A young man died on Thursday after he was run over by a matatu in Nairobi’s Kangemi area.

Lewi Banton 21 year old Kamagera fell off a matatu at the Shakatak stage, before another one that was coming from behind ran over him, crashing his head.

The 21 year old man died on the spot.

They have however, they have pointed a finger at the government for failing to construct foot bridges and road bumps to control vehicles speed in the sloppy road under the known kangemi bridge.

Residents say that, the incident is not the first one, as many have happened in the same area that has been named a black spot.

They further insist that the only way to prevent road accidents along the road, is for the government to be responsible enough to fulfill their promises by completing the constructions that are pending.

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Kariobangi Sharks will face Everton on 7^th July 2019 after they won SportPesa Cup for first time in Tanzania.

Everton has faced fellow Kenyan Premier League team Gor Mahia for the past two years after they secured successive SportPesa Cup victories.

Kariobangi sharks is the first Kenyan club to face Everton on Home ground and they are determined to up their game to achieve the teams dreams of beating an international team.

Speaking at the announcement of the match Chairman Kariobangi sharks Robert Maoga says that The opportunity of playing with Everton will stimulate the players in achieving their dreams in football.

“Kariobangi sharks has players with a lot of stories of what they went through for football and this opportunity to play with Everton will be giving them 50 percent of their dream,” he said.

Kariobangi sharks were promoted from the national super league to the premier league which they have done well and will also be in the sportpesa shield finals against Bandari on 1^st June.

Sportpesa CEO Ronald Karauri says that Kariobangi sharks deserve to be where they are because they earned it.

“When they won the sportpesa cup it was a surprise but they realy deserve to be where they are because they have displayed remarkable talent through out the season.” He says

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Just a few weeks after announcing the launch of his record label, Kenyan RnB singer Otile Brown also revealed he has signed a new artiste under his music label Just In Love Music.

Through an Instagram post, the singer introduced his fans to his first signee asking them to welcome her to the music industry.

Over the weekend Otile Brown revealed that he decided to gift Jovial with a new Mazda Demio to help her move around.

In a video and pictures shared by Otile, he said that he had blessed her with the car to help her with movement around the city.

Otile and Jovial are currently riding on the wave of their first jam under Just in Love music, ‘Zichune’, which has been topping Kenyan charts since its release.

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Popular K24 journalist Sarah Teshna who hosted the morning show ‘Alfajiri’ has called it quits at K24.

According to word on the street, Teshna’s last show was aired on Friday May 31^st.

The lass announced her move on twitter while thanking her producers and Directors at the media house.

“Thank you for your support. Means a lot. Upwards and onwards” wrote Sarah

The station also through a tweet thanked her for the time she was there and revealed that she has left to concentrate on acting.

“Thank you @serahteshna, forever part of #alfajirifam,” the k24 twitter handle read, adding, “#alfajirifam, let’s give it up for @serahteshna for being the best on e-nteractive every weekday from 7-7.30am on #k24alfajiri. You will be missed!”  read K24’s tweet

Sarah Teshna joined K24 after leaving KTN where she hosted the Skin Therapy show.

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Nigerian singer Patoranking invaded  the 254 in all spaces over the past weekend.

The Nigerian afro pop star was in Nairobi on Friday for a concert and proceeded to launch his new album on Saturday.

The Nigerian star launched his album dubbed ‘wilmer’ at the Kiza lounge along Ngong Road.

The singer says the album’s title was inspired by his daughter who is also the face of the album.

The young dancehall artist left his mark when he pulled up to the upscale partying zone Kiza lounge and a huge number of fans turned up to see him.

The ladies went crazy as he bounced through jams in his new album like nakupenda featuring nyashinski, confirm featuring Davido, temperature, black,  zero, turn up, champion among others.

The album has 12 songs with six collaborations and six singles

After the performance  Patoranking was all smiles interacting with fans at the same time taking selfies with them while having  drinks.

The event was attended by local celebs like Sauti sol, Nyashinki, Fena gitu, Kagwe mungai, Naiboi and Chipukeezy and a few others.

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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has received a backlash from a section of Kenyans over his abusive remarks on Nairobi Women representative Esther Passaris.

Sonko on Saturday during Madaraka Day Celebrations dressed down Passaris with words telling her that he is not her husband to pick her calls whenever she wanted.

“I will pick your calls when I am free. I am not your husband that I should be picking your calls any time you want,” Sonko told Passaris.

Sonko’s remarks forced Passaris to walk out to which he further urged her to go on and leave.

