President Yoweri Museveni signs the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law at State House in Entebbe 

UGANDAN PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has justified his signing of the Anti-homosexuality Bill into law.

The President said homosexuals must be punished harshly in order to defend the society from disorientation.

“Since nurture is the main cause of homosexuality, then society can do something about it to discourage the trends. That is why I have agreed to sign the Bill,” Museveni said.



Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law Monday a controversial bill that will see homosexuals jailed for life, defying international pressure and criticism.
“The president has just signed the anti-homosexuality bill,” said presidential spokeswoman Sarah Kagingo, calling it a “landmark” law.

Museveni’s signing comes despite fierce criticism outside Uganda, with US President Barack Obama saying the law was a “step backward” that would complicate ties with Kampala and that he was “deeply disappointed” in the move

South African Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu said Sunday the law recalled sinister attempts by the Nazi and apartheid regimes to “legislate against love”.

The anti-gay bill cruised through parliament in December after its architects agreed to drop a death penalty clause, although the bill still says that repeat homosexuals should be jailed for life, outlaws the promotion of homosexuality and requires people to denounce gays.

Museveni, a key African ally of the United States and the European Union, has already been under fire from key Western donors over alleged rampant corruption, and had been under pressure from diplomats and rights groups to block the legislation.

“The president cannot be pushed by the international lobby groups… he has made it clear whatever he does will be in the interests of Uganda and not foreign interests,” presidential spokesman Tamale Mirundi told AFP.

“Uganda is a sovereign state and the decisions taken must be respected.”

The lawmaker behind the bill, David Bahati, praised the decision to sign it.

“This is the moment the world has been waiting for,” he told AFP.

“We thank our president for taking such a bold move despite pressure from a section of foreign organisations.

“The law is for the good of Uganda, the current and the future generations.”

Museveni, a devout evangelical Christian, earlier this month also signed into law anti-pornography and dress code legislation which outlaws “provocative” clothing, bans scantily clad performers from Ugandan television and closely monitors what individuals watch on the Internet.

Gay men and women in Uganda face frequent harassment and threats of violence, and rights activists have reported cases of lesbians being subjected to “corrective” rapes

Kenya To Host 2018 African Nations Championships (Chan).

A statement in CAF official website reveals that executive committee has settled for Kenya after receiving government guarantee from local body

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has designated Kenya as host of the 2018 African Nations Championships (Chan).

A statement in CAF official website, revealed that Caf executive committee had settled for Kenya after receiving government gurantee from Football Kenya Federation
The statement read in part, “The Caf Executive Committee has designated Kenya as host of the 2018 African Nations Championship (Chan), following receipt of necessary government guarantees and complete dossier including the required infrastructure and security.”

A Caf Special General meeting held on February 21, 2014, in Cairo, made the decision to award Kenya hosting rights for the tournament. President Sam Nyamweya termed the move as a milestone in Kenyan football.

“FKF wishes to tremendously thank the President of Caf, Issa Hayatou, and the entire Caf Executive Committee for bestowing us this honour, only a few days after our successful meeting in Capetown, South Africa, where we presented our bid.

“This is a big milestone in the growth journey of Kenyan football and we are extremely gratified and indeed honoured to have successfully bid for this great showpiece that gives the Kenyan people an opportunity to host the continent of Africa using the great game of football,” Nyamweya told Goal.

Nyamweya continued, “The real work begins now and we call upon all stakeholders and corporate partners to join hands with Kenyans and make the 2018 Chan tournament the best ever in the history of the event.

“A delegation from Caf will be visiting us to begin the process of setting up the administrative and logistical structures to implement the project and we look forward to Kenyans’ unwavering support to this process.

Museveni trolled again...

Moyes must GO!!

One of Churchill show’s best comedians, Eric Omondi is always up to something amusing. If he is not cross dressing, he is lathering himself with soap and posing in a towel or posing with people who are triple his size.

