Ken on 22nd Nov

Sunday Live presenter, Julie Gichuru largely influences the fashion direction Kenyan ladies take, especially the middle class. Every Sunday, thousands watch Citizen news, not because of the news, but just to see what Julie is wearing. She gets tens of compliments and dressing suggestions on her social media accounts after every Sunday Live appearance.  Together...

Ken on 22nd Nov

You may have come across persons offering to buy the shiny 2010 release of the 10 shilling coin. Most of these offers are made on personal social media accounts and therefore are not very widespread. Others approach people who deal with lots of coins in the course of their job, eg. shopkeepers and shoe makers, offering to buy the 10 bobs at a significantly...

Ken on 22nd Nov

It’s Friday once again, that time of the week when we all log into nairobiwire.com to find the best photos of the week, neatly arranged in a single post. If you’re not a football lover however, you’ll probably not enjoy today though… just kidding, there’s something for everyone We start of with our man at Barcelona. A...

Ken on 22nd Nov

beats by Avril Beats by dr dre are considered a sign a of swag by every young man in Nairobi.. and now the rest of the country is catching up. The multi coloured super expensive brand of headphones have become a must have in Kenya and the world, in the process making Dr. Dre the highest earning rapper in 2012, earning more than Jay Z, Kanye West...

Ken on 22nd Nov

‘Breaktime’ Set To Break Tahidi High’s Monopoly The monopoly of Tahidi High in the ‘High School’ business is set to be cut short by a new television series set to be aired by NTV.  Breaktime is its name and though its production has largely been kept secret, it is believed that it will be fresher than the Citizen’s...

Ken on 22nd Nov

Muigai wa Njoroge Joins Politics Muigai wa njoroge. [Photo/ Nation] One of the musicians accused of spreading hate in his vernacular songs, Muigai wa Njoroge, was on Tuesday elected TNA Kiambu county chairman. The elections held at the Kiambu County Hall turned chaotic, when supporters of rival candidates disagreed on the venue. William...

Ken on 21st Nov

Uhuru Kenyatta has not been included in this year’s Forbes 40 Richest Africans list. The deputy prime minister was last year listed at number 26 on the list, with a net worth of $ 500 million, with land given as the main source of the wealth. This was the description Forbes gave then. Kenya’s Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is...

Ken on 21st Nov

SK Macharia has been named by Forbes magazine one of the African millionaires to watch in 2013. The media mogul has been listed alongside 9 other African millionaires who may move markets in the coming year.  Last year, Forbes listed 10 Africans to watch, 3 of whom ended up in this year’s list of 40 richest Africans. Among them is Kenyan industrialist...

Ken on 21st Nov

HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday railed against the $20 million presidential farming inputs scheme, questioning the source of funding. The former trade unionist and leader of the ruling MDC was addressing thousands of people at Murambinda Growth Point in his home area of Buhera District. “I have never heard of a president...

Ken on 21st Nov

Concert Postponed for lack of venue Jamaican artiste Popcaan’s Nairobi concert scheduled for New Year’s Eve, has been postponed. According to the promoters, the concert has been pushed to some yet to be confirmed date, which should probably be in February.  The reason for postponement has been given as lack of a suitable venue. “Sad...

Ken on 21st Nov

[Photo/ Nation] Passengers using the refurbished Syokimau train were on Wednesday left in shock after it stalled a few minutes after departure from the ultra modern railway station.  The train had left the station at 7 am only to stop even before reaching the main Nairobi – Mombasa track. For almost 40 minutes, passengers most of who...

Ken on 20th Nov

Season of Defections After two weeks unannounced silence, several people had started speculating that Mbusi had ‘stepped aside’ from his Ghetto Radio job, considering it is the season of defections among media personalities. The very popular radio presenter, who host the show, ‘Goteana’ alongside former street urchin Bonoko,...

Ken on 20th Nov

“The bosses kept on postponing airing the story to a point where it looked like they would kill it.” Mohammed Ali Its no longer news that Kenya’s best investigative journalist Mohammed Ali resigned from NTV after less than 4 months. It is also no longer news that he went back to his former employer KTN. However, it has remained...

Ken on 20th Nov

Does Kalonzo Have Any Game Plan? In what may see him go down as the most tactless politician, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has hit out at the person many believe to be his last hope for survival, Raila Odinga.  The VP yesterday told Raila to join Kibaki in retirement next year. He said this is the only way Kenyans will have a chance of electing...

Ken on 19th Nov

Musician Amani is the latest victim to have her name on the controversial Facebook page, Nairobi Exposed… Apparently, she was spotted in a Kampala hotel with a married man, and they were not playing poker. The authenticity of the exposé cannot be guaranteed, as it is based on ‘my word against yours’. Below is the conversation between...

Ken on 19th Nov

She’s Back Just when you thought you’ll not be seeing her on your TV screens until the next season of Tazama Chapaa, Shiku Kaittany is back. The often badly dressed Shiku is once again taking a familiar role. She’s not telling you to ‘Tazama Citizen’ , but something close to that. Shiku is the new face of Safaricom’s...

Ken on 19th Nov

A 4 day old infant miraculously survived Sunday’s explosion at an Eastleigh bus unscathed. The baby, whose umbilical cord has still not properly healed was rescued from the scene by officers from Pangani Police Station and is currently at the Mother Teresa Home in Nairobi.  The mother is believed to have perished in the blast and people are...

Ken on 19th Nov

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has come under fire after the government unveiled plans to relocate the capital city from Harare to his rural district, a move his coalition partners say they were not consulted on. Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo this week revealed that plans were underway to build a new parliament building, government...

Ken on 19th Nov

The very famous book by John Kiriamiti, ‘My Life In Prison’, believed to be Kenya’s best selling fictional book ever, with more sales than many compulsory high school set book, is set to be converted into motion picture Pre production for the movie has already began, with ‘Nairobi Half Life’ script writer Serah Mwihaki,...

Ken on 19th Nov

Jeff Koinange and Julie Gichuru are arguably the two biggest TV journalists in Kenya. It has often been stated that K24 will be crippled without Jeff, while Sunday night news are all about Julie. Jeff has still not managed to eat into Julie’s market with Sunday Wrap. They may be competitors but that does not prevent them from ‘catwalking’...