If you have lived in Nairobi or have a friend in Nairobi, then you have a story of how the con men and women of Nairobi have their ways in your life.
Well, Kenyan celebrities have shared a couple of their encounters with conmen and women.
Kuconiwa is just a part of living in Nairobi, right? And there’s nothing you can do about it, but atleast by sharing your story, someone will read and they will be careful not to be in the same situations as yours.
Check out some con stories by our Kenyan celebrities;
Comedian Njugush
Njugush is one of the most hilarious comedians in the 254. He will make fun about all situations. right?
Well, during a live session on his YouTube channel last week, Njugush was sharing stories with his wife Cele and the topic happened to be that of whether he has ever been conned.
Well, laughing Njugush narrated to his audience of his encounter with cons.
“Sometimes back, being obedient cost me alot. At OTC, I met some guys. Kulikua hadi na mama wa heshima nikaona kakitu kameroll mbele yangu, so they told me, eei kijana nisaidie kuokota hiyo kitu. Kumbe it was two hundred bob.
“As a pastors child, I did that respectifully and gave a guy who appreciated me for being ‘good’. He gave me the money. As I was about to go, he calls me and asked if I wanted to win so the money would double. They were playing ‘Kamare’. I joined in and tried the first time with their two hundred but nikakuliwa. They asked me how much I had. I was in high school and so, during the term, nilikua nimejinyima kabisa and had save five hundred bob to buy a radio. So I had five hundred in my pocket.”
Njugush says he does not understand how he removed his money and all of it was ‘eaten’ including his bus fare of a hundred bob.
Njugush was left begging people to contribute money for fare to get back home.
Bien narrated how they were swindled out of their earnings following a show they did in Congo years ago.
Speaking on the Janjaruka series, Bien said the promoter put together a disappointing show in a small venue with a very small audience, to which they still gave their best performance.
“On the day of the show, we went to the venue at like 10 in the night! The venue was a ghost town, there were like 15 people in that place, and the sound was whack,” he said.
“We gave them a stadium show still and after the show, he was supposed to give us about $10,000 (Sh 1 million) as a way of finishing off the payment.
“He was like, ‘I’ll finish off in the morning before you guys go to the airport, I need to go to the bank’,” Bien recalls.
The following day, they woke up to find their hotel room hadn’t been paid for and it took some back-and-forth phone calls between the hotel manager and their promoter to get the matter settled.
The band were desperate to leave as it was December 24 and they wanted to be home for Christmas.
“So, manze, everyone is so desperate at that point because at that point I don’t even care about the money, I just want to leave. I just want to go,” he says.
They had to decide whether to chase their money with someone who already proved to be flaky or to just abscond and walk away.
At the end of the day, they were forced to make the difficult decision to walk away from the money and catch the bus that crossed the border into Kigali, where they managed to catch their flight back to Nairobi.
Bien advised artistes before performing anywhere to make sure of 90 per cent deposit, 10 per cent negotiable or before performing because once you’re on stage, it’s in God’s hands.
Media personality Janet Mbugua has narrated how she was conned while on duty.
Janet recalled how she went to the home of an alleged serial killer’s victim in Nairobi’s Lenana area to interview the family about the alleged crime.
Janet was working for a South African media and had come to Kenya for work. “It was in 2010, there was a trending story on Onyancha, who was allegedly a serial killer carrying out some gruesome murders in Nairobi,” she said.
“We finally identified a man who said his son was allegedly a victim and we decided and agreed to go but asked to be provided with extra security as we had very expensive equipment with us.
“All I remember is we went deep into the hearts of Lenana to capture his story.”
On reaching there, the alleged victim’s father tricked her and her cameraman to trust a group of men that he called in to help offer more security and protection for them and their expensive equipment.
He then went ahead to invite Janet to his home for tea, leaving the cameraman and driver, a group of four people, and they seemed legit.
“It was almost 5pm. The distance where I was going to record was short. I went to the house and got to know the family as I wait for the videographer to come so he films us,” she said.
