President Uhuru Kenyatta has  joined fellow leaders and music lovers across the world in mourning the death  of James Edward Ingram, one of  the finest  American singers of this generation. 

The late James Ingram was an Rn'B singer, songwriter, record producer and instrumentalist who also doubled up as an actor. 

In his message of condolence, President Kenyatta said James was a gifted musician who used his God given talent to spread messages of peace, love and coexistence with a view of making the world a better place for all. 

The President said the two-time Grammy Award winner will be remembered for his moving lyrics, soothing voice and uplifting messages.

“James Ingram was a true gift from God to the world, and especially those of us who love and enjoy Rn'B music. James had an amazing voice, his compositions gave many hope and his music will forever remain a lasting reminder of the great musician he was," President Kenyatta eulogised. 

Ingram is best remembered for his top hits among them, 'It's Your Night', 'Never Felt So Good', and 'Always You' released in 1983, 1986 and 1993 respectively. 

After dropping their controversial collabo 'Mwanza', Rayvanny and Diamond Platnumz are back with another hit.

The song is titled 'Tetema'.

Listen it below.

Kenyan female rapper Fena Gitu has just released her new single.

The song is titled 'Steam'.

Watch its video below

President Uhuru Kenyatta today urged anti-graft agencies in the country to collaborate more for the fight against corruption to be won.

The President said that the multi-agency approach in the war against corruption is showing results and should be embraced more going forward. 

"Today I note with a lot of happiness that due to the collaboration that has been there under the multi-agency approach, we see more and more cases being prosecuted," the President observed. 

The Head of State was speaking at the DCI Headquarters on Kiambu Road when he awarded state honours to several officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for their outstanding contribution in the security sector especially in the fight against corruption.

While acknowledging the independence of constitutional institutions such as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the President called for more synergy between agencies in the security and justice sector.

"We are not here to merge the DCI and the ODPP but we are here to recognise that these two institutions that are anchored in the executive need each other for effective service delivery," President Kenyatta said. 

"We recognise the independence and also the interdependence of these offices. Our success cannot be independent of each other. We will not succeed if we do not collaborate," he added. 

The President spoke on the one Government approach saying Kenya has one government which is striving to provide services seamlessly to all Kenyans.

“The constitution gave us one government - the Government of Kenya, but it also created independent institutions. I cannot emphasise more that as much as these offices are independent, they are interdependent,” said the President.

The President urged police officers to be firm and precise in discharging their duties adding that the government shall never allow few individuals to trample on the rights of others by perpetuating criminal activities. 

“I am continuously reminded that Kenyans have rights and these rights have to be protected, but the rights of the majority supersede the rights of the individual. We cannot protect the rights of an individual who threatens the majority - those individuals who threaten the rule of law,” said the President.

On the ongoing police reforms, the President said the Government will invest more in police welfare, equipment and upgrade of facilities to make the unit efficient and effective.

At the same time, the Head of State called on police officers to reciprocate government investments in the security sector by fulfilling their mandate without fear or favour.

“The Government will continue to invest in the welfare of the officers, providing resources, training and equipping them. From this we would also want better results from you by dealing with criminals, the corrupt and terrorist,” the President said. 

“We will continue to support you, but just as much as we will do to support you, we will also be very firm and hostile to those who abuse their positions," he added. 

The President said Kenyans expect much from the security officers even as they continue to genuinely pay their taxes.

“Your best friend is the person who pays taxes to pay your salaries. Your enemies are those who threaten those who pay taxes,” said President Kenyatta.

While directing the Inspector General of Police to restore uniform allowances for DCI officers, the President asked the officers to reciprocate the gesture by dealing firmly with those perpetuating criminal activities including terrorists, the corrupt who are out to derail Kenyans from achieving their goals.

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i assured the President that security agencies will continue discharging their mandate to fulfil his vision and plans of developing the country.

Inspector General of Police, Director of Criminal Investigations 
George Kinoti and Director of Public Prosecutions Nordin Hajji assured the President of their commitment to serving the public without fear or favour.

Musician and cultural maverick Muthoni Drummer Queen has been selected as a TED Fellow, joining a class of 20 change-makers from around the world to deliver a talk on the TED stage this April in Vancouver.

Muthoni was selected for her work in developing the cultural landscape in East Africa through her barrier-breaking, genre bending music, as well as her game-changing music festivals Blankets & Wine and Africa Nouveau.

