Professor Were awarded by France

The French Ambassador to Kenya, Elisabeth Barbier, presented to Prof. Miriam Were the medal of Knight in the French National Order of the Légion d’Honneur.The ceremony took place at the ambassador’s residence, in the presence notably of Aida Odinga, the wife of the Kenyan PM Raila Odinga.Prof. Were is an emeritus professor of Community Health at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi. She

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STL to visit in Easter after firing Europe manager

Norwegian-based Kenyan rapper STL is expected over the Easter holidays for series of gigs. This move was announced recently by her Kenyan-based manager Charles Mwangi. The announcement came a few weeks after STL- real name Stella Mwangi – gave her Europe Manager Vincente Modahl the sack. “Yes she sacked him, remember when STL was last in the country in December, she was just from shooting a music

Google launches Maps for Kenya

Nairobi 31st March 2009 As of today new detailed maps of many Kenyan towns including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nakuru are accessible on Google Maps through any web browser or via Google Maps for mobile on data enabled handsets. The new service means that Google Maps users will now be able to search up to date online maps, look up businesses, advertise for free via Google Maps Local Business

Apprentice Africa contestants coming to Kenya

Former Apprentice Africa contestant Anthony Njagi will be saying ‘I do’ to long time fiancée June Komen on April 11 in Nairobi. Anthony, who is currently in Lagos, Nigeria working as an Investment Analyst in the East and Central Africa expansion department at Bank PHB with fellow Kenyan contestant Eddie Njeri Mbugua, will be in Kenya over Easter in time for the nuptials. According to the groom,

Matonya’s Mother in law: I feel cheated!

The Tanzanian singer, Matonya’ mother-in-law has sent out a bitter email to the press detailing her feeling of being left out in her only daughter’s wedding. Matonya and Miriam exchanged vows in the absence of Dorah Isinika late last year but her father, Zitto Amir was present. In the email Dorah wrote: “I was a single mother, suffering, taking care of you while your father, a seaman travelled a

Chingy for TZ as Bow Wow cancels

American rapper Chingy is set to perform at the Leader’s Club in Dar es Salaam this Friday. The Organisers of the said event have confirmed to Tanzanian press that indeed the ‘Right Thurr’ hit maker is Tanzanian bound. Meanwhile, Bow Wow’s much-publicised concert was cancelled because the rapper is currently touring the States promoting his new album “New Jack City II” that will be released today.