trend.Hasheem is touring the country, and part of his stay here took him to Laiser Hill academy, his old school.The Tanzanian is 7’3, and he made the entire studio personnel at NTV to look like midgets. ©...

Ken on 22nd Jul

Remember that Jamaican woman who was ranting about floods in her area?  That recording has now been edited musically.Read about that story HERE. Here is the original video and the remix video.Original Remix © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 22nd Jul

Chris Froome’s Tour de France win has been described as “monumental” by six-times Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy. ...

Ken on 22nd Jul

A position previously held by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise now belongs to Robert Downey Jr. The “Iron Man” star is at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, having earned an estimated $75 million between June 2012 and June 2013. That’s not too surprising, considering the actor’s...

Ken on 22nd Jul

Party animal Shaffie Weru has finally been tamed by religion. The Kiss 100 radio presenter told Pulse that he had been forced to sober up for the holy month of Ramadhan. “I’m very serious about my religion and I feel good being able to control my raving habits for this Holy month. It was worth it,” he said.Shaffie is a common figure in the...

Ken on 22nd Jul

Central Bank of Kenya website (www.centralbank.go.ke), was on Sunday defaced by hackers claiming to be from Gaza.The site was filled with scrolling messages, both in English and French. This message was also visible. “…But all your interests and your citizens in all parts of the world will be our legitimate targets! So, if you want the safety...

Ken on 22nd Jul

On Friday night, Larry Madowo hosted Tanzanian NBA player Hasheem Thabeet on the Trend. Hasheem is currently the tallest active NBA player. The two had an interesting conversation and at some time Hasheem agreed to stand beside a camera man to compare their sizes.Watch that interview here. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 19th Jul

This is what we call transformation. If money did this, then money can do anything.  © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 19th Jul

She’s one of the funniest comedians in the current season of Churchill Raw. Her Kiswahili lessons are a favourite to many, and the number of YouTube views they generate are testimony.Without those dresses she wears on TV, many of us cannot even recognize her. Perhaps after this we will. These are some photos of Carol Tharau A.K.A Wanjiku the...

Ken on 19th Jul

Last night, KTN’s Ann Kiguta got the chance to interview deputy president William Ruto. Coming just after Julie Gichuru had failed at it (according to Kenyans on Twitter), Ann had to do it differently. The deputy president has a reputation of being ‘uninterviewable’, as he always seems to be doing the interview himself. This is...

Ken on 19th Jul

Nick Mutuma’s sister, Sandra Mutuma, yesterday graduated from Cardiff University in the UK with a Law degree.Sandra has been taking her studies for the past several years, and his brother was visibly proud of her. Congratulations baby sister @_Smutuma_ for graduating with a Degree in law from Cardiff University ( U.K) But do we say? #proud...

Ken on 19th Jul

Kenya rugby sevens star Collins Injera has been named the face of Samsung Galaxy Mega in East Africa. The six month deal comes with an option of further renewal. It was facilitated by Local Sports Management Consulting house, Pacific Sports.. Samsung Electronic East African Chief Operating Officer Robert Ngeru said they settled on 26 year old Mwamba...

Ken on 19th Jul

This audio is the actual voice recording announcing that the Kenyan government had been taken by the army, on August 1st 1982.Am sure a good number of those reading this are hearing it for the first time. UPDATE: In an earlier version, we indicate 1892 as the year, when we actually meant 1982. Apologies to those who may have been left confused. ©...

Ken on 19th Jul

NTV news anchor Ben Kitili has quit the Kimathi street based station.Ben had in recent days taken a front position, pairing up with Lizz Ntonjira on weekdays to present the 9 o’clock news. He made known his decision through a tweet, but gave no hint as to where he may be headed. Prepping for my last news broadcast at @ntvkenya..sad times are...

Ken on 19th Jul

1. Kama mimi si mrebo,usiniabie ati mimi ni mrebo. Ati dio tu niweze kuigia box. Ama dio carton. Ogea ukweri. Sitakuuma. After all,si wewe uriniumba. So makosa si yako. 2. Ukinipromise utanipereka Zanzibar,tafathari timiza Ahadi. Si ati uniabie tutaeda Zanzibar arafu unipereke Nyahururu. Ama Sagana. Kwani Zanzibar yako inaedagwo na Boda Boda?? 3....

Ken on 19th Jul

1. He respects you“If I am in love with a certain girl and I want to be exclusive with her, I treat her with respect because she deserves it. I am usually courteous, careful with my words and behave in a respectable manner especially when she is around. I also make a point of calling her up just to check on her every now and then. However,...

Ken on 19th Jul

The legal age for marriage in Ghana should be raised from 18 to 23, chief government statistician Philomena Nyarko has said. This would make women better prepared, physically and mentally to have children, she said. It could also slow population growth in Ghana by 15% to 20%, Ms Nyarko added. Her proposal comes as MPs in Nigeria...

Ken on 18th Jul

Capital FM is known for having Kenyan presenters with British or American accents. It is even rumoured that this is one of the requirements before gaining employment at the Chris Kirubi owned station.One of their products, Victoria Rubadiri, even exported the accent to NTV. Kenyans have for a long time now been making fun of the station, and it is...

Ken on 18th Jul

As the Jubilee government marks 100 days of been in power, one aspect where they have really failed is the small matter of campaign posters. A whole 3 months have passed and no effort has been made to clean up our walls, both by the national government and the county governments. A spot check on Thika superhighway reveals neglect to say the least.To...

Ken on 18th Jul

Controversial Sunday Nation columnist, Makau Mutua, who is also the dean at SUNY Buffalo Law School in New York, has added his voice on the issue of gay marriages.Makau Mutua has always been pro-gay rights and was yesterday one of those rejoicing after Queen Elizabeth legalized gay marriages in Britain. This was his tweet. Huge victory as gay marriage...