“It took long, 10, 20 minutes and I was like, it’s taking long, why hasn’t he come back? It is almost 6pm, so I told them, we need to go check what was happening.
“The man who had led us to the house says lemme go check to make sure they are okay. He left the house and 10 minutes later, he ran into the house, saying, ‘Wameibiwa! Gari imeenda.
She says she was confused and all of a sudden, she remembered her handbag with her passport were all in the car.
She managed to locate a police officer who helped her go back to the hotel she was living in.
Janet and her cameraman were later that evening reunited with her cameraman with no shoes on, shaken and all their equipment gone!
“Everthing we had filmed in Mombasa was gone with the equipment, worth half a million. We just cried and we could not continue with our work, but we were alive,” she said.
“The man we were going to interview is behind this whole thing. He basically set us up!” Janet recalls her cameraman telling him upon his return.
They never got a chance to ascertain if the man’s son was an actual victim to the serial killer’s crime or if the whole thing was a fake set-up from the get-go.
Celebrity mothers grace our timelines and are making major moves in their careers and lives and we cant help but envy them.
However, they are reluctant and do not let us into their private lives especially when it concerns their children.
Some of them partially show us their babies faces while others cover their babies faces fully with emojis and in other instances heir babies are completely off the lime lives
Here are some of the amazing mummies who have kept their children off the social scenes.
1.Brenda Wairimu
Brenda Wairimu is one of the best celebrated actresses Kenya has ever produced. The mother of one and Juliani’s baby mama has stood out in Kenya’s growing movie industry winning a couple of awards.
She is among one of the the mothers that has kept her beautiful baby girl of the social radar.
2.Nancie Mwai
The Award-winning fashion blogger, Vlogger and influencer Nancie Mwai is also among the other Kenya celebrity who has kept her daughter Zosi off social networks.
She is probably 5-6 years now and we are just hopeful that one day we will get to see the apple of Nancie’s eye.
Celebrated Kenyan actress Sarah Hassan was set to deliver her baby earlier this year .
She has been silent from the social media and social scenes for a while and we think that she probably delivered her little angel. Well we hope that one of these days we will get to meet the baby.
The renowned TV personality is known for her stunning talent in the media world.
She is also known for keeping her family private from the netizens. The mother of one delivered a baby boy last year and but has been off the media scenes ever since.
Well, the baby is probably a few months old and we cant help but be over joyed for the blessings upon her family.
The beautiful vlogger, blogger and TV presenter Sharon MUndia also known as ‘This is Ess’ has For the longest time now not had shared pictures of her beautiful daughter to the public.
The mother of one ‘Naila’ went ahead to emphasize that she would want to keep her private life private and that and with that said, we respect the her hoping that her child will be as beautiful as the mother.
6.Victoria Rubadiri
The beautiful calm and gorgeous TV anchor Victoria is one to admire. From her charismatic nature to her confidence.
The mother of one named ‘Neema’ has kept her child off social media since forever. We suspect that the child is probably a teenager but we can not confirm nor deny until we get to see her
Media personality and former Citizen TV employee has opened up on why she left TV.
Janet hosted prime time news with Hussein Mohammed which mainly was about politics.
She quit when the 2017 general elections was approaching.
Speaking in a recent interview, Janet says she did not feel challenged as she had covered another election.
“I did not want to be part of the reporting. I had been doing this for nine years. There was something about that election that made me want to be part of it and I felt like, I could not give it my all,” she said.
“My heart did not want it because it was the same thing and I knew I will not be challenged. The election had the same candidate. Lemmi maybe wait for another election cycle to find my passion again. I was so honest,” she said.
She also stated that despite news anchoring being one of her greatest blessing in life, it is time consuming and she was beginning to feel fatigued.
Coincidentally, she had many lucrative opportunities away from the screen coming her way.
“My son was one and a half and I wanted to spend more time with him,” she said.
Janet, who at the time was expecting her second baby revealed that six months towards her resignation, she felt she needed to quit and follow her passions like empowering girls, authoring or public speaking.
