Mombasa Continental Resort finally reopened it's Le Club night club to revellers, last Friday 15th July 2022.

The night club located at the underground of the resort had been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Partygoers were ecstatic to see the reopening of their favourite club. 

Some of the partygoers described the occasion as pure happiness welcoming the move by the hotel management.

The club will now be hosting weekly theme nights and drink offers.

Revellers will be sanitized before entering the club.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta today promised to continue with the work of supporting disadvantaged groups in the country even beyond President Kenyatta's tenure.

The First Lady who spoke on Tuesday at State House, Nairobi when she received delegations from Precious Blood Children's Family from Kawangware and Ghetto Classics, a music group from Korogocho slums in Nairobi City said although President Kenyatta's tenure will soon come to an end, she would still be there for the less fortunate in this country.

"I just want to say thank you to old friends and new ones. I just want to thank you for the love...am just overwhelmed and I shall continue being your Patron," the First Lady told members of the Ghetto Classics, for which she has been the Patron.

"I shall begin again working with the Precious Blood Children's Family. I will be there for you. Although we shall be out of this house, I want to assure of that," the First Ĺady told members of Precious Blood Children's Family.

Precious Blood Children's Family which was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood 28 years ago supports children rescued from streets of Kawangware and surrounding slums and rehabilitates them as well as giving them a decent living and education.

Ghetto Classics is the flagship community programme of the Art of Music Foundation established in 2007 that involves over 500 children and youths in Korogocho slums and which seeks to change their socio-economic lives through music.

During the ceremony, the two groups presented First Lady Margaret Kenyatta with presents in recognition for her excellent service to marginalized groups in the country.

Speaking during the event, the Director of Precious Blood Children's Family Sister Anne Grace and Ghetto Classics Founder and Executive Director Elizabeth Njoroge thanked the First Lady for her tireless and exemplary support to the two organizations.

The ceremony was attended by scores of children and youths from the two organizations as well as senior officials of the two organizations.

Over the years, I have always considered Daresalaam my second home and great source of content for my blog although I have not visited the city for two years due to the obvious reason, outbreak of coronavirus.

Well, as things start getting back to the new normal, I returned for a visit on 3rd July 2022, for a series of interviews with local Tanzanian artists, just to get new and fresh content for my blog and youtube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCieUsRDkVsZscgIuWJ0BR8w).

Before travelling to Daresalaam I contacted several hotels for partnership, luckily several agreed to my request but I decided to settle on one, South Beach Resort due to it's uniqueness.

South Beach Resort is your ideal resort if you are looking for a unique and quiet resort away from the hustles and bustles of the city.

The welcome and hospitality at this resort was palatable. The resort is located in the Kigamboni area, 8 kms from the Kigamboni ferry.

The resort overlooks a pristine ribbon of powdery sand and aquamarine waters, the South Beach Resort features an exclusive location on the Indian Ocean front. It is the most exquisite and highly-sought-after beach hotel in Kigamboni with a reputation of among other things, an array of leisure activities of both adults and children.

Some of the leisure activities include, Water Sports - Jet Skis, Beach Volleyball.

The resort boost of well furnished, air conditioned 36 rooms with one double bed and one single bed in each room. Every room also offers a private balcony overlooking the Indian Ocean - perfect for watching sunrises, and also includes satellite television and in-room safes for securing your valuables.

At the resort's Rifu bar and grill I enjoyed an array of local dishes and drinks.

The resort also features a modern sports lounge just a few steps away from the beach.

The resort’s swimming pool also features a dance floor topped by rain simulation. The resort also boasts of a 22 seater Jacuzzi.

The resort also offers conference facilities with a conference room that accommodates up to 400 people.

Wangeci Wandere Kihara aka Mama Muthoni is no stranger to the food industry, having owned and operated Mama Muthoni foods for a few years. However what sets Wangeci apart from the most food enthusiasts /chefs is her desire to provide the most unique yet simple recipes. 

