Five years ago, a handful of bloggers invented a way to track – and hopefully prevent – bloody post-election violence that hit Kenya and claimed more than 1,100 lives. The group of friends that set…
Posts tagged 2013
AMAA 2013 Nominations Night moves to Malawi
A usually reserved Malawi is trying to make its presence felt in the African cultural map this year by hosting the Africa Movie Academy Awards Nomination Night in March. Malawi’s most powerful woman and president…
Kenya stands tall at Rotterdam Film Fest
The well travelled Kenyan movie Nairobi Half Life will be at the Rotterdam International Film Festival starting this weekend and so will the latest flick by co-producer Ginger Ink, Something Necessary. Excited to be backing…
BBA 2013; looking for a new breed of Kenyans?
Big brother is back in town, looking for Kenyans who qualify to represent the country in this year’s edition of Big Brother Africa, which kicks off in May. Interested participants have until Valentine’s Day to…
Revamp your 2013 look with your existing wardrobe
It’s January of 2013 and most wallets have dents in them and this just makes everything boring! There are things we can only drool over and dream of owning right now but we know damn…
Africa Movie Academy Awards ’13 deadline extended
The organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards have extended the deadline for receiving film entries to January 31, 2013. Tony Anih, the Executive Secretary of AMAA, says this extension is aimed at giving filmmakers…
Kenyan musician nominated for prestigious US award
Kenyan Afro-funk musician KG Omulo has been nominated for the 2013 NAACP Image Award. Omulo was nominated under the World Music category, for his album ‘Ayah Ye! Moving Train’. This is not the first time…