Today, Janet runs her own passion project, Inua Dada that deals with helping girls and women on their various issues.
She made sure she used and has been using her public profile to create awareness and to help make changes in people’s lives.
Janet Mbugua and Edward Ndichu got married on 30 May 2015. The two powerhouses had what seemed to be a great marriage until this year when rumours swirled that all was not well.
Those rumours went into overdrive in June when Janet unfollowed her husband on social media. Janet also changed her bio on her Instagram page, editing out wife and retaining just “mum of two”.
Janet Mbugua with her sons
The speculation has not gone away with the former Citizen TV anchor refusing to talk about it and avoiding the question entirely. This week she was interviewed by Betty Kyallo for her show, Upclose With Betty and was asked to speak about her marriage.
The former Citizen T.V anchor with Betty Kyallo
Her answer was very cryptic saying, ‘It has been a few years…’ then posing contemplatively. She added,
‘I always tell those who keep on saying, “Oh my God, I can’t wait to start a family…” I say two things, take your time, and make sure that you are ready, because you could be good at being in love, but you do not really need to be married.’
Janet Mbugua with Eddie Ndichu and their son
She also explained that juggling her demanding career, motherhood and being a wife had it’s challenges. ‘Trying to balance family, work and expectations is really hard…I love my family, I love where I am. and, I know, the moment you say it is not easy, I can predict what the blog posts would say… but, it is fine, they would talk about it.’
Janet Mbugua’s husband Eddie Ndichu has finally addressed the delicate topic of whether they are still a couple. Word on the street is that they have broken up.
Janet, unlike other celebrities, loves keeping a low profile.
Recently, Eddie Ndichu was celebrating his mothers birthday as she turned 60 and it is then that a concerned friend inquired if the two are still an item.
As if to emphasize that they are still a couple Eddie went on to share a photo of him and Janet showing off their newly acquired watches and the responses are hilarious.
#Retro type of weekend! Thank you @retrocasio_kefor the delivery! Brilliant pieces!
Below are some of the comments
julietwairimu:Heheee wadaku mtaambia watu nini ….God bless your marriage❤️❤️
just_ngigi:Kamati ya roho chafu watasema nini sasa? Napenda hii couple hadi naumwa😍😍❤❤❤
robimasero:A family that Casio’s together stays together 😍😍….#Casio #Timex
moreentsav:Vile naona kamati ya Roho chafu wakikimbia kwa the other twin wahakikishe udaku😂😂😂Hapa it’s confirmed Mambo Ni shwariiii….kule kwingine vipi?
Pregnancy is a blessing. With it comes along changes in the mother’s body.
However many tend to hide depending on how they feel but here are some of the celebrity mummies that nailed it with the fashion they portrayed in their baby bumps.
Aika
The musician is famously known as the one half of Navy Kenzo. Aika never disappoints on how she dressed her baby bump.
When motherhood came along, she still maintained her stylish looks. She still glowed all through the journey as she welcomed her baby number two.
Janet Mbugua
The popular media personality seemed to be killing it during her pregnancy. Janet brought her A Game on when it came to dressing for baby number two.
Milly has been killing with her outfits as she goes through her journey of motherhood. She seems to be happy on the journey as she has been all glowed up.
Diana Marua
Bahati’s wife has been killing it in the style sector. Her dress sense has attracted many as it fits her well showing how lovely and curvy she looks.
The gospel artiste’s news on her pregnancy brought joy to her fans. She has been showcasing beautiful looks as she welcomes her first baby to the world.
Lillian Muli’s motherhood fashion left many amazed. The news anchor dressed in the most adorable way as she welcomed her newborn into the world.
Risper
Risper Faith is the queen of curves. as such she has been killing it with the way she dresses. However, the baby bump never prevented her from dressing well and showing how curvy torso.
Awinja
Jacky Vike famously known as Awinja is one stylish mama. She showcased her pregnancy shoot to all and sundry. Her fans were impressed.
