Musicians Eric Wainaina and Suzanna Owiyo have been appointed as Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations Environment Progamme, for a period of two years. The singers were officially appointed this afternoon at an event attended…
Posts Published by LAURA WALUBENGO
Kenyan film to ‘come out’ at New Zealand screening
A Kenyan is among five film-makers who will launch their short stories to highlight issues affecting them and their communities at the Commonwealth Shorts in New Zealand next week. The Shorts are a capacity building…
Slow cooked love food for Valentines
Love is like food, the best of it is usually cooked long and slow and with the utmost care. When brought together this way it is often thought that that particular kind of love will…
Muthoni DQ to perform at Afcon finals
Muthoni the Drummer Queen will be on stage with other African big guns at the closing ceremony of the Africa Cup of Nations tourney in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday. The event will be the…
Victoria Kimani drops cover for first Chocolate single
Musician Bamboo’s little sister Victoria Kimani has released the cover of her first single under the successful Nigerian entertainment label Chocolate City. Mtoto, which means baby in Swahili, is a precursor to the first album…
Nakumatt and Revlon team up for new ‘bar’
Nakumatt has launched a new kind of bar that does not subscribe to the so called ‘Mututho Law’. In tandem with Revlon, Nakumatt Holdings opened the counter to its first cosmetic bar at Westgate last…
Kenyans step up to Mi Casa at Blankets
Kenyan concert goers outdid themselves at the 41st edition of Blankets and Wine this Sunday, screaming at the right moments and singing along to express their pleasure at the performances lined up. Naomi Wachira had…
Mi Casa set stage in Nairobi this weekend
Blankets and Wine will have a little bit of everything this weekend as SA band Mi Casa will be mucking about on stage, joined by the pristine Suzanne Owiyo, alternative Naomi Wachira and the chill…
Dutch royalty applaud Kenyan artists for leadership
If Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s words are anything to go by, artist movements will be an integral part of implementing the new constitution as Kenya plunges forward into the future. In a speech to fete…
Lies That Bind leads Kenyan nominees at AMVCA
Kenya has received ten nominations for the inaugural Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards, which take place in Lagos on the second week of March. Of the 28 awards up for grabs, Kenyan TV series Lies…