He recently met up with the voluptuous woman who plays the Momo in the hit song Ino Ni Momo by Murimi wa Ka half. For those who have not watched it you can watch it below

Size 8 releases a new Reggae hit "Yuko Nawewe"

Size 8 changed when she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and saviour and there has been no turning back. From doing enticing dance moves in upbeat songs to kicking devils as Jesus would -never mind the fact that Jesus was a pacifist. And she is back again like she never left. The lass who recently got married to top gospel DJ who goes by the name Mo is now back on a reggae tip.



The track as I mentioned earlier is reggae but that seems more of a plot twist of sorts as it starts off as if the track might be a neo-soul track then the tempo builds up and we take off on a celebration of the complete love of Jesus Christ.

The song is sung in Kiswahili and I think that is a very good move given it shows versatility -from flipping the script to flipping the lingua franca and doing a stellar job of it. Details on the song are still scanty but as soon as I find out who worked on the instrumentals and did the mastering and mixing I will share that information. For now, check the track out. I have had to embed it from Liz of Ghetto radio's soundcloud page as it's still not online:

Industry Night

Industry Nite is a monthly event that celebrates Kenyan Music by giving a platform to artistes to perform to their fans . The platform also gives upcoming artistes a chance to showcase their talent as curtain raisers.

It is a platform for artistes to give their fans a well-rehearsed choreographed performance. The artistes will have a month to rehearse their act and an opportunity for stakeholders in the Music industry to mingle and exchange ideas.

Industry Nite is an intimate unplugged event that brings the fans closer to the artiste in an exclusive event. With a live band, back ground singers and dancers to support their performance.

There will be opportunities for meet and greet, autograph signing, artiste merchandise on sale as well as photo opportunities with the stars.

Artistes lined up for the event include Neo Soul sensation Fena, Blues songstress Dela, Proff singer of hits songs such as “data’ and Upcoming artist Sheila Kwamboka and guest appearance from Lon Jon

The artistes will each be expected to come up with a 45minute performance. The band will comprise of 5 band members and 3 background singers.

Motorists to buy Sh2000 security number plates

Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau (left) with samples of the new number blades that were made at Kamiti Maximum prisons when he toured the institution on February 24, 2014.

The cost of converting the plates will be Sh2,000 which is the current cost of buying a new pair.
The new-look number plates will be engraved with microchips containing the security features of the vehicles.
Those interested in having special number plates will be required to pay Sh1 million and Mr Kamau said the figure could even be more.

All vehicles will be expected to have new-look number plates which contain security features by the end of the year, the government has said.

Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau on Monday said the equipment to be used in the manufacturing of the new number plates is expected to arrive in the country by mid-next month.

“Production of the new-look number plates is expected to begin immediately the equipment for manufacturing them arrive from Germany by mid next month,” he said.

ENGRAVED WITH MICROCHIPS

The cost of converting the plates will be Sh2,000 which is the current cost of buying a new pair but this will come with an additional fitting for the windscreen.

“We do not have to increase the burden on our motorists and they will get enough time to make the adjustments,” the minister said.

The new-look number plates will be engraved with microchips containing the security features of the vehicles.

Those interested in having special number plates will be required to pay Sh1 million and Mr Kamau said the figure could even be more.

SECURITY FEATURES

Engines form part of the security details to be contained in the microchip and motorists who would want to change their car engines will have to make the same alterations with the registrar of vehicles who will in turn adjust the security features of the number plates to reflect the same.

This, the minister said, will help in tracking the vehicles. “It will be difficult for somebody to just interchange the number plates because police officers will be able to easily detect it,” he added.

He also warned rogue vehicle owners against using their vehicles as collateral when borrowing loans only to change registration and dodge repayment.

“It has been happening in the past but those are some of the things the security features will bring to an end,” he said.

NIGHT TRAVEL

“If decide to issue just a hundred such number plates and more people are interested then we shall be forced to go the auction way,” he said.