Media personality, Janet Mbugua’s elder brother, Kevin Mbugua has opened up about how he once came close to ending his life while he was battling mental illness.
Kevin was speaking to Janet Mbugua on her new show, Here and Now, which will be airing on NTV every Thursday, after taking a long hiatus from TV since leaving Citizen TV.
In a candid conversation, his brother, a popular actor and single recalled how back in 2007 he was going through a dark phase and he thought that the only way out was to end his precious life.
He recalls how the suicidal thoughts engulfed his mind while on a train trip from Mombasa to Nairobi.
“I was taking a train from Mombasa to Nairobi and it was during that ride that I decided I was going to end my life,” he said.
He added,
I remember pulling the window down of the compartment and slowly throwing my stuff out and emptying my suitcase and by the time I was getting to Nairobi I didn’t even have a suitcase.
“I remember walking into shops and looking for something that was corrosive or poisonous enough that would do that job.
Kevin says that when he was in the hardware looking for something toxic, that is when it him that he was not okay and decided to call his family members.
That is when I called my mother and father and everybody in the family rallied behind me.
Now that he is doing great, Kevin says that he has realized that the type of darkness he was in was just a sign that there was a revolution about to happen.
He explains,
It is a sign that you’ve reached the maximum of a certain phase of your life and because you don’t know what the next phase of your life is supposed to be, your first instinct is to feel like your life is over.
But actually it is only the phase that is over and you should take it as a sign that you are about to evolve.
Have you noticed head wraps are not being used for bad hair days only? They are being used for every day looks and to accentuate beauty.
The head wraps being a trend not only reminds you of a vintage look, it also reminds you of the 60’s looks which most ladies are now embracing and mahn! are they rocking the look.
1. Anne Kansiime
Comedian Anne Kansiime is not one to be left behind as she has embraced this modern trend looking extremely classy and elegant.
Blogger and vlolgger among many other tittles Joy is another celebrity who loves this head-wrap trend and we can all tell that this look looks amazing on her.
3. Amina Abdi
The glamorous and always happy Amina is one not to be left out by fashion. She slays all looks and this head-wrap is one of the looks that she slays effortlessly.
The gorgeous sassy Nancie is one to watch out when it comes to fashion and this look did the exact thorough glow up that we cant help but want to try this head-wrap style.
We take a look at local and international female celebrities who are battling endometriosis and those who have overcome the disease, whether partially or completely.
Endometriosis, sometimes called “endo,” is a common health problem in women. It gets its name from the word endometrium, the tissue that normally lines the uterus or womb.
Endometriosis happens when this tissue grows outside of your uterus and on other areas in your body where it doesn’t belong.
Most often, endometriosis is found on the:
Ovaries
Fallopian tubes
Tissues that hold the uterus in place
Outer surface of the uterus
1. Jahmby Koikai
Jahmby says she has battled the disease since she was 13.
My name is Mary Njambi Koikai, a stage 4 Endometriosis survivor. The disease had ravaged my body for 19years and 3 years ago it spread to my lungs and chest area.
This disease was causing my lungs to collapse every month while I was on my period. I have undergone 16 surgeries including the main surgeries here in Atlanta, Georgia.
I have never had a painless period since I was 13years old. Doctors tried everything on me.
I tried everything you can think of until my gynaecologist told me I needed specialized treatment.
Janet opened up on her journey with endometriosis recently sharing her struggles and wins with the condition with her followers.
This was me in 2015. Ten years earlier, in 2005, I had just undergone a laparoscopy for deep ovarian endometriosis, also known as endometriomas or ovarian cysts.
It causes the formation of cavities within the ovary that fill with blood.
It had been years, literally since high school, of painful, prolonged periods that sometimes rendered me unable to go to class or to the office, especially during the first few days of my cycle.
Finally getting a diagnosis was such a breakthrough and I was put on birth control thereafter and have had to continue using this, except for the times we were trying for a baby.
Until today, if I don’t take my medication, I’ll struggle during my period.