Passaris had criticised Sonko’s manner of leadership saying that many projects had stalled.

She further urged the governor to mend ways with Starehe MP Charles Njagua popularly known as Jaguar.

Federation of Women Lawyers called for Sonko’s arrest saying that his remarks were in contravention of of Chapter Six of the constitution.

“It was wrong. He is a public officer and should not engage in such. Unfortunately there is a continuous disregard of Chapter Six by some leaders,” said FIDA Executive Director Teressa Omondi.

“Good for you sister @EstherPassaris for walking out. The governor was disrespectful, his usual uncouth, and wearing kanjo inspector uniform made him more pathetic,” stated Wandia Njoya.

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Mohamed Salah scored one of the fastest ever goals in a Champions League final and Divock Origi struck late as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid on Saturday and won the trophy for the sixth time.

Less than two minutes had been played when Salah smashed in his spot-kick after Moussa Sissoko had been penalised for handball in the area.

A disappointing final never truly got going after that, but Liverpool will not care, as they saw Alisson Becker make several confident saves in the latter stages before substitute Origi drilled in the killer second in the 87th minute.

Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to start Harry Kane after nearly two months out did not pay off, and he is still looking for his first trophy after five years in charge.

Perhaps the stakes were simply too high, or perhaps the three-week break since the end of the Premier League season was to blame.

Most likely the suffocating Madrid heat impacted on the players and prevented this from being like a typical Premier League clash.

However, it might also have been a result of the opening goal coming so early, badly affecting Tottenham’s confidence.

The European Cup is heading back to Anfield for the sixth time and their manager is confident there is much more to come

Three weeks ago, the Reds were denied a first league title in 30 years by City, despite losing just once and racking up 97 points, but winning the Champions League makes up for that disappointment.

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Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a nine year old boy in Kakamega County.

The boys aged 18 and below reportedly demanded a ransom of Ksh. 50,000 from the boy’s mother for his release.

Kakamega Police Commander Wilkister Vera said that the kidnappers had abducted the boy when he was on his way to attend a Madrassa Class at a nearby Mosque in the morning.

The boy’s body was discovered at a ditch with a deep cut in the neck.

The body has been moved to Kakamega Hospital Mortuary.

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KAYOLE FIRE

Hundreds of Kayole residents spent the night in the cold in Nairobi’s Kayole area after fire burnt down their houses.

The fire also razed down property worth thousands of shillings in the incident that started at around 9 PM.

Victims claim that the fire was allegedly caused by a faulty power line in Kanisani area.

The residents are appealing to the county government to help them salvage the situation.

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Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has told off his critics over abuse remarks hauled at him last weekend towards Nairobi Women representative  Ester Passaris, saying he will not apologize.

Speaking at Charter Hall today Sonko says his remarks were triggered by Passaris utterances where he claims the women representative tried to embarrass him in full glare of the media and public  by  linking his money source and good deeds to corruption.

He says Passaris should tell Kenyans the truth of what transpired before lying to Kenyans that he abused her at Madaraka Day event.

‘‘I will not apologise to Passaris and I owe no one apology and my difference with Passaris should not be taken out of context i don’t disrespect women.. she cannot question my money in the public and why i help people.’’  He stated.

He further accused Pasaris of not appreciating what the county is doing for her by supporting her trips abroad .

Sonko says all Passaris’ per diem trips are being paid by the county government of Nairobi and that she has no excuse to lecture him on matters of respect.

Meanwhile FIDA have called for the arrest of the governor saying he contravenes Chapter 6 of the constitution that requires public servants to hold high level integrity.

Pasaris questioned Sonko’s  consistent habit of  giving out handouts to voters  and even the source of his money but in a quick rejoinder at the same event he ‘insulted’ her a move that saw Passaris walking out of the event.

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CHOLERA IN KAYOLE

Six people have been admitted to the Mama Lucy Hospital following a cholera outbreak in Kayole’s Soweto area.

The six were reportedly admitted at the hospital between the period of Saturday and Monday.

Residents say the latest incident is that of a child aged three who was rushed to the hospital this morning.

Those who spoke to Ghetto radio News say that the victims must have contacted the disease from a burst sewer water flowing in the area.

“We suspect that the water here has been contaminated by the bursted sewer line in this area hence the illness,” said one of the residents.

Kenya Red Cross volunteers are currently in the area spraying the houses.

Nairobi Water and Sewerage officers are also on the ground trying to repair the broken sewer line.

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Songstress Nadia Mukami recently dropped a hot jam featuring RnB singer Masauti.

