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Entertainment THE RICHEST MUSICIANS IN EAST AFRICA The music industry has greatly improved in the East African region over the past few years and as a result musicians are currently pocketing a huge amount of money compared to earlier years. These musicians lead a luxurious lifestyle and they will be seen showing 1:Bobi Wine Robert Kyagulangi popularly off their expensive cars, houses or properties. Below I have listed the top three richest musicians in East Africa. known as Bobi Wine tops the list. He has an estimated Networth of $7 Million as at 2020. Bobi Wine started his music career in the early 2000's and he has released over 70 songs which are loved by many and he has many followers on instagram and Facebook. Currently Bobi Wine is a Member of Parliament in Uganda and he is a presidential candidate for the 2021 Elections. His wealth mainly comes from his music, farming and real estate projects. He is also a popular activist and he is endorsed by various Non-governmental organizations and this has greatly boasted his wealth and thus he is the richest celebrity in East African.
2: Jose Chameleon Jose chameleon is estimated to have a networth of $6. 2 million. He is a Ugandan singer and song writer and has released many hits since he started his career. He owns a studio called the Leone Island studio and has ventures into business where he has a mobile phone branded Chameleone.
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Diamond Platinumz ft Koffi Olomide video song breaks YouTube record in Africa
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Entertainment Diamond Platnumz Teams Up With The Legendary Koffi Olomide On A Hit Song Waah! The new single on Youtube labelled as Waah, has also made another milestone to be the first African music video to clock two million views within 24 hours. The video was directed by Director Kenny of Zoom Extra, a production company coowned by Diamong and Kenny. He is the most popular artist in East as he has released numerous songs that have performed greatly not only in East But also in the World. He founded the the WCB wasafi label that has a TV and a radio station. Diamond has been consistent in the industry and he has been releasing quality songs each and every time. He is also known as the king of Collaborations as he partners with top musicians. For instance he released a song called "waah" that he featured Kofi Olamide and that song has already gained 18 million views in only two weeks. He is a businessman as well as he produces various fashion brands and his estimated net worth is $5. 1 million. "Waah" the most recent song produced by Diamond Platinumz Educative, Informative, Entertaining & Empowering
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Nadia Mukami is an award winning female artiste from Kenya and has further been nominated for AFRIMMA Born in Nairobi as Mukami Mwendo, Nadia attended Kari Primary School and later Mount Laverna School for her secondary education. She would later enroll at Maseno University to pursue a degree in BBA - Finance option. She recorded her first song ―Narudi‖ that tackles the situation of a prodigal lover. In just about three years since establishing her career in Kenya's music industry, Nadia Mukami is already recognized as one of the new voices to look out for in the region. The singer, who is also is a talented songwriter has a number of hit singles including ―Si Rahisi‖, ―African Lover‖ and ―Yule Yule‖. Nadia Mukami revealed that she was dating American rapper by the name Jermaine Lamarr Cole popularly known as J. Cole but since then she went silent on the rumors until she arrested the netizens by showing her wedding ring on her finger. The speculations have it that the sensational mellow vocalist had a wedding ceremony under carpets.
Nadia Mukami-Katambe Best International Flow Meryl (France) Kaaris (France) Nasty C (South Africa) Khaligraph Jones (Kenya) Stormzy (U.K.) -- WINNER Ms Banks (U.K.) Djonga (Brazil)
Khaligraph Jones –BET Nominated 2020 OG Khaligrapgh Jones to bring the veteran & Legendary wow voiced Rapper CMB Prezzo after Prezz went on Banging on OG vial HiT Yes Bana he went on telling the neitizens, ― it‘s time to bring back the president to winning ways in the industry
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Count me Out!Otile Brown turns down his AFRIMA Awards nomination
Kenyan RnB singer, Otile Brown, has just turned down his nomination to the AFRIMA Awards.Otile says under no circumstance, he ever wants to be associated with the International awards ceremony. Recently, the talented artiste threw jabs at Tanzanian musicians as well as the AFRIMA Award‘s organisers for lack of credibility in a since-deleted Instagram post. Sarcastically, Otile expressed his disbelief that the event‘s organizers still take their time to award artists implying that they usually know the winners even before voting closes.He strongly advised them never to nominate him now and in future. “Does AFRIMA still nominate people? Always count me out.” he wrote. Savagely,he dragged Tanzanian musicians
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particularly Harmonize,Dia mond Platnumz and Rayvanny who at times use animal names as their alter egos while on stage
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WillyM’Tuva AFRIMMA Nomination
Willy M Tuva is a celebrated radio and TV host, who works for the Royal Media Services in Kenya.
The presenter, who hosts Mambo Mseto on Radio Citizen FM and the Mseto Africa show on Citizen TV, was named the best radio and TV presenter in Africa at the Afrika Muzik Magazine Awards (Afrimma) held in Texas, USA in October 2019. Tuva has for more than a decade now been at the center of growing local talent in his regular segments on Radio and TV with many successful East African musicians owing their success to his support. In 2020 he is at the SPOT again for the same award. Unfortunately he lost the prestigious award.
