Coast region is among the three (3) regions affected by the new changes in police command.

The new Coast regional police commander is Titus Karuri who was moved from Central, swapping positions with Musyoki Manase.

The changes were announced  by Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai on March 18.

The new Rift Valley police commander is Tom Odero. He had been serving at the National Counter Terrorism Centre and swapped positions with Fredrick Ochieng.

Former Nairobi police boss Augustine Nthumbi was moved to police headquarters Vigilance House as a liaison officer there.

The acting police boss for Nairobi is James Mugera.

According to Mutyambai, the changes were aimed at boosting operations in the country.

Content House Kenya has released Turkana Sessions—a musical journey through the astounding culture and landscape of Turkana.

This project brings together Turkana artists: Jackson Nakuwa, Mourine Apuu, Jackson Ekori and Elizabeth Korikel in collaboration with Nairobi's Eddie Grey in an exploration of the region’s musical heritage.

All 10 songs off the project are performed live and were recorded in live form, by the breathtaking shores of Lake Turkana, in the pyramid hills at Eliye and the grass flats of Kerio, all in Turkana County.

Eddy Grey’s soulful guitar rhythms marry with authentic Turkana sounds to provide a rich and captivating showcase – depicting what is possible when we look at new ways of presenting our traditional art forms through high and quality production.

Link Ikabore Ekwang’: https://youtu.be/krU8ByuBE3I 

Link Aluwai Etori Ayong’: https://youtu.be/3Xv_Fww6q-o

New songs dropping every week on the Content House Kenya YouTube channel

From songs about courting, reconciliation for couples, weddings, peace, losing livestock, beauty and how it transcends age, resources and diversity of Turkana to another - discouraging men from pursuing school-age girls; the 10-song project cuts across societal themes close to the day-to-day life of the communities living in Turkana.

Through storytelling, the artists tackle different topics and life situations in a clever way.

“At Content House, bringing the voices of marginalized people to the forefront is one of our key missions and this project does that in beautiful and unexpected ways. We started out in the region working in photography and film, but always during breaks the artists broke into song and we knew we had to find a way of incorporating it into the larger project,” said Jackie Lebo, project director at Content House.

While Northern Kenya has historically been in the news for conflict and poverty, the region is also endowed with great beauty and cultural heritage.

Its stark, arid landscape is home to Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world.

The lake’s distinctive green waters led it to be named the Jade Sea and its craters and crocodile-filled islands make it one of the most unique places to visit in the world.

Turkana Sessions is the third project from The Artists Xchange, a companion project of the feature documentary Turkana: Races for Resources http://www.turkanafilm.com/ which will be released in 2023.

The project follows the series: The Flyest Wedding in Africa and Floating, Flying http://www.turkanafilm.com/artistsexchange/ off The Artists Xchange undertaking that brings together artists from Turkana and Nairobi to produce work that responds to the issues facing the region.

The artists work in various disciplines including music, video art, film, fashion, visual art and photography.

This is a time of great change in Turkana to bring art to the forefront.

There is an opportunity for artists from the Turkana and beyond to be part of discussions of the most urgent issues of their region.

With all the valuable minerals being found in the region, communities need to be treated as equal partners.

They are the custodians of a rich heritage that can inform a uniquely African thinking for what these natural resource finds mean to us.

It is time to change the narrative on Northern Kenya, show the world its art forms and inspire Kenyans to look to their roots for inspiration. 

Mvita Member of parliament Abdulsamand Nassir emerges as the most popular gubernatorial candidate, according to the Mombasa Infotrak survey released on Sunday.

According to the report, Nassir's popularity stands at 48 percent ahead of his bitter rival, businessman Suleiman Shahbal with 18 percent.

The poll results come out at a time when there is a heated supremacy battle between Nassir and Shahbal over who should fly the Orange democratic ODM party ticket to succeed Mombasa governor Hassan Joho.

The report dubbed ‘Mombasa Custom Countytrak’ also places United Democratic Alliance UDA’s gubernatorial candidate Hassan Sarai third with five (5) percent followed by Kisauni Mp Ali Mbogo with four (4) percent while Mombasa Deputy governor Dr William Kingi comes last with 1 percent.

In the distribution of the results per sub-county, Nassir's popularity stands at 42 percent in Changawe,49 percent in Jomvu,40 in Kisauni,46 in Nyali,53 in Likoni,62 in Mvita tatalling to 48 percent.

While shahbal’s  popularity per sub county stands at 21percent  in Changamwe, 18 in Jomvu,16 in Kisauni,17 in Nyali,19 in Likoni and Mvita 15 percent placing the two candidates as the main contenders of the Mombasa gubernatorial race.

