PRESS RELEASE: AMAZING KISUMU FASHION FESTIVAL, DEC 8-10, 2016

Kisumu, Wednesday, December 7, 2016: Amazing Kisumu Fashion Festival is a 3-day event which entails 2 days of fashion exhibitions and 1-day of fashion shows by both children and adults. The children fashion show will be led by Kisumu Kids Fashion Week while the adults fashion show will be led by Delan Models.

It is a two-day straight shopping extravaganza on dates December 8th and 9th, and then two major fashion shows (the very first in Western Kenya) on December 10th, all at the Tuffoam Mall, along Achieng Oneko Road. The two shows will first start with a Kisumu Kids Fashion Week Fashion Show from noon till 5pm, of which the young ones will be given fashion experience as they showcase various fashion accessories on the runway. Then later evening, Delan Models (co-hosts) will be strutting the runway from 7pm-midnight.

Two of Kenya’s homegrown lifestyle brands will also be in the house.

Marini Naturals – a Kenya and Africa's first 100% natural and organic quality hair-care products for all Afro-textured and natural-haired beauties will also be at the event to re-introduce their hair care products in the Kisumu market after launching in the lakeside city of Kisumu a few months ago.

Pam Nails Polish – is Kenya's Vegan, NON-Toxic, and Fast-Dry Nail Lacquer. They sell professional nail products and offer nail services. This is their first time to participate in any major event in Kisumu, or western Kenya.

This festival is the first of many more to come, and is aimed at selling Western Kenya as a fashion and tourism destination. Western Kenya is quickly catching up to Nairobi as an entertainment hub and this festival plays a huge role in promoting the status of our region.

The event is meant to bring together designers, entrepreneurs, fashionistas and the general public to an open-marketplace experience that will showcase various products all under one roof. The festival promises not just display and sales of fashion products, but also services from leading cosmetic brands in the country.

There will be lots of great Christmas season bargains and samplings to be done, as well as treats. You don't wanna miss this!

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For more info about the festival, reach out to:

Linda Achieng’ on achieng@amazingkisumu.co.ke or 0734878893

Upcoming weekend events in Kisumu

You are seated there wondering exactly how you are going to spend this coming weekend ( 9^th – 11^th ), given that you are going to be or you are already here   (Kisumu). Well worry less we have you covered, three hottest events in Kisumu city.

Amazing Kisumu fashion show

Amazing Kisumu Fashion Festival is the premier fashion festival in Kisumu City to bring designers across the country to Kisumu in order to provide them with new clientele, and for the city we aim to open it to the fashion world

This festival is important to the fashion individuals who want to venture into Western Kenya as this will be the forum for them – we will be expecting their target audience to visit the mall during this exhibition festival.

The festival will take a period 3 days, from the 8th to 10th of December, all of them having exhibitions from various fashion stakeholders like photographers, modeling agencies, designers, bloggers and stylists among others.

Fashion Exhibitions and Sales: December 8-9, 2016

Two fashion events, one day.

AKFF Kids Fashion Show December 10, 2016, 2 pm: Kids – 300, adults – 500

AKFF Adults Fashion Show, December 10, 2016, 7 pm: Standard – 700, VIP – 1,500

Purchase tickets through Lipa na Mpesa, Buy Goods and Services, Till Number 957058.

Runs till: Saturday, 10th December 2016

Time:

Location: TUFFOAM MALL 3^rd Floor

 People of the Nile Festival

People of the Nile Festival. 10 countries meet for 3 days of non-stop mind-blowing festival of music, culture, art and foods. From Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia,  Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo all come to Kisumu Kenya.  Happening from 9th till 11th December at Jomo Kenyatta Grounds and Impala Sanctuary. Charges sh.1,200 for the 3 days, sh.500 for a single day and sh.3000 for a VIP experience.  

Runs till: Sunday, 11th December 2016

Time: 09:00 AM - 02:00 AM

Location: JOMO KENYATTA GROUNDS AND KWS IMPALA SANCTUARY

PAYA festival

Night of Dance with music from diverse cultures , celebrating to the count down of East Africa’s biggest childrens’ youth theatre and art  Festival . The festival happening from10-11 December

With musicians artist’s from Zanzibar, Tanzania , Bulgaria , Kenya , England

Runs till: Sunday, 11th December 2016

Time: 7pm till Next day

Location: DUNGA HILL CAMP

Entry: KSH  200 

#Code9ty

Are you interested in learning programming?  Kindly enroll for the #code90 program at LakeHub Kisumu


 What is code9ty

#code9ty is an interactive and diverse program that involves intense #coding for 90 consecutive days. You get to keep track of your daily progress using the useful version control software-Git. All this sums up to 90 days of supercharging your brain with technologies that will make you one of the best rails developers around.