Khaligraph Jones & Otile Brown Bother were nominated in the category Best Male East Africa. In the Best Female East Africa we had Nadia Mukami,Akothee ,Fena Gitu (FenaMenal &Tanasha Donna on the card. In the category of Best African Group we had Sauti Sol represented KENYA which they doubled up in the Best Live Act category. Muthoni Drummer Queen was in the nominations for Best Female Rap Act. King Khali was having a good year, OG got yet another lucrative nomination in the category of Best Male Rap Act. In the category of Best Collaboration we had three major slots Khaligraph Jones ft Bien – Yes Bana , Tanasha Donna ft Mbosso – La Vie & Sauti Sol ft Soweto Gospel Group – Brighter Days Song of The Year Sauti Sol – Suzanna Best Video Director we had one of the most creative minds when it comes to visuals Enos Olik and in the category of Best Dj Africa the NTV Rgage Spin master DJ Moh Spice was on the cards to represent the Best African Dj USA we had DJ Fully Focus & Poison Ivy Sauti Sol – Suzanna was in for the big nomination as AFRIMMA Video of The Year &Radio/TV Personnel Of The Year Jamal Gaddafi was giving a legend Willy Tuva a run for his money
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KENYAN ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY Music Genres That Shaped Kenyan
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The cooing voices of legendary rhythm and blues artists such R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Mariah Carey, Usher, Joe Thomas, and Toni Braxton have definitely Music through the Years left a mark on Kenyan millennials, just as they did on Generation X. In Kenya, like many parts of the world, the 90s were a golden era in music because of those R&B tunes and to date they still dominate a fair share of the radio airwaves in the At the very core of each of the 43 Kenyan country, with popular FM stations such as Classic 105 FM giving them a lot of traditional cultures, irrespective of the tribe, there is a heritage of music –from the taarab of airplay. Popular Kenyan artists with beautiful, soulful, captivating vocals churning the coastal people to the mugithi of the Kikuyu out local R&B tunes include Eric Wainaina, Harry Kimani, and Kevin Mbugua. community. It‘s fascinating to see how popular The fact that they sing their songs in the vernacular sometimes makes the music all the more exceptional. music genres from across the world have influenced Kenyan music. American hip-hop has had a massive impact on the Kenyan music scene. Not only do you see hip-hop artists emblazoned on matatus (minibuses) in the country, this genre resonates deeply with the younger generation growing up in Nairobi. The hip-hop culture and beat easily took root in Kenya as the younger generation fell in love with the evocative, bouncy beat and lyrics of the late notorious B.I.G, Tupac, Jay-Z, Nas and, more recently, artists like Lil-Wayne, Tyga, and Future. rban youth. Kenyan hip-hop artists include Kalamashaka, who were the first ever Kenyan artists to be featured on Channel O with their hit single “Fanya Mambo.” Other notable popular hip-hop artists in Kenya include Ukoo Fulani, Mau Mau, and Caligraph Jones. Even the emerging local music genres HIP HOP like kapuka and genge tend to borrow heavily from hip-hop, especially when it comes to dress and videos. Arabic influences are felt most on the coast of Kenya, because of their intense interactions with the locals during the time of the slave trade. As such, there are lasting influences that have ARABIC MUSIC remained in the region including religion, language (Arabic and Swahili), and of course the music. When it comes to music, taarab music has a lot of Al-Arabiya musical undertones, from the lilting sounds of the singer to the instruments and even the unique characteristic of sitting down to sing. Leading taarab singers from Kenya include Malika, Zuhura Swaleh, and Juma Bhalo, who join the ranks of Zanzibar‘s taarab stars like Siti Binti Saad. Interestingly, a lot of taarab singers like to feature the taishakoto (originally known as taishagoto) in their music composition. The taishakoto is a stringed instrument from Japan that has found a place in East African taarab with singers like Zuhura playing it themselves.
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One of the major influences on Kenyan music from within the continent has been lingala, which is Congolese music. The lingala beat relies heavily on bass guitar and the melodious voices of several lead singers. The music is accompanied by dance styles that involve a lot of gyration, which is characteristic of traditional Congolese music. The lead singers are usually male This genre of music has played a huge role in shaping Kenyan music by
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music on the world stage and his music still reigns supreme in Kenya. Bands like Wenge and Extra Musica and musicians like Koffi Olomide, Papa Wemba, and Fally Ipupa have kept the torch alive. As a result, Kenyan bands like the Maroon Commandoes have thrived by emulating the style and giving it a local touch. Even younger musicians like Sauti Sol have a heavy influence of lingala in their music.