The government had approved the manufacturing of the new-look number plates in 2006 and Mr Kamau attributed government procedures to the delay.

Meanwhile, night travel could resume in the next few weeks with some three bus companies on the verge of being allowed to conduct the business.

Mr Kamau said the three companies, which he did not name, have formally applied for the license to ferry passengers at night and that the ministry is winding up their inspection of the companies’ fleets.

“Their buses already have a tracking system and we are still doing a few inspections before we can grant them the license,” he said.

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YGB Turn On Octopizzo, Reveal Some Damaging Secrets! Beef Season Is Officially Open

When Octo first came onto the scene, he
had an entire army in back of him that he
would always shout out. That team was YGB.
On his first track "On Top", he kept
shouting them out and it gave you the sense
that we were witnessing what could very
well have been the beginning of Kenya's G-
Unit. then everything seemed to fall flat.
But today, YGB strolled into the Ghafla
offices to explain where they have been and
talk ab out how Octopizzo betrayed them.
And my oh my, this was quite an interview.
It was in a word, explosive! There were
shots fired all round. From Slumdeezy and
Virusi (YGB frontmen) were not trying to
take prisoners. Possibly, pain at what they
perceived to be betrayal was still raw.
What am I? A poet? These guys were taking
shots and trying to get at Octo's crown.
When word that they were in the office was
spread through twitter, Octo took shots at
them in return via tweets and what an
exchange it was! Watch the video below in
which they started by calling Octopizzo the
worst female rapper in the country then
claimed rather sensationally that they were
the people who ghost-wrote Octopizzo's
music:

Introducing the Hottest Afro-Pop Sensation

The Kenyan afro-pop music has been on a
steady rise for the past few years and like
fine wine it gets better with age and the best
is yet to come. However, for now we give
you the super-talented singer, Radi.
Radi (Radimusic ) is a Kenyan Afro-pop
musician with a soulful voice. Her stage
name Radi is a translation of the Swahili
word for ‘lightning’ which represents the
striking, deep and serene messages in her
music.
Radi begun her music career five years ago
and she has just released an album titled
“Nairobi”, which is a compilation of 12
single tracks that were recorded at various
studios in Nairobi. The album blends
different genres of music, portraying Radi’s
diverse experiences living in Nairobi city.
“Vumilia” is one of her latest singles off the
album that has created quite a stir.
The song was produced by Kevin Provoke
and combines the acoustic guitar and violin,
accompanied by African drums to bring out
the rich yet unique Afro-pop sound.

Annabel Mbaru Gets A BMW For Her Birthday

Former Kenyan Big Brother housemate Annabel Mbaru celebrated her 25th birthday on Tuesday, and received a Sh 3.2 million silver metallic BMW X3.

Comedian Eric Omondi introduces his younger sister to the world

Yesterday top Kenyan comedian took to Facebook to show off his younger sister, Rose.

This was his post;

”My small siz Rose all grown up now…joining form one this morning…Guess hii ni shule gani?”

Just in seconds to disaster photos

VERA SIDIKA can do this to a man. Check it out

People come from far...Mejja back then

A Luyha Man invited his friends for his mother's burial.

After lowering the body, the family put a yam, rice, meat etc, into the grave in line with traditions.

A Kikuyu man asked why?

The Luhya man smiled & said, according to our tradition, the dead go on a long journey & need all the food items they can get".

A Luo man dropped 100,000k inside and said,

"When the food is finished, buy some more".

A Kisii man dropped 50,000k and said,

"Add this in case it's not enough".

The Kikuyu man smiled and brought out his cheque book & wrote a cheque of 200,000k, dropped it in the coffin & took the 150,000k notes as change, then said,

"withdraw when you reach dear ... It is going to be a dangerous journey we don't know how many robbers are out there and after all we are in a cashless economy!

Abel Mutua aka Freddy as he's popularly known has come a long way. Apart from working for the Government, he is also a great actor and host of popular comedy show, 'Hapa Kule News'.