 Why code9ty

In code9ty you get to learn how to build Web Applications in an interactive and fun way!
It is a hands on intensive project based learning experience , so know that you will be leaving the training with a working project .

It introduces to the trainers to the following technologies

1. Ruby:  is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write. Learn more 
2. Git: is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and

Kisumu Kids Fashion Show

Fashion for kids has been ignored so much in Kisumu City and even in Kenya at large. It has the immense potential of nurturing young acts to propel the industry into the greater and sustainable future.


 With this event, we will be able to connect designers to the consuming clientele who will shop for the collections modeled by their children. It's going to be Kisumu first Kids Fashion Show.

Kenya to Burn?

Whenever I see those South Sudanese registered vehicles in the streets of Nairobi, a number of things come into my mind:

1. What brought all those vehicles to Nairobi?

2. What if what happen(s)(ed)(ing) in South Sudan happened in Kenya?

3. Why is the Kenyan political class obsessed with making our country another African "basket case"?

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I came across an article in the Star Newspaper with an article titled "ODM's Statement Regarding the Statements made by Kinuthia and Moses Kuria". I also listened to Kinuthia (or whoever that was) stating that members of the Luo community should vacate Nakuru. The Kenyan social media is ablaze with hate speech or is it ethnic-inspire

d vitriol?. It is despicable what is happening.

There are however a number of things (many things) that will happen if both sides make true their threats. Here is a sample:

1. You will kill each other, blood will flow.

2. If the violence goes unabated, the effects will start being felt after a week. There will be no fuel; your refrigerator will have nothing apart from the noise coming from the compressor (that is if you are fortunate enough to own one); Stadiums will be filled with people running away from the gory scenes in the suburbs and the slums.

3. CNN, BBC, MSNBC, Al Jazeera and all those cable news networks will be all over the place. Hovering like vultures. Their Nairobi bureau (or their Dar es Salaam bureau) will be booming with activity. The will retreat for news from Syria or about a dingy carrying Kenyan migrants (they refuse to call you refugees) that has sank in the middle of the Mediterranean and come back with breaking news about a massacre in Nakuru or Kisumu or Kibera.

4. You will be forced to move out of the country. Lucky you if own a passport and have some dollars with you (Kenyan money will be s#*t money; worthless like the paper it is printed on). You will probably move to Zimbabwe (They don't require an advance visa application if you are from Kenya). The poor ones will troop to Tanzania or Uganda with probably a blanket, a mattress, a handful of clothes and a few worthless Kenyan currency notes.

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5. You will meet in the refugee camps. You will be forced to live with the njaruo or okuyu that you despised back in Kenya and whose blood you bayed for. You will be asking your okuyu or njaruo neighbor about what happened. If you may not have learned a lesson or two, you will probably start fighting in the refugee camps like they have done in Kakuma and South Sudanese IDP camps.

4. The world will respond to humanitarian situation in Kenya. This will probably be after it is satisfied that enough has been killed to create enough shock value.

5. Jamie Foxx or Anjolina Jolie or any of those showbiz "heroes" will start a "US for Kenya" or "Kenya 2017". They will probably do a remix of Michael Jackson's "We are the world". Funds will flow. There will be #SaveKenyafromCivilWar on Twitter and Facebook. But remember that #BringBackOurGirls did not bring back the Chibok Girls.

KTCA MUSIC AWARDS 2016 NOMINATION NIGHT

VENUE: JUMUIA HOTEL KISUMU

TIME: FROM 5 PM TILL 10 PM     , GATE CHARGES: 400/=


NOMINATION CATEGORIES

1. MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2. FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
3. NEW ACT/ARTIST OF THE YEAR
4. COLLABORATE SONG OF THE YEAR
5. VIDEO SONG OF THE YEAR
6. HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
7. GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR
8. DANCE-HALL/REGGAE SONG OF THE YEAR
9. RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR
10. RADIO/TV PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
11. AUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
12. VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
13. TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
14. MUSIC GROUP/BAND OF THE YEAR
15. BLOGGER OF THE YEAR
16. DESIGNER/FASHION HOUSE OF THE YEAR

International women's day conference on 12th march 2016 (Western Kenya)

Women Techmakers is Google’s brand and global program for women in technology.Women It provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology to drive innovation and participation in the field.