A certified lactation, child nutrition consultant, and new parent educator. Wangeci is passionate about helping mothers navigate their parenting journey through lactation, nutrition and all things motherhood. 

This past Saturday 16th July, Wangeci launched the highly anticipated Little Foodies cookbook which focuses on establishing good infant feeding practices. 

 Mama Muthoni focuses on feeding the baby from the family pot. This means that in as much as the baby can have purees from 6 months, the child can quickly be transitioned to the family food/pot.

The food can be mashed/blended depending on the weaning methods that has been selected

The launch which took place at the Emory Hotel was attended by Wangeci's friends, family and influencers from the food and motherhood content spaces who showed up in support of Wangeci's latest venture.

Some of the familiar faces that were in attendance were Mily Wajesus, Kui's Kitchen, Chep IkoNini, Ciru Ciera, Fitness By Stephanie and many others. 

Little Foodies is the first Kenyan Weaning Cookbook available on Kindle and has just been added to the Amazon book list. 

For purchase details: 

Local link: https://www.themothershipvillage.com/shop/

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Foodies-Infant-Toddler-feeding-ebook/dp/B0B6C3L3T2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=29QEEVM4PBAYC&keywords=little+foodie+wangeci&qid=1657976646

Kenya's award winning hip hop artist Khaligraph Jones has dropped a hint that he is set to release music featuring Nigeria's Falz The Bahd Guy.

Falz is a popular Nigerian actor and Afro-pop /hip hop artist with lots of hits to his name, was in Nairobi to promote his album.

His most recent single is KNEE DOWN featuring Chike off his newly released album, BAHD.

Khaligraph took to Instagram to announce the exciting news after posting picture and video of him and Falz while in a studio session with with a triggering caption that hinted the song will be released soon.

"And I bought My Boy its a family ting ??? @falzthebahdguy #respecttheogs @vinconthebeat"

The Nyali ODM parliamentary seat candidate Said Abdalla alias 'Saido' has claimed that his life is in danger after a shooting incident Sunday night.

The businessman- cum -politician said that he was shot at thrice by unknown people along Links road at around midnight when he was heading home.

Abdalla said that he saw a group of about ten people at Mamba roundabout and stopped to check what was wrong to offer his assistance.

As he approached them, he realised they were supporters of Nyali MP Mohammed Ali. They accosted him forcing him to run to a petrol station about 100 Meters away.

"They charged at me forcing me to run to a petrol station nearby to seek refuge," said Abdalla.

He was alone in the car when the incident occurred.

"As I was making frantic calls to my team to come and assist me, they followed me to the petrol station. One person who was armed took out his gun and shot in the air,"

"I hid in a corner and lied on the floor, only for the person to charge towards my direction and shoot again," he said.

The group he said fled the scene and he managed to get back to his car.

He said that he had driven a distance of about 300 meters only to see a car parked along the road when he was shot at again.

"I put on full light and sped off, thats when I heard another gun shot behind me. They had the intention to kill me, but I thank God I survived," Abdalla said.

He reported the matter to the Nyali police station OB number 02/18/07/2022. 

Abdalla has called for police protection saying his life is now in danger. 

He said that the matter was related to politics as the group at that time were removing his posters along the road.

"I urge my supporters to remain calm, in the mean time I call on the police to speed up investigations and apprehend the individuals behind it," said Abdalla.

Nyali Sub-County police commander Danniel Mumasaba confirmed the incident saying that they launched investigations immediately after Abdalla reported the matter.

"My officers rushed to the scene at 2am and conducted preliminary investigations. We revisited the scene this morning and recovered CCTV footage of what happened and managed to recover a spent bullet cartridge," said Mumasaba.

The officers also recovered a second spent cartridge at the second scene of the shooting 500 meters from the petrol station where the first two shootings occured.

 "From the footage, we have seen that the person shot in the air and proceeded to his (Abdalla's) direction to shoot again. The man is seen picking the spent catrige before they fled the scene," Mumasaba said.