The BBC reporter has on a few occasions opened up about battling endometriosis. For her no pain can compare to the one the condition puts one through.
Sharing a past photo of her Ciru says that its been years of pain.
This was me, after my first laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis cysts. It was two days before Christmas in 2017.
Basically,what was happening was I was bleeding into my ovaries every time I had my period.
Words cannot describe the pain. It sometimes takes years for endometriosis to be definitively diagnosed because women are told that pain is part of being a woman.
4. Whoopi Goldberg
During a past speech Whoopi said that she was lucky because her doctor was intelligent enough to identify what she was suffering from.
I had endometriosis 30 years ago maybe.
I was very, very lucky. I had an intelligent doctor who sort of knew what was going on and said well, here take this stuff and he cleared it up. I was very lucky.
Whoopi Goldberg
5. Jillian Michaels
The famous trainer was diagnosed with endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, both of which affected her fertility.
“I was always told that fertility would/could be a problem for me. Why do I have this? … In order to get pregnant, I know it would require surgery.
Jillian Michaels
For me, it becomes a sort of ‘I can’t handle doing that,'”she told Momlogic.
Maxi dresses don’t show up to the party. They arrive. This is a statement from fashionistas that proves we should all wear this style.
Maxi dresses are so popular with many Kenyan women. From print to solid colors or shimmery, everyone notices a lady dressed in a maxi.
Maxi dresses can be worn in all sorts of occasions from weddings, to dinner, to vacations, and events such as Koroga.
Here are some of our celebs who show us how to wear maxi’s.
1. Neomi Ng’ang’a
The designer is wearing a floral maxi dresses which not only makes her look gorgeous, it adds class to her personality. This is a dress one should consider in your closet.
2. Sheila Mwanyiga
The renowned media personalty-cum-MC is not only beautiful she is also slaying this amazing look. This look is totally beautiful.
The beautiful mother of twins is rocking an elegant maxi dress that could be worn to a dinner date with your partner. The dress is elegant and very trendy and all ladies should have one of these.
The renowned journalist and a mother of two is simply stunning in this floral sunny dress. She is definitely one to look out for as her fashion sense is definitely top notch.
5. Anita Nderu
The talented Tv personality has amazing taste when it comes to fashion and this maxi dress is not an exception. The different shades of blue in this maxi dress is simply divine.
6. Catherine Kamau
The gorgeous actress is definitely giving ladies a run for their money with her fashion statement. This maxi dress is the IT factor as it displays curves giving it a classy touch to the blue glittered dress.
BBC reporter Ciru Muriuki has shared her battle with endometriosis.
This comes days after Janet Mbugua also shared her battle with the same condition.
Sharing a past photo of her Ciru says that its been years of pain.
This was me, after my first laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis cysts. It was two days before Christmas in 2017. Basically,what was happening was I was bleeding into my ovaries every time I had my period.
Words cannot describe the pain. It sometimes takes years for endometriosis to be definitively diagnosed because women are told that pain is part of being a woman.
But here’s the thing. Terrible pain during your period is not normal. A prolonged, heavy period is not normal. A period that interferes with your daily routine is not normal.
The thing about endometriosis is that it stays with you every day. Even if you’re not in pain, there’s the fatigue. I wish I could describe how tired I get.
Then you dread your period. The horrible pain. The nausea.
The sweating. The vomiting. The constipation or diarrhea. Being scared of soiling yourself because of your heavy flow. None of this is normal. We need a cure.
Endometriosis is an often painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus.
Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. Rarely, endometrial tissue may spread beyond pelvic organs.
Janet Mbugua has finally joined Nairobi Women’s Representative, Esther Passaris in showing her support for Akothee, even as she continues trending.
This came after Esther Passaris blasted one of Akothee’s harshest critics in a vicious Twitter war after he stated that Akothee’s private parts were visible during a performance.