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Jay-Z launches his very own cannabis LESHWA: (+254)722-4 line called Monogram
Jay-Z is tied for No. 1,990 on our annual worldwide list of Billionaires with a net worth of $1 billion. Here’s a bit more about how he created his fortune Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, businessman, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time Born: 4 December 1969 (age 50 years), Brooklyn, New York, United States
You could say that Jay-Z is on fire To be blunt, there's not much that the Grammy Award-winning billionaire rapper and entrepreneur doesn't have his hand in. From streaming service founder to music executive to memoir writer, the 50-year-old is adding yet another title to his repertoire
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Jerusalema A South African song combined with a dance that began in Angola, has captured the imagination of people throughout the world. Amidst the Covid 19 pandemic, Jerusalema has had 50 million views on You Tube and has got groups of people dancing in many parts of the world Master KG Net worth In 2018, Master Kg's revenue is $6.2K which varies in the range between $6.2K – $9.8K. Master KG is a South African producer and musician who was born in Calais village (Tzaneen), Limpopo in the year 1996. The 23-year-old goes by real name Kgaogelo Moagi, and he is, without a doubt, one of the best house music musicians, as well as producers in South Africa The amounts the duo has made from the song JERUSALEMA is estimated at R235,658 – R3,955,696 in earnings. The Jerusalema YouTube revenue racks in millions. Released in late 2019, Jerusalema (featuring vocalist Nomcebo Zikode) has enjoyed unparalleled success thanks to the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge that spread through the globe like wildfire
Master KG‘s flag keeps rising and rising. From the looks of things, there is no stopping the 24-year-old Limpopo born deejay who has risen to prominence with his hit Jeruselama song which has been viewed over 148 million times on YouTube. The views on YouTube come with a nice paycheck attached to them. Master KG is definitely raking in millions from the virality of Jerusalema. The data that the website pulled for the Openmic Productions YouTube channel, where most of Master KGs music videos are hosted, shows that the page received over 58 million new views in the last 30 days and based on YouTube‘s revenue model, that is a possible $14,000 – $235,000 in revenue from ads displayed on the channel. According to a statement released by Master KG‘s team, it is worth noting that the song was recorded on 29 August 2019 and almost a year to the day later, it joins the ranks of the most-watched music videos on YouTube and is perhaps the only video by a black South African artist to reach this status. Master KG said in a statement: ―This is just amazing. I‘m thrilled to see Jerusalema breaking records and inspiring people all over the world. It‘s also humbling to see the speed at which it travels. When we reached the 50 million views last month nobody would have predicted that in four weeks it would have doubled. This is a testament that when Jesus says yes, nobody can say no. This has gone beyond us and it‘s marvelous to watch.‖
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Billionaires Sports Personalities
LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Widely considered one of the greatest NBA players, James is frequently compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time. Born in Akron, Ohio state in the United states of America in the year of 1984 30th December.
James whose height 2.06m with the current salary US$37.44 Million is married to Savannah Brinson with 3 adorable kids, Bronny James, Bryce Maximus James & Zhuri James. LeBron James' total net worth, James' career earnings are well over $1 billion dollars. The Nike deal alone will earn James more than a billion over his lifetime, but he also has his NBA salary, other endorsements, and an emerging career in Hollywood.
3. Arnold Palmer – Career earnings: $1.35 billion
1. Michael Jordan – Career earnings: $1.9 billion Despite retiring (for the third time) in 2003, Michael Jordan still earns more than most athletes, thanks to Nike‘s Jordan range of sportswear. His Michael Jordan brand raises three billion dollars every year, £120 million of which goes to Jordan himself. Add that amount to his career earning and other commercial partnerships and the end result is the richest sportsman of all time. The now 57-year old basketball legend is planning to use some of his earnings for good causes, as Jordan and Nike have recently pledged to donate $100 million over 10 years to organizations fighting for ―racial quality, social justice, and greater access to education‖
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Tiger Woods – Career earnings: $1.65 billion
The most famous golfer in the world may not be at the top of this list in terms of amount but he was the first sportsman to earn more than 1 billion dollars as an active athlete. Tiger Woods is second on our list of the highest paid athletes in the world in part to his lucrative contract with Nike. In August 2016, Woods announced that he would be seeking a new golf equipment partner after the news of Nike‘s exit from the equipment industry.
Arnold Palmer had a seismic impact on the world of golf. He won 62 PGA Tour events, including four victories at the Masters, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Despite being a hugely successful golfer, Palmer only made a few million of his vast fortune playing golf. Indeed, Palmer earnt most of his money when he entered sports marketing. The selling of golf clubs and the construction of golf courses, especially, was very lucrative for the golfing legend who sadly passed away in 2016.
4. Jack Nicklaus – Career earnings: $1.15 billion Jack Nicklaus is one of three golfers on the list, all of whom number among the four biggest earners in sporting history.
