Itel has announced Diamond Platnumz as their Brand Ambassador and has embraced itel A37 as his best choice of phone.

itel A37 comes with a 5.7″ waterdrop display with SC7731E processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. We have a 2MP selfie camera and a 5M dual main camera setup.

itel A37 runs on Android 10 Go Edition and is powered by a 3020mAh battery.

"Today is the day! It's time to reveal the puzzle! We are absolutely delighted to welcome our new brand ambassador, Diamond Platnumz" reads a statement from itel.

In addition, the company has also launched a dance challenge campaign with hashtag #IDanceWithDiamond #DanceWithItelA37 which will run on Vskit, FB, TikTok and IG. The grand price will be 100,000 Ksh.

Participants will have to fill in an activity form by uploading online dancing video on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok for the first round of online auditions.

The top 15 winners from online auditions will attend second round dance challenge offline auditions，and based on the results, the top 3 final winners will be awarded cash.

Established in 2007, itel is an entry level and reliable brand for everyone. Adopting “ Enjoy Better Life” as its brand philosophy, its mission is to provide budget-friendly electronic products to everyone.After more than 10 years’ development, itel has expanded its presence in more than 50 emerging markets globally. itel has a product portfolio of mobile phone, accessories and TV.

American rapper and business mogul Shawn Carter also known as Jay-Z was seen leaving Giorgio Baldi Italian Restaurant in Santa Monica rocking a Lamu Riyadha Mosque T-shirt.

The t-shirt was designed by Kenyan designer Zeddie Loky of Blkburd Genes.

Jay-z was photographed as he left the restaurant on Tuesday evening March 30. He was wearing a Blkburd Genes “Lamu Riyadha Mosque” t-shirt, a Cactus Plant Flea Market luxe velvet work jacket that riffs on stoner culture, Planes “Altitude” shorts, Ballroom Marfa trucker hat in turquoise, Ray-Ban sunglasses, a pair of Planes x Stance “Sketched” socks, and a pair of PUMA Ralph Sampson sneakers. The t-shirt is priced at Sh21,000 ($195).

According to Blkburd Genes website that particular t-shirt Modeled by American fashion model Jeremy Meeks is sold out.

The designer posted the photos of his social media and wrote, "If it wasn’t for these pictures they wouldn’t see me at all. JAY-Z, photographed as he left the Giorgio Baldi Italian restaurant in Santa Monica on Tuesday evening. Hov is wearing our “Lamu Riyadha Mosque” t-shirt, a Ballroom Marfa trucker hat in turquoise, Ray-Ban sunglasses, a Cactus Plant Flea Market luxe velvet work jacket that riffs on stoner culture, Planes “Altitude” shorts, a pair of Planes x Stance “Sketched” socks, and a pair of @puma Ralph Sampson sneakers."

The country is back on lockdown, and while this is not new, it was somehow unexpected. Once again, people are stuck at home thanks to the seemingly perpetual grip corona virus has across the globe.

Luckily, over the past year, we have learned that evolving and bettering ourselves in times of adversity is the way to go.

That said, staying at home doesn’t necessarily need to be a relegation of immobility and inaction –with your smart phone, you can remain productive, entertained, and happy during lockdown and self-quarantine.

The importance of staying connected with your loved ones, friends, peers, support groups, communities, and positive developments is paramount, especially during these uncertain times.

Since, for the better part of a decade, Digital Transformation has caused various disruptions across all sectors of the economy, being in quarantine offers an opportunity for everyone to do more with their smart phone.

Technology has made everything possible. It has expanded retail banking, brought to life machine learning, artificial intelligence, and enabled smart automation among other massively transformative technologies.

This means that with devices such as a smart phone, you can easily adapt to the maelstrom of COVID-19 disruption during lockdowns and self-isolations.

You can stream videos and play music on your mobile device, you can listen to podcasts, call friends, play games, shoot DIY videos, shop online, and so much more!

While this is entirely possible, you, however, need a powerful device.

An all-around powerful device that makes your life during self-isolation seamless. One of the features to consider is battery life.

The last thing you need is a device with a battery life that runs low when you are watching your favorite movie or talking with your friends. Thankfully, smart phone manufacturers have made significant innovations to bring you phones that make life more convenient. realme is one such manufacturer.

realme has a wide range of new smart phones with impressive battery life. Imagine the ton of activities you can achieve with a mammoth 6000mAh battery! No matter what happens during the day, your phone won’t run out of juice.

That means you won’t have to think about the battery at all, and that is liberating. Your entire focus will be the work at hand, as it should be for maximum productivity.

Aside from boosting productivity, a longer battery life allows you to frequently collaborate via video chat with colleagues and friends in the industry as you work from home. This way, you can bounce ideas off coworkers easily, and discuss hot topics of the day to get other perspectives. And when the phone finally runs out of juice, with realme’s fast charging feature, you can have a full charge in less than an hour!

