Just days after dropping a collabo with Mswazi Masauti 'Kiboko' remix, Khaligraph Jones is back with another collabo with Otile Brown

The video was directed by Enos Olik.

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Anouschka, multi-talented and award winning Swedish-American artiste has released the visuals to her latest single “SHINE”.

The audio was produced by Dillie of House of Dillie and video directed by Director O, and 1900 Films Kenya

SHINE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcral1SehBA

“SHINE” is a song honoring the unseen heroes, who work hard to build their lives in the face of hardship and challenges.

It’s a song dedicated to those who feel invisible and an inspiration to those who feel unloved and bogged down with the everyday stresses.

Speaking about the song, Anouschka says, “The original arrangement has an upbeat Kenyan gospel flavor to it, but that was not so easily marketable overseas, so I also made a point to make the new version very accessible musically for ANY market"

She adds "The new version is recorded by Dillie at House of Dillie. I premiered the new version at Live at Heart Festival in Canada last October and people loved it.”

Na Wewe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXw4P-13rLE

Anouschka aka Chadi’s love for Swahili can be traced back to 2013 when she wrote her first Swahili /English lyrics fusing Kenyan beats with western songwriting, where she  was working with Teddy B in Satellite at the time.

From then she has managed to fuse the Kenyan style with the western a move that has seen her work with several producers and also put Kenya on the global map

In June, Anoushcka is among 6 Singers /Songwriters who will be showcasing their works at one of the largest musical event MIDEM in France later this year, and she will be showcasing Shine among other works from her previous albums.

Besides music she is also a champion for women’s rights and is on the BOD for Milele Children charity based in Boston, USA which pays school fees for disenfranchised children in Malindi -Milele Children. 

The anticipated music video from Grammy-award winning reggae group Morgan Heritage and Patoranking collaboration: "Pay Attention" has been released. 

This is a second single from Morgan Heritage’s upcoming Spring 2019 new album and a perfect blend between dancehall music from Jamaica and the Afro-beat sounds from Africa.

Watch Pay Attention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNscZ8fpdxQ

Morgan Heritage continue to make history with remarkable various endeavors around the globe.

Ahead of the release, Mojo touches on the music video shot in Kenya, noting, “We didn’t know this song would be for a song so emotional that speaks to men and women around the world, who have been through one thing or the next trying to maintain a healthy relationship”

Adding, “For almost two years we’ve been working on the new album and since setting up our roots in Kenya we long looked forward to filming a music video in Kenya and this is it for the new album.”

“Pay Attention” is a sensual ode to the ladies and is accompanied by breathtaking visuals, filmed in Nairobi, Kenya and Masaai Mara, Kenya.

The video is given viewers an insight to Brand Kenya and the Nairobi Experience.

Directed by Jordan Hoechlin & Mojo Morgan with production for the video made possible by Roya Entertainment, "Pay Attention" featured four elegant timeless beautiful models provided by an agency owned by supermodel by Ajuma Nasenyana.

East Africa has one of the highest rates of albinism in the world and the pageant offers contestants a chance to be understood as contestant Alan Herbert explains: “I believe Mr and Miss Albinism east Africa is a huge platform for people with albinism to communicate and connect.”

Kysh Roberts, the choreographer at the Mister and Miss Albinism East Africa Pageant, highlights how thirty contestants from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya traveled to Nairobi to compete in the event.

He expounds on what the pageant hopes to achieve saying: “What we are doing here is more like training them [participants] and equipping them with the right skills"

"We just want to show that beauty is beyond the skin and the fact that they just walk like little princesses and little kings is really amazing.” he added

Albinism is a genetic condition that causes a lack of pigment in skin, hair and eyes.

Tanzanian contestant Chevawe Kasure explains the discrimination she has faced due to the genetic condition “Tanzania is a very big country it's full of so many people, but some people are still thinking in the old traditional ways"

"People will literally just come up and touch and normally I don't mind… but not those who will come and pinch! Like they want to see if it comes out, like if it is applied I'd like to change the perspective and bring some sort of understanding to Tanzania as a whole [on] what albinism is and how not different we are to other people.”

For the last eleven years, ophthalmologist Dr. Prabha Choksey has been treating people with albinism for free every Tuesday.

Dr. Choksey fondly recounts the joy of helping children see for the first time: “I would say that without glasses 70-80 percent are legally blind but with glasses over 95 percent do not come in the bracket of legal blindness, when a child with albinism puts on glasses for the first time"

"I think the world has to see their faces the things that they had never seen before suddenly becoming so clear… When they look in the mirror with the glasses they see a beautiful person staring back at them”

Another Miss albinism contestant, Maryann Mungai, has prospered thanks to Dr. Choksey’s kindness – the doctor paid for Mungai’s high school fees.

