Former Citizen Tv presenter Hussein Mohammed has been appointed head of communications in Deputy president William Ruto's presidential campaign team.

Mohammed's appointment was announced by Dp Ruto through his official social media handles.

He will be in charge of Ruto's presidential campaigns communications ahead of the coming elections.

"Hussein Mohamed, a renowned TV journalist, has been appointed Head of Communications in the William Ruto Presidential Campaign. Welcome to the Hustler team," DP said.

Mohammed is famed for his hard-hitting Tv interviews.

Starehe MP Charles Njagua, popularly known as Jaguar has officially joined Deputy President William Ruto's camp.

The singer turned politician was received by the DP Monday morning,  at his official residence in Karen.

"Starehe MP Charles Njagua alias Jaguar joins the United Democratic Alliance. The Hustler Nation continues to grow." posted Dp Ruto.

Jaguar will now face off with EALA MP Simon Mbugua in the UDA party nominations. 

Speaking after the announcement, Jaguar said that after much deliberation, he has learnt that the bottom-up economic model best suits the people of Starehe Constituency, his electorate.

"A time has come and decisions have to be made, the welfare of the people has to be considered. Starehe is a cosmopolitan constituency with many Small Medium Enterprises(SMEs) and the bottom-up ideology suits them best," he said.

Adding ""Due to this, I feel that working with the Deputy President in his party as he runs for his presidential bid and as he works towards implementing his policies is the best option for my people of Starehe."

Jaguar becomes the latest celebrity to announce their allegiance to the UDA party.

Last week, popular comedian and Churchill Show Host, Jasper Muthomi, alias Mc Jessy, announced his interest in securing Imenti South parliamentary seat on a UDA party ticket.

The Luo professionals group in Mombasa has thrown its weight behind Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shahbal’s bid to become the next Mombasa governor.

Shahbal hosted the group for dinner on Friday night in a Mombasa hotel where the group led by its chairman Pius Oketch endorsed him to vie for the position.

Speaking during the event, Oketch lamented that the Luo community in Mombasa were disappointed with governor Joho’s administration in his second term in office saying that as a community they don’t have much to talk about even after overwhelmingly voting for him.

Oketch said that the strength of the community in the county cannot be underestimated because they come third to the Mijikenda and the Kamba community as the largest voting blocks in the county.

He added that the community has consistently voting as a bloc heeding to what ODM party leader Raila Odinga has said, however they were now getting tired because it was not working for them.

“For a very long time before devolution, Luos were at the top during the defunct city council, after devolution there has been that systematic face off of our people, it is one of the reason we came up with this group because we realized we were being taken for granted,” said Oketch.

The group pledged to rally the entire community in Mombasa to vote for Shahbal as their preferred candidate of choice to replace Joho at the helm of the county.

“Bwana Shahbal I want to assure you our unconditional support, we have agreed that we are going to support your candidature,” he added.

They raised a number of issues that they would as a community wish to be addressed range from equality in available job opportunities, fair distribution of bursaries among others.

The group’s secretary general Nicholas Kisara echoed Oketch’s sentiments adding that they were going to support him to the end.

“Right now we have chosen this path, we will walk with you if you allow us to walk with you, we will not go back whatever happens, we will walk this journey to the end,” he said.

Shahbal on his part assured them of his commitment to work with the larger Luo community living in Mombasa under his administration if elected governor.

He said that Mombasa was yearning for change and he was ready and capable of bringing the much needed and desired change given the chance.

“As my party leader Raila Odinga is leading the third economic liberation in the country, he wants serious people who can deliver the change, things in this county must change,” said Shahbal.

He added that the dream he envisioned for Mombasa back in 2013 when he vied for the first time was very much alive and even better improved as he promised to make changes and transform the various sectors in the county.

“Nobody in this county is going to accept projects , change must come. My vision for Mombasa has never weathered since 2013, for there to be change we must work for it. We must reclaim this city,” he added.

Shahbal’s endorsement by the group is expected to create political waves within members of the luo community living in Mombasa who seem to be divided over who to support to succeed Joho.

Award winning and Grammy recognized Kisumu based musician Gabiro Mtu Necessary has joined the list of Kenyan artists with over 1 million streams on Boomplay this week and he is set to be the first Kisumu based musician to hit this milestone.

Gabiro is one of the three Kenyan and East African musicians who got considered for the 64^th Grammy awards with his project JENESIS EP being considered under the Best Global Music album category alongside Victoria Kimani.

Starting out as a traditional band member back in 2013, Gabiro Mtu Necessary drew his earliest inspirations from the likes of Octopizzo, Lucky Dube, Khuli Chana, Juliani and a host of others.

He is steadily building a reputation for Kisumu’s best lyricist, and but also shares his personal struggles through his art. From working as a matatu tout to battling drug abuse, Gabiro’s ability to tell stories separates him from rap music ‘status quo’.

In December 2021, he released the first music video off JENESIS EP for the song Pop Star that has since garnered over 12,000 views on Youtube since the day of its release.

Taking the news to his social media Mtu Necessary captioned his post and wrote:

“My daddy up in heaven he visits me when I’m dreaming and I can feel his spirit connecting me to my genius…I’m blessed, shredded up so I flex. Thank you guys for giving me 1 million+ streams on Boomplay and may this be the beginning of many more achievements. Saint John album is that you…?”