We recently posted a letter he had written dedicated to his late mum. In the letter he talks about his plans to marry his babymama Judy whom he refers to as 'Supuu wa Karatina' and the love he has for his daughter Stephanie.

Well, here are photos of the two women he loves the most in this world;

B00tylicious VERA SIDIKA To Host A New TV Show On KTN

Socialite Vera Sidika is rumoured to host a new TV show soon. It is believed that Vera signed a deal with KTN last week to host the upcoming show. Speaking to Pulse, she revealed she is very excited by the project and it has always been her dream. “Yes I am closing in on a deal but I cannot divulge a lot of details on that as I am bound by contract agreements.” “Its pretty exciting. I have always wanted to go on TV and this could be it,” she said. -

Sources close to Mutua’s former wife have revealed to us her current circumstances which are completely dismaying.

Mutua divorced his first wife and gave her nothing. She walked out of the marriage completely devastated and with nothing to her name.

For the longest time possible, Dr. Mutua has been at the centre of the gossip columns on all entertainment magazines in Kenya. He has always been referred to as ” a senior flamboyant public officer” and has left tongues wagging with constant promiscuity. Well, good times bear good tidings and Dr. Mutua is said to be a baby daddy to a host of women out and about town.

The latest of them is that Dr. Mutua has abandoned his family, wife and kids, in their Westlands home and is currently cohabiting with a clandestine lover, who is said to be pregnant, in Langata. - See more at: http://www.africanewspost.com/2014/02/shocking-revelations-can-you-believe.html#sthash.AUuytDX3.dpuf

If You Thought Vera Sidika Was Hot Then You Should See Her Mother

Kim Kardashian Flashes Cleavage in Strategically Ripped T-Shirt

Leave it to Kim Kardashian to sex up a basic black T-shirt. The reality star, 33, rocked some provocative casual wear on Saturday, Feb. 8, when she stepped out with sisters Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian in Calabasas, Calif., to film scenes for the latest season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

After dining at Maria's Italian Kitchen, the trio strutted through the parking lot together, each showing off her own individual style. Kim donned gray skinny jeans, sky-high pumps, and a black T-shirt that had been ripped strategically across her chest to reveal her ample cleavage.

Khloe, meanwhile, wore black skinny jeans and a semi-sheer black top. And Kourtney sported a white T-shirt under an oversized black blazer, with dark skinny jeans tucked into thigh-high boots.

The sisters looked very rock 'n' roll chic as they left the restaurant and headed back to their cars. Kim's ensemble, in particular, was a nice complement to her newly brunette-again tresses, which she admitted recently she didn't like.

"I'm so annoyed I dyed my hair dark! I wanted to switch it up since I feel everyone went light, and we started filming a new season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, so I wanted a fresh look," Kanye West's fiancee told fans on the site Mobio INsider. "BUT now I am missing my light hair! HELP!!! What do I do? Go light again or stay dark and get used to it?"

Beyonce's half-brother living on food stamps

Beyonce has a 4-year-old half brother (pictured extreme right) who she has never met. She doesn't even acknowledge him. Beyonce's dad had a baby with another woman, Alexsandra Wright, while still married to Beyonce's mum so there's a lot of bad blood there. Apart from dropping him as her manager, Beyonce also put him off her payroll.

Alexandra tells TMZ that Mathew Knowles owes her $32k in back child support and because he's not giving her any money, she's destitute and has to use food stamps to survive. She and her son Nixon make ends meet with $300 from her state issued EBT card which she showed TMZ as evidence.

You can see that after the cut. But let me ask, if you were Beyonce, would you not try to help your half brother? I don't blame Beyonce at all, I understand her reservations with all 'dem baby mama drama but that's your blood, would you not try to help or at least acknowledge him? And he's so cute..