The 80-year-old legend won eighteen majors during his playing career over a 24year period between 1962 and 1986. Oddly enough, Nicklaus did not start making the big money until he took the same route as Arnold Palmer by building a successful company that designs and builds golf courses. Combine that with portrait rights and a hefty pile of merchandising, Jack Nicklaus has earned over one billion dollars. Educative, Informative, Entertaining & Empowering
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Michael Olunga
The Kenya international has been a great scorer for his Japanese side and many have suggested it is his time to find a more competitive league
The Harambee Star has scored 23 goals in the same number of league ties for Kashiwa Reysol and is the clear leader in the Golden Boot race. His exploits in the maiden season in the Japanese top-tier have led to some pundits claiming he is above the competition and should now look to secure a move to a higher level league. Olunga emerged as the runner-up in the J2 Golden Boot race after he scored 27 goals last season to help Kashiwa Reysol earn promotion back to the top-tier. His goalscoring form has not dipped as he stepped up into the J1 league, given the number of goals he has scored in the ongoing season.
Olunga joined Reysol from Zhicheng for a reported Sh300 million transfer fee and is reportedly taking home Sh15 million in monthly salary package Olunga studied geospatial engineering at the Technical University of Kenya and pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree. For this reason, he is regularly known as "The Engineer" by Kenyan football fans. Michael Olunga is a Luo from Homa Bay. He made history in Laliga Michael Olunga plays the position Forward, is 26 years old and 180cm tall, weighs 70kg. In the current club Kashiwa Reysol played 1 season, during this time he played 32 matches and scored 29 goals. Michael Olunga shots an average of 0.91 goals per game in club competitions. Last season his average was 0.12 goals per game, he scored 3 goals in 26 club matches Heineken Agrees Deal to Sponsor Euro 2020 And Renews Champions League Partnership. Beer giant Heineken has been announced as the official beer partner for Euro 2020. The brewer will also continue sponsoring the UEFA Champions League until at least 2024, continuing a partnership that stretches back more than 25 years
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5. Floyd Mayweather – Career earnings: $1.1 billion
Floyd Mayweather is a boxer and promoter who is regarded by many as the poud for pound greatest fighter of all time. He is number 5 in in our list of the richest sportsmen of all time. ‗Money‘ Mayweathers‘ total career earnings topped 1.1 billion dollars through a series a series of incredibly lucrative bouts against some of the biggest fighters of the past 20 years. He is the wealthiest boxer in history, comfortably current and former fighters including Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Anthony Joshua. The 43-year old is one of the most lucrative pay-per-view attractions of all time, in any sport. He topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes for four consecutive years between 2012 and 2015 which listing him as the highestpaid athlete in the world.
6. Michael Schumacher – Career earnings: $1 billion Mercedes are currently the dominant force in Formula 1 but during Michael Schumacher‘s era, it was Ferrari. The former racing driver became world champion seven times and ended his career having earned half a billion dollars, which he doubled through sponsorship deals and merchandising On 29 December 2013, Schumacher sadly sustained a serious head injury whilst skiing with his son. The German was put into a medically induced coma because of the brain trauma that he received and not much is known about his current state, with his family choosing to keep his progress private.
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7. Cristiano Ronaldo – Career earnings: $1 billion Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the club of seven, the elite group of athletes who have gathered more than $1 billion during their career. On a sporting rich list that renowned American business magazine Forbes regularly publishes, 35-year-old Ronaldo is now among the seven richest sportsmen of all time. He is the youngest person of the group and the first football player ever to reach that milestone. There are no women in the top ten of the Forbes list but it is the first time since 2016 that two women are includedin the 100 highest-paid athletes. They are both tennis players with Naomi Osaka ranking 29th of the 100 highest-paid athletes while Serena Williams 33rd. Here are the 7 athletes who made over $1 billion since the start of their career According to the new report from Forbes, Ronaldo has accrued a total of $650 million as a footballer in the last 17 years. The rest of his billion dollar fortune was earned via endorsements, his fashion line (CR7), his hotel chain and his own museum which is located in his hometown of Funchal on the island of Madeira. According to Forbes, the Portuguese football player and Premier League Golden Boot winner has made $105 million before tax in the last year, taking his total worth past the $1 billion mark. The Juventus star is ranked at number four in the business magazine‘s list of the world‘s highest-paid celebrities in 2020, behind only media personality Kylie Jenner, hip-hop artist Kanye West and tennis player Roger Federer who, incidentally, does not make this list. Gor Mahia Football Club, commonly also known as K'Ogalo, is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 18 times, Five more than their arch-rivals A.F.C. Leopards, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 10 times.
POLITICS & TRENDY ISSUES 2020 USA Elections 2020 Victory for Joe Biden
Barack Obama to U.S. voters:
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Trump's White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said in her press briefings: "This election is not yet over. Far from it." "We have only begun the process" of tabulating votes and disputing totals, she says.
She goes on to accuse Democrats of "welcoming fraud and welcoming illegal voting‖ and Pennsylvania voting officials of barring poll-watchers from "meaningful" observation of the count in Philadelphia.