With support from her community and family Mungai is able to compete in the pageant, however, she tells the programme how not everyone has always been accepting.

She says: “The fact that the people that I lived with accepted me still didn't give me the confidence I needed… I would feel a bit low. We have to be normal. We don't have to get a lot of attention, so we can be accepted or something. I think that's the main point, people should live normally and be accepted”

Mungai reflects on how positive the pageant has been in making contestants feel included: “I believe that it will teach them something. It will show them we are people like you, we can do anything the only thing we don't have is melanin that's all.

"With an event like this many people living with albinism, they'll get to know that people like us are able to do anything. They can model, they can sing, they can dance they can do anything”

This year’s pageant was organized by the Albinism Society of Kenya and spearheaded by Kenya’s first and only member of parliament with albinism, Isaac Mwaura, who saw Maryann Mungai crowned as Miss Albinism East Africa.

Mungai excitedly tells CNN about her success: “I'm just confused right now. I'm happy, excited there is a lot on my mind right now. I just can't believe it's me.I hope that I'll help many other people who are going through what I went through. Many people who haven't accepted themselves yet. Many people going through challenges the society haven't noticed yet.

CNN International (Inside Africa) travels to Nairobi to attend the first albinism beauty pageant in East Africa.

The programme is introduced to a range of participants who explain how the pageant is helping to change what people see by redefining beauty. 

‘Inside Africa’ airs on Friday 22^nd March at 1930 EAT on CNN International

The show also airs at the following times:

Saturday 23^rd March at 1030 EAT and 2030 EAT

Sunday 24^th March at 0130 EAT, 0630 EAT and 1330 EAT

Monday 25^th March at 0600 EAT

Tuesday 26^th March at 1030 EAT

Thursday 28^th March at 1230 EAT

President Uhuru Kenyatta today challenged African nations to create more opportunities for the youth to flourish.

He said the youth are the reason why liberation heroes fought hard for the freedom of African nations and that young people are the reason why African nations exist. 

“I call upon African leaders to pay particular attention to the dreams and aspirations of our young people by creating a conducive environment for them to flourish. They are the reason our forefathers fought long and hard for self determination and they are the reason our free nations exist today,” said President Kenyatta.

President Kenyatta spoke at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek during celebrations to mark Namibia’s 29th independence day. 

The Kenyan leader was the Chief Guest at the ceremony where he was conferred Namibia’s highest award of honour, the Grand Master of the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, by his host President Hage Geingob for his contribution to democracy and good governance.

President Kenyatta challenged Africans to work harder to unlock the continent’s economic potential noting that Africa has already charted a roadmap through the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 to accelerate progress towards the “Africa we want”.

He said Kenya remains committed to continue working closely with Namibia and other African nations to realise the goal of a peaceful and prosperous future for all.

“Borders must never be used as an excuse for us to retract back and forget the African spirit of Ubuntu. We remain stronger together,” said President Kenyatta.

The President said Kenya and Namibia enjoy close ties which started in the days the South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) fought hard to free the nation from the yoke of the apartheid regime.

Kenya also played a major role in ensuring that Namibia had a stable foundation when a large contingent of Kenyan forces, who were part of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG), remained behind after the end of the peace keeping mission. 

The Government of Kenya funded the extended stay of its contingent who were tasked to train the Namibia Defence Forces and ensure stability of the country.

“Our shared values and aspirations and our enduring strong historical bonds of brotherhood have continued to grow from strength to strength,” said President Kenyatta.

President Kenyatta commended Namibia for its commitment to democracy, good governance and adherence to a rules based international system. 

“Kenya continues to pursue the agenda of peace and security regionally and globally and believes that the absence of stability threatens our shared aspirations for promoting the well being of our community of Nations,” said President Kenyatta.

President Geingob thanked President Kenyatta for honouring his invitation to be the Chief Guest at the country’s independence day fete.

He said Namibia will always be grateful to the people of Kenya for their contribution to Namibia’s independence.

President Kenyatta, who is in Namibia for a State Visit, will meet Kenyans living in Windhoek. Namibia hosts a sizeable number of Kenyan professionals including medical experts, engineers and architects.

On Friday, President Kenyatta will be formally received at State House, Windhoek, by President Geingob.

