Ken on 30th Aug

Yesterday, news broke that the medical appeal advert on page 30 of Daily Nation was a scam.Read: Daily Nation advertiser seeking medical help exposed as a conmanThe photo used on the advert was that of an American baby, Laren Galloway, unique for his blue eyes. Someone had happened to bump into baby Galloway’s photo, and so when it appeared...

Ken on 30th Aug

[Photo||Star] Five people were yesterday arrested in Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County, for manufacturing artificial milk. This was after a crackdown conducted by the Kenya Dairy Board.Over 12,000 litres of the artificial milk was seized during the operation. Apparently, the suspects had been mixing water with dangerous chemicals such as formalin,...

Ken on 30th Aug

Following the never ending rumours surrounding Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and Nairobi Women rep Rachael Shebesh, the senator has finally come out to clear the air.Speaking to the Nairobian newspaper, Sonko says that he loves Shebesh as a sister, and has never slept with her. He said there’s no romantic spark between them.“I love Rachel so...

Ken on 30th Aug

HARARE – A Zimbabwean man has been arrested for allegedly using President Robert Mugabe’s election campaign poster as toilet paper, local media reported Wednesday. Takura Mufumisi, 26, from the southern city of Masvingo, is said to have taken the paper with him to a bar toilet. An informant reportedly spotted him tearing up the poster...

Ken on 30th Aug

It has been described as the Sh1 Billion wedding, but we have reasons to believe it cost no more than Sh10million.Nigerian pastor, Apostle Madubuko, yesterday wed Kenyan gospel singer Emmy Kosgei in a colourful traditional ceremony in Mogotio.Here are some photos of the ceremony. Photos: Niaje, Ghafla© nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 30th Aug

Tusker Project Fame 1 winner Valerie Kimani will today be hosted on BET’s entertainment show ‘106 & Park’, according to Vibe Weekly.The show, hosted by rapper Bow Wow interviews celebrities as well as showcasing new videos. Valerie is part of the cast of Micheal Jackson ONE, a show that is being staged in various American...

Ken on 30th Aug

Kibera born rapper Octopizzo has just released a new song. He is dedicating it to “all party animals, and also those people who have once fallen victims to ill-mouthed characters -cyber bullies or qwerty gangsters”… his words.Remember you can download this and other Octopizzo songs for free on Mdundo.Watch and listen below. © ...

Ken on 30th Aug

The UEFA Champions League draw was conducted last evening. Here’s how the clubs were placed.Group A: Man United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real SociedadGroup B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, CopenhagenGroup C: Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiakos, AnderlechtGroup D: Bayern, CSKA Moscow, Man City, Viktoria PlzenGroup E: Chelsea,...

Ken on 29th Aug

This morning, an observant Kenyan has exposed a scam exploiting human sympathy to milk money from Kenyans.A newspaper advert on page 30 of today’s Daily Nation (29th August 2013), titled ‘NOTICE FOR MEDICAL APPEAL’, seeks financial help from Kenyans of goodwill. Apparently, Master Calvin Wanzila is suffering from a liver disease,...

Ken on 29th Aug

As the region was celebrating the commissioning of a new berth at the port of Mombasa that will increase efficiency and capacity, a crane operator at the port was celebrating for a very different reason.Apparently, the man had broken a record by offloading 300 containers in a single day, and somehow word reached the president.“Na ata yule operator...

Ken on 29th Aug

[Photo||Nation] Yesterday, The Star newspaper carried a half page newspaper advert accusing JSC commissioner Ahmednasir Abdullahi of lying. This was after the city lawyer appeared on K24 last week and alleged that the Managing Director of Star Publication, William Pike, is a British MI6 asset.The paper is demanding an apology and compensation...

Ken on 29th Aug

Reports have it that former Tusker Project Fame contestant Ng’ang’alito, got married to his high school sweetheart a while ago. The singer made the revelation to Standard’s Heads Up, saying that he wedded a while back.He also revealed that they have a 2 year old daughter.“I have really tried to keep my private life as secret as...

Ken on 29th Aug

This morning, the nation has lost 41 innocent people to a tragic road accident. The bus they were travelling in rolled at Ntulele near Narok, killing 35 of them on the spot. This accident happened at 1am.A lot of questions will have to be asked, and it would be anyone’s hope that a lasting solution will be found.Here are some photos from this...

Ken on 29th Aug

[Photo||Standard] 41 people died this morning after the bus they were travelling in rolled at Ntulele, a few kilometres from Narok town. 33 others sustained injuries.The bus was reportedly travelling to Homa Bay from Nairobi when the accident happened at around 1am. According to the police, the ‘City to City’ bus veered off the...

Ken on 29th Aug

Three East Africa presidents, Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda yesterday commissioned K.P.A Berth No 19.The new berth will increase the port’s capacity by 200,000 from the current 250,000 20-foot containers a year to 450,000 a year. The new berth cost Sh6 billion.Here are some photos from yesterday. ©...

Ken on 29th Aug

Apple’s long-rumored iWatch might be beaten to the market by a Samsung alternative, according to one Samsung executive. Speaking to Korea Times in an interview published on Tuesday, Samsung’s executive vice president of mobile Lee Young-hee said that the company plans to unveil a smartwatch on September 4, to be known as “Galaxy...

Ken on 29th Aug

1. Do not shave off your eyebrows only to redraw them with a pencil… it makes no sense 2.  Do not put on too much make up, you end up looking like you came out of the make-up factory. 3. Do not wear a vest or sleeveless top without shaving your armpits or without a bra underneath 4. Do not leave chipped nail polish to wear off on its own, there’s...

Ken on 28th Aug

On Thursday last week, K24 hosted JSC commissioner Ahmednasir Abdullahi, to respond to allegations that he was behind Gladys BOSS Shollei’s misfortunes.The Star newspaper had written several stories about the lawyer that week, and when confronted with the same, Ahmednasir rubbished the paper calling it a cheap and ghetto newspaper.He said that...

Ken on 28th Aug

Months after K24 raided Citizen TV’s newsroom and walked out with almost every known face, the SK Macharia owned station is out to teach those who left a lesson.Jackal News is reporting that Royal Media is seeking millions from its former employees, for what it terms contract violation. RMS lawyers have apparently written to several of K24...

Ken on 28th Aug

Gospel artist Eunice Njeri has been abroad for several months now. For over 5 months, the singer was in Canada for ministry, headlining over 30 events in 19 cities.While she was away, someone accessed her KCB bank account and swept it clean. This she learnt on her return to Kenya about a fortnight ago.“My account at Kenya Commercial Bank was...