Radio 254 is closing 2025 with a bang! After the success of The Hustler Challenge and Kenyan Riddim Challenge, we’re launching the #RentsDue Challenge on 5th November 2025. Kenyan artists now have the chance to win their December 2025 rent and feature on the #RentsDue Riddim, which will be played on Radio 254 and uploaded on YouTube. How to Join: Be a Kenyan artist. You can rap or sing on […]
In a declaration shared on social media on November 4, Kenyan hip-hop artist Octopizzo(born Henry Onyango Ohanga) announced his intention to contest the Kibra Member of Parliament seat in the 2027 General Elections. "Kibra, it's time we rise – I'm running in 2027 to build the future we deserve," he stated during a live X Space session and in subsequent posts. The move has drawn immediate attention, with supporters praising […]
Most people know Motif the Don as a Kenyan music producer, famous for his producer tag: “Yo Motif Turn Me Up on the Headphones!” popularized by Khaligraph Jones. However, Motif represents more than production—he is building a business model that shows how producers can expand into entrepreneurship. On June 7th, 2023, Motif posted on his Instagram page that he would create structures to make the music industry profitable, and in […]
It’s Halloween, that strange night when masks come off as often as they go on , and fittingly, Kenya’s latest music drops arrive with equal parts revelation and mischief. Breeder's bravado is set to spook naysayers and rappers who disdain adaptation. Savara’s Massage teases moral boundaries with humor and candor, transforming a story of indulgence into a working man’s confessional. Albeezy returns from the shadows with beezy, where u been?, […]
Bien and Nyashinski are arguably the two biggest names in Kenyan music. Every other artist either looks up to them or wants to be them. What many people forget is that the two artists and collaborators had a very long journey to the top before they reached their current position. Bien’s musical career began as a member of Sauti Sol, which he formed with his classmates at Upper Hill Secondary. […]
The financial landscape in Kenya has long been defined by stability and scale, a pursuit epitomized by the 2019 merger that birthed NCBA Group Plc. Formed from the union of NIC Bank and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), NCBA instantly solidified its position as a top-five player, leveraging a combined asset base and digital strength (including platforms like Loop and Nipah). Having achieved remarkable growth—doubling its assets to over […]
In the music highlighted this week , romance seems to be on the mind of the artists with them exploring the tension that comes from being unsure in the face of unrequited love. Nikita Kering' unites with Vic West and a whole ensemble to put out an Afro house song that is rich in production techniques to show the tension of love but the narrative ends without a major decision […]
In the ever-evolving theater of Kenyan politics, where drama often unfolds with the speed of a viral trend, President William Ruto's recent signing of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025, has emerged as the latest, and perhaps most consequential, plot twist. This legislation is more than a routine bureaucratic update; it appears to be a calculated maneuver by the government to potentially weaponize cybersecurity as a tool to […]
There was no Raila Odinga without music, so it is only right that even in his passing, his legacy lives forever through music. Please see below for tribute songs released in honor of Raila Odinga. May his soul rest in eternal peace, and may the lord comfort his family during this difficult period as they deal with his loss. The list is likely to be updated as more tributes are […]
This week’s edition of New Music on the Radar captures a cross-section of sounds that define where the culture stands: intimate storytelling, sharp lyricism, and fearless experimentation. From the unlikely tenderness of Steph Kapela and Fena Gitu’s Say Less, to the charged lyrical warfare of Buruklyn Boyz and Younglouie58’s Digida, and the soulful vulnerability of Hildah Watiri’s Woman, each song reveals an artist in conversation with love, rivalry, and the […]
