Nicholas Zakaria, the guy who fronted Khiama Boys and went by Madzibaba, died from diabetes complications at a hospital in Chitungwiza at 69 years old. His funeral is happening at some family spot in Chiweshe, and the entire Zimbabwe music scene showed up at his place to pay respects. Alick Macheso got emotional talking about how his mentor basically made his whole career possible by taking him in and teaching him the ropes of sungura music.
Macheso called the dead musician a bridge for everyone who came up through his crew, and he gave props to Zakaria's wife, Margaret, for treating him like family back when nobody knew his name. She talked about losing the backbone of their household after trying everything to keep him alive. Music...
Zimbabwe bumped 28 army guys from Major to Lieutenant Colonel at some ceremony in Harare, and the brass made it clear this was about future potential rather than just past performance. Brigadier General Christopher Rangwana told the newly promoted officers that President Mnangagwa picked them because he thinks they can handle bigger responsibilities going forward.
The general reminded everyone that wearing Lieutenant Colonel bars means you need to think strategically when things get messy, keep your troops motivated, and mentor the next batch of leaders coming up through the ranks. One of the promoted officers, Lieutenant Colonel Princess Tshuma, said her tech background helped her stand out from the pack, while Lieutenant Colonel...
A Bulawayo councillor from Zanu-PF named Josiah Mutangi got nailed for scamming street vendors out of their cash by promising them legal spots to sell stuff, and the judge handed him 490 hours of community service at the local cop shop. His partner in crime, Janet Zhou, pulled 450 hours at a different station after they both got busted on 13 fraud charges. The pair has until late February next year to pay everyone back, or they are looking at actual jail time.
The court decided the vendors only forked over money because Mutangi and Zhou made it sound like they would get legit spots where municipal police would not hassle them. His lawyer tried playing the first-time offender card and said all the media attention already embarrassed him...
A Kenyan woman got roasted by her mom after wiring home 5,000 shillings, and the whole thing blew up online when someone posted the audio. The mother basically told her daughter to reverse the transfer because it was useless, and she even said to stop calling home entirely. The daughter had already been covering medicine costs whenever family members got sick, but apparently, that still was not enough.
People online went off about how messed up it is when parents treat their kids like retirement funds. Some folks pointed out that this is basically what happens across Kenya when government safety nets do not exist, and firstborns especially get stuck bankrolling everyone. A bunch of commenters said the mom might need mental health...
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula joined other political figures at Mazeras High School in Kwale County to honor former legislator Denar Joseph Hamisi Tui at his burial. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi praised the deceased as someone who fought for integrity and land rights, while Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya from Kilifi North highlighted his generous but low-key nature. Wetangula reminded everyone that death comes without warning, and he urged leaders to back each other up during tough times.
Hamisi's widow, Eileen Mukhebi Dena, said her husband had this calming effect whenever family problems came up, and their son TJ asked leaders to keep his dad's legacy going. Representatives from the defunct ANC party called him reliable...
The Climax Coach driver told investigators he had no choice but to take the head-on collision with Cyrus Jirongo's Mercedes after the politician pulled out from a gas station on the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway without yielding. Kamau Githinji was hauling 65 passengers from Nairobi toward Busia when the former Lugari MP cut across traffic and aimed straight for his lane.
Githinji thought about swerving but realized the bus would flip and kill everyone aboard, which forced him to hold his line and brace for impact. He found out later from cops that the solo driver he hit was the well-known political figure who died from severe head trauma at the scene.
The veteran driver with eight years at the company sent condolences to the family while...
Education CS Julius Migos dropped the 2025 Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment scores and told everyone they can grab results through the ministry portal at selection.education.go.ke/my-selections or text the assessment number to 22263 for 30 shillings. Students need to punch in their assessment number plus one name that matches their registration to see where they landed.
The whole point of KJSEA hits three angles: checking if kids learned what they needed at the junior level, sorting them into senior school tracks like STEM or Arts based on their strengths, and helping map out their next moves. The test mixes written exams with dry projects, and most subjects only had one paper, except languages and science, which got split...
President Ruto posted about losing his friend, former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, who died after his car slammed into a bus at 3 a.m. along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway in Karai near Naivasha while he was driving alone. The president called him a relentless businessman and politician who never backed down from challenges and was generous with his time and resources.
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and KANU chairman Gideon Moi both dropped tributes remembering him as a bold political trailblazer from the 1990s who stayed loyal and never hid his convictions. Saboti MP Caleb Amisi canceled his birthday celebration out of respect, and ODM leader Oburu Odinga sent condolences to the family.
Traffic officer Sarah Chumo confirmed the...
ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna dropped a statement mourning former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo after the politician died in a head-on collision with a bus while driving solo back to his rural home around 3 a.m. along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway near Karai in Naivasha. The party called him an influential figure who shaped Kenya's political landscape through his time representing Lugari from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2013, plus his cabinet role and work with the National Super Alliance opposition coalition before the 2017 election.
Rift Valley traffic officer Sarah Chumo confirmed the crash details while investigators looked into what caused the wreck that destroyed his vehicle. ODM sent condolences to his family and the Western...