Super-Rich Nigerian Celebrities, Living Luxurious Life

There’s no question that being a celebrity comes with a lot of fantastic perks. There’s fame, fortune, luxury vacations, exotic cars, mansions, private jets if possible, yachts and just generally getting special treatment everywhere you go.

Here, we take a look at some of the super-rich Nigerian celebs who are rocking the boat.

Nwankwo Kanu



Just as his football career was about to pick up in 1993, after a wonderful performance at the U-17 World Championships, Kanu Nwankwo was diagnosed of suffering from a heart related ailment which many football lovers thought would cut shot his dream of becoming a superstar.

But miraculously, he survived the surgeon’s knife and today he is one of the influential footballers of all time. The retired footballer fondly called Papilo today sits atop a multibillion business empire. With the bulk of it in real estate and the hospitality industry, he is also a philanthropist especially with his Kanu Heart Foundation which caters for children with heart related ailments.

The former Footballer of the Year and UNICEF ambassador was the captain of the Nigerian national team for 16 years. He has won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals, and two African Player of the Year awards among others. He is also one of the few players who have won the Premiere League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. Nwankwo has a lot of properties scattered across the country especially in Lagos and Owerri.

It was gathered that the player owns a mansion located at Opebi and his multi million naira Hardley Suite in Victoria Island aside his photo shop on Allen Avenue and three mansions in Parkview, Ikoyi, Lagos . Although, he recently lost about N1.4b to fraudsters, he however pockets N2m daily as profit from his hotel business.

Though much is not known about his investments abroad but he is a major share holder in big Nigerian companies even as he pockets millions from endorsement contracts from corporate giants such as Peak Milk, Airtel, among others. He is estimated to be worth in cash and assets to the tune of N19b.

P-Square



The sensational music duo, Peter and Paul, known as P-Square are no doubt famous and rich but their rating soared higher when they were rated tops at the Forbes list of Africa’s richest artistes. They were ranked third after Don Jazzy and Akon who topped the list. The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, investment, sales, shows, awards, YouTube views, social media presence, influence, among many other factors.

The twins who have featured in Forbes list twice sure love the good things of life. They usually have sold out concerts both home and abroad, presidential guests of at least five African countries, flies private jets and live big. Inasmuch as they churn out good music, they charge heavily for their performances at home and more abroad.

They smile home with N5m per show in Nigeria and charge as much as N24m and above when contracted for their services abroad. Last year, the ‘Chop my money’ crooner were said to be building a N400m mansion in Parkview Estate where landed properties start from N100m. The house as gathered will be a twin duplex like the one in their Omole Estate home. The Anambra born Glo ambassadors are also into the oil and gas business.

In December, Peter, one of the music superstar tweeted a picture of his newly acquired mansion in San Francisco, USA with his kids and wife Lola Omotayo Okoye. The house is worth over N434m. Psquare has easily sold above 14 million copies of their CDs since 2005.

Apart from the four year endorsement deal with telecoms giant Globacom for N240m, they own Rayfield Hotel in Jos including a multimillion naira bakery and sachet water factories. When it comes to automobiles, they do not settle for less. Psquare cruises in different Sports Untility Vans like Sequia, hummer, truck, Range rover sport, among many others.

Genevieve



Unlike some other celebrities who crave for the klieglight, screen goddess, Genevieve Nnaji, always make headlines whenever she steps out. The Mbaise born actress has carved a niche for herself in the make believe world and she indeed living the life of a star.

Having featured in over a hundred movies and still counting, Nnaji, a professional to the core is at the top of her game. Nnaji has received several awards and nominations for her work at home and abroad. The former ‘Face of Lux’ ‘Face of MUD’, among other commercials has raked in millions of naira apart from her booming clothing line St Genevieve. She was also the brand ambassador of Range Rover Evogue.

The revered actress who is romantically linked with music superstar, D’banj is also into real estate business. She is currently acquiring properties in Lagos State . The ebony beauty is said to have recently moved into her magnificent mansion inside Parkview Estate, Ikoyi. The new property is coming after she acquired a posh home for her aged parents in Lekki.

