Ken on 20th Sep

We know her as Celina – the gorgeous actress on Mother-in-Law. Her real name is Kathy Richards, and she’s only 26 years.She has a long history with drama, and once landed in trouble during her school days because of her talent… story for another day.Away from the TV set, this is Celina for you… gorgeous still. Photos...

Ken on 20th Sep

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday appointed John Mututho as the new chairman of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), to replace Dr Frank Njenga, whose five-year term has elapsed.In his first press conference, Mututho promised to revive and enforce the alcohol bill, popularly known as Mututho law. He warned...

Ken on 20th Sep

We have seen #SomeoneTellNigeria, #SomeoneTellBotswana and #SomeoneTellUganda. Now yesterday, we had #SomeoneTellTanzania trending on Twitter.It started with an NTV story about Kenyans teachers getting chased from Tanzania. Department of Labour has even raised a complaint with the Ministry of East African Affairs. Ugandan teachers are also allegedly...

Ken on 20th Sep

President Uhuru Kenyatta was yesterday conferred upon a Honorary degree of Doctors of Letters (Honoris Causa) by Moi University, during its 29th graduation ceremony. This is in recognition of his efforts to promote peace and unity among Kenyans.The university chancellor, Prof. Miriam Were conducted the ceremony just hours after her appointment.Here...

Ken on 20th Sep

The latest debate on ‘shoot to kill’ orders speaks of a police force that is overwhelmed by criminals and is resorting to extreme measures. However, our efforts to enhance security must be within the rule of law. The rights of all individuals Kenyans as enshrined in our constitution must be respected.  We know that our security officers face...

Ken on 20th Sep

Chris Brown and Rihanna’s on-off relationship has dragged on for quite some time now. This week alone, there have been reports that they’re back together; Chris Brown is dating Karrueche again and Rihanna is dating Drake.The reports may be conflicting, but you can be sure this is not the last time we’re hearing of Chris Brown and...

Ken on 20th Sep

1. Your girlfriend secrets This is one of the things that you MUST NEVER share with your boyfriend. Your friends confide in you and expect you to keep that confidence. After all, they do the same for you right? So try and keep their trust intact. Apart from this, guys generally do not understand the kind of talks girls do, so it’s best you...

Ken on 19th Sep

For several days, there have been murmurs that Deputy President William Ruto’s large motorcade at the Hague is not provided by the Dutch government. According to the Star newspaper, some Kenyans living in the city claim that the vehicles escorting Ruto are actually taxis hired by the Kenyan embassy. The paper adds that it is basically easy...

Ken on 19th Sep

Big Brother winner Dillish Mathews celebrated her 24th birthday on Monday. Among the invited guests was Abdi Galgayo Guo, her recently discovered Kenyan father.Highlights of the party included the brand new car she received from her boyfriend, the Namibian-Kenyan cake, and the gifts from Kenya.Here are some photos. With Kenyan ambassador to...

Ken on 19th Sep

Kenya’s biggest song this year, Utawala by Juliani, has found itself in unlikely places. Some weeks back, you saw an ‘Akorino’ version that was totally hilarious.Read: Juliani’s Utawala Remix With Akorino TouchNow, the song has found it’s way to school assemblies. Here is a clip of pupils of Getiana primary school singing...

Ken on 19th Sep

“Government blogger” and Statehouse insider Dennis Itumbi, yesterday indirectly came to the defence of social media users accused of leaking an ICC witness’ identity, by claiming that the identity of witness 536 was only a Google search away.Itumbi wrote that immediately the witness named one of the accused, Google helped identify...

Ken on 19th Sep

The city of Nairobi has undergone several changes in the past several years. The Central Business District has however largely remained the same. Though a few buildings have come up in the past 10 years, the biggest noticeable difference is the change of tenants in existing buildings.For instance, Tuskys Supermarket opened a branch on Kenyatta Avenue...

Ken on 19th Sep

Former Naivasha MP John Mututho has been rewarded for his fight against alcohol in Kenya, by being named NACADA head.Mututho was yesterday appointed chairman of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse to replace Dr Frank Njenga, whose five-year term has elapsed.“I appoint John Mututho the chairman of Nacada board...

Ken on 19th Sep

(CNN) — The “Snake Man” is real. The mythical creature with the body of a serpent and face of a human folds himself into a tight coil for the gasping crowds, before slithering into his next impossible position. Or at least, that’s how it seemed to circus manager Winston Ruddle when he first saw the homeless boy dressed head-to-toe...

Ken on 19th Sep

Grand Theft Auto V is officially the fastest-selling game in the history of the series, and it could go on to be the fastest-selling game ever made. Today, publisher Take-Two Interactive announced that the game pulled in $800 million dollars on its very first day, faster than any previous game in GTA history. That also puts Grand Theft Auto V closer...

Ken on 19th Sep

Google wants to make us all live longer, possibly forever, and doesn’t see cancer as an enormous obstacle in the long run of things. That’s according to the philosophy behind one of the company’s most ambitious projects yet.  Google just announced Calico, a new company run by Arthur Levinson, who is the current chairman of the...

Ken on 19th Sep

An 18-year-old beauty pageant finalist is set to become the 14th — or is it the 15th? — wife of Swaziland’s King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa’s last remaining absolute monarch. Sindiswa Dlamini, who graduated from high school last year, will marry the king once she falls pregnant. The 45-year-old king introduced his latest fiancée to...

Ken on 18th Sep

Citizen TV’s Willis Raburu has come out to defend himself against allegations that he revealed the identity of ICC witness 536. In a blog post, the journalist said that his account was hacked, and we should stop crucifying him. Here is his reply. The obvious response would be, I did not do this and then I would proceed to show you how, but...

Ken on 18th Sep

About three months ago, we had this advert Johnson Mwakazi had made for Tecno Mobile. It was just awful.A few minutes after we had the article up, the video was deleted from YouTube by the source, and unfortunately, we did not have our own copy.We’ve now found a replacement in those YouTube streets.Watch it below. At that time, this is what...

Ken on 18th Sep

Citizen TV reporter Willis Raburu is in real trouble after revealing the identity of ICC witness number 536, who took the stand yesterday.In a now deleted tweet, the brains behind Truth Meter yesterday identified witness 536 as G** *** ***.“Witness 536 (G** *** ***) gave out an exactly similar narration to a Nakuru court.. Her case was thrown...