Her claim is incorrect, as Trump campaign officials were permitted into the room where votes have been counted. The Trump campaign is hoping to have ballots that are postmarked 3 November, and received after 3 November but before 6 November, thrown out on the basis that they arrived "late".
In fact, it is normal for ballots to be counted after Election Day. Because of the record number of postal ballots due to the virus, officials in Pennsylvania gave a three day grace period for ballots to arrive at election centres. As McEnany was speaking, Fox News cut away from the event, saying they could not continue to air claims for which no evidence has been provided.
CORONA VIRUS While many celebrities have been able to fully recover from coronavirus infections, some, sadly, haven't been as lucky. Join marioville.co.ke as we take a look at the stars we've lost due to the the coronavirus pandemic… Dave Prowse — the British character actor who physically played Darth Vader (James Earl Jones provided the villain's voice) in the first "Star Wars" trilogy — died from complications of COVID-19 on Nov. 28. He was 85. Daughter Rachel told The Sun that the 6-foot-6 former bodybuilder had Alzheimer's and for the last two weeks of his life was battling the coronavirus in a U.K. hospital. "It's horrible that COVID restrictions meant we did not get to see him and say goodbye," she said. "But when we went to collect his stuff from the hospital the nurse said what a cool guy he was. He was such a larger-than-life character. He would have loved to see himself trending on Twitter." Keep reading for more famous people we've lost to the virus… Continues…Page 29 Educative, Informative, Entertaining & Empowering
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Football Touchline Architecture José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH Born 26 January 1963 (age 57 years), Setúbal, Portugal , is a Portuguese professional football manager and former midfielder player who is the manager of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time, and is one of the most decorated managers ever. He is married to Matilde Faria with two children Matilde Mourinho, Jose Mario Mourinho Jr.
José Mourinho/Quotes Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings. When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started.
Achievements Mourinho has excellent tactical prowess, game management, and adaptability to different situations. The Portuguese man normally deploys three or more central midfielders citing midfield superiority as crucial in winning games. In all of Mourinho‘s three seasons at Madrid, the team consistently reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Mourinho even came up with the counter-attacking system heavily used by Real. In 2013, Real were in a tough spot during a Champions League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford. However, Mourinho quickly subbed in Luka Modrić and moved Sami Khedira to the right flank. United had a numerical disadvantage due to Nani‘s earlier red card. This forced Sir Alex Ferguson‘s hand and a wrong move freed Xabi Alonso. Two quick goals from Los Blancos turned the tide in Madrid‘s favour. Mourinho is also acknowledged for his attention to detail, organisational planning and in-game communication. During a 2013–14 Champions League knockout game against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea needed a goal within ten minutes to progress. Clever tactics led to Demba Ba‘s winning goal and a berth in the next round. Mourinho is often associated with the term, ‗parking the bus‘, a word them he coined a lot. Jose Mourinho‘s net worth is estimated to be worth £38million.
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Computer Science Student Wins Cyber Security Award Computer Science student, Oliver Manyasa has won this year‘s Inter University Cyber Security (CTF- Capture the Flag) Contest that was organized by the I & M Bank. INOVATION OF THE YEAR2020 Beside Manyasa bagging the top award, the JKUAT team of seven (7) students who participated in the contest namely; Emmanuel Muchi, Lawrence Ochieng, Victor Weke, Awino Mackrio, Sialo Tobiko, Wathinji Karanja and Oliver Manyasa, was declared the second best under the institutional category. The competition seeks to sharpen university students‘ dexterity, skills and knowledge in identifying bugs or vulnerabilities in computer systems as well as their capacity to exploit the vulnerabilities by coming up with solutions while demonstrating their competencies in execution of the tasks. Manyasa, a third year student, took home the top cash prize award of Ksh. 50, 000 while the overall JKUAT team smiled back to Juja with Ksh. 30,000 cash prize. The contest entailed learning how bugs come into being, the extent of the dangers they pose to computer systems and how they can be solved among other aspects. The event was held at I&M Bank offices, Parklands, Nairobi, Saturday, November 20, 2020 and attracted students from several universities including; Kenyatta, Nairobi, MMUST, TUK, KCA among others. This was the second time JKUAT was featuring in the Inter University CTF competition, organized by the I & M Bank. In 2019, JKUAT finished second Commenting on his debut participation in the contest last year, Manyasa said, ―My knowledge then was limited because it was my first time to take part in the hacking competition. This year, I had prepared adequately, but I was not confident I would emerge the best.