A source claimed that she is also the owner of her former residence in Oniru Estate , Victoria -Island, Lagos State . Fondly called Genny, the queen of the tube and so far the only successful musician in Nollywood who pockets N2m per movie, is in love with designer purses, bags and shoes and she spends heavily in foreign currency in acquiring these items. She also cruises in state of the art cars.

UN Group Reveals How Al-Shabaab Gets Arms

UN monitors have found evidence that arm shipments to the Somali Government have been diverted to clan militias and in one case were destined for an Al-Shabaab rebel commander.

A confidential report by the Somalia and EritreaMonitoring Group, seen by AFP on Friday, found “high level and systematic abuses in weapons management and distribution” by Somaliauthorities.

In February 2013 the United Nations Security Council voted to partially lift an arms embargo against Somalia, seeking to help the beleaguered government in its battle against Islamist guerrillas.

But the council imposed restrictions requiring notification of shipments, banned certain heavy weapons and mandated the Monitoring Group to watch how matters proceeded.



SERIOUS CONCERNS
On February 6, the coordinator of the UNmonitors wrote to the chairman of the Security Council committee overseeing the sanctions to present a report that raised serious concerns.

The report, which is not binding on UN members, recommended a reversal of the loosening of the embargo, to try and stop arms shipped to the Somali Government falling into the wrong hands.

“However, an alternative recommendation to the committee would be to introduce, at the minimum, enhanced notification and reporting requirements, if not a partial tightening,” it said.

Somalia’s government struggles to control its own territory, despite the support of a large African Union force, and the Al-Shabaab rebels regularly launch devastating attacks despite recent defeats.

Since the arms embargo was made more supple last year, Somalia’s allies Ethiopia and Djibouti have sent several large shipments of mainly infantry weapons to government forces.

In addition, according to the US experts’ report, a senior Somali government minister bought weapons from “a foreign government in the Gulf” and shipped them without notifying sanctions monitors.

This in itself constituted a breach of the embargo, the report said, adding: “Indeed, after delivery, some of the weapons were moved to private locations in Mogadishu. Investigations are ongoing.”

The UN monitors reported that they were able to obtain photographs showing rifles that were shipped for use by the Somali army on open sale in Mogadishu markets, with their serial numbers ground off.

Senior Somali officials have also, the report alleges, been implicated in the transfer of weapons meant for the national army to militias tied to the Abgaal and Habar Gedir clans.

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a member of the Abgaal clan, and the report says the team found evidence tying a network of officials to arms shipments to the group’s forces.

The group has “obtained documentary evidence corroborating information that a key advisory to the president, from his Abgaal sub-clan, has been involved in planning weapons deliveries to Al-Shabaab leader Sheikh Yusuf Isse ‘Kabukatukade’.” The Security Council is expected to review the arms embargo in March, and could decide either to lift restrictions entirely, maintain the monitored sanctions regime or tighten it. - AFP

PRESIDENT UHURU is the highest paid government official in Kenya in the New Pay Structure

A new salary structure has placed the President as the highest paid government official in Kenya while Resident Magistrates, Kadhis and Members of County Assembly have been ranked as the lowest-paid stateofficers.

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) with the assistance of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — which conducted a job evaluation for all Stateoffices — has created 112 state offices, up from the current 50.

The commission has set the President’s salary at a maximum of Sh1.6 million. At one point, the head of the anti-corruption authority was the highest paid public servant with a salary of Sh2.5 million, higher than President Kibaki’s salary. However, the salary was reduced when Mr Justice (rtd) Aaron Ringera left the office.

On Sunday, SRC chairperson Sarah Serem said the current wage bill does not allow for any public or state officer to get a salary increment unless the public is willing to pay more taxes.

“We will only recommend salary increments once the current wage bill returns to normalcy,” she said.

