Photos: Top musicians eulogise the late Bruce Odhiambo

By Allan Irungu,

Kenyan musicians on Thursday recounted how the late Bruce Odhiambo was a pillar, a producer who was ahead of his time and one who could quickly spot t...

Bruce Odhiambo

Bruce Odhiambo: Uhuru’s close friend who rose from the slums to top music producer

By Tonny Ndungu,

To most people, Bruce Odhiambo was Brother B, a talented music producer, artiste and a renowned events organiser. To others, he was the towering ma...

Bruce Odhiambo , Youth Enterprise Development Fund

Sauti Sol, Akothee, Nyashinski, Otile Brown ranked as Kenya’s best artistes

By Ruth Leonorah,

The top Kenyan artistes of 2018 have been revealed and the Sauti Sol crooners were ranked as the best musicians based on having the most viewed online...

Akothee , Angela Chibalonza , Eunice Njeri , Nyashinski , Sanaipei Tande , Sautisol music group , Willy Paul

Kanze Dena, Njugush, Ethic, Otile Brown had the most watched YouTube videos of 2018

By Citizen Reporter,

YouTube, the Google owned American video-sharing website has released its list of some of the videos that have pulled in the most views across the yea...

Dorothy Ooko , Kanze Dena , Njugush , youtube , YouTube Rewind

Kenyan band Elani join Sauti Sol, urge Kenyans to speak out

By Hilda Mbogo,

Kenyan pop group Elani have released the video to their song “Mahindi” that urges Kenyans to stop being silent over rising food insecurity. Al...

Elani , sauti SOl

World renowned musicians push for Bobi Wine release

By Werunga Kevin,

International artistes have signed a petition urging the Ugandan government to release Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine. Chris Marti...

Angélique Kidjo , Bobi Wine , Chris Martin of Coldplay band , Damon Albarn of Blur band , President Yoweri Museveni , Robert Kyagulanyi

‘Tuko pabaya kuliko jana,’ Sauti Sol, Nyashinski go political in new must-listen song

By Citizen Reporter,

Two of the biggest musical brands in Kenya - Sauti Sol and Nyashinski - have come together to address the issues plaguing our country in an unpreceden...

Nyashinski , sauti SOl , tujiangalie

Kenyans push for Bobi Wine release, plan protest in Nairobi

By Hilda Mbogo,

Kenyans have joined their Ugandan counterparts in demanding for the release of MP Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine. In a show of sol...

Bobi Wine , Robert Kyagulanyi

This photo of Sonko watching as Uhuru, Obama pose is hilarious

By Citizen Reporter,

An interesting photo has emerged capturing Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at State House, Nairobi as former US President Barack Obama paid President Uhu...

Barack Obama , Obama at State House , Obama in Kenya

‘Hatuna deni ya mtu’: When a song turns the political world upside down

By Ian Omondi,

Until last week, the biggest song in Kenya was without a doubt Kwa Ngwaru by Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz and Harmonize. But that has all but changed t...

'Hatuna deni ya mtu' , DP William Ruto , Kieleweke , Kwa Ngwaru , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyan models expose rot in industry

By Sally Boyani,

Kenyan models on Thursday and a better part of Friday took to social media to expose the atrocities that have marred their industry among them alleged...

Abused models , advertising , agencies , billboards , commercials , exploitation , Exploiting models , Kenya models , models , Pay , Pay models , PayModelsKe , sauti SOl , sexual abuse , Sheila Kanini , social media , Twitter

Octopizzo: Rap king inspiring Kenyan kids

By AFP,

Kenyan rapper Octopizzo, real name Henry Ohanga, is using his success to break down stigma around Nairobi's largest slum Like most youngsters in Ki...

Kenya's hiphop industry , Kibera , Octopizzo

Boniface Mwangi and Ezekiel Mutua in Twitter war of words

By Sally Boyani,

It was a busy Friday for chairman of the Kenya Film Classification Board Ezekiel Mutua and activist Boniface Mwangi who spent better part of the day t...

Activist Boniface Mwangi , Boniface mwangi and Ezekiel Mutua , Ezekiel Mutua , ezekiel mutua blocks mwangi , Kenya Union of Journalists

Sauti Sol’s new hit angers Ezekiel Mutua, threatens ban

By Sally Boyani,

The chairperson of the Kenya Film Classification Board Ezekiel Mutua has condemned Sauti Sol's new hit song, Melanin, featuring Nigeria's Patoranking ...

KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua , Melanin Sauti Sol , Patoranking , sauti SOl , Sauti Sol launch new song , Sauti sol song banned

SOYA 2016: A spotlight on the glitzy gala lit up by Haile

By Citizen Team,

Thursday night at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi was an absorbing scene as stars from across multiple sporting disciplines ga...

Paul Tergat , Soya Awards , Vivian Cheruiyot

Swazuri blames defunct city council for land woes in Nairobi

By Citizen,

National Lands Commission Chairperson Mohammed Swazuri has faulted the defunct Nairobi City Council for failing to address land disputes within the co...

hearing , land dispute , nairobi county , National Land Commission Chair Mohammed Swazuri

Sleepy David: My girl ‘left’ me for Sauti Sol’s Bien Aime Baraza

By Citizen Reporter,

Top Kenyan comedian Sleepy David has revealed that a girl he had taken out left him to run after Sauti Sol heart-throb, Bien Amie Baraza. Speaking ...

#WCW: Chronicles of Citizen Television’s Anne Kiguta

By Brian Okoth,

Celebrated Citizen Television’s news anchor Anne Kiguta is an array of brilliance, humility, industriousness, beauty and energy. The last born in...

Anne Kiguta , News about Anne Kiguta's pregnancy

Forget Nishike, you need to watch this Sauti Sol-Ali Kiba collabo

By Joy Chelagat,

Hot off the heels of their phenomenal Live and Die in Afrika concert, Kenya’s top boy-band had unleashed a sizzling new track with Bongo Fleva legen...

#TBT: Photos of 10 Kenyan celebrities when they were babies

By Brian Okoth,

When Sauti Sol unleashed their #TBT picture a few weeks ago, one fan joked that nobody is ugly – they are just broke. This got us wondering how o...

Brenda Wairimu , Creme De La Creme , Huddah Monroe , JULIE GICHURU , Lulu Hassan , Octopizzo , TBT , Willis Raburu