He’s ignorant. And he’s sexist. @akotheekenya you’ve stirred up a great debate and discussion about this whole ‘morality’ thing and many of us are with you 🙌🏾
Passari’s had blasted the critic in the post below which has drawn mixed reactions from Kenyans.
Some reactions from Kenyans that are observing this engaging saga are below:
stynes919:Enyewe adui wa mwanamke ni mwanamke mwingine…if Passaris can support this satanic act…I think passaris amekejeli mtu hapa
@officialjanetmbugua: behave like that ….again you’ve gotten it all wrong .we are where we are because of our our unique talents and strengths and passion. Kindly stick to your lane
manuell_loy:Waah @akotheekenya mamaa i envy you oooh…trending for the whole week because of doing what you love the most. I also want to trend this way one day because of doing what i love😊. Wachana na huyu mtu.
Alitafta mtu mwenye atamsaidia kutrend pia akaona tu ni wewe, He should thank God also he is trending.
They made noise also during the London performance but they finally shut their lips up. Dont worry they will get uses to ooh.
Just do you mamaa. I love you💜. Let them fight corruption that is eating our country first before even getting to entertainment.
We take a look at how youthful parents to our favorite Kenyan celebrities despite the fact that some of them are in their 70’s and others in their 50’s.
They say that the apple does not fall far from the tree and looking at these photos one can easily understand that saying given that a majority of the celebs have picked up the ‘good looks’ gene from their parents.
1. Nick Mutuma
Hard as it is to believe Nick Mutuma’s mum is 53 but looking at her one would easily think she is in her 30’s.
Celebrating his mum Mutuma says “53 looks great on you mama❤️😊” and it sure does look good on her.
2. Emmy Kosgei
3. Lucy Natasha
The flamboyant pastor Natasha is a replica of her mother Pastor Esther Wanjiku, a senior pastor at Maximum Miracle Centre.
4. Janet Mbugua
Janet Mbugua’s dad is past 70 but he is still enjoying his youthful looks. Looking at Janet one would understand where she got her genes from given that she is sexy and classy with very little effort.
5. Marya Prude
Willis Raburu’s mother in law is also ageing graceful. She would easily pass for a woman in her 30’s yet she is long past that age bracket.
6. Willis Raburu
Willis Raburu’s dad still looks youthful despite the fact that he is past his 60’s. He celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary in 2018.
7. Sheila Mwanyigha
They say like mother-like daughter and going by this photo the saying is true. Sheila and her mum would pass for sisters.
We all go gaga when we see our favorit female celebrities post baby weight loss.
Many of us wonder how they do it.
We look at a list of Kenyan celebs whom we consider to be yummy mummies given that they recently delivered.
1. Lilian Muli
She recently broke up with her baby daddy Jared, terming him a ‘community husband’. Going by one of her posts below it is obvious she has moved on.
“It’s been a while, I’m not who I was before,You look surprised, your words don’t burn me anymore
Been meaning to tell you, but I guess it’s clear to see.Don’t be mad, it’s just the brand new kind of me
Can’t be bad, I found a brand new kind of free.”
Risper, who is a first time mum, delivered her baby boy weeks ago and she is still looking like a snack. Sharing a photo of her and the baby for the first time, she wrote
“First time out with my love.. Hope y’all enjoying your holiday… Don’t mind my swollen feet just recovering from child birth..🎈♥️♥️#stripsofmotherhood”
The media guru is a mother of two, with her youngest being a year plus. Talking about motherhood she says
“My Pride and Joy. “I don’t want my children to follow in my footsteps. I want them to take the path next to me and go further than I could have ever dreamt possible.” ~Anon..”
Terry Anne Chebet
4. Janet Mbugua
Janet delivered her second son months ago and doesn’t she look hot? The mother of two has maintained her pre-pregnancy body.
Apart from her banging body, her sense of fashion is top notch hence it would be a crime for her to be left out of this list.
The ‘Kitu Kimoja’ hit maker looks like a fairy tale princes. Let’s give credit where it’s due, most women battle with baby fat but she has managed to keep that off.
Risper 
