Mombasa County Government has directed all schools, institutions, health facilities and workplaces to provide soap, detergents or sanitizers and running water for hand-washing as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19 or corona virus.

According to a statement from the county health executive Hazel Koitaba, this is meant to protect our children, learners and the public in general from contracting diseases.

Koitaba also noted  all the three suspected cases reported in the county turned out to be negative and did not meet the World Health Organization (WHO) case definition.

"Currently we do not have any case of corona virus" said Koitaba.

Ten African countries Algeria, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Togo, Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria and Morocco have reported nearly 100 coronavirus cases, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) Legend Dwight Yorke was in Kenya over the past weekend, to host the launch of Chivas Regal #AfroblendNights in Nairobi, Kenya (7 - 8 March 2020). A press conference held in the city on Sunday, unveiled him to excited Kenyan media and sports enthusiasts.

He was joined by Emmanuel Osinde, the Chivas brand ambassador in Kenya, as the two announced the exclusive partnership between Chivas and MUFC.

The Signature event held at Blue Door on the same day was successful and a true blend of football, music, fashion and great whisky, as Dwight was joined by a host of celebrities, influencers, media personalities, brand representatives and Manchester United fans at the star-studded signature event and viewing party.

Performers included South Africa’s DJ Zinle and from Kenya: Mixmaster Lenny and Chris Kaiga.

A similar Chivas Regal #AfroblendNights Signature event was held in two other countries (7 - 8 March 2020) simultaneously and was hosted by 3 other MUFC Legends; Louis Saha in Zambia, Quinton Fortune & Wes Brown in Cameroon, all of them practicing and embodying what ‘Success is a Blend’ truly means.

To launch the exclusive partnership, since November 2019, teams across these countries have hosted a series of viewing parties on game nights, where Chivas Regal provided an elevated viewing experience.

Being a champion is not just about holding a trophy, it’s a state of mind. And our brave Chivas Regal teams here in Africa have taken on a great feat in what may just be African history playing out before our very eyes. African Soccer Fans in Cameroon, Kenya & Zambia got the chance to fully experience the life of champions through the Chivas Regal team’s partnership with Manchester United Football Club (MUFC).

Revered for its history and traditions, whisky is celebrated mostly for the craftsmanship with which it is made and the flavors that bring memorable experiences to life. Chivas Regal’s partnership with MUFC is not only the meeting of two legends, but the ignition of successful partnership and collaboration, executing a global proposition the African way.

The #AfroblendNights Signature Events allowed consumers to move to the beats of the soil, enjoy their whisky the way it’s meant to be enjoyed, celebrate their favourite team’ and get to meet the Manchester United legend. Be sure to look out for a lot greater things to come.

Ugandan Mega Superstar Pallaso, this morning at a press conference spoke about his ordeal during his visit to South Africa to shoot a music video.

Pallaso, a victim of xenophobic attack, was left for dead by unknown assailants while walking on the streets of Turffontein in South Africa.

At the press conference hosted at Main Switch Studios in Athi River, Pallaso was accompanied by South African Artiste – Dr, Malinga and Music Executive Thomani Mawarela.

The two, travelled back from South Africa with Pallaso to show their support after the attack and ensure he gets back home safe.

Speaking at the press conference, during a 5 hour lay over on his way to Uganda, Pallaso told Kenyan media, “I thought I was going to die, at that University parking, especially when I saw the police car pass by. I have the wounds and scars that I will hold dear to me as a reminder of what I went through in the hands of fellow Africans.”

The Ugandan star added, “I call upon my brothers and sisters, to promote peace and oneness, it is our responsibility as Africans to take care of each other and spread love not hate.

“It’s our responsibility as Africa, to stand out and speak against xenophobic attacks. It’s time to love each other regardless of where we come from,” he added.

Pallaso is famed for the hit singles Bubble Remix, Mukyakale, Ekiro Munzika, Twatoba, Sanyu Lyange among others.

The Ugandan Musician has said he has forgiven the people who attacked him and he is now on a journey of spreading love across Africa.

Following the attacks, Pallaso has now teamed up with Dr Malinga on a new song Africa Show Love. The single tells the story of how his life changed in Turffontein, South Africa.  

The collaboration is a campaign aimed at spreading love, unity and forgiveness among us Africans.

The duo are headed to Uganda to promote the song and show that we are together as one and no hate can bring Africa down.

