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Kwesé TV has today launched its streaming service and devices under the Kwesé Play brand in South Africa. The new Kwesé Play is a Roku powered streaming box which hooks to your home internet and has various applications already installed in the streaming box. The Roku set-top box doesn’t offer the hard to get new content which are available in the USA. It seems to only be better than the Android TV boxes available in the market by the fact that it has a powerful processor and most of the apps installed on the box are optimised for the platforms. Some content…

By Nyakiya Nyakiyaism Here’s is something I really don’t care about: NASA’s stolen votes! And I’m getting tired of those civic-minded dip-shits whose commentaries continue to impose undesirability on Jubilee’s Uhuru Kenyatta. Some really deluded people even think that Uhuru cannot win the Fresh Presidential Election. Such mindsets are misplaced and uninformed. They talk too much about a subject, they barely understand. In a word: Stop that shit. Believe me, Uhuru is the man. And if you please, count with we the reasons why. First, all the slums in Kenya are collectively a Jubilee stronghold. Slum people like violence. They…

The suspect in the unfortunate fire incident at Moi Girls High School in Kibera is a student at the same school. According to sources within the investigating team, the student wanted a transfer to another school and insisted on having her parents effect the transfer. READ ALSO: Nigerian Man In Police Custody For Alleged Rape Of USIU Student The parents insisted that she remains in the school and so the student intimated to her schoolmates that she will have to do something to convince her parents that the school is not safe. The student is reported to have started the fire…

Capital FM’s weekday evening show ‘Hits Not Homework” is said to planning to launch a talent search show in September. According to sources within the show, the talent search will see the station try to find a replacement for Amina who might be headed for bigger things elsewhere. Hits-Not-Homework’s main competition is Jump off hosted by Corine Onyango on HomeBoyz Radio 103.5. The HNH and Jump Off shows target the millennials who mostly listen to US influenced hip-hop and R-n-B with Hits-not-Homework even having a special slot for reggae and ragga. While Solo and Amina hit it off quite well, the…

The Standard Group Board has announced a replacement of Sam Shollei who was sacked last evening. The board has announced Orlando Lyomu as the acting CEO until a replacement is found. Orlando Lyomu was serving as the Group Finance Director & Chief Operating Officer, a position he held since 2012. Shollei was sacked because of his deep involvement in the politics of the day. READ ALSO: Standard Group CEO Recorded at a Staff Meeting, Listen In His replacement takes effect immediately. Do you have a story you want told? Do you know of a sensitive story you would like us to…

With Kikuyu 1st, 3rd and 4th in the presidency, Kenyans should be wary of the tribal hegemony they are solidifying in the national platform. It starts with the uncertain and controversial re-election of Uhuru Kenyatta for a second term, which barring any surprises from the Supreme Court, means another Kikuyu now embarks on another five year term that will eventually total 25 years if added with 15 years his father the late Jomo Kenyatta ruled Kenya. It may be a biological accident but the fact Uhuru was born in accident for st family, primarily set him up to be president.…

Local vehicle manufacturer, Mobius Motors has unveiled the second version of its utility vehicle, New Mobius II. The utility vehicle is a major improvement from the first version Mobius I but still retails for a maximum of Ksh 1.5million of fully personalised. READ ALSO: Young Mother Wins Mercedes E-200 in Safaricom Promotion The Mobius vehicles have no fancy or luxuries components available in other cars. The dial is simple, no allow rims, airbags, corner lights or eyesight vehicle assist technology. The vehicle will retail at Ksh 950,000 before taxation while the most expensive version is Ksh 1,5million after taxation. Founded…

The Standard Group board has sent home the company CEO Sam Shollei for getting deeply involved in politics and conflicting with the objectives of the company. Shollei dedicated most of his time campaign for his wife who was vying for the post of women representative in Uasin Gishu which she won after trouncing 4 other candidates. READ ALSO: Kenyans Online are Being Bullied by those Accusing them of Cyberbullying and Hate Speech Gladys Shollei surprised many when she won the Jubilee nominations for the seat and even going against the grain and wining the seat despite major campaign onslaught by Kalenjin…