The Kenyan leader will be accorded a 21 Gun Salute after which he will hold talks with his host. The two leaders will later chair bilateral talks that will be attended by high-level delegations from both countries.

On Saturday, President Kenyatta is scheduled to travel to Walvis Bay where he is expected to tour the country’s major seaport, NAMPORT, and later tour a number of factories.

This is the second time President Kenyatta is visiting Namibia, the first time being when he attended the inauguration of President Geingob in 2015. 

In October last year, President Geingob paid Kenya a three-day visit during which he was the chief guest at the Mashujaa Day celebrations held at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County. 

Very few Nigerian stars have done mega successful East African collaborations, you can count Seyi Shay in the lot.

It all started with her 2018 collaboration with Tanzanian artist Ommy Dimpoz in “Yanje”, with its video surpassing over 1 Million views on YouTube.

After a highly successful 2017 East African media tour that saw Seyi Shay headline at Blankets & Wine Uganda, she returns to the region with a new hit single—KOMA ROLL featuring Harmonize.

Watch “Koma Roll” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZTwpotkOs

Seyi Shay is currently in Nairobi, Kenya to promote KOMA ROLL, which is currently receiving heavy airplay across the region and is set to officially launch the song at B Club this Friday (22^nd March 2019) night.

An ecstatic Seyi talks about her second coming to East Africa and the launch of Koma Roll, “It’s so amazing for me to be back to Nairobi for a second time. I am always in disbelief at how many fans I have here and who love my music. I’ve been in talks with Harmonize who has already invited me to Tanzania, so we are planning to head over too.”

Following the release of her sultry music video “Gimme Love” with Runtown, the multi-talented Nigerian songstress has released the brand new video for her hit single: “Koma Roll” with ‘Konde Boy’, Harmonize.

The single serves an afropop mix of Nigerian and Tanzanian dance melodies.

The up-tempo song is a club banger with an infectious sound that is guaranteed to make you move. Featuring a set of high-energy troupe of dancers, the video directed by Cardoso Imagery has purely Caribbean dance vibes from the beach scenes to the florescent lit rooms and floral outfits. Much like the song, the scenes are very immersive, and invite the viewer to join the party.

Regarding “Koma Roll” her first East African release this year and her second collabo with an East African artist, Seyi says, “I received so much love form my East African family after my last release - “Gimme Love” so I had to drop something special for all of you"

"I have also wanted to work with Harmonize for a long time as he is such a talented superstar. We vibed so well in the studio while working on this song for our fans, hope you all love it and it gets you dancing.” she added

Mombasa Governor has today visited the family of Likoni Mp Mishi to condole with them following the death of her brother Dr Hamisi Ali Juma.

Juma who was among 50 medics sent to Cuba under government sponsorship to study Family Medicine in the framework of an MoU between Kenya and the Caribbean nation died in Cuba on Sunday in a suspected suicide.

"It is a dark and difficult period for all of us in Mombasa and the Country to loose such a young promising Doctor" said Joho

In an interview with one of the local dailies, Health Cabinet secretary Sicily Kariuki revealed that a team of experts leaves for Cuba tonight to investigate the circumstances under which Juma died.

The late Juma is reported to have left behind a young son. Family Members are still waiting for the body to arrive in the country for burial.

President Uhuru Kenyatta today told the youth they stand to benefit from the many employment, job creation and economic empowerment opportunities presented by the Big 4 Agenda projects. 
 
He told Kenyan youth that the transformative development blueprint presents a strong enabling platform to enable them secure a bright future and maximize their potential.
 
“The Big Four Agenda provides young persons with multiple avenues for self fulfilment, economic empowerment, dignified living and service to Kenya,” said the President when he addressed hundreds of youth at State House , Nairobi, during celebrations to honour the 2019 awardees of the President’s Award Kenya
 
A total of 1601 students drawn from various institutions across the country received their Gold Awards under the President’s Award Kenya Programme whose role is to nurture key values of team work, resilience, hard-work, determination, leadership, perseverance, community service, discipline, self-reliance and pragmatic thoughts for tangible solutions.
 
The winners were drawn from national institutions which included academies, secondary schools and universities (both private and public), borstal institutions, technical knstitutes and 
the National Youth Service.
 
The President said the Big-4 agenda programmes are structured to support the development of education, infrastructure, Information Communication Technology, the arts, culture and sports among other sectors, all aimed at benefiting the youth. 
 
“It is the most exciting and rewarding time to be a young person in our nation’s history,” the President told the over 2000 youths. 
 
