Sakata’s judge Joanne just revealed her love for twerking. She sees it as very sexy dance. Writing on her blog, Joanne says that twerking is part of Africans and should not be condemned. “Across the Continent of Africa there are numerous traditional dances where the focal points are the waist and but movement,” adding, “…gyrating or ‘twerking’...
Celebrities are known to get their way close to first families,with Beyonce and Jay Z being close friends of US President Obama’s family and Kenya’s Prezzo always performing in public functions during former President Kibaki’s reign; Jaguar is President Uhuru’s buddy. The two are not just close, they are very close. The singer...
Singer Habida was part of the Kenyans who flocked theaters to watch the premiere of 12 years a slave. She watched the movie and was thoroughly moved and extremely pissed. She took to her blog and this is what she had to say. “I have just watched “12 years of slavery” and i have come out of there with a stronger heart than i went in. One, i am...
One FM news anchor, Leah Mutimba is headed to Kiss 100. Leah is the only other news anchor One FM has besides Victor Oloo but Kiss FM does not seem to give a hoot. Radio Africa also drove Adelle Onyango and Tina Kaggia out of the same station and looks like they are at it again. Leah has been with Media Stream (One FM 97.1 & Hits FM 91.5) for...
La A new show is set to premiere in an undisclosed station this February. Labalaa of the Wakamba Wawili group will be hosting the show. The rapper is promising to put Kenya’s hip hop back on the charts through the show. He spoke to VibeWeekly where he said that the show will only play local hiphop music and air local artistes. “We are focussing...
Gospel artiste Jimmy Gait is set to launch his latest video ‘Makekes’ featuring Papa Dennis. The video was produced by South Africa’s heavyweight producer, GOD Father Productions, who have produced songs for singers like P Square, 2Face Idibia, Bracket and AY among others. The video was to premiere exclusively on top international...
‘Shine’ hitmaker and former Tusker Project Fame finalist Amileena recently got irritated over dating and acting questions constantly posed at her. “My private life is none of your concern”, she told the Star Word had gone round that the melodious singer has been having romantic dates with scriptwriter, actor and Know Zone presenter...
The African Union (AU) year of agriculture mission has begun and Kenyan singer Juliani has been been appointed alongside Koko Master D’banj of Nigeria as ambassadors of agriculture practice in Africa. The two singers are expected to engage on Twitter on why Africa needs to practice agriculture. This campaign is aimed at helping Africa secure food,...
Homeboyz Radio presenter Corine Onyango has revealed that she will soon be a mom. The bubbly The Jump Off’ presenter was featured on Str8up show last weekend where she broke the news, revealing her growing baby bump. On a prior interview she had said that she ‘needed’ and not wanted babies. That was going to happen whether or not...
One of the girls in the all girl group ‘Obsessions’ famous for the hit song Jangu, Cleopatra Koheirwe, welcomed a baby girl in Nairobi last week. Cleopatra gave birth on Wednesday, and her excitement took her to social media. “On 22nd January 2014 at exactly 1.30pm, Lwanda & I welcomed our healthy baby girl, Aviana Twine Jawar,...
Barely a week after former powerful cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott was killed on Twitter, another high profile individual was taken through the same road. Tahidi High actor Ted Kitana (Teacher Kilunda) was yesterday upset by rumours of his death. It all started after news that he had been arrested for drunk driving, and somehow the reports changed...
Ghetto radio presenter, James Kang’ethe may soon be walking down the aisle. James, popularly known as ‘Bonoko deh’ posted a photo of himself and the girlfriend saying that a wedding is just around the corner. Fans later bombarded his page with congratulations messages. Keep it Nairobi Wire for more on this story as it develops. ...
Following the list of Kenyan gospel celebrities who have the knot recently; the likes of System Unit’s DJ Mo and Size 8, Crossover host Allan T and M’Lynn; Alemba (also of system unit) is about to say ‘I do’ to his now fiancée. Alemba proposed to his girlfriend Hellen Waithuki recently, and she said Yes! The artiste took his...
Tahidi High actor Kibunja married the love of his life in a colourful ceremony that was held earlier this month. Kibunja is known for his role in Tahidi high as the free spirited groundsman whose acts will always leave you laughing your head off. Kibunja tied the knot in a ceremony that was broadcast on The Wedding Show last weekend. The couple had...
Comedian and media personality, Walter Mong’are aka Nyambane has landed a job with the Kisii County government, where he is now the head of communications and Information. The comedian got the job through close ties with Governor of Kisii County, James Ongwae. Nyambane, through his consultancy firm, had successfully organised an investment meeting...
One of the most prestigious clubs in Nairobi, Gallileo Lounge has shut down, though temporarily. The lounge has been closed down for the past few weeks, with rumours going round that the owner had gotten broke. The lounge’s entertainment consultant, Shaffie Weru, spoke on the matter to the Star on the matter. “There have been rumours that...
Popular dating TV show Tujuane will be moving to NTV. The show will air on Tuesdays at 8PM, same time as it was airing on KTN. The Tujuane crew has been looking for a new home for some time now and they only settled on NTV after a bidding fight among three of Kenya’s major TV stations NTV, KTN and K24. NTV bid the highest and was offering a reasonable...
Tanzania’s Bongo flava artist Diamond Platnumz flew into Kenya at the end of last week for a private concert. The ‘Number One’ singer, who was staying at the Eka Hotel on Mombasa Road was set to give a performance on Carnivore on Friday night at the DOYA Awards sponsored by mobile company Safaricom. Diamond was performing alongside...
Following her massive success in 12 Years a Slave, Lupita Nyong’o is set to star in a new action movie, “Non-Stop”. In the movie, Lupita plays Gwen, a flight attendant on an International flight that gets hijacked 40,000 feet above the air by unknown assailants. The hijackers order that a person will die every 20 minutes if they do...
‘Kamua Leo singer Nesphory Simbiga aka Kidis has refuted claims that he has stopped taking care of his child. He told Ommydallah that he has never and will never neglect his child. “Huyu mtoto ni wangu kabisa na nimekuwa nikimshughulikia tangu azaliwe kwa hivyo watu wakianza kuja na story eti kuwa simshughuliki huyo mtoto nashanga sana”....