Under the new structure, the President was placed at level G — due to his enormous work of being responsible for cross-national, regional and global strategy formulation.

The new grading structure has also reduce the powers of the chairpersons of the Parliamentary and Judicial Service commissions whose positions were initially graded as the fifth most powerful in the government pecking order. The two are now a rank lower and at the same levels as the heads of other commissions.

According to the SRC report, the role of the Auditor-General was not comparable to that of the Controller of Budget. The evaluators, therefore, agreed that the Auditor General be more powerful.

The evaluators also said there was need to separate elective positions from appointed one in the grading structure.

“It was noted that elective positions should not have any salary progression,” the report said in yet another blow to the perennial push by MPs to raise their pay.

Kenya full of young Entrepreneurs

According to Forbes Kenya is on the list of 30 promising young entrepreneurs in Africa 2014. Out of 30 entrepreneurs listed, Kenya takes nine spot on the list.




It is amazing how young people are becoming innovative, risk takers and creative. These are the people who want to experience personal growth and also be their own bosses. They are also the people who fail but they do not give up, they make mistakes but they do not quit. They want to explore new possibilities in the market and make the world a better place. These are entrepreneurs that are prepared to face new challenges and do not run away from them.

Here is the list of young promising entrepreneurs in Kenya 2014 according to Forbes

Eric Kinoti

Eric Kinoti is 29 years old. He is the proprietor of Shades System East Africa, a company that manufactures and supplies tents. Shades System East Africa makes about 150 million per annum.

Ronak Shah

Ronak Shah is 26 years old. He is the proprietor of Kronex Chemicals Ltd, a company that manufactures two products; dishwashing liquid and a multi-purpose detergent. The company was founded on 2003.

Heshan de Silva

Heshan de Silva is 25 years old. He is the proprietor of DSGVenCap, a company that makes seed investments in the tech, media, agribusiness and consumer industries in Kenya.

Barclay Paul

Barclay Paul is 22 years of age. Paul is the proprietor of Impact Africa Industries, a company that produces low cost sanitary pads. The company is located in Kitale, and has 23 workers.

Mike Muthiga

Mike Muthiga is 26 years of age. Mike is the founder of Fatboy Animation, a company that produces 3 and 2 dimensional animation for both film and commercial use. He is behind the funny ‘Faimba’ and ‘Mazgwembe’ adverts on local TV.

Danson Muchemi

Danson Muchemi is 29 years of age. He is the founder of WebTribe Kenya, IT Company that deals with operations in online payment systems, web applications and network security.

Joel Mwale

Joel Mwale is 21 years old. He is the proprietor of SkyDrop Enterprises, a company that produces low-cost purified drinking water, milk and other dairy products.

Lorna Rutto

Lorna Rutto is 28 years of age. Lorna is the proprietor of Ecopost, a company that collects plastic waste and manufactures fencing posts from it.

Kimiti Wanjaria

Kimiti Wanjara is 30 years old. Kimiti is a co-founder of Serene Valley Properties, Real Estate Development Company. Serene Valley Properties is behind Sigona Valley development that boasts 34 and three bedroom stand-alone houses with ample parking.

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This is how a Kenyan hell looks like- People choose the Kenyan hell when they die

A man dies and goes to hell. There he finds that there is a different hell for each country. He decides he’ll pick the least painful to spend his eternity.

He goes to German Hell and asks, “What do they do here?” He is told:

first they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day”.

The man does not like the sound of that at all so he moves on.

He checks out the USA Hell as well as the Russian Hell and many more. He discovers that they are all similar to the German hell.

Then he comes to the Kenyan Hell and finds that there is a long line of people waiting to get in. Amazed, he asks, “What do they do here?”

He is told:

first they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day”.

“But that is exactly the same as all the other hells. Why are there so many people waiting to get in?” he asks.