The cartridges have been sent to Nairobi for ballistic investigation to establish the type of gun used and who owns it.

Mumasaba also said that they will summon the MP to record a statement if the final investigations reveal that the cars captured in the footage belong to him.

He said that they were going through the footage to establish the identity of the shooter and all those behind the incident,"

"From the footage you can see that the cars are written Nyali One painted with the colours associated with the party the MP belongs to. 

"However, the MP is not seen in the footage we have recovered, but if we manage to find him he will be called to record a statement. If not, we will still invite him over to tell us if he is aware of the incident," Mumasaba said.

Also recovered from the site were campaign posters belonging to Ali and Abdalla.

 Abdalla is seeking to wrestle Ali from seat through the ODM party ticket with Ali seeking a second term under the United Democratic Alliance party allied to deputy president William Ruto. 

The seat has attracted a total of 16 candidates.

Reacting to the report, Nyali Mp Mohammed Ali accused Abdallah of stage managing the whole event.

"We are used to there tactics, in 2017 they shot at their own car and accused us of being behind the shooting. We would like to tell them to let police do their work. Stage managing events  and seeking sympathy will not help them." said Ali.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revoked former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko's clearance to vie for Mombasa Governor.

In a letter to Sonko, IEBC through the Mombasa county returning officer Swalha Yusuf cited the Supreme Court's judgement issued on Friday, July 15.

The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal and High Court decision affirming Sonko's impeachment.

"In adherence to the Supreme Court judgement you are therefore disqualified from holding any public office and thus disqualified from contesting and being elected as the governor of Mombasa or any other county. Your candidature is invalidated and your certificate revoked," reads  part of the letter.

The High Court had earlier cleared Sonko to run for the seat paving way for IEBC clearance.

IEBC cleared Sonko to vie for the Mombasa governor seat last week.

Businessman Anverali Nazerali's widow Kiran Nazerali said in a replying affidavit the investigations asked for in the application were prompted by the deceased's brother.

She insisted the estranged brother has been questioning the circumstances that led to his brother's death and wondered why the report is not reproduced in his application despite demanding for the exhumation and autopsy to be carried out on the deceased's body.

"To make matters worse my in-law has not been good books with my late husband to the extent they did see eye to eye due to a dispute when the family company was transferred to the deceased," she pointed out.  

Kiran confirmed in her replying affidavit that  the relationship between her late husband and his estranged brother had been hostile.

 She was replying in an affidavit against the matter before Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet through her counsel Mohamed Balala, arguing that the application was an abuse of court process.  

The widow claimed she has been traumatized by the events after the death of her husband.  

Kiran said in her replying affidavit in court that her in-law never allowed her to grieve the death of her beloved husband peacefully like other widows as required by law.

The late businessman's widow and her daughter Mahek Fatima said the application is based on malice and was against their wish.   

Kiran argued in her replying affidavit before the court that the application was an abuse of court process.  

She pointed out there is malice in the application before the court arguing neither the children nor she suspected foul play in his death.

"We believe the application has an ill intent and we are opposed to the exhumation of the deceased's remains," she pointed out.

The widow said the move by her in-law is due to suspicon of foul play in the death of the deceased and demanding for a post-mortem to be carried out to establish the cause of death.

Kiran further said the application by her in-law is driven by malice and is filled with blatant lies and urged the court to dismiss it with costs.

She argued in her affidavit the request to exhume the body is radical and an extreme step.

"If the application to exhume the body is successful it will be against the belief of their religion and our customs," she pointed out.

The  widow argued that it’s the wish of the family that the body of the deceased remains undisturbed so that he retains his dignity even in death

Kiran said  according to a medical report and death certificate her husband died from kidney failure and not as alleged by her in-law.

"The circumstances being questioned are ambiguous at best as the cause leading to his death are clear," she pointed out.

Businessman Anverali Nazerali's widow Kiran Nazerali said in a replying affidavit the investigations asked for in the application were prompted by the deceased's brother.