“The attack on Pallaso was not necessary and I would not want it to happen to another person. We don’t have to hate each other, instead lets support each other in all areas. We are Africans,” said Dr. Malinga.

Sarova Mara Game Camp has registered completion of its first phase of newly refurbished deluxe and family tents to meet the growing demand of guests frequenting the Mara.

The project is part of Sarova Hotels & Resorts ongoing refurbishments for its various properties across the country.

The 21 deluxe tents are now complete with the remaining 31 to be completed in phases by June 2021 in readiness for the Wildebeest Migration season.

Jimi Kariuki, the MD of Sarova Hotels, said “The Mara is well known for its big Five and most notably the great migration. Over the years though, it seems that the migration has always taken the centre stage thus camoufl­aging the life fact that the big five do not migrate and are fulltime residents of the Mara.”

Adding “We are committed to hosting more guests and to sharing with them the magic and majesty of the Masai Mara as an all year round destination that does not disappoint. It is our keen desire to imbibe the feeling of open space as envisaged in the rolling grasslands of this world renowned Masai Mara ecosystem.”

Sarova Mara is well positioned as a tranquil natural haven that immediately soaks away ones stresses and strains.

“We are glad to see that the government has also taken great measure to ensure that Mara is easily accessible and the tarmacking of the 87.9 Kilometres Narok Sekenani C2 road will certainly get the traffic rolling. We are expecting a steady growth of the local tourism once the road is completed.” Jimi Kariuki highlighted.

The accessibility will upgrade the experience for Game lovers as over the past few months it has been clear that the Sarova Mara environs have become the home of one of the largest pride of Lions in the Mara currently at 24 members now commonly known as the Sarova pride as well as the frequent opportunity of sighting the black rhino grazing arm’s length from the camp’s perimeter.

The Tourism industry is on an upward growth and this means that the numbers at Sarova Mara have been on a steady growth year by year. Based on the current growth rate, the future is very promising.

The camp boasts of 75 luxury tents, each of which enjoys a spacious en-suite bathroom and does not compromise on comfort.

Out of the 75 tents, 52 are deluxe, 20 are club and 3 are family, all engulfed by bush serenity.

In addition to game lovers, it is ideal for families, couples, and all sorts of corporate needs.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Kenyan sportsmen and women for being good role models to the youth.

The President said Kenyan sports personalities have been a great inspiration to the youth by demonstrating that it is possible for individuals to utilise their God given talents to improve their livelihood.

President Kenyatta spoke on Saturday at State House, Nairobi, when he handed over a bus donated by Dr Nelson Sechere, an international fundraising expert, to AFC Leopards Football Club.

Dr Sechere is a consultant at African Capacity Building Foundation.

The team was led to State House by its patron who is also the Westlands Member of Parliament Timothy Wanyonyi and it’s chairman Dan Shikanda.

“We thank you and we are happy for what you are doing not only for yourselves but for the inspiration and hope you are giving to your fellow youth.

"The most important thing is being a role model. And you as a youth are a role model and we appreciate and support that,” said President Kenyatta.

The President said the Government is looking into the possibility of establishing stadiums for local teams to enable them raise funds for themselves in addition to utilizing the facilities as training venues.

“You have talked about a stadia we will sit and talk. I agree it is good just like other teams across the world have home stadia, I think it is about time we started having home stadia for our own teams as well,” President Kenyatta told the AFC Leopards team.

The President commended the AFC Leopards technical bench for properly managing the team and urged them to continue working hard to raise the standards of Kenyan football.

“Managing a team that is of national importance is not an easy job. When they lose you get the blame but when they win they take the credit. And all the community will be waiting to see, when they lose they will say the team was okey but the technical bench is the problem,” the President said.

Westlands MP Timothy Wanyonyi commended the President for supporting Kenyan sportsmen as they develop and transform their talents into sources of livelihood.

The MP thanked the President for stepping in to address the challenge of service delivery in Nairobi County saying city leaders support the takeover of some roles from the devolved unit by the national government.

“I also want to thank you as a Nairobi leader for the action you have taken to put Nairobi back to where it belongs. I can assure you, Your Excellency, as Members of Parliament of Nairobi, we have met and discussed this issue and we are supporting your action and we are going to give you full support until you get Nairobi back to where it belongs,” the Westlands MP said.

Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed and her Devolution counterpart Eugene Wamalwa thanked the President for his continued support to Kenyan sportsmen saying his direct involvement is an encouragement to all Kenyans.

