Ken on 22nd Jan

Citizen TV has been named the top station in Kenya once again, with close to 2 million viewers in Nairobi every week. According to the just released KARF quarter 3 report, Citizen TV attracts the biggest percentage of Nairobi’s audience. NTV comes in at number 2, with KTN closing the top 3.  Entrants Kiss TV and QTV are now ahead of the national...

Ken on 20th Jan

Last night, Julie Gichuru hosted Nairobi governor aspirants Evans Kidero and Ferdinand Waititu on Sunday Live. As the debate concluded on TV, another bigger debate started on social media. Everyone had reasons why their preferred candidate had won. However, most commentators leaned towards immediate former Embakasi lawmaker Ferdinand Waititu. Reading...

Ken on 17th Jan

The much loved, award winning show Churchill Live is finally back. The show has been on a loooong 2 year break, but it has now been confirmed that it will be on your screen this February.  Previous seasons of the show have attracted the who’s who in Kenya, with guests such as Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Deputy...

Ken on 17th Jan

Actress Angel Waruinge, better known as Miss Morgan for her role as Tahidi High’s no nonsense deputy, is in Nigeria after landing a role in an upcoming international movie, to be shot in Nigeria. The actress is in the West African country for two weeks, for its shooting, and will later go back when the movie is finalized for its launch.The movie...

Ken on 15th Jan

After premiering on Citizen TV, then moving to Kiss TV, The XYZ Show is back on your TV screens. This time, it will be airing on NTV, every Sunday at 7:30 PM starting on January 20th.The show has been hugely successful, with a loyal audience wherever it goes. The large social media following it enjoys can prove this. This season (season 7), the show...

Ken on 03rd Jan

Kenyans yesterday woke up to the news that Citizen TV had banned P-Unit’s smash hit “You Guy” from its playlist. Apparently, Royal Media Services decided that the song is too explicit to be played on prime television and it would no longer air it. Their statement in part read,  “the video is too explicit for prime TV airing...

Ken on 02nd Jan

Noni Gathoni, famous for her time as Citizen TV’s Wedding Show host, is set to leave the station for upcoming rival station Kiss TV.The presenter pioneered televised wedding ceremonies in Kenya, and the trend picked up. The Wedding Show was received well by its target market and its ratings continue to be up there. The show has been airing mainly...

Ken on 23rd Dec

CORD’s announcement on Saturday that media mogul SK Macharia was part of its summit has received mixed reactions from Kenyans. Immediately the announcement was made, Macharia became a trending topic on Twitter, with most comments unfortunately being negative.Most people saw his involvement with CORD as their divorce with Citizen TV and its vernacular ...

Ken on 23rd Dec

NTV’s managing editor Linus Kaikai on Saturday wed his fiancée Jacinta Mueni, in a ceremony held at Nkoroi Catholic Church in Kajiado County. The exclusive ceremony saw the who’s who in the business and media sectors in attendance. Among them were Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni, journalists Rita Tinina, Wallace Kantai among others. Presidential...

Ken on 16th Dec

3000m Olympic Steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi is reported to have lost at least Sh 4 million on Thursday night, at a casino in Eldoret town. Apparently, the runner was new to the gambling world, and it was actually a friend who lured him to the casino, with an assurance that the money would double. Deep into the night, Kemboi found himself drunk...

Ken on 15th Dec

Back in September, we told you that Jeff Koinange was about to leave K24 for a new international TV set to be launched soon. Well.. it’s now official, Jeff Koinange has resigned from K24, and yes, he’s taking the job he was offered months ago.The journalist has been offered a $ 1 million a year contract, to leave Kenya and head to South...

Ken on 13th Dec

NTV news anchor Smriti Vidyarthi has finally decided to remain at NTV, following days of speculation over her future. Smriti had been reported to be on her way out of Nation Media, with her preferred destination being KTN. Reportedly, she was to tender her resignation together with the now former colleague James Smart, in favour of the Mombasa Road...

Ken on 09th Dec

Basett Ainsworth Ateyu Buyukah, this weekend wed his fiancee, Sheila Musungu Masinde.Buyuka was a news anchor and reporter at NTV some years back before getting his marching orders in unclear circumstances, together with Abdi Osman and several other reporters in 2009.  He had established himself as a force to reckon with in political reporting. One...

Ken on 06th Dec

NTV’s managing editor, Linus Kaikai is set to say I Do this month. The wedding will take place just a few days before Christmas. Kaikai will wed Jacinta Mueni on December 22, at a ceremony reportedly at the Don Bosco Church, Upper Hill. This follows a successful dowry ceremony at the girl’s home in Ukambani last weekend. The veteran journalist...

Ken on 05th Dec

If you have been having problems with your Pay TV provider, it seems you’re not alone. KTN’s investigative reporter Mohammed Ali took to Twitter and Facebook to express his frustrations with his provider, ZUKU. Giving no elaboration, Moha wrote,  Hii ni huduma ya ZUKU ama kasuku? ZUKU mmenikosea leo na nimehama roho safi. The comments...

Ken on 05th Dec

Nollywood veteran actor Enebeli Elebuwa, is dead, reports say. The actor, who is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) died Tuesday night at an Indian hospital after battling with partial stroke for more than a year. The actor Enebeli Elebuwa was flown to an unnamed Indian hospital for proper medical attention after attempts to treat...

Ken on 05th Dec

Business journalist Larry Madowo finally confirmed rumours that he had resigned from CNBC, barely 9 months after joining it. Madowo who rose to be one of Kenya’s best business reporters, left KTN a few years back for NTV. At Nation Media Group, he helped the station launch their afternoon business show, PM Live.   Back in April, the reporter...

Ken on 04th Dec

FORMER Malcolm In The Middle star Frankie Muniz has been released from hospital after suffering from a stroke. The 26-year-old American actor and musician is recuperating after being admitted to hospital on November 30. Muniz, who shot to fame as a child star on the US telly hit, told fans of his stroke on Twitter. He wrote: “I was in...

Ken on 27th Nov

Season of Defections Tis the season of defections. After a hundred and one news reporters and anchors resigned from NTV in favour of their Mombasa Road based rival, one is reported to be going against the current. Jackal news is reporting that Anne Kiguta has resigned from KTN and is headed to NTV. As Kiguta is arriving at the Nation Centre, she...

Ken on 27th Nov

Season of Defections This is now getting out of hand. NTV’s news anchors James Smart and Smriti Vidyarthi are the latest journalist to resign from the now in trouble Nation Media Group. The sad part is they are all heading to KTN.  None of them has confirmed yet, but multiple sources claim that the two will officially defect any day now....