Manyasa (right) receives his cash prize award after being declared the winner
―I am happy that I won, more so especially for my contribution in making my School finish the second best, although we were gunning for the first position. What then contributed to the sterling performance by the JKUAT team? Manyasa who is also a member and Cyber Security Lead for the Developers Students Club (DSC), says, ―We have been holding cyber security online challenges (contests) and small meetings every Thursday in Hall 7, where we teach other students the hacking skills and to learn from peers.‖ The School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) has played a significant role. We are able to apply the in SCIT to tackle the challenges.knowledge and skills we acquire thesays, courses and training offered Heduring further the DSC membership draws from different tracts such as android, cyber security, web development, data science, internet of things (IOT), among others. This diversity has been handy in honing their skills and competencies. The DSC in partnership with lecturers in SCIT plans to organize an internal competition for students next year to sharpen their cyber security skills. Manyasa who is passionate about finding vulnerabilities in computer systems and advising on how they can be fixed, aspires to be a cyber security penetration tester, noting, ―cyber security is a relatively new area due to the adoption of computer systems in Kenya.‖ This he adds, calls for more cyber security experts to ensure security of the computer systems. This is the space where Manyasa aspires to be a key player in future.
JKUAT team displays their cash award for emerging the second best overall.
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FEATURE MOVIE KENYAN FILM “SINCERELY DAISY” PREMIERED ON NETFLIX
Sincerely Daisy, a film directed by Nick Mutuma, has become the latest local production to premiere on Netflix. The one-and-a-half-hour film, starring Ella Maina revolves revolves around a young girl called Daisy , who seems to have secured her future after excelling in her final year of high school. Things however, take a turn for the worse when she realizes that her dreams of studying abroad could be shattered because her family cannot afford to pay for it. Coupled with life‘s challenges, this realization sets Daisy off on a downward spiral of The film was written by unfortunate events that test her relationship with her family, boyfriend, and friends. Natasha Likimani, well known Sincerely Daisy has a cast of 10 actors, including Mbeki Mwalimu, who stars in Selina, Sam for popular productions such Psenjen, who has been on Sue na Jonnie, Jackie Matubia, famously known for her role as as Veve, Mali and You Again. Jolene on Tahidi High and Muthoni Gathecha, who has starred in several local and international productions including Kona and Pray & Prey. The new faces include Foi Wambui, a well-known YouTuber, presenter and actress and Brian Abajah who has been part of several short films, most notably Men-sturation.
Money Heist! The Cinema Monster 2020
Money Hiest currently holds the current record of being the most-watched non-English title on Netflix. Once again for the fourth season, the series smashed all of the previous records it set. The fourth part of Money Heist managed to rack up an incredible 65 million views.
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TOP INCOME Speaking when announcing this milestone from Kinshasa Congo where he was EARNERS COMPANIES witnessing the migration of BCDC to Equity‘s core banking platform, Dr. Mwangi said, ―We are delighted to witness this milestone that has shattered the psychological barrier of a trillion-shilling balance sheet.‖ He added, ―The benefits to our customers will be immense. The bank is also the most capitalized in East and Central Africa with over Ksh. 142 billion giving it a single lending obligor of Ksh. 35 billion. Equity banking subsidiaries will now be in a position to leverage the Group‘s strength to extend large corporate loans across all the Becomes the first bank in Eastern and countries where Equity operates. Central Africa to achieve the trillion-shilling balance sheet milestone after migrating Banque Commercial Du Congo (BCDC) to Equity‘s core banking platform The Bank will leverage the corporate banking history and experience of 112 years by BCDC to strengthen its Dr. Mwangi said BCDC brings to the Group 112 years of corporate corporate banking value proposition banking experience and will be instrumental in strengthening Equity is also the most capitalized bank in the region at Equity‘s supreme banking experience. In return, BCDC will Ksh 142 billion and a single lending obligor of Ksh.35 benefit from the agility of a dynamic and disruptive business Billion model. The two brands will create a formidable financial Nairobi, Kenya: 23rd December 2020 – Equity Group has institution in DRC with a tested and trusted BCDC brand that has crossed the Ksh.1,000,000,000,000 rubicon proven itself for 112 years and the global reputation of Equity becoming the first bank in Eastern and Central Africa to Bank, its capitalization, advanced technology allowing digital, cross this mark. The milestone was achieved upon online banking and sophisticated security systems. successful migration of BCDC to Equity‘s Finacle core banking platform. The one trillion mark by Equity lifts the Dr Mwangi applauded staff for their passion and enthusiasm, visibility of the financial sector in Eastern Africa putting the customers first and delivering exceptional service in significantly to compete favorably with financial line with the Equity dream of transforming lives and livelihoods. institutions in South Africa, West Africa and North Africa By embracing a self-disruptive culture, staff has continued to for project and development finance. deliver innovative products and services that give customers convenience and freedom of modern banking. At the same time, he thanked customers for their continued faith and trust in our partnership which gives Equity the necessary resources and SportPesa shut its local operations last year following a inspiration to scale its impact in the region. lengthy dispute with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over alleged tax arrears.
EQUITY CROSSES THE KSH 1,000,000,000,000 BALANCE SHEET MARK
SportPesa
In the previous months, the company authorized new BCLB licensee Milestone Gaming Ltd to use SportPesa's brand, mobile paybill numbers and short codes to handle wagers from Kenyan bettors.
