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Reggae icons Wailing Souls set to perform in Kenya. Legendary reggae icons The Wailing Souls are set to perform in Kenya during this Easter weekend. Making the announcement while unveiling the event's partners, Musical Safari's Group C.E.O and reggae promoter George Gichobi better known as Master Gee OG said the concert slated for the 29th of March at the Carnivore's Simba salon will be an unforgettable musical experience.  "The Wailing Souls, bring with them an experience spanning over four decades of conscious music. This is pure talent from a group that has been Grammy nominated multiple times," he said. While promising a top notch event, G added that the group will have performances in three more cities after their opening concert in a concert dubbed the One destiny concert. "Soon after making a safari at the Ol pajata park in Nanyuki, the group ]is scheduled to perform in Kisumu, Naivasha and at the World Rally Championship in Naivasha. There'll be s...

 Haiti descended into chaos after Prime Minister Ariel Henry's resignation, with gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, also known as “Barbecue”, gaining the spotlight amidst the violence. Despite refuting claims of beastly behavior, Social media was flooded with videos allegedly showing cannibalism on the streets of Haiti. One particularly viral video purportedly shows a gang member feeding on a human body that had been set ablaze on the streets amid the chaos as other members cheared him on.

By Solomon Embakasi East Memberof Parliament Dr. Babu Owino has lauded well - wishers and volunteers who offered help to victims of the ill fated gas explosion in his Embakasi East constituency. In a personal statement on his social media, the legislator lauded efforts by different stakeholders, well wishers and fellow politicians who gave their donations and pledged their support ranging from food donations to medical teams to cash donations to aid in the resettlement of the victims. Amongst the first respondents to the incident were opposition leader Hon. Raila Odinga who donated 1 million shillings from his personal funds followed by Dr. Babu with the similar amount. In his statement. The former student leader lauded the response from his colleagues that contributed to the cause who included Nairobi's senator Edwin Sifuna, Governors Hon Gladys Wanga, Mombasa's Abdul Swamad, Hon. Antony Oluoch who took the responsibility to collect the funds and Senator Gloria Orwoba who dona...

'I'll make I'll make Embakasi east students most literate in the country. We have potential for more doctorates,' Dr Babu Owino . Embakasi East legislator Hon. Dr Babu Owino has vowed to change the security situation in his Embakasi East constituency by making sure the students and youth the most literate in the country. 'Years after serving as a Member of Parliament for my constituents, the level of crime has visibly gone down and the the development record speaks for itself. I welcome even the youth who might feel compromised based on their performance in school to seek redress with my office. I will take them back to school,' he vowed. Dr Babu was a the forefront of home schooling candidates from Embakasi ahead of sitting for their exams through online curriculum classes. "We produced some of the best results nationally and this is attracting the young generation to education thus surpressing the rate of crime in the larger Nairobi County. When multi...

Enough is enough. It is time to take action Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has threatened to take stern action against the rising cases of imposters on social media who are using his name to dupe unsuspecting individuals. This comes amidst a growing number of social media pages using his name to solicit funds in the pretence to award beneficiaries only to realize once it is too late that they were tricked into dubious deals. Some of the social media pages shared by the former county boss offered loans and other monetary boosts. 'Sonko soft loans', 'Hon Mike Mbuvi Sonko loans' are some of the pseudo accounts bearing his photos that he reported that demanded that individuals match a certain criteria to qualify for the rewards. "I need to reward 4 people with 150,000 shillings each, a motorcycle" were some of the rewards promised to be distributed attracting hundreds of likes from unsuspecting victims. Sonko however flagged the pages and threatened ...

Why Sonko sort to go under fire soon after the festivities. Politician and businessman Mike Mbuvi Sonko never fails to intrigue in his numerous antics on social media. Just days after calling out former members of his staff that ditched him after his political woes while gifting his loyal aides with Christmas goodies, the former Nairobi Governor has now shared yet another video on his social media as he undergoes a fiery fire massage. While interacting with his followers, Sonko claimed that the aim of the procedure was to reduce large amounts of cholesterol gained during the festivities. 'The festive season that was filled with sherehe, lots of nyama choma and alcohol. We now embark on a journey towards a healthier and more balanced lifestyle. While the gym is a popular choice for fitness, it takes time to achieve your goal of losing weight, reducing cholesterol na kukata kitambi na mafuta. He further added that he had settled for the procedure to drain toxins from his...

The gospel industry is beaming with excitement after the announcement of the return of the long-awaited gospel awards. Speaking during the launch, its founder Geoffrey Kwatemba promised to revive the vitality in the gospel industry whose fire was dimming off. "The disappearance of awards has affected the industry negatively; there is reduced motivation, lack of positive competition, and the quality of some songs is not like it would have been before. We'll bring back what was once the measure of a gospel musician's success.The Kibali awards initiative which was launched in 2020 but crippled by the restrictive nature of the Covid 19 pandemic period, seeks to empower talent in the gospel music industry which has been defunct for years now. "The reason most gospel musicians are going secular is because gone are the days when they would get into meaningful battles that keep the gospel alive," said the now converted artist Kush Tracey who was in attendance. Merc...