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Kenya Becomes First East African Country to Play in Football World Cup

Kenya has set a record by becoming the first ever East African country to qualify and play at a Fifa football world cup tournament. The Harambee Junior Starlets beat Burundi 2 – 0 in Nairobi to win 5 – 0…

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Nyashinsky Cancels US Tour Over Visa Issues

One of Kenya’s most successful and influential musicians Nyashinsky has cancelled a tour to the USA following Visa issues for his team. Nyashinsky announced on social media that he wont show up at the Madaraka Festival because the organizers had…

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CECAFA Club Tournament Makes a Return after 2 Years

CECAFA Club tournament is making a return after taking a break for two years. In a memo sent to media houses yesterday, the Council for East and Central African Football Associations secretariat said the tournament will take place in Tanzania…

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Musicians Prince Indah and Samidoh Collaborate on New Film

Popular ohangla music maestro Prince Indah and his mugithi counterpart Samidoh have collaborated to produce a new film Kienyeji. The movie will premiere on 8th June at the KICC Comesa Grounds. Prince Indah and Samidoh are executive producers of the…

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Culture

Why we need stronger community sports clubs

Imagine KCB managers wake up one day and decide to divest from sports. KCB FC and KCB Rugby Club would be no more. The same case applies to Tusker, Bidco United, and Nzoia Sugar, as well as any other club…

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Depts of Culture and Forestry sign agreement to green heritage sites

The State Department of Culture and Heritage on April 19 signed an agreement with the State Department of Forestry aimed at greening all cultural heritage sites in Kenya. The two departments will form a joint committee that will spearhead the…

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Lamu: the capital of cultural festivals adds 3 more

Lamu is arguably the capital of cultural festivals in Kenya. And it is adding three more festivals to its annual festival menu. Lamu County CEC for Tourism and Culture Aisha Miraji announced this week the three new festivals which are:…

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Hargeysa Experiences: Conversation with Raphael d’Abdon

Raphael d’Abdon is a man of two continents, having been born and raised in Udine, a small town in the North East of Italy, and moved to Pretoria, South Africa, in 2008. He is a writer, scholar, editor, and translator…

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Filming in Kenya – How to get a licence

Kenya has a nascent yet promising film industry attracting both local and international producers. Tens of films and documentaries have fully or partially been shot in the East African country. It is now easier to stream movies across the world…

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Culture

KFCB reiterates ban of films that ‘promote’ homosexuality, says NO to Badhaai Do

The Kenya Film Classification Board has come out to assert that films that promote homosexuality are still banned in Kenya. The board says that such films go against the laws of Kenya which do not allow same sex relationships. The…

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Culture

Notable recommendations by the FKF Caretaker Committee government must fast-track

Recently, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs CS Ababu Namwamba set the pace for Kenya’s return to international football by conforming to FIFA’s demands to lift the ban on the beleaguered FKF Secretariat. The mutual agreement for FKF President…

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Culture

Football Kenya impasse ruining many lives

In 2019, Sony Sugar was expelled from the Kenya Premier League after failing to honour three consecutive matches due to financial incapacitation. In August of the same year, almost all the clubs experienced financial uncertainty after the main league sponsor…

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