With a strong social media presence and active fans and followers Gabiro is a force to reckon with not just in the digital space but he also commands a big influence in his hometown of Kisumu.

The Capital Fm family is in shock following the death of their Dj, Alex Nderi a.k.a  Dj Lithium, on Wednesday evening.

It is reported that the Dj took rat poison while at the station.

According to  reports , the Dj first deleted all his social media accounts, wrote a suicide note before heading to the bathroom where it is reported it's where he took the poison, leaving behind the suicide note on his desk.

After taking the poison, the spinmaster is said to have walked back to the office and collapsed, his workmates desperately tried to resuscitate him before rushing him to Nairobi hospital where he died.

Details contained in the suicide note have not yet been made public.

The late Dj used to spin on Club Capital every Friday from 11pm to 2Am and on the Jam Fridays from 3pm to 7pm.

Churchill comedian Jasper Muthomi also known as MC Jessy has joined Deputy President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party.

Jessy who is eyeing  South Imenti parliamentary seat in the August General Election, said he decided to join UDA after deliberations with his supporters.

"It’s now clear where the vision is heading. After many days of consultative meetings with my South Imenti people, I have officially been invited to join UDA. The groundwork that has been done has finally landed on the side of the winning team," he posted.

The funny man revealed that he got a call received an exclusive call from the Deputy President asking him to join the winning team.

"When I got the call from the Chief Hustler Inviting me, I had to heed my People’s call and his call to join the winning Team. And may the work of redefining South Imenti Now begin," he added.

Jessy now joins celebrities like gospel singer Roy Smith Mwatia alias Rufftone who is eyeing the Nairobi senatorial seat and media personality DNG eyeing the Woodley, Kenyatta Golf Course Ward MCA seat.

André Leon Talley, a titan of fashion journalism who served as creative director and editor-at-large at American fashion and lifestyle magazine, Vogue, died on Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, New York. 

The greatly influential multi-hyphenate worked as a fashion journalist for the American Vogue for decades and continued to write for a number of other big-name publications including, Women’s Wear Daily, W and a brief sting for the New York Times.

As one of the most celebrated personas in the fashion industry, Talley’s eye for trends broke barriers for other journalists and designers following suit.

He was a regular red carpet correspondent during gala events and served as a judge on “America’s Next Top Model.”

Talley’s death was confirmed through his official Instagram page. The cause of the death was however not stated.

Among Talley’s various impacts, his push to include more Black voices among designers and models was a major force in helping to bring diversity to the runway. 

In the election ahead of the Obama administration, Talley advised the soon-to-be-elected family on fashion, collaborating with designer Jason Wu.

In May 2020, he released a memoir about his life and career, titled The Chiffon Trenches, which chronicles his improbable rise from the front porch of his grandmother's home in Durham, North Carolina, to the front rows of fashion.

Just a week after announcing his global ambassador deal with SportsBet Io, King Kaka has landed another partnership joining the world’s favourite crypto casino, Bitcasino.

This move is set to revolutionise the VIP experience for gaming fans in Africa and beyond.

As the casino’s new global ambassador, King Kaka is spreading the word about the perks players are enjoying simply because they’ve chosen to play at Bitcasino.

VIPs at Bitcasino gain access to world-class experiences that money can’t buy, including personal invitations to watch Premier League matches from the comfort of an executive box.

King Kaka, Global Ambassador for Bitcasino, said: “I’m proud to rep Bitcasino as the new global ambassador. If you’re looking for the real deal, there’s no better place to play than Bitcasino. Whether it's Premier League tickets or a trip to a true high-roller casino, Bitcasino’s VIPs always receive the red carpet treatment.”

Kaupo Kangro, Head of Casino at Bitcasino, said: “We are delighted to welcome King Kaka to the Bitcasino family, especially as he helps us showcase the VIP experience our most loyal players receive. We work every day to ensure Bitcasino players enjoy only the best, and alongside King Kaka, we can promise plenty more to come over 2022 and beyond.”

Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shahbal has announced the commencement of a football league with Ksh1 million to be won.

Speaking during a press briefing at Serani Grounds when he met Mombasa Football representatives Shahbal said the “Shahbal Super Cup” will be played in all the 30 wards.

He said the league will involve 128 teams, it aims at scouting for the best players who will form a “Mombasa United” team.

“I want to emphasize the aim of this league is to ensure we form a Mombasa team which involve all the best players from our wards. This is where we started when we had the Coast combine, ” he said.

Shahbal who is also eyeing the Mombasa governor seat added that he will then sponsor the team for the next three years.

“The football competition will start on February 12. We will also have women and the elderly taking part, ” he said.

Football Kenya Federation Mombasa chairman Alamin Ahmed said the league will help in identifying the talents in Mombasa.

He said there are so many talents that lack opportunities.

“We want to thank our leader for coming up with this noble idea. This will truly help in regaining our lost glory, ” said Ahmed.

FKF Mombasa secretary-general Gilbert Wesonga said the league will be a knockout at the ward level before the teams meet at the sub-county level.

“We will do a ward knockout before proceeding to quarter, semi-finals and finals by around March this year. We thank our leader for this and we will work towards delivering it, ” said Wesonga.