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Keeping Up With the Discourse: Blood Spilled Across Border

In the sweltering heat of Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, on October 29,mere hours after Tanzania's polls closed under a shroud of blackouts and boycotts, John Okoth Ogutu, a 38-year-old teacher from Siaya County, was gunned down in the streets. He'd spent eight years molding young Tanzanian minds, sending remittances home to his wife and three children in Kenya, only to become the first confirmed Kenyan casualty in what has spiraled into a regional nightmare. Just days later, on October 31, […]

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New Kenyan Music on the Radar – 7 November 2025

November’s first playlist hums with tension,the kind that comes from artists confronting their own contradictions. Wuod Omollo’s production fingerprints run through two of this week’s most striking releases, his signature fusion of traditional instrumentation and modern synth work binding the stories together with an earthy pulse. The raw-edged swagger of Mwanaa & 4MrFrankWhite and the self-assured poise of Charisma contrast beautifully with the gentler introspection of Jivu, yet all  acts share one thing: a willingness to dwell in the grey […]

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Radio 254 Launches #RentsDue Challenge – Win Your December Rent!

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 the provided instrumental. Download the instrumental here: #RentsDue Beat. Record […]

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Octopizzo Declares Bid for Kibra MP; What Are His Chances?

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 his community ties and critics questioning whether a musician can […]

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How Motif The Don Is Setting a Blueprint for Kenyan Producers Beyond Music Production

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 2025, he is doing what he said. Motif is the […]

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New Kenyan Music on the Radar 31 OCT 2025

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?, a trippy self-interrogation wrapped in trap psychedelia that reasserts his […]

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When 20 Years in the Making Looks Like Overnight Success

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. Nyashinski’s career, on the other hand, began as a member […]

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NCBA and Motif The Don Pioneer ‘Talent Banking’ in Africa

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 KSh 600 billion by Q1 2025 and sustaining a Return […]

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New Kenyan Music on the Radar 24 OCT 2025

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 unlike the COMPLICATED situation that alternative rappers tg.blk and Lu […]

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