In the senatorial candidate, Mombasa senator ODM’s Mohamed Faki remains the most popular candidate with 21 percent ahead of  UDA’s Hamisi Mwaguya with five (5) percent ,ODM’s Hashim Mwidau two ( 2) percent and Mohamed Abbass with two (2 ) percent.

Others are Abdalla Said with one percent, Joho’s cousin Mohamed Amir with 1 percent and former Mombasa deputy governor Hezel Katana with 0.1 percent.

In the women representative category, Mombasa women rep Asha Hussein remains the most popular with 17 percent followed by her competitor Zamzam Mohamed with 10 percent while Fatma Nakari and Rose Achieng follow third and forth category with five (5) and Two (2) percent respectively.

Others are Dorothy Nyakio,Marium Marzul,Amina Abdalla,Miraj Abdilahi and Maimuna Salim each with one (1 )percent. This means that if elections were to be held today ‘Ashuu’as she’s popularly known would be re-elected as women rep for Mombasa.

 In the political coalitions category Azimio La Umoja remains the most popular coalition with 51 percent followed by Kenya Kwanza with 23 percent ahead of One Kenya Alliance associated with Kalonzo Musyoka with( 3) three percent.

In the category of political party popularity within Mombasa, Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Party ODM remains the most popular with 46 percent followed by Deputy Presidents DP UDA party was second with 24 percent.

Others are the Jubilee party with five( 5) and Kalonzo’s  Wiper democratic Movement with One (1) percent while the latest Pamoja African Alliance PAA party with 0.3 followed by KANU with 0,.2 percent.

Gospel singer Kevin Kioko popularly known as Bahati has joined the list of celebrated persons who have since tossed themselves into the murky waters of politics.

He will be contesting for Mathare MP’s position on the ruling Jubilee Party ticket.

Speaking on Friday at the Jubilee headquarters, Nairobi, Bahati announced that he was a Jubilee Party member and also supports Azimio la Umoja political movement.

"Mtoto wa mama, Bahati mtoto wa Mathare will be vying as the member of parliament Mathare constituency on this coming general elections" sai Bahati.

Adding "“I am a proud member of Jubilee Party and the Azimio la Umoja movement,”.

The announcement comes just weeks after the singer released a music collaboration with ODM leader Raila Odinga who is also the Azimio la umoja flag bearer for the presidency.

Other celebrities who have joined politics includes, singer Smith Mwatia, alias Rufftone eying Nairobi Senator position, popular comedian Jalango, who  is going for the Langata MP seat. Singer Davidson Ngibuini aka DNG has shown interest to represent residents of the Woodley/Kenyatta Golf Course in the Nairobi county assembly. 

Grammy-award winning afro-pop band, Sauti Sol, have announced their partnership with Shahara, coming on board as Creative Co-Founders.

Shahara is an online platform that enables the African creative economy to earn revenue directly from their work, through their audiences.  

Launched in August 2021 by Africa Uncensored, The Catapult Agency LLP, and Baraza Media Lab, Shahara - which derives its name from the Swahili word Mshahara (salary) - was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the creative economy as marketing and other events were postponed or canceled.

Determined to build a direct alliance between the content creator and their audience, Shahara offers a platform where creators can publish their work and their audiences can support them directly by paying for the content, with the content creator taking a lion share of whatever they earn. 

The first project that launched on Shahara was A Letter To My Younger Self, an audio/visual podcast that features popular content creator, Maxine Wabosha, in conversation with inspirational Kenyans about the moments that shaped them into the people they are today. 

Since then, the platform has become home to other exclusive content such as the Africa Uncensored documentaries, Pandora Papers, Crooks & Wombs, and Under Your Watch; as well as Cynthia Abdullah’s documentary, Inyumba Yu Mulogooli. 

In addition to joining Shahara as Creative Co-Founders, Sauti Sol will also share their own exclusive content on the platform, starting with Bien Aime and Aaron Rimbui’s BALDMEN Virtual Experience - an acoustic performance that offers a wonderful story of love, life, fun, and prestige which is now available on shaharavideos.com for only 100 kenya shillings. 

Future premiers to look forward to on Shahara include: more exclusive content from Sauti Sol; the sequel to NDIZI TV’s Omwanchi Trubena (Beloved Trubena) Part 2 - a Kisii movie with over 99,000 views; exclusive content from Season 2 of Maxine Wabosha’s A Letter To My Younger Self; exclusive content from Season 1 of The Joyride Podcast, as well as content from the award-winning theater performers, Too Early for Birds, Story Sosa a production by Baraza Media Lab and content from the East African production house, Fat Rain Films. 

In the next few months Shahara will also introduce a series of masterclasses and tutorials for content creators.

Plus, later in the year, the platform will launch features that will allow for writers, journalists, artists, and photographers to also publish their work on Shahara.

Sarova Panafric is set to host the Big Honey Brunch tailored towards offering customers an extensive spread of delighting cuisine in partnership with Jack Daniels.