“Because KPLC is struggling and there are blackouts most of the time, there is never any electricity, so the electric chair does not work. The nails were paid for but never supplied, so the bed is comfortable to sleep on. And, on top of that, the Kenyan devil is a government employee, he wont come to work till he gets his pay rise, which of course may never happen

Hunger in slums has led to children drinking Chang’aa

Parents in some slums in Nairobi County are giving their children chang’aa in the morning because of lack of breakfast.

Children have been reported to attend school after consuming Chang’aa (an alcoholic drink). Teachers in schools have monitored the students and have been complaining that they are unable to teach students when they have consumed Chang’aa, as some of them could easily have taken one or two glasses of the beverage. Teachers are saying that the children cannot be able to concentrate; most of them end up sleeping in class. Teachers are forced to talk to the parents of the children who are coming to school when drunk.

Parents on the other hand say that they cannot afford to feed their children due to the hard economy times which have led to high costs of living. They said that getting breakfast in the morning is impossible. Also they do not have time to prepare breakfast because they have to sell their chang’aa to earn money to cater for their living.

These parents can afford to wake up early in the morning and prepare chang’aa but they cannot get time to prepare breakfast for their children. Parents indeed need to understand that chang’aa has negative effects on the lives of their children. They are raising up a generation of future drunkards. All parents should understand that the children are the leaders of tomorrow. It’s the responsibility of every parent to make sure that the children have access to the basic human needs.

A parent is a child’s number one role model. If parents are giving these children chang’aa, they believe that it is okay to drink it. So they cannot understand why the teachers discipline them for being drunk yet it is their parents who are giving them chang’aa.

Surprising as the number of Kenyans smoking Shisha is growing tremendously

Shisha is a single or multi stemmed instrument for vaporizing and smoking flavored tobacco. It originated from the North Western provinces of India in the States of Rajasthan and Gujarat.



Shisha pipes use tobacco sweetened with fruits like strawberry, cherry, watermelon or molasses sugar and this makes the smoke aromatic than cigarette smoke.

Shisha smoking is the new thing in town and it’s a must have for every entertainment joint. Most of the mid and high class pubs have shisha lounges. It’s surprising that even ladies nowadays are smoking shisha.

Shisha smoking is spreading to the major towns in Kenya like Nakuru, Mombasa and Kisumu. It is smoked by both the young and the old generation and they smoke in both public and private places.

Apparently shisha is sold even in the five star hotels in Kenya, major pubs in Hurlingham, Westlands and also in the shopping malls.

Experts say that a single shisha session is the same as smoking 200 cigarettes. Shisha smokers inhale more tobacco than cigarette smokers because of the large volume of smoke they inhale in one smoke session and it lasts for as long as 60 seconds.



The side effects of shisha include:

High level of toxic compounds

Shisha has tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and carcinogens. Shisha smokers are exposed to high carbon monoxide than cigarette smokers.

Causes cancer.

Shisha contains carcinogens which causes lungs and oral cancer.

Leads to Dependency

Shisha has nicotine and there is a possibility of leading to tobacco dependency

Leads to low weight birth

Pregnant women are advice to avoid shisha since it can result in birth of underweight children

Risks of spreading infectious diseases

If the smoking pipes are not washed properly they can easily spread infectious diseases.

Nameless Recounts Events That Led To E-Sir’s Death

Almost 10 years ago, one of Kenya’s fastest rising artists Issah Mmmari aka E-Sir, lost his life in a tragic road accident.

Alongside Nameless, E-Sir was returning from a concert in Nakuru.

Details on the circumstances that led to the accident have remained sketchy, but Nameless recently opened up to Ghetto Radio. He vividly recounted the events..

“We performed the night before and we were all rested. We departed at around 11am and got distracted by the view of Lake Elementaita for a quick second. That was the last conversation we had, the car had started to swore off so when the driver tried to get back to the road he lost total control and unfortunately the car rolled a couple of times.”

Apparently, E-Sir did not have his safety belt on at the time.