Coupled with huge 6.5-inch screens, higher refresh rates, powerful processors, and AI cameras, realme has ensured that you have everything you need to make every aspect of your life at home interesting. You can stream content in Ultra-HD, capture moments in detail, listen to good music with unmatched clarity, and run several apps without lagging your device.

The necessity of leading a happy life during self-isolation cannot be emphasized enough, as we all need motivation and support to power through.

And whether you need to spruce up your health, bring out your inner gamer, level up your learning, or amp up productivity, smart phones like realme will help you hit those goals conveniently. They are more than just power and large screens – they are your much-needed companions as social distancing and self-quarantine remain a priority.

Deputy President William Ruto and his wife Rachel Ruto have received their Covid-19 vaccine. 

The two received the vaccine at their official residence in Karen Nairobi.

Ruto called on Kenyans to participate in the vaccination exercise to fight the COvid-19 pandemic.

"COVID-19 vaccines are our safe and effective tools in saving lives and managing the disease. I encourage Kenyans to participate in this exercise to protect ourselves against the pandemic and check its transmission." said Ruto.

This comes just days after President Uhuru Kenyatta led other top government officials in receiving the vaccine at state house. Among those who were vaccinated was First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. Interior CS Fred Matiang'i, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe were also vaccinated.

Earlier, Uhuru ordered the Cabinet and all senior staff in the Executive to lead in getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

Meanwhile the country has reported 1,530 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours from a sample size of 8,010.

According to Health CS Mutahi Kagwe from the new cases, 1,468 are Kenyans while 62 are foreigners. 82 are males and 688 are females. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 132,646.

The country’s positivity rate stands at 19. 1 per cent with total recoveries now standing at 92,290.

Fast rising WCB singer Zuhura Othman Soud, better known by her stage name Zuchu seems to be reaping the fruits of her music.

The 'Sukari' hitmaker took to social media to share with her fans her new state of the art house, it is however not yet clear if she has bought the house or rented.

This is not the first milestone Zuchu has achieved after she was officially unveiled as a WCB signee back in April 2020. Last month she made history as the first female artist in Tanzania to hit over 1 million views less than 24 hours on YouTube, through her hit song 'Sukari'.

In June last year, she made history by becoming the first female artiste to be awarded the Silver Plaque by YouTube Management within the shortest period of joining the streaming platform.

Just few days ago she also set another record, by becoming the first female artiste in East Africa to clock 1 million subscribers on YouTube. She also becomes the first female artiste in Africa to achieve such a milestone within 11 months.

"1,000,000 Subscribers Asanteni sana kwa upendo huu uliopitiliza wa kuniwezesha kufika subscribes 1 million ndani ya miezi 11 .Nina vingi vya kuwashukuru ila kwa leo history hii tulioweka ndo ya muhimu ." she posted on her social media pages.

The talented singer is also a brand ambassador for several brands especially beauty products including Darling hair, Tridea cosmetics. She is also the tourism ambassador for Zanzibar.

Former Bandari FC goalkeeper trainer Razak Siwa has rejoined Tanzania football heavyweights Young Africans (Yanga FC) in the same capacity.

Siwa left Bandari in January alongside Nasoro Mwakoba after their contracts had expired. They were replaced by Wilson Obungu and Anthony Kimani.

Yanga parted ways with the entire technical bench led by Burundian coach Cedric Kaze.

Siwa will be replacing Vladimir Niyonkuru who worked as keeper’s trainer under Kaze.

"Rasmi leo tunamtambulisha Razak Siwa kuwa kocha mpya wa magolikipa wa klabu yetu. Karibu sana Razak Siwa kwa mara nyingine kwenye" reads a tweet from Yanga FC.

Siwa had coached Yanga for two years as goalkeeper trainer before joining Tanga based side Coastal Union in the Tanzanian league.

In Kenya, he also worked at Sofapaka and Gor Mahia.

Homeboyz Radio has announced celebrated Jamaican presenter Conrad Gray, alias G Money as the replacement for Shaffie Weru, DJ Joe Mfalme and DJ Neville in the breakfast show.

This follows the termination of the trio over alleged Gender-based violence utterances.

In a statement dated March 27, the media house states that the decision was reached after a comprehensive review of the comments made on the station’s Thursday morning show, adding that the topic in discussion was neither approved nor authorised by the management.

On Monday morning, Homeboyz Radio shared a poster of the new show and the presenter.

"BACK AGAIN! The only way you need to start your week is with .@GMONEYizME Do yourself a favor and tune in" reads the post.

On Sunday the communications authority fined the station Sh 1 Million and ordered all presenters in the station undergo mandatory training.

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Kenyan singer Tanasha Donna is the offficial brand ambassador for Deez Secret.

Deez Secret is an organic skincare company based in Nigeria.