Sportpesa chief executive Ronald Karauri said he was excited to announce the return after Milestone – about which little is yet known – gained the rights to use the brand in Kenya
DEMISE OF INCOMPARABLE DUO
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 August 28, 2020) was an American actor. After studying directing at Howard University, he landed his first major role as a series regular on Persons Unknown (2010). Boseman's breakthrough performance came as baseball player Jackie Robinson in the biographical film 42 (2013). He continued to portray historical figures, starring in Get on Up (2014) as singer James Brown and Marshall (2017) as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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Boseman achieved international fame for playing superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from 2016 to 2019. He appeared in four MCU films, including an eponymous 2018 film that earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. As the first black actor to headline an MCU film, Boseman was also named to the 2018 Time 100. In 2020, he starred in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods. His final film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, is scheduled to be released posthumously. In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer. Boseman kept his condition private, continuing to act while receiving treatment. He died in 2020 from complications related to the illness.
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„He Does not give up‟: How Marcus Rashford became a hero to school kids in the United Kingdom
The Pride of Britain
―Marcus breaks the stereotypes of what a successful young person should be, the cars-wealthswimming pools stuff, and that‘s incredibly appealing. We are all for that at Anderton Park. We want our children to be people who ask questions in life, who are active in life, citizenship and work,‖ Rashford was awarded an MBE for his recent campaigning – which also saw the government twice make a U-turn on providing free school meals during holidays. Now the 23-year-old has said the former United manager Ferguson is set to pledge up to £2million towards the FareShare charity for which Rashford is an ambassador. ―He should be giving me some advice because what he‘s doing at 23 is fantastic for a young person,‖ added Ferguson. ―I‘ve no need to tell Marcus because I think there‘s humility in the way he lives his life. His feet are on the ground.
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primary school asks its pupils to vote to name a classroom after someone whose values, humanity and achievements make them an enduring inspiration to children. It has rooms named after, among others, Michelle Obama, Muhammad Ali and JK Rowling. This year, the footballer, child poverty campaigner and man-of-themoment Marcus Rashford, was chosen by pupils at the inner-city Birmingham school, coming joint first with the US civil rights activist Rosa Parks, and ahead of other shortlisted luminaries such as Sir David Attenborough, Malala and Martin Luther King. Rashford‘s powerful campaigning has thrust the neglected issues of child poverty and hunger on to the front pages of the national media, forced a government policy Uturn on holiday food vouchers, and this week provoked a passionate debate in parliament. Educative, Informative, Entertaining & Empowering
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KCSE 2019 Results Best 100 Schools. 2019 KCSE KNEC Results Best 100 Candidates -
· A total of 627 students scored A plain up from 315 last year. · Here is a list of the schools with the highest number of As: -Kenya High School – 76 - Kapsebt High School – 49 - Alliance High School – 48 - Moi Kabarak – 30 - Alliance Girls – 27 - Mary Hill – 25 - Maseno School – 25 - Nairobi School – 23 - Mang'u High School – 23 - Moi Girls Eldoret - 21 · The best student was
Highlighting Top Students with their desired dreams
Tony
Waluko, from Kapsabet High School, who scored an A plain of 87.159 points. He had scored 433 in KCPE.
Barasa Njeri
· of Kenya High School scored an A of 87.087 points.
Kaboge Odhiambo
· from Kapsabet High School got an A of 87.080 points;
Anthony Owuor got an A of 87 points; while Natasha Wawira of Kenya High School got an A of 86.9 points. · "The results show massive improvement compared to what has been witnessed in three years. Our teachers are engaging the ca ndidates better. I can therefore say there was no leakage," Magoha said. · Students with A- were 5,796, up from 3,318 in 2018. · A total of 125, 746 students got C+. In 2018, a total of 96,377 students got C+. · A total of 699,745 students sat for this year's examinations, which were concluded on November 27. KCSE Results 2019 Grades Distribution - 627 - Candidates who scored A - 5,796 - Candidates who scored A- 13,366 - Candidates who scored B+ - 24,478 - Candidates who scored B - 35,340 - Candidates who scored B- 46,139 - Candidates who scored C+ - 63,102 - Candidates who scored C - 83,358 - Candidates who scored C- 101,687 - Candidates who scored D+ - 137,713 - Candidates who scored D - 152,339 - Candidates who scored D- 29,318 - Candidates who scored E
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He has done two MixTapes with 8 tracks each. His first MixTape as titled Over Rated Dreams
Samora Marcel Ali is one young man with many accolades. He is educationist, author, teacher, song creator and an enterprenuer.He is the founder and the C.E.O Marioville Media. For those who are new to Marriovill, Marioville is your Top NOTCH entreprenural hub in east Africa known for publications and arts. The young enthausastic entreprenure is well known for his COMPUTER STUDIES COURSE GUIDE BOOK which is doing well in the market today. He doubles up a one of the Hip Hop Artist and rappers of this generation; he has his most recent collaboration with one of the South African best RnB song writer, singer and producer R.Skay of SkeroEntertainment. This duo did their collaboration ―What Goes Round,‖ on 27th December 2020. Mario as he is known to the entertainment industry is not new to the nusical scene since he‘s been around for about 8 years.