The Big Honey Brunch will be hosted at the Poolside Restaurant on Sunday 20^th March from 12pm to 4pm.

The new look Poolside Restaurant is the ideal venue for that fun-filled Sunday brunch for city residents to come to enjoy a spectacular and lavish spread in the garden setting. It boasts a crisp clear swimming pool and serene ambience.

DJ Miles will be on the decks for the afternoon playing the best jams to compliment brunch and cocktails for Kshs 4,900 and Kshs 3,900 for brunch alone.

Sarova Panafric Hotel is an idyllic city getaway in the hub of Nairobi that recently re-emerged newly expanded, with enhanced suites and rooms following the completion of a phase of the comprehensive renovations that began in October 2018.

The new project aimed at transforming the hotel which falls under the umbrella of one of the largest indigenous collections of hotels in East Africa, Sarova Hotels & Resorts into a contemporary Pan-African establishment.

Sarova Panafric is committed to re-inventing its offering to continue meeting customers' dynamic needs at a time tastes and preferences are evolving.

Nairobi City residents can now hope for order and sanity in the capital City after Nairobi Governor Ann Kananu struck a deal with boda boda operators to end the menace that has affected the sector for years.

In the deal, Nairobi City County Government will register all boda boda operators in the sub-county level and issue them with unique identification numbers that will be used to enforce order and sanity in the sector.

Speaking on Thursday at City Hall after meeting with representatives of boda boda operators in Nairobi, Governor Kananu however called for order and sanity to be restored in the Capital City by bodaboda riders especially in the Central Business District.

“Sanity must be restored in Nairobi City County. All bodaboda riders have to be registered through Saccos to enable the County Government weed out rogue riders," said Kananu during a meeting with the boda boda officials.

Kananu said that once the bodaboda riders are registered at the Sub-County level, City Hall will issue them with County stickers to identify them from riders from other Counties.

“My administration will immediately form a committee to hold further discussions with the bodaboda representatives to ensure that there is continued talks, compliance and orderliness in Nairobi City,” added Kananu.

The boda boda operators in Nairobi can also breathe a sigh of relief after Kananu ordered for unconditional release of impounded motorbikes with petty offences.  

Kananu directed the Nairobi City County Government Inspectorate Department to hand over the impounded motorbikes to the rightful owners once they produce ownership documents.

“The detained motorbikes that were confiscated on minor offences will be released to the logbook owners subject to provision of relevant documentation,” she said.

The Governor has further assured the boda boda operators that the Nairobi City County Government Askaris will not harass them if they obey all traffic rules and City bylaws. 

“I believe in empowerment of the youth and I would also like each Sacco to identify representatives who will be trained by the County on disaster management so that we can use our boda boda operators during emergency cases on our roads,” Kananu stated.

Kananu also called upon the leaders of boda boda riders in each sub-county in Nairobi to hold frequent briefs with Sub-County Administrators to identify issues in the sector and mitigate on them.

Nairobi County Trade, Tourism and Co-operatives CEC, Winfred Gathagu who also attended the meeting at City Hall added that the County was ready to issue County stickers to bodaboda riders once they are fully registered in their Saccos. She further said that the County will soon support Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) such as the bodabodas sector once they formalize their operations.

Deputy Director Operations, Enforcement Department, William Kangogo said that Nairobi City County Government had issued public notice in 2014 on demarcated boundaries for bodaboda riders, but they have not been complying. He called on their Saccos to emphasize to their members on the need to follow law and order in the Central Business District.

The boda boda representatives led by their Chairman Kevin Mbadi informed Kananu that they are updating their system to ensure all riders are registered to enable their data to be included in the stickers to be issued by Saccos. 

He further stated that the stickers will have codes to enable the County Enforcement Department and Police identify genuine riders.

“We are currently registering 200 riders daily and we are requesting the Governor for more time to comply with all the regulations,” said Mbadi.

The meeting was also attended City Hall Chief of Staff, Mutunga Mutungi, Governors' Economic Advisor, Sylvester Kasuku, Govenors' Legal Advisor, Joseph Kiarie, Member of County Assembly for Kariobangi North, Maina Njoka, Member of County Assembly for Dandora 2, Ongwae Matara and other bodaboda representatives.

There are at least 1000 boda Bodas that are being held by the inspectorate department.

The meeting was called by Governor Kananu after she issued a seven-day ultimatum to the boda boda operators representatives in Nairobi to reach our over their rogue behavior following a video that went viral of a female motorist being attacked and sexually harassed out of her vehicle by boda boda operators along Wangari Maathai road in Parklands.

Kaloleni Mp Paul Katana has called on the registrar of political parties to quickly resolve the illegal registration of voters to parties that are not of their choice.

According to Katana, some Kenyans have expressed deep concerns after realizing they have been registered into political parties that they do not subscribe to.