She insisted the estranged brother has been questioning the circumstances that led to his brother's death and wondered why the report is not reproduced in his application despite demanding for the exhumation and autopsy to be carried out on the deceased's body.

"To make matters worse my in-law has not been good books with my late husband to the extent they did see eye to eye due to a dispute when the family company was transferred to the deceased," she pointed out.  

Kiran confirmed in her replying affidavit that  the relationship between her late husband and his estranged brother had been hostile.

 She was replying in an affidavit against the matter before Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet through her counsel Mohamed Balala, arguing that the application was an abuse of court process.  

The widow claimed she has been traumatized by the events after the death of her husband.  

Kiran said in her replying affidavit in court that her in-law never allowed her to grieve the death of her beloved husband peacefully like other widows as required by law.

The late businessman's widow and her daughter Mahek Fatima said the application is based on malice and was against their wish.   

Kiran argued in her replying affidavit before the court that the application was an abuse of court process.  

She pointed out there is malice in the application before the court arguing neither the children nor she suspected foul play in his death.

"We believe the application has an ill intent and we are opposed to the exhumation of the deceased's remains," she pointed out.

The widow said the move by her in-law is due to suspicon of foul play in the death of the deceased and demanding for a post-mortem to be carried out to establish the cause of death.

Kiran further said the application by her in-law is driven by malice and is filled with blatant lies and urged the court to dismiss it with costs.

She argued in her affidavit the request to exhume the body is radical and an extreme step.

"If the application to exhume the body is successful it will be against the belief of their religion and our customs," she pointed out.

The  widow argued that it’s the wish of the family that the body of the deceased remains undisturbed so that he retains his dignity even in death

Kiran said  according to a medical report and death certificate her husband died from kidney failure and not as alleged by her in-law.

"The circumstances being questioned are ambiguous at best as the cause leading to his death are clear," she pointed out.

Businessman Anverali Nazerali's widow Kiran Nazerali said in a replying affidavit the investigations asked for in the application were prompted by the deceased's brother.

She insisted the estranged brother has been questioning the circumstances that led to his brother's death and wondered why the report is not reproduced in his application despite demanding for the exhumation and autopsy to be carried out on the deceased's body.

"To make matters worse my in-law has not been good books with my late husband to the extent they did see eye to eye due to a dispute when the family company was transferred to the deceased," she pointed out.  

Kiran confirmed in her replying affidavit that  the relationship between her late husband and his estranged brother had been hostile.

 She was replying in an affidavit against the matter before Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Vincent Adet through her counsel Mohamed Balala, arguing that the application was an abuse of court process.  

The widow claimed she has been traumatized by the events after the death of her husband.  

Kiran said in her replying affidavit in court that her in-law never allowed her to grieve the death of her beloved husband peacefully like other widows as required by law.

The late businessman's widow and her daughter Mahek Fatima said the application is based on malice and was against their wish.   

Kiran argued in her replying affidavit before the court that the application was an abuse of court process.  

She pointed out there is malice in the application before the court arguing neither the children nor she suspected foul play in his death.

"We believe the application has an ill intent and we are opposed to the exhumation of the deceased's remains," she pointed out.

The widow said the move by her in-law is due to suspicon of foul play in the death of the deceased and demanding for a post-mortem to be carried out to establish the cause of death.

Kiran further said the application by her in-law is driven by malice and is filled with blatant lies and urged the court to dismiss it with costs.

She argued in her affidavit the request to exhume the body is radical and an extreme step.

"If the application to exhume the body is successful it will be against the belief of their religion and our customs," she pointed out.

The  widow argued that it’s the wish of the family that the body of the deceased remains undisturbed so that he retains his dignity even in death

Kiran said  according to a medical report and death certificate her husband died from kidney failure and not as alleged by her in-law.

"The circumstances being questioned are ambiguous at best as the cause leading to his death are clear," she pointed out.