Kenyan citizens will from today be able to apply for the micro-chip embedded passports, e-passports. The launch which will be presided over by Interior CS Fred Matiangi will see the old passports replaced with new ones which contains data in an electronic chip on the passport. The immigration department first revealed the look of the new passport in a tweet sometime back. PICTURE! The Kenyan ePassport is here;#AskImmigrationKE Cc. @GKihalangwa @InteriorKE @KenyaAirports @HudumaKenya pic.twitter.com/ahcwxRx3cU — Immigration Kenya (@ImmigrationDept) June 14, 2017 The current passports will still be valid and in use for the next two years before the complete phase…

The Hong Kong International 15s Rugby Team held a rugby mentorship clinic for children from Kibera slums at Hillcrest School, Nairobi. The clinic comes after the international test match over the weekend against Kenya’s Simbas who lost 43-34 to visiting Hong Kong Dragons. The young rugby players from Kibera are part of on-going rugby coaching sessions organised my Kings Rugby Development Academy (KRDA), a charitable organisation using rugby to mentor and empower children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as Kibera slums. Started in mid last year, the program currently hosts a cohort of 250+ children aged between the ages of 5…

The notoriously ruthless ODM gang christened Men-in-Black have kicked out ODM Director of Campaigns Dr Noah Akala Oduwo from the Okoa Kenya Secretariat for being a Jubilee spy. READ: Benga Singer, Atomy Sifa Asks Uhuru For A Job After Composing Anti-Raila Song According to sources at the Okoa Kenya secretariat, Dr. Noah Akala Oduwo was kicked out on suspicion that he periodically leaks ODM secrets to Jubilee for monetary gains. The gang which never acts without the express direction of party leader Raila Odinga, ruthlessly frogmarched him from the meeting. NASA was holding the parliamentary group meeting at the venue. Ironically,…

Kenya is to see a launch of an online portal which is set to help drive the trade within Africa. The platform called Traders of Africa (TOFA) (www.tradersofafrica.com) already has its presence in Rwanda, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, is mainly focused on developing an online marketplace for the trading of goods and services within Africa. READ ALSO: Google Launches “Getting Ghanaian Businesses Online” as it Fights Accusations of Fraud The portal was founded by Uju Uzo-Ojinnaka, a former banker, manufacturer and construction service provider. The firm has already engaged 9000 merchants spread across the continent with plans in place to launch…

South African socialite dancer Zodwa Wabantu has been banned from Zimbabwe after she refused to “compromise her brand” and dance while wearing panties for the Harare International Carnival. According to Zimbabwe’s acting minister of Tourism and Hospitality Patrick Zhuwao, the Durban based dancer who always dances without wearing any undergarments will not grace the carnival as she is unwilling to abide by the rules imposed by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority. Zodwa was supposed to perform at the Harare International Carnival alongside Lingala musician Werrason together with Brazilian and Cuban dancers on September 6. READ: Zimbabwean Boy to be Caned for Insulting…

Kenyan Premier League has asked Gor Mahia chairman Mr. Ambrose Rachier to “investigate and sanction” an official involved in stealing the club’s gate takings. The official whom KahawaTungu has independently established as the club’s treasurer Sally Bollo is accused of inflating expenses in gate collection sheet with the difference going unaccounted. READ: AFC Leopards Official Among the Suspected Robbers Arrested at JKIA This occurred during a double header match involving Gor Mahia and Kariobangi Sharks on 30th June at Nyayo Stadium. According to documents seen by us, there are glaring discrepancies between figures in ticket vendor’s (Timam Events & Ticketing Ltd)…

Kenya’s second President Daniel Arap Moi is reportedly suffering from dementia that he is currently unable to recognise many of those he is interacting with. READ ALSO: Uhuru Names Preferred Candidate For Nairobi County Assembly Speaker According to sources within the close knit family, President Moi’s brain condition worsened after the medical operation he underwent in January this year. President Moi is said to consistently lose focus and not recognise those he is interacting with or what they are discussing. The 92 years old former President is known to be a stickler to a strict health regime while also closely watching…