An excited Tanasha took to social media to share the good news with her fans.

"Super delighted to announce that I am the official brand ambassador of @Deezsecret ORGANIC vegetable based skin care products that Naturally leave your skin feeling moisturized , glowy, brightened and radiant" she posted.

Adding "Excited to make you a part of this journey with me and cant wait to show you all what magic this is what we have with us right here! Been using this for a while now and the resukts are impeccable".

Meanwhile Tanasha has also announced that she will be dropping back to back music vidoes calling on her fans to be ready.

"3rd video done. Done with the old and onto the new wave! 2021 E CHOKE!! BACK TO BACK " she said.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the Obama family following the death of Mama Sarah Onyango Obama.

Mama Sarah, who is the third wife of the paternal grandfather of former US President Barack Obama, died Monday morning in Kisumu.

In his message of comfort, the President mourned the Obama family matriarch as an icon of family values and a philanthropist whose contribution to the progress of the Kenyan nation shall be dearly.

"The passing away of Mama Sarah is a big blow to our nation. We've lost a strong, virtuous woman. A matriarch who held together the Obama family and was an icon of family values," the President eulogised.

Mama Sarah Obama will be remembered by many for her philanthropic work especially in her Nyang'oma Kogelo home in Siaya County where she initiated several community development projects.

"She was a loving and celebrated philanthropist who graciously shared the little she had with the less fortunate in her community," the President mourned Mama Sarah, 99, who passed away while receiving treatment at a Kisumu hospital.

The President wished the Obama family God's grace as they mourn their departed matriarch.

At most if not all the time when the issue of mental health enters a family’s life they try to get it hidden mainly because it is seen as shame and disgrace to the family unit.

Even after losing his friends to crime, alcohol, depression, and suicide - while he dropped out of campus in his third year, Gabiro Mtu Necessary was still into all these and many other illegal activities that he clearly knew would lead him to prison or to the extreme point; his grave.

“Mental health was just never a topic of conversation where I grew up in the sub-urban areas of Kibos, Kisumu, where my parents raised my two brothers, two sister and I. My parents built the perfect foundation to raise a family and I grew up with the love and support any kid would dream about. But when it came sports and music my parents were never my number one fans,” Gabiro narrates.

Having broken all these barriers and turning his parents his number one fans especially his late father who died in 2019 while the two were starting an entertainment unit under his enterprise; Jodifa he is definitely a force to reckon with.

During this time is when they managed to release songs like International Local, Bad Girl Loving and Kus Kus all that brought Gabiro in front of a worldwide audience.

Mtu Necessary as he is known to many has since proven once more than twice that impossible should never be in anyone’s vocabulary and this has brew confidence and hope among his peers like Asen B who has been mentoring and supporting for more than a year.

Asen B and Gabiro released a collaborative mini album “MPITO” in 2020 that has more than 500,000 total digital streams.

Starting out as a traditional Ohangla band member back in 2013 with the likes of Freddy Jakadongo and the late Abenny Jachiga, Mtu Necessary drew his earliest inspirations from the likes of Octopizzo, Lucky Dube, Khuli Chana, Juliani and a host of others.

He grew up listening to reggae and hiphop music which was influenced by his late father who was a Lucky Dube and Chronixx die hard.

Young and inspiring, he is steadily building a reputation for Kisumu’s best lyricist while sharing his personal struggles through his art.

I would also highlight more on this by saying that currently Gabiro Mtu Necessary is the only Kisumu based artist that has already been verified on Facebook and Instagram with thousands of followers and great engagement.

From working as a matatu tout to battling drug abuse, Gabiro’s ability to tell stories separates him from rap music ‘status quo’.

Gabiro is not your ordinary musician as is evident with every release he puts out - his latest release “Isabella” showing more proof that he is the best lyricist and story teller to ever come out of the lakeside city of Kisumu.

He has extremely outdone himself in this classical Benga tune produced by Blakangel and Chuma Sound. It is clearly evident that Mtu Necessary is more of a singer than a rapper than we ever imagined.

Over this soundtrack, Mtu Necessary reflects on his village love interest Isabella who gets an opportunity to go and work in the city. Shot in the lakeside city of Kisumu Isabella gives us a clear picture of how our ambitions can hinder us from loving the ones we choose.

Most notable elements of this new release are the addictive melodies on the track that gets the listener asking for more.

“Isabella naogopa unasepa, Isabella ya kwetu kumbuka?” he croons. “Isabella, ningekuwa na pesa ningekupa Duka Ju unaenda njoo tuseti moja uketi chini ukivuta Oh mama kabla ukwende nipe busu nitakumbuka,Nipe tena, nikilala usingizi usiku naota,I'm stricken I can't deny Ukarimu wako ndo unakupa sifa…And am stuck here for life, I can't move you are my ride or die.” Gabiro

Watch Isabella : https://youtu.be/yig5w7N53bY