Motorcycle ride service, Safeboda is closing it's operations in Mombasa .

In a message to customers, the company notes they will be closing their operations in the county starting next Monday, February 24.

"Mpendwa..., tunajuta kukujulisha kuwa tunafunga shughuli zetu za Mombasa Jumatatu ijayo, tarehe 24 Februari, 2020. Uamuzi mgumu kweli kwani tumefurahia support yako zaidi ya miezi 10 iliyopita. Credit yoyote iliosalia kwa akaunti yako itaregeshwa kupitia Mpesa Jumanne tarehe 25 Februari , 2020. Asante"reads a message from the company to customers.

Ommy Dallah contacted the company through it's official facebook page to verify the information and it was indeed confirmed.

"Hi Ommy, unfortunately this is true. We did not want to leave, but we had to close due to unavoidable circumstances." reads the reply to Ommy Dallah from Safeboda's official facebook page.

A source has however confirmed to Ommy Dallah that the company has been forced to take the action due to bad business.

"Business failed to grow so it did not meet the expectations, that is the main reason and  this might be because of the tough times in Mombasa"said the source.

SafeBoda which has it's headquarters in Kampala Uganda joined the Mombasa market last year(2019) May, it was first introduced in Nairobi in 2018.

The company joins a list of other businesses that have been forced to close shop in Mombasa with most shops in town remaining vacant due to tough times.

A study done by the University of Nairobi School of Business and released September last year following a year of investigations revealed that Mombasa had already lost Sh17.4 billion and 2,987 jobs equivalent to 8.4 per cent of its annual earnings since the implementation of government policies requiring mandatory transfer of most import cargo through the  SGR freight service to Nairobi in 2017.

The study also projected myriads of direct losses including huge job losses and mass relocation of residents away from Mombasa.

Kenyan singer and former NRG radio presenter Tanasha Donna has set a new record with her latest song featuring her boo Diamond Platnumz.

She has become the first Kenyan artist to garner over a million views on you tube in just 13 hours after releasing a video, through the song 'Gere'.

This is however not new to Diamond since most of his songs have been hitting the one million views mark just hours of release an issue that most critics urge is the reason why the video is under Diamond's you tube channel.

In the song, Tanasha and Diamond address  haters who mock their love with Tanasha warning Diamond not to cheat on her.

The song is off Tanasha's EP 'DonnaTella' which was launched last month in Nairobi.

It's now three years since Nyota Ndogo released her last song 'Siwezi', in 2017 which was advocating for peaceful election, urging Kenyans to shun violence and maintain peace during the general elections.

Her silence left fans complaining with some taking to her various social media pages where she has been active questioning her silence demanding her return to the industry and new music.

Well, it now seems Nyota who has been focusing on business, running her eatery in Voi town has now heard the cry from fans.

She is set to officially release her new music on February 29 at a red carpet event in Mombasa.

Speaking to Ommy Dallah, Nyota promised her fans more music.

"I just love music and my fans have been complaining because of my silence and this has also encouraged me to get back and release new music. It shows that fans out there still love me and my music"she said.

Adding "I don't have much to say all i can tell my fans is they should expect more music from me this year, i will not let them down".

The new song set for release is titled 'Je wewe?'.

World's leading streaming entertainment service, Netflix released the trailer for it's first African original series 'Queen Sono'.

Among those featured in the sound track is popular Kenyan band Sauti Sol. Also featured on the track is Sho Madzoji from South Africa popular for her song ''John Cena'.

“Queen Sono” was created by multi-hypenate comedian-turned-director Kagiso Lediga and is being executive produced by Tamsin Andersson.

The series stars  veteran South African actress Pearl Thusi who plays the role of a spy devoted to protecting the people of Africa. However, during one of her dangerous assignments, she unknowingly uncovers shocking details about her own mother’s death which subsequently leads her on a mission to uncover the truth.

Watch the trailer below.

Award winning gospel singer Mbuvi has dropped a new single #Lulundutu.  

Directed by GK Macharia the song talks about how Christ cleanses our feet in readiness for the Great Commission, Soul Winning! He cleanses away all filth and dirt, even Jiggers.

The audio was produced by Ihaji D and Docta Eddie and is done in Kamba Kikuyu English and Swahili -Lulu and Ndutu mean jiggers in Kamba and Kikuyu respectively.

Watch Lulundutu : https://youtu.be/M6xDX6r1-04

Speaking on the inspiration behind the song, Mbuvi Said “I composed Lulundutu with an aim of winning more souls to Christ. Soul winning is the heartbeat of Jesus Christ and as His children we are mandated with making the gospel much more intentional and focused on the heartbeat of Jesus.

The Kwata Kawaya singer is celebrating 20 years in the gospel industry and is keen on supporting upcoming gospel talents through Panache Plume. He is currently working on an album that will feature 20 of his best songs released and unreleased.

Tanasha Donna has just released her song featuring Diamond Platnumz.

The love song is titled ''Gere'' and has been produced by Producer Lizzer classic.

The song is off Tanasha's EP 'DonnaTella' which was launched last month in Nairobi.