International Women’s Day, which is on Tuesday March 8, 2016, is a day to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality within our communities. As Women Techmakers Kisumu powered by Google Developer Group Kisumu, we  plan to do this by organizing a conference on the 12th of March, at Planet Media cinemas,Mega City mall.

The 15 Historical Facts About Kisumu

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1. Kisumu is the largest city in western Kenya region and second most important city after Kampala in the greater Lake Victoria basin.
2. Kisumu came from the Luo word “sumo” which literally means “a place of barter trade”.
3. Historically, Kisumu has been dominated by diverse communities (Nandi, Abagusii, Maasai, Luo and Luhya) at different times long before the white man arrived.
4. Kisumu replaced Port Victoria in Busia County in 1898 as an alternative railway terminus and port for the Uganda railway.
5. In July 1899, the first skeleton plan for Kisumu was prepared. Another plan was later prepared in May, 1900.

Diamond Platnumz To perform In Kisumu

A fortnight ago it was confirmed that Diamond Platinumz one of  East Africa's Celebrated Mucician, will be performing In Kisumu. Yes in Kisumu on the 13th of February check the posters for more information

The Creative Band Kenya (The CBK) will be launching their Siro Video

On Tuesday 26th January 2016 tune in Citizen TV breakfast show @ 8AM The Creative Band Kenya (The CBK) will be launching their Siro Video & performing Live....
Facebook: The Creative Band Kenya.
Twitter: @thecbkmusic
Instagram: thecbkmusic
YouTube: The CBK Music
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT

Kisumu city Artists Displeased By Diamond Show Organisers

Kisumu artistes have sent the strongest warning yet on how they expect to be treated by other Kenyan or international artistes. This is after a meeting of over 30 Kisumu based artistes convened by Alex, who is the CEO of Vybez Awards.
The artistes aired their displeasure on how they are being demeaned by the organizers of Diamond’s show scheduled for 13th February. They were all to be subjected to auditions and only the best among them was to curtain raise for Diamond.
Alex, who is also an aspiring MCA supported the artistes in the fight against intimidation. “Our very able and capable artist cannot be subjected to audition nor be influenced to accept demeaning platforms. It is time Kisumu artiste be respected,” he added
Present at the meeting were Xpat Mkwanja, Willy Fololo,Frankie Jay,Lyrikali,Needah, June Rapsha among other big names in Kisumu

Employment Opportunities in IEBC VOTER REGISTRATION ASSISTANTS

Careers

The IEBC offers temporary positions of Voter Registration Assistants (VRAs) to carry out the mass voter registration exercise from February-March, 2016. The exercise will take 30 days and will involve a total of 2,878 officials who will be based at the Ward level. The VRA’s will support the Constituency Registration Officers and Deputy Registration Officers to register new voters.

Requirements

The requirements for the Voter Registration Assistants are as follows:
Be a Kenyan citizen of high integrity, and be non-partisan
Be holder of a minimum of Diploma qualifications in ICT or other IT related field.
Access to an android smart phone and basic operation of the same is an added advantage.
Should have effective communication skills and good report writing skills
Must be available for the entire period of voter registration
Age: 21years and above
Must be residents in the constituency and ward in which they apply for and must quote the same on the application letter and envelope
Duties of the Voter Registration Assistant

The Voter Registration Assistant expected to work within a particular ward and perform the following duties:

2000 WINGS TO FLY COMPREHENSIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE OFFERED TO DESERVING STUDENTS IN 2016

As soon as the 2015 KCPE results are announced, students who will be within the 5th percentile in their districts, with over 350 marks and from poor backgrounds will be eligible to apply for the Wings to Fly scholarships

Only those students who would not afford to pay for their secondary school education because of extreme financial challenges will be shortlisted and interviewed for the scholarships.

These include:

1.  Children who have lost one or both parents and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
2. · Children whose parents are physically or mentally challenged and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
3. ·Children whose parents are living with HIV/AIDS or other chronic debilitating illness and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
4. ·Children from families affected by natural disasters such as flooding, drought, and famine or civil conflict and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
5.  Children who have suffered neglect and/or abandonment and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.