He says this has defied fundamental rights and freedoms including the right to privacy and data protection as well as the right to make free freedom choices.

“The registrar of political parties must resolve this matter amicably, there must be a law that protects the rights of the people to ensure that people do not find themselves registered in parties that are not of their choice, “said Katana.

Speaking during a political parties sensitization meeting of political aspirants from the Coast region and the office of political parties registrar, the Mp welcomed the changes in the new political party law saying it brought sanity in the political parties by strengthening how nomination affairs will be conducted.

“This law has strengthened political parties and we support it because if you feel discriminated in the nomination process, you can walk out, again the law also has cleaned the way we will participate in the nomination, unlike before where people who are not even in the register ,participated in the nomination elections,” said Katana.

This happens as the office of the registrar of political parties ORPP says it has deployed enough personnel in the regions to solve disputes that will emerge from party nominations processes countrywide.

The registrar prospects massive disputes may emerge from candidates after the nomination processes, but urges parties to exercise transparency and diplomacy to avert disputes.

 “The new law has added 18 new members to the political party’s dispute tribunal (PPDT) initially they were only six and they couldn’t go everywhere, but now we have more personnel who will be able to solve the disputes speedly,”said Abdilahi.

On his part deputy political parties registrar Ali Abdilahi said 18 new members have been recruited to solve regional tribunals.

“Initially people used to go to Nairobi but now members of the tribunal are able to sit aim all regions so that they handle all cases emanating from the primaries, so it makes justice more open to members, there will be different panels independently to solve disputes, “said Abdilahi.

The registrar said it will monitor party nominations so as to ensure special groups get their nomination fairness in line with set party laws and code of conduct.

“We are now in talks with the National persons with disability council body to ensure that anybody disabled and is in the party list gets genuine certificates to avoid people declaring themselves disabled and they are not, so we will be verifying the list,” added Abdilahi.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the family of State House Comptroller, Mr Kinuthia Mbugua, following the death of his mother Mama Loice Njeri Mbugua.

Mama Loice, 100, passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital.

In his message of comfort and encouragement to the family, President Kenyatta described Mama Loice Njeri as a hard-working and progressive community leader who cherished education as the key to success.

The Head of State also noted that Mama Loice was a strong advocate of family values and raised a distinguished family, which has continued to serve the nation with diligence in various sectors.

“Despite growing up during the colonial era, Mama Loice Njeri Mbugua strove to ensure her children received quality education with the understanding that knowledge was the fountain of life,” President Kenyatta eulogised.

The President said Mama Loice also valued women empowerment and promoted agribusiness as a way of boosting women’s income in her community.

“Mama Loice was a progressive person who dedicated her energy in farming to enhance family income. We will always appreciate the role she played in ensuring food security in her community besides being a role model to other women of her generation,” the President said.

President Kenyatta pointed out that Mama Loice Njeri was a strong matriarch who continued to mentor young people, especially her grandchildren, even in her old age.

“As a nation, we will forever be grateful for the work she has done for our country. We note with appreciation that she imparted good family values to her community, values that have ensured the well-being of our society,” President Kenyatta said.

The President said Mama Loice will also be remembered as a courageous, brave and selfless leader who endeared herself to many through her generosity and love.

“Mama Loice was a strong believer in Christ Jesus and loved all people irrespective of their backgrounds. As a devoted member of the PCEA church and the Women guild, she actively participated in spreading the word of God and demonstrated her faith through acts of kindness,” President Kenyatta said.

The President prayed to God to comfort the larger Mbugua family and give them strength as they come to terms with the passing away of their family matriarch.

Nigerian rising, afro dancehall star, producer and Tik Tok sensation 1da Banton has dropped the remix to his acclaimed single and hitsong No Wahala featuring Tiwa Savage and Kizz Daniel. 

This comes on the heels of the success of the original version which has become one of the most played songs in Europe and Africa.

With the #NoWahala challenge currently one of the most participated challenge on TikTok Worldwide. 

The uplifting mid-tempo single by Blaise Beat encourages individuals to have fun despite life’s hardships. 

The video was directed by the renowned Nigerian director Adasa Cookey in Nigeria for Squareball Entertainment. 

WATCH 'No Wahala' Remix: https://youtu.be/D7wqi1HZFq8 

The original version of the song has amassed over 50 million streams across all platforms till date, it's no surprise that the remix took flight immediately. 

1da Banton hit the industry with his debut EP The Banton under Squareball Entertainment. Some of his songs include Amaka (2baba Amaka’s Cover), Farabale, Jowo, African Woman, Foreigner, Whine Fi Mi (featuring Kranium) among others. 

1da Banton is set to embark on an East African Media tour next month with the first stop being Kenya.

Listen to the audio https://onerpm.lnk.to/NoWahala-Remix