Filmmakers clash with Machawood over copyright
A local film festival has come under fire for negotiating with broadcasters to air productions without consent. Machawood film festival, which held its inaugural event in December 2015, received 90...
View ArticleKibaki tickles ribs with ‘incorrect’ speech
Retired President Mwai Kibaki is ageing gracefully if what happened to him Thursday at a high powered event graced by ambassadors is anything to go by. For starters, Mr Kibaki was unable to read his...
View ArticleNairobi MCAs push for transfer of cashiers at City Hall
Nairobi county representatives are demanding the transfer of revenue collection employees who have stayed on one station for more than three years. This comes at a time when the Governor Evans Kidero...
View ArticleUhuru’s rib-cracking buddy joins Form One
Whiz kid Dennis Ngaruiya, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Nakuru rib-cracking buddy, has finally joined Form One. The head of state kept his promise to take care of Ngaruiya, 15, with State House settling...
View ArticleDandora youths break stereotype about classical music
Classical music has found a strange bedmate in the sprawling Dandora estate, where teenagers are being nurtured to be the next generation of prodigies. The initiative, dubbed “Ghetto Classics”, has...
View ArticleVarsity student arrested on way to join Libyan terror group
Anti-terrorism police are holding a University of Nairobi student arrested while allegedly on his way to Libya. First year biochemistry student Hassanein Ahmed Basty used his school fees to buy an air...
View ArticleKenyan teacher eyes Sh102m ‘Nobel’ prize
In late 2013 schools in Nairobi especially at Eastleigh were targets for recruitment by Al-Shabaab terror group. However, one teacher Mr Ayub Mohamud of Eastleigh High School understood the threat and...
View ArticleSpeaker rescues Kidero from MPs in Sh577m saga
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi last evening shot down a proposal to bar Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero from public office, and kicked out the MP who had made it for causing a disturbance in the...
View ArticlePanic as wardens hunt for pride of lions that strayed into Lang’ata estate
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wardens are hunting for a pride of lions that strayed from the Nairobi National park and are roaming in the nearby Lang’ata estate. The lions are believed to have entered...
View ArticlePatient causes drama after realising he chopped off his manhood
A man who chopped off his manhood and attempted to cut off his wife’s breast last week caused drama at Thika Level Five hospital on Thursday when he realised that his genitals were missing. Mr Duncan...
View ArticleSuperhero disarms two armed robbers who raided party in Lang’ata
A man wrestled two armed robbers and seized two guns from them when they stormed a house in Lang’ata where a party was ongoing on Thursday night The two entered the house and tied up the occupants...
View ArticleHow oversharing on Facebook is hurting relationships in Nairobi
Twenty nine year-old Shiro has that picture perfect life. She has a good job and is in your dream relationship. She and her man are inseparable. And there is evidence in form of posts, selfies and...
View ArticleKenyans react to Uhuru’s congratulatory message to Museveni
Kenyans on social media have roundly criticized President Uhuru Kenyatta for his congratulatory message to Ugandan President elect Yoweri Museveni on Saturday evening. President Kenyatta posted the...
View ArticleWhen Julie Gichuru paid H_art the Band Sh50,000 for one song
H_art the Band warmed their way into Kenyans’ hearts with their first hit song Uliza Kiatu, but before they started landing gigs and concerts, they had caught Julie Gichuru’s attention. In an Instagram...
View ArticleBien-Aime: We wanted to enjoy our relationship
By now, everyone knows that Sauti Sol’s Bien-Aime Baraza and fitness instructor Chiki Onwukwe are the newest and hottest celebrity couple in town. Although the two have been trying to keep their...
View ArticleOPINION: Let’s give Okumbi and company a chance
Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa on Saturday handed three local youthful coaches the sensitive task of managing the national football team in the interim. The trio, namely Stanley...
View ArticleSNAPPY 7 – Nimrod Taabu: Journalism was not my first calling
Nimrod Taabu Mwagamoyo is an eloquent reporter at NTV. Apart from anchoring news in Swahili he can also do reports in English. Perhaps what most viewers don’t know is that journalism was not his first...
View ArticleOPINION: What Williamson’s exit means for Kenyan football
The appointment of the youthful Stanley Okumbi as Harambee Stars coach brought the curtains down on the era of Scot, Bobby Williamson, who steered the team for 16 months. Williamson, 54, a former head...
View ArticleSnappy 7 with Nimrod Taabu
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View ArticleGovernors vow to block county funding cuts
Governors have raised concerns over plans to set aside Sh72.7 billion for issues classified as national interests. The proposal has Sh13.6 billion listed as NYS re-engineering. A document seen by the...
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