He added: “You are fortunate to be living in an exciting time, full of opportunities that previous generations could not even have dreamed of."
 
The President challenged young people to avoid falling for the lures of modern life by wasting their youth and vigour in pursuits and actions that add no value to their lives.
 
“Use your time, energy and effort well; take advantage of the facilitative measures that the government has put in place, be dedicated and diligent, and you will prosper beyond your wildest dreams,” he said
 
President Kenya enumerated other opportunities that the government has recently tapped into and which are highly beneficial for the youth.
 
“The digital era and my government’s commitment to fostering the innovations and creativity of Young Kenyans is bound to open up new frontiers for you and your peers,” he told the youth.
 
The President said the decisive action to re-invigorate the education system through a new curriculum, government focus on digital learning and the development of ICT infrastructure and equipment, the ongoing connection of all public schools to the electricity grid and the seamless 100 per cent transition for all learners to secondary school marks a new era for Kenya's youth.
 
“These interventions are intended to ensure that our young persons are provided with the positive and enabling environment to excel inside and outside the classroom, to acquire the skills and know-how to navigate the modern world,to be self-reliant and innovative and to have a holistic learning experience," he said. 

The President urged the awardees to be the country’s brand ambassadors for courtesy, civic responsibility, community service and action, integrity, hard work and excellence.
 
Other speakers at the ceremony included sports CS Ambassador Amina Mohammed and the President’s Award Kenya Executive Director Nellie Munala.

Journalists from Kwale County have accused the County Health Executive Francis Gwama of intimidation and harassment.

The journalists accuse Gwama of denying them access to crucial information citing a case on Monday last week when the Health executive ordered a Kenya News Agency reporter out of his office after he asked about mortuary services.

The journalists have now written a protest letter to the Health Executive and copied it to the Governor Salim Mvurya, Senator Issa Boy, Media council of Kenya, the Kenya Union of Journalists, Kwale CSOs among other institutions.

In the letter signed by 20 journalists , they have mentioned five cases.

"We take great exception to your continued high- handedness, harassment and intimidation directed to journalists by you in your capacity as CEC health. This has made it increasingly difficult for journalists to access information in your department and hence denying the public the right to know what's going on in the health sector" reads part of the letter.

Following the successful release of the hit single Nitembezee featuring Kenya’s top recording and stage act Kidis the Jembe, self-proclaimed Kisumu president and most sort after award winning lyricist Gabiro Mtu Necessary is back with a new song featuring his producer Videz of Hybrid beats.

Multi-talented writer, IT professional, musician and performing artiste Gabiro Mtu Necessary, has released the visuals of his new song International Local that has been on rapid social media promotional buzz for over two weeks.  

Written and performed by Gabiro Mtu Necessary, featuring Videz the video was directed by Crizo Mzeyah who is the brain behind all his previous music and lyric videos something that shows the close bond between the two over the years.

The two artists; Gabiro and Videz have a unique sense of identity that makes them stand out in a field characterized by cut throat competition.

The diversity in the different acts has brought a spiced flavor that Kenyan music lovers and listeners all over the world can identify with.

However, behind all that glamour, fame and fortune is a lot of hard work that these artists put.

Some artists toil and sweat trying to come up with ‘Good Music’ that never makes it to the air waves.

 Breaking through in the industry, having a voice and a platform to showcase your art is no mean achievement.

“International Local is one of those songs that tries to enlighten us that your favorite international artist was also once a local artist or maybe they still are local but on a much elevated platform that makes all of us see them in that context”, says Gabiro

Videz on the other hand believes that local music is the exact replica of what many of us believe as international music but when rounded up to the simplest definition it all comes back to what we all refer to as ‘good music’ even though their can never be good or bad music considering every audience has their own different taste of music.

Seeing the two artists define and combine their level of a creativity, skills and ability on one track is one thing many of us would have wanted to happen soon considering Videz produced the hit single Nitembezee by Gabiro which saw him elevate to a mainstream artist.

The track is an authentic Kenyan sound fused with a little bit of Caribbean sound to give it the much hyped feeling and vibe we can all expect in a club banger.

Speaking on the new release, Gabiro said, “I owe a lot to my fans and everyone who puts my work out there in one way or another and when I was almost giving up on music you all gave me a thousand reasons not to stop doing this and so International Local is just one but a few of the reasons you should also not stop supporting and showing unconditional love towards my me as a brand and as a person”

“This song is the definition of the standard of quality I promised to deliver – I am sure they will definitely enjoy this one!”