"I am very excited to be selected as a TED fellow, and to join a global community of thought leaders and doers. After 10 years in music and culture, and based on research and data, it is clear that the creative sector is a legitimate manufacturing industry in Kenya, and indeed Africa. Being on the global TED platform will help me amplify this position, as well as the political undertones to creators, investors, industry players, leadership the general population of Kenya, and Africa at large." said Muthoni

"My work is really about freedom, which is a deeply spiritual and political idea. By exercising my freedom to think and create for myself without too much concern for industry “norms” or “ideals” I intend to inspire my idols, peers and fans to exercise their freedom to pursue their own ideals and create their own norms. We are all fundamentally powerful, creative beings, and I desire for humanity to experience this." she added

“We are thrilled to announce the newest class of TED Fellows, who give voice to some of the most exciting ideas we’ve seen in the program’s 10-year history,” said TED

Fellows director Shoham Arad. “This year's class includes a police captain designing systems to support women in policing, a space environmentalist building technology to monitor space debris, and an artist exploring the ethical implications of emerging technology"

"The Fellows program is committed to using its resources and platform to help scale Fellows' ideas and impact, and we are so excited to have these Fellows become an integral part of our global community.” added Arad

Founded in 2009, the TED Fellows program has 472 Fellows from 96 countries, whose talks have been viewed more than 250 million times overall.

In its ten-year history, the TED Fellows program has created a powerful, far-reaching network made up of scientists, doctors, activists, artists, entrepreneurs, inventors, journalists and beyond.

As a TED Fellow, Muthoni Drummer Queen joins a community that includes Perry Chen, the artist who co-founded Kickstarter, Amanda Nguyen, the activist whose organization RISE helped write the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights, which passed unanimously through US Congress and Essam Daod, the psychiatrist who founded Humanity Crew to provide psychological aid to refugees.

The TED Fellows has also yielded a wide variety of collaborative projects, including PEEK, the social enterprise that recently raised a $1 billion fund to eradicate preventable blindness in the developing world; BRCK, the technology company that builds mobile WiFi routers that can work anywhere, even in the harshest conditions and Fine Acts, the international collective bringing together artists and activists to instigate social change.

Applications for the 2020 TED Fellows class will be open later this year. Interested applicants should visit the TED Fellows program website for information and updates about the fellowship:  http://www.ted.com/participate/ted-fellows-program/apply-to-be-a-ted-fellow.

Top of this morning, Manolo dropped his much anticipated second single titled 'Mwingine'.This release, a certifiable hit song, is a follow up to his 2018 well received debut single 'One by One'  

In this song, Manolo has effortlessly delivered a feel good song while still maintaining his signature rap and melodic skills. The track is Produced by the masterful Magic Mike with the video directed by KG Brian. The Mwingine video will have you forgetting the hassles of this life.

Through 'Mwingine' ,Manolo, who just turned 24 today, reminds the world of the importance of having a higher source of power that gives one the right gears to maneuver though this life.

Legendary musician Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi has died.

He has died on the same date his close friend and jazz great Hugh Masekela passed on a year ago(2018).

It is reported that he passed on today aged 66 at the Intensive Care Unit at the Avenues Clinic in Harare.

Former Mombasa County Executive in charge of Agriculture Anthony Njaramba is the new Managing Director of the Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company.

Njaramba takes over from Francis Kombe who is the Chief Officer and has also been acting as the MD.

Njaramba served as the County Tourism CECM from 2013 to 2014 before being transferred to the Agriculture docket where he served until 2017.

He was also the acting Lands CECM between 2015 and 2017.

One of Kenya’s top entertainment publicist and TV presenter AGNES NONSIZI has been nominated in this year's Zuri Awards under the media category. 

Nonsizi has had a successful year (2018) running music PR campaigns for a host of Kenyan artistes and events including King Kaka’s Eastlando Royalty, The Nairobi Film Festival, The Tinga Tinga Musical, Atemi’s song Romantic just to mention a few.

The highlight of her year was being invited to attend and participate in the top African Music Award Ceremony – the 2018 Afrima Awards that took place in Accra, Ghana.

Her nomination was announced last Friday 19th January 2019 via Go Gaga Experiential’s twitter account. Click here to view the tweethttps://twitter.com/gogaga_ke/status/1086601412396662784

Zuri Awards is a Kenyan award that seeks to recognize and celebrate remarkable women who have left or are still leaving a mark in the society. This is the third year Zuri Awards are running after Go Gaga Experiential conceived the idea to honor unsung Kenyan heroines.

Read more about the award here http://zuriawards.gogagaexp.com/about-zuri-award/  

Zuri Awards celebrate outstanding women in line with the International Women’s Day theme. Nonsizi earned a spot on the nominees list for her exemplary work under her PR firm Terazo New Media and her continued efforts to set the standard for innovation and creativity in the African entertainment industry.

There will be a series of awareness activities that will be carried out culminating to the 4th edition of the Zuri Awards Gala Dinner on the 7th March 2019.