(O.RD) With all tracks available on YouTube and on Mdundo. His second MixTape ―Twilight‖ which equally has 8 tracks is also available on the mainstreams. He is the founder and the chairperson, Marioville hand of gift which is basically a humanitarian organization. Through Marioville Hand of Gift. He has been able to offer a number of humanity services to the communities around and children homes. Marioville has seen a number of students through their high school education through various fund sources.
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Marioville founded in 2012 by a young Computer Scientist| |Primary Computer Science (CAS) Teacher | |Author || UK iCompute Computing Curriculum facilitator | | music creator & entrepreneur. Ali Marcel Samora Jesse.
Founder & C.E.O Marioville in the recent years we have been doing annual charity events with different children homes in support of the less fortunate and less privileged children . In 2020, we were hit hard just like any other person around the world with this world pandemic. And with regulations laid to the public by the MOE, we saw it is fit for us to extend our hand another time when our safety will all be in control. On behalf of Marioville.
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Kenya Exporting Talents to the world FIFA listed Kenyan International sensational Michael Olunga among the MOST coveted players in 2020 for his impressive 2020 performance inJ league in China where he was named the most Valuable player (MVP) 2020 in the Meiji Yasuda JLeague and the golden boot winner with 28 goals on his card for his side Kashiwa reysol in the Jleague
Just a boy from Lucky Sumer TOP SCORER and the MVP in J1League
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The event was attended by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, music power couple Jay Z and Beyonce who voices the character of Nala in the remake and American artist Pharell Williams among many others. The Lion King is a 2019 is a drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, with a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures.
The film stars, the voices of Donald Glover, Seth It is a photo realistic computer animatedBilly Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, as well as James Earl Jones reprising his original role as Mufasa
MAGICAL KENYA LOGO SPOTTED ON THE ' THE LION KING' BANNER DURING THE PREMIER IN LONDON
Magical Kenya logo on the ‗The Lion King'back drop banner during the London Premiere of the film has Kenyans excited .The London Premiere of the film happened last time and from the pictures posted Kenyans couldn‘t help themselves but notice the Magical Kenya Logo on the yellow banner. Kenyans on social media praised Magical Kenya team for the way they helped put Kenya on the map by sponsoring the movie premier.
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Kenyan TV star 'Papa Shirandula ' LOST to Covid-19.
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 20 – Actor Charles Bukeko of the popular Papa Shirandula TV show was buried Monday, joining a lost list of victims who have succumbed to COVID19 in Kenya. 234 people had died of COVID-19 in the country by Sunday, with 13,353 positive cases. Papa Shirandula died on Friday, days after testing positive for coronavirus. His widow Beatrice Andega said he died in the car at Karen Hospital‘s parking lot, even before he could be admitted. Bukeko leaves behind a widow and three children. His burial in Funyula was conducted by Public Health officials in hazmat suits, in line with the Ministry of Health‘s COVID-19 protocol. His widow recounted the last moments she had with her departed husband, recalling how they waited for long in the car for Karen Hospital to admit him for emergency treatment. ―He passed on while I was with him in the car, He was not even admitted, the process at Karen Hospital was too long,‖ she said. The hospital‘s CEO Juliet Nyaga issued a statement Monday, denying negligence claims following media reports attributed to the widow.
Global equitable access to COVID19 vaccines estimated to
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benefits of at least US$ 153 billion in 2020–21, and US$ 466 billion by 2025, in 10 major economies, according to new report by the Eurasia Group.
British woman first person to receive Covid-19 vaccine
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Vaccines
―It‘s the best early birthday present I A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine to Margaret Keenan , 90, at could wish for because it means I can University Hospital in Coventry, central England on December 8, 2020. PHOTO finally look forward to spending time Margaret Keenan was given the injection — the first of the 800,000 doses of the Pfizerwith my family and friends in the New BioNTech vaccine to be rolled out in the coming weeks after Britain approved Year after being on my own for most of A 90-year-old British woman has become the first person in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine as the UK begins its mass vaccination programme. the year,‖ Ms Keenan told
Margaret Keenan was given the injection — the first of the 800,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be rolled out in the coming weeks after Britain approved it last week — on Tuesday, making the UK the first country in the world to administer the drug against Covid-19. Educative, Informative, Entertaining & Empowering
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Rashida Jones has been named the president of MSNBC! This makes her the first Black woman to lead a cable news network.
Marsai Martin has broken a Guinness World Record as the youngest Hollywood executive producer to work on a major production!!!
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