The two, Diamond Platnumz and Tanasha Donna are currently dating and have a son.

Watch the video below.

On Valentine’s Day , the #FormNiGani movement crowned the winners of the recently concluded Ideathon challenge, followed by a concert that featured reggae band Gravitti, Sol Generation acts: Kaskazini, Teardrops the poet and Ugandan artist turned activist Bobi Wine, among other performers.

Out of the top 5 finalists, Ahenda Owal emerged first for her C Word App idea, taking home the grand prize of Ksh. 100,000.

The 4 runners up took home Ksh. 25,000 each.

Team Madikizela emerged second for their Community security approach on contraception idea, Dollaman Fatinato was third for the Family Planning Service E-Scorecard idea, Campus Magazine took fourth place for the “Kuwa Wise Campaign” and Team Film Club was fifth for their idea on Incorporating Reproductive Health in curriculum development.

A selection of the top 20 shortlisted entries also received Ksh. 5,000 each.

The event brought together entertainers, thought leaders and progressive young Kenyans in one setting, to explore the role of youth in contraception access in order to make the future of Kenya brighter.

The Ideathon challenge(November 2019 - January 2020) tasked all Kenyan youth, including a cross section of university students, to bring their fresh, youthful ideas to help chart the right path for Kenya, by generating positive solutions sustainable and equitable development in Kenya with contraception as central.

This contest is off the back of the launch of Form Ni Gani’s Kenya in 2030: Young Voices on Future Scenarios and Contraception report, which identifies contraception as key to unlocking Kenya’s future.

Drawing from insights and aspirations of young Kenyans and data from prevailing trends, the Kenya in 2030 report analyses a number of key drivers of contraception in Kenya, including socio-economic status, the health system, global influence and the market system to paint a picture of the state of Kenya in 2030 in four plausible scenarios – Upendeleo, Ukaidi, Utegemeo and the optimistic and ideal Uwakilishi.

The event also featured a photo exhibition - shot by Boniface Mwangi spotlighting portrait images of Kenyans from all walks of life, including creatives of this movement, looking at 2063 and their plans for the future.

The exhibition is part of #FormNiGani creatives movement creating awareness on contraception and future planning.

‘The Rockstars’ nominations 2020 are in following a Pan African announcement tour seeing several African countries each reveal a set or part of the nominees for this year’s historic 1^st ever African influencer awards.

From East Africa, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz takes the lead with a total of 9 nominations alongside fellow artist Vanessa Mdee who landed 8 nods, followed by renowned Tanzanian media personality Millard Ayo, who received 6 nominations.

US-based Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o received 7 nominations with both Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge receiving 6, with Khaligraph and Nyashinki featuring in the Hip Hop category.

Ugandan singer Vinka and Tanzanian hitmaker Alikiba are nominated in 5 categories with Halima Aden (Kenya/Somalia) and Ommy Dimpoz (Tanzania) receiving 4 nominations.

Kenya’s Wanuri Kahiu, Tanzania’s Wema Sepetu and Uganda’s Zari also received 3 nominations.

Global voting opens to the public online from Monday, 17^th February at www.TheRockstarAwards.com

Among ‘The Rockstars’ 2020 nominees, Maître Gims from the Democratic Republic of Congo and France, had the most nominations at 16, including nominations in the two big categories of the major overall global African ‘Rockstar’ category, the ‘StarBoy’ category.

Nigerian superstar Wizkid received 15 nods, with fellow Nigerian superstars Davido and Burna Boy each receiving 14 nominations.

South African sensation Sho Madjozi who’s just had a massive year with her global viral smash hit ‘John Cena’ got 13 nods.

East Africa’s total nods are at an impressive 150.

The countries with the most personalities nominated across individual categories, in order of most nominations is as follows: Nigeria 159, South Africa 146, Tanzania 62, Kenya 47, Uganda 32, Ethiopia 6, Rwanda 3, Angola 37, Senegal 27, Ghana 25, Democratic Republic of Congo 22, Namibia 18, Mali 14, Eritrea 13, Zimbabwe 11, Egypt 9, Cape Verde 8, Benin 7, Morocco 6, Somalia 6, Cote d’Ivoire 5 and Cameroon 3, with the rest of the nominee pool spread across the other African countries of origin.

‘The Rockstars’ aka The Rockstar Awards is the 1st Africa Continental awards in history for recognizing the most powerful, highly acclaimed and most influential personalities from the African continent.

The award ceremony also recognizes personalities from across the rest of the world, with influence on and relevant to audiences on the African continent.

‘The Rockstars’ recognize the most influential personalities of African origin on the planet across music, entertainment, gaming, film, content, social, media, sport, environment and conservation, sustainable fashion, beauty, arts, business and innovation.

Global voting opens to the public online from Monday, 17^th February at www.TheRockstarAwards.com

‘The Rockstars’ will broadcast and livestream LIVE in September 2020 and will reach audiences in more than 180 countries and territories across the African continent and worldwide.

You can see the full Rockstars’ nominations 2020 announcement list below, and online at www.TheRockstarAwards.com and www.RockstarTelevision.com