Ken on 08th Aug

US President Barack Obama has called President Uhuru and offered his country’s support on yesterday’s inferno at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.  In the telephone call, Obama also condoled the families that lost their lives in the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi.  As statement on White House website read, “President...

Ken on 08th Aug

We all know her as Awinja, the mbotch on Papa Shirandula. She was also an actress in NTV’s Wash and Set.Without those ugly acting costumes, ever wondered how Awinja, real name Jacky, looks like? © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 08th Aug

Former Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo is expected to visit the country on Wednesday next week. The Champions League winning coach will be in Kenya courtesy of Guinness. He will be launching a football product by Guinness. The beer maker will also take him to Uganda. Guinness Brand Manager Linda Obado said:  “We are incredibly excited to be...

Ken on 08th Aug

1. She is 26 years old 2. She was born and raised at Nairobi’s Eastleigh area, before moving to Western for her high school. 3. Her mother always wanted her to be an air hostess, she however went to school but dropped out after a semester 4. Her mother is her role model 5. She is a staunch Christian and believes a lot in God 6. ...

Ken on 08th Aug

Is this another case of upside down priorities, or what do we call it… © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 07th Aug

This cartoon by Standard cartoonist Michael Munene will make your afternoon.This is the advice Raila Odinga gave to Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 07th Aug

It’s a sad day for Kenya, as our biggest airport was engulfed in flames this morning. Thankfully, there were zero casualties and definitely that’s something to thank God for.Considering that everything that burnt down can be replaced, Kenyans on Twitter have taken their usual road again… making all kind of stupid jokes about today’s...

Ken on 07th Aug

Thousands of travellers were this morning affected by the huge fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Among them was Tanzanian artist Diamond Platinum.The bongo singer had just landed from South Africa, on his way to Tanzania. Narrating the incident, Diamond said that all passengers in his plane were whisked to waiting bus, and booked at a Nairobi...

Ken on 07th Aug

Nairobi senator Mike Sonko has been missing in action for quite some days… Not a lot to other people but definitely noticeable in his case, because he’s always on TV. It turns out the flamboyant senator had taken his family to the UK for their vacation. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 07th Aug

Some time back, the kikuyu song ‘Ino ni Momo’, was a big hit. Till now, the name Momo is used to refer to incredibly fat people.  Few people would actually recognize the original Momo – the woman in the music video by Murimi wa ka Half. Here she is. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 07th Aug

Today we mark 16 years since the Bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi. Over 200 lost their lives and thousands were injured.This video by BBC tries to reconstruct the events of that fateful day. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 07th Aug

This morning, Kenya’s main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, was on fire. The international arrivals area was completely engulfed in the inferno, causing the airport to close down indefinitely.  The fire which started at around 4 am was contained by 9am. All flights have been diverted to the Moi International Airport in Mombasa and...

Ken on 07th Aug

This picture was doing rounds on Twitter yesterday… Why would anyone do this to the former Justice Minister. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 07th Aug

Newly re-elected Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has called Nelson Mandela, the former leader of South Africa, an “idiot and a coward. Mugabe voiced his opinion during a rally he held to celebrate his seventh election victory. Mugabe believes that in “winning” this latest election he has proved himself the greatest African leader,...

Ken on 07th Aug

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post for $250 million in cash, just days after another storied east coast daily, the Boston Globe, was sold to Red Sox owner John Henry. Bezos’ letter to the paper he now owns is here.And here are seven important things we know now about the sale (more to come, I hope). (1) It’s Jeff Bezos...

Ken on 06th Aug

[Photo||Niaje] Maina Kageni once again walks us through Thika Greens Golf estate. This time unlike last year, the project is almost 90% complete, and the 18 hole golf course should be ready before the end of the year.  In this video, the radio presenter takes us on a video tour of the 1700 acre golf city. © nairobiwire.comFollow @nairobiwire ...

Ken on 06th Aug

Coming once every two weeks, Wanjiku The Teacher has established herself as the most liked comedian on Churchill Show.For the first time in Churchill’s history, someone else is getting better ratings than Eric Omondi. Her YouTube page views are quite impressive with some getting over 100,000 views.This is the most popular episode by Wanjiku...

Ken on 06th Aug

On Sunday, Deputy President William Ruto took a strong stand on the issue of teenage pregnancy. Speaking during an interdenominational prayer meeting at Kapsokwonyi town, the Deputy President ordered Chiefs in Mt. Elgon District to arrest culprits involved in impregnating school going girls.As if not enough, Ruto took to twitter to announce that...

Ken on 06th Aug

Some time back, American pop idol, Joe Jonas, was in the country.The artiste went to the Maasai Mara for charity, where he volunteered at Free the Children foundation. Speaking about the charity work, Joe said, ““My brothers and I have been supporting Free The Children for a number of years now. In fact, this fall we will be performing ...

Ken on 06th Aug

The Tribe Hotel Nairobi has added 3 new luxury cars to its fleet, to improve their customer experience. The hotel unveiled the new fleet, 2 Range Rover Sport 2013 and a Discovery 4 2013, yesterday.Speaking after receiving the cars, Tribe General Manager Michael Flint said, “This is a major upgrade in the hotel’s guest experience offering,” said,...