Mashariki 7s

Seven years ago, a church was set up in the eastern part of the city. It was in 2005 when Pastor Gowi & 20 fearless influencers from Nairobi Chapel (Main Church) moved to eastlands with a mission of turning ordinary people into fearless influencers in the society.

Seven years later,Mashariki has grown to an average of 300 adults,130 kids & a growing number of teens.This month, Mashariki held a concert branded 'Mashariki 7s' to celebrate their seventh birthday.All proceeds from the event went to support Mashariki's capital drive Dandia ma3 initiative that seeks to give our church a much needed 'face lift' & to refurnish it to a place of influence.Unity college,IAT and afew colleges can to advertise their schools to our to our budding
youth who have completed high school and Nairobi Women's Hospital gave free breast cancer check-ups to men & women





Stage set up of Mavuno Mashariki



Me & Eko Dydda @ Mashariki 7s




Zidi the Band doing their thing

   The concert was packed,Mavunites came to support & celebrate with their church. Cindy ogana & Justoh were the event MCs.they blended really well with their witty jokes & imitations and they gave out gifts to hype up the crowd.There were also amazing performances  by Zidi the band,lonesome,Ojay of tetete group,zionists,altamin dance group ( a member of the group,anasa taught kids how to 'furfuri' dance) tims& dims dance group,Allan aaron,Rigga and Willy Paul of 'sitolia' fame




L2RAP doing their thing

  New artistes were not left behind,we had Wasaal,L2Rap,Edu scar,Dan Gee, Bitwon & many more representin.Finally,what evevryone was waiting for,the final act from Groove award winner Eko Dydda who brought the house down withhis energetic performance belting out hit songs like 'beautiful people',ghetto & 'niko na reason' leaving the crowd gasping for more.At the end of the show,Associate pastor.Milton closed with a word of prayer.

Happy Birthday Mavuno Mashariki,May we celebrate more birthdays!!!

THIS BOY THIS MAN

I am a firm believer in bringing change to the society, i believe in being your brother's keeper & i believe young boys should be nurtured to be great men in our society.Today,being a furahiday (3rd August,2012)i've decided to go mingle with fun loving kenyans & enjoy great  music at the THIS BOY THIS MAN event at Dass Restuarant in westlands.

THIS BOY,THIS MAN is a bi-monthly event organized by tamasha beats band & cindy ogana.this event was created to support the BOYS TO MEN PROJECT which caters for the boy child in the society.In April, the event raised money for a young boy whose genitals were cut off with a pair of scissors by the city council askaris.Now, the boy is well & going to school thanks to the proceeds from this event & In June,The event honored & celebrated the life of the late Caleb Kipkan who lost his life after battling cancer. This month, the event raised money to purchase text books for uhuru boys high school

The event had amazing performances by the talented amileena who performed her hit song 'shine', ng'ang'alito, sexy kijani group,tamasha beats who performed  songs from their debut album 'Unveiled' and many more. The lovely KTN news anchoraws on auction. The highest bidder got a chance to have dinner with her (unfortunately i wasnt the highest:-( )

It was a night of fun & empowerment, all for a GOOD COURSE.kudos tamasha beats for this amazing charity event....

Hip Hop Halisi

21st July,2012; The much anticipated Gal Power: Simangwe album by L-Ness drops today and i can't wait to get my copy of that album. I made my way to Goethe Institut,monrovia street where the hip hop concert was taking place and i must say lots of people came out to show their love & support to the kenyan hip hop queen. Most kenyan underground hip hop artistes don't get much airplay so to speak,Real Hip hop is not on radio but in the streets

L-Ness is one of the best Hip hop Femcees in the Kenyan Hip hop scene. She translates Hip hop as a main stream & supporting artiste.

The album launch was amazing. Various artistes like Evaredi Snarl, Kimya, Monaja, AP from Uganda many more curtain raised. The MCs, Judge & Pepehaze did not disappoint. They blended well & controlled activities accordingly.

The Show Stopper of the night,L-Ness stepped on stage the crowd went wild.she was 'oozing out' confidence with her stage appearance and  her lyrical flow. She proved that her 'Gal Power' was about skill,beats & fundamental content.

Her album Gal Power; Simangwe shares passion of rap music & its elements from a girl's point of view by celebrating hip hop & its elements. It also address everyday struggles that african women  go through & solutions to challenges women face.The album features various female emcees.

Congrats!! L-Ness ( Queen of Kenyan Hip Hop )  for job well done!!!

MY DAY @ UPENDO CHILDREN CENTRE

All smiles at the retreat!

Little Patrick couldn't hide his smiley face

On Saturday,my friend & i decided to take a short trip to Nyeri.Its been a while since i've been there & it been a weekend i decided why not?. After our arrival,my pal & i decided to pass by Upendo children centre.UCC as its commonly referred to,is an orphanage for abused,abandoned & orphaned children in Nyeri.As we made our way to the entrance,we were welcomed by 2 lovely ladies Grace & Rebecca who volunteers there as housemothers.The place was filed with excitement.It turns out a local church had organized a retreat on that very day to cheer the kids up! At the center  the kids were all smiles, we sang, ate, drunk & played together as they received food stuffs,clothes & toys donated to them by the church & us(of course). It was so exciting.

UPENDO CHILDREN  CENTER
TEL: +254 723 756378

2148,NYERI

Beautiful Scenaries (Part 1)

Kenya is one of the best tourism destinations in Africa.Despite the bomb attacks,I still believe Kenya remains one of the top ten 'must visit' place in Africa.i saw these photos & i fell in love wit them totally,it makes me proud to be in this country.i decided to share:-)