Also present were the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and other officials of the AFC Leopards.

They say life begins at 40 and for Pwani fm radio presenter Mkanyika Jilo she  decided to mark the beginning of her 'life' in style.

Mkanyika who turned 40 last Saturday took some time off to celebrate the milestone with needy children from the Gladies school for the intellectual challenged in Bamburi.

The mellow - voiced presenter who is also the assistant station head spent her afternoon singing, dancing and sharing her cake with the Children in the company of some of colleagues from Pwani fm. 

Also present at the celebration was Ms president participant and Women's disability advocate Jemima Kutata.

"I decided to spend my special day with these children as a way of also thanking God for this far I have reached" said Mkanyika.

Adding "I would like to thank all those who made this a success including controller of programmes Anne Kazungu, head of Pwani fm, my collegaues, friends, relatives, my mum also my Mp Ali Mbogo and Paul Katana of Kaloleni who played a role in this"

Msambweni Mp Suleiman Dori is dead.

Dori who was also Chaired the Coast Parliamentary group died on Monday Morning at Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa where he had been admitted.

A message from his party ODM revealed that he succumbed to cancer.

"We are saddened by the death of our Member and MP for Msambweni Hon. Suleiman Dori early this morning. Cancer has once again robbed Kenya a dedicated leader who served his people selflessly. To the people of Msambweni, Kwale County & the Coast region, poleni sana" reads the message from ODM.

He is expected to be laid to rest today evening in Gasi, Msambweni.

Truecaller today released the most comprehensive Truecaller Insights report to date. It aims to understand the impact of harassment calls & SMS for women in Kenya, India, Brazil, Egypt and Colombia.

The report revealed that 9 out of 10 women in Kenya receive harassment and nuisance calls and SMS.

The report combines quantitative research conducted by Ipsos in each local market, to get the statistics behind the problem, with face to face interviews with local women to give context and reality to the data.

These are the key findings from the report:

• Looking at the data, sexual and inappropriate calls are common among women in Nairobi, where 1 out of 5 women receive this type of communication.

• 47% of all the sexual harassment calls/SMS comes from inmates in Kenya, and 53% come from unknown people. The fact that the harassers are selecting women at random to harass is perplexing and irritating, especially in a country like Kenya where that level is high.

• Despite it being common for women to receive sexual or inappropriate calls and SMS, there’s a concerningly low percentage of women who think these types of calls constitute harassment. Only 11% of all women who have received sexual harassment calls/SMS consider it as harassment.

• Women in urban areas are being the most affected by sexual harassment calls/SMS. These are the top most affected areas:

1. Nairobi
2. Mombasa
3. Kiambu
4. Nakuru

• The research reveals that harassment elicits strong reactions from women. Anger and irritation are the most common feelings towards sexual and inappropriate calls and SMS. Fear and worry are also common feelings that arise when women receive these types of calls.

• Another shocking finding from this study is that only 2 out of 10 women in Kenya have taken action against harassment calls, and very few ever report this to the authority (6%.) For Kenyan women, with little support from authorities and local attitudes, harassment often has to be severe before women speak out.  Here are the most common actions against harassment calls:

○       49% blocked the number

○       40% ignored the calls/SMS

○       32% called their operator for help

○       29% told the harasser to stop

○       6% reported to authorities

 Research Methodology:

This research was conducted by Truecaller with support from Ipsos in India, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt and Kenya. Ipsos used a mobile-based approach for data collection and the same questionnaire was used across the region. In countries like Brazil, Colombia and Egypt the questionnaire was translated to the local language with minor localization tweaks.

 The survey was conducted from the period November 22^nd, 2019 to February 24^th, 2020. The sample size varied from 1000 to 3324 women for each market among the age group 18-40, and women in socioeconomic classes A, B, C1 and C2.

The full report is available at: https://truecaller.blog/category/truecaller-insights/

The video series in available at: https://www.youtube.com/truecaller

For graphics please visit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fbrs00gdfkhyc8k/AACLh5sEjx_M0HFVosHRbQxua?dl=0

For raw videos that can air on TV, kindly access them via: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UjVnacvzhBLirNhU092Dhz8_VrMhC08k?usp=sharing

Kenyan dancehall king Redsan has team up with Tanzania singer Ommy Dimpoz in his latest release.

The song titled 'Panda' has been produced by Mombasa based music producer Totti. The video has been directed by Nezzo.

Watch the video below