As is the norm the song received much love and of course hate and negative criticism especially from Tanzanians.

‘Lola’ is about a love triangle and revolves around a lady who dumps her bae because of constant cheating.

So according to Tanzanians, Nadia was firing shots at their bongo big wig Diamond Platnumz.

Now it is no secret why Tanzanians would think the song is about Diamond, I mean it is no secret that Diamond’s relationships have always been surrounded by cheating claims and scandals.

Speaking at a recent interview, Nadia claimed she was not hurt by the comments because she always takes criticism well.

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Rapper Jay-Z is officially the first hip hop artiste to become a billionaire.

American magazine Forbes has declared Jay z hit the billionaire mark after building an empire based on music, property, fashion and investments.

The US magazine has estimates that the rapper’s wealth now “conservatively totals” $1billion.

Forbes says the father of three has succeeded because he built brands rather than just endorsed them.

Forbes has also rejected claims that rapper and producer Dr Dre had reached billionaire status.

Jay Z hit fame in 1996 with his debut album Reasonable Doubt. His 2001 album The Blueprint was in March added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry because it was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Forbes said it had estimated Jay-Z’s wealth by adding various assets and then “subtracting a healthy amount to account for a superstar lifestyle”.

Jay’s superstar wife is reportedly worth about $335m, made mostly from music and endorsements, and the couple have had a joint net worth over $1bn for several years.

Jay z’s own’s:

• A $75m music catalogue
• Stakes in Armand de Brignac champagne and D’Usse cognac, worth $410m in total
• A stake in Uber worth about $70m
• Property in fashionable parts of New York and Los Angeles
• A $100m stake in the music streaming service Tidal
• An art collection valued about $50m

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Tanzanian singer Nandy’s convoy was involved in a grisly road accident that left several of her band members injured.

According to reports, the vehicle the band members were travelling in, to Nandy’s show in Sumbawanga got involved in the accident at Mikumi in Morogoro, Tanzania.

The occupants of the Toyota Coaster model bus who are also Nandy’s band members were injured and rushed to hospital for treatment.

Reports indicate that the songstress who had just jetted back to the country was not in the convoy at the time of the accident.

BREAKING: Basi aina ya Coaster lililokua kwenye msafara wa kuelekea Nandy Festival Sumbawanga limepinduka Mikumi, Msafara huo ulikuwa na Wasanii Juma Nature, Whozu, Stamina,Nandy,Barnaba, Roma, Billnass, Ice Boy na Willy Paul, naendelea kufatilia taarifa zaidi.#MillardAyoBREAKING pic.twitter.com/S3OFacosHM

— millardayo (@millardayo) June 3, 2019

Nandy’s manager reported that no deaths had been confirmed adding that the journey to Nandy’s Festival would resume later.

“No deaths have been reported so far. The journey to Sumbawanga for Nandy Festival will resume later today in the morning” he said

This is contrary to the previous information that was given citing that ll the headlining acts were on the bus including Juma Nature Artists, Whozu, Stamina, Nandy, Barnaba, Rome, Billnass, Ice Boy and Willy Paul.

Nandy was in the country over the weekend for a concert which left tongues wagging after her performance with her long time pal Willy Paul.

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By James Njoroge

Bodaboda riders have been asked to present relevant documents and log books in order to secure the release of their impounded motorbikes.

This follows a directive by the Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on county askaris to release the motorbikes for free.

Nairobi Chairman of Bodaboda Association Kenneth Onyango has confirmed that the process of returning impounded bikes has started.

Onyango says that the process which started on Monday is expected to end on Friday.

The motorbikes are being held in different yards including one at St. Peter’s Clavers and another at the City Hall Grounds.

Onyango has further warned the bodaboda riders against breaking traffic rules adding that it will lead to their arrest and motorbikes impounded again.

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Police have arrested St. Stephen’s Principal John Kyalo following the attack on Standard Media journalists and driver.

Ms. Mary Mukami the mother of the missing student was also arrested and taken to the police station.

The two were arrested on Monday evening in connection with the attack of the two journalists and the driver and also the torching down of their vehicles.

Police say the two will be charged with incitement to violence among other offences.

The three, Carolyne Bii, Boniface Magana, and Immaculate Joseph all of Standard Group were on an assignment when they were attacked.

The journalists allege that the school Principal Mr. Charles Kioko incited the students to instigate the attack.

They were in the premises following up on a story of a missing student.

The Media Council has condemned the incident further asking the police to investigate the incident and bring the culprits to book.

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A section of men from Nairobi’s Eastlands area have raised an alarm over the increasing number of lesbians in the area.

The men who spoke to Ghetto Radio News claim that most affected areas are Buruburu and Outering areas.

Warren Denzel says that the number of lesbian relationships have increased adding that the lesbian girls are unafraid of showcasing their sexuality.

Denzel insinuates that the act has put the boy child in danger as most are afraid of approaching the girls for fear of being rejected because another girl is in the picture.

“It is hard to stop and court a girl on the street because she will end up telling you she has a partner and to find out the partner is a girl.” He adds.

Denzel says that the act is too common that some area residents have accepted them and have no problem with them.

“These people are everywhere, on bus stops, clubs and funny enough no one is standing up for the boychild and condemning them,” said Denzel.

High Court on May 24, 2019 upheld laws criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting adults.

Presiding judges Roselyne Aburili, Chacha Mwita and John Mativo said Section 162 (a) and (c) of Kenya’s Penal Code says clearly that homosexuality is illegal in Kenya.

Human Rights activists described this as a step backward in the progress Kenya has made toward equality in recent years.

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Matatu Sacco owners have criticised the move by the government to acquire 32 Buses For Rapid Transport saying Kenya in not ready for the buses.

John Macharia, Chief Operations Officer Forward Travellers saying the move Kenyan road infrastructure is not ready for the new buses.

Macharia specifically stated that Eastlands roads are not ready for the buses due to the poor infrastructure.

“In Eastlands we only have Outering Road, but Outering Road does not have stages, even currently Matatu people we are finding it hard to operate on outering road because there are no stages,” said Macharia.

Kenya had planned to buy 64 Bus Rapid Transit but cancelled the order to 32 buses.

Transport CS James Macharia had earlier estimated the cost of each bus at Ksh. 25 Million pricing the 64 buses at 1.6 billion.

The buses are to be deployed on the already marked Thika Super Highway and other major roads within the city.

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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has told businessman Dr Manu Chandaria to keep off a piece of land occupied by squatters in the Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums.

The Governor has instead asked Dr. Chandaria to seek for compensation from the national government as ordered by the court.

Speaking while distributing food to Muslim faithful from informal settlements across Nairobi at Nyayo National Stadium, Sonko said the Kenyan constitution allows squatters to claim ownership of land if they have lived on the land for more than 12 years.

He vowed to ensure that the squatters are given title deeds for the piece of land that has been at the centre of controversy between Dr. Chandaria and the locals.

“I want to warn Dr. Chandaria that l will not seat down and watch him frustrate the poor in the slums. If he wants to be compensated for the piece of land he should use the right channel,” Sonko said.

The County chief said he has reached out to President Uhuru Kenyatta over the issue and the President has subsequently instructed the Ministry of Lands to ensure the residents are given title deeds of the land.

“l want to thank the President because when we approached him he directed that no one should be evicted from the piece of land because it belongs to the public,” Sonko added.

The Governor also revealed that a section of those behind land grabbing in Nairobi are planning to approach him to stop opposing the eviction of Mukuru Kwa Njenga residents from the land claimed by Dr. Chandaria.

Sonko warned land grabbers who are targeting churches and Mosques, noting that the Nairobi City County Government will work closely with the national government to ensure that all grounds occupied by religious organizations are issued with title deeds.

The Governor also challenged the Nairobi City County Assembly to come up with stringent laws to protect city residents from greedy and merciless land grabbers who are out to kick them out from their land.

“We have to protect those who stay in slums and to do this we need firm laws,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Governor has insisted that besides initiating development projects in the city, he will keep sharing his riches with the poor in the society

“We must keep sharing with the less fortunate in the society and this is why l will keep doing this,” he said.

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Secular artiste turned gospel artiste Amani has opened up about she has had to turn down secular gigs since she got saved.

The singer who was once the highlight of the Kenyan entertainment scene says she does not regrert turning over a new leaf despite the fact that it affected her career.

“Getting saved was a personal decision. My personal decision affected my career. If I was a nurse or an engineer my personal decision to get saved would not affect my music.    Getting saved was something I had postponed for sometime. I have no regrets.” She said

Amani added that she still gets calls from promoters asking her to perform her old songs.

“I get promoters asking me to perform secular songs. This is despite the fact that I am now a gospel artiste but I turn them down because I have to be firm in my decision.    I turned down shows after getting saved. Funny enough, I do not regret not performing my old songs. I have no regrets because I now I understand why I had to go through that.” She added

Amani got save almost two years ago but only opened about it much later.

The singer has gone on to release her first gospel songs since the transition.

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