JAMAICA'S BAD GAL COMES FOR CHARITY

Almost a year after she performed in Kenya, self-styled 'bad gal' Cecile is set to tour the country again. However, this time she is said to be visiting the country for charity. According to sources close to the singer, she is going to be involved in a very big project that might take a while. “It is in the works, nothing is confirmed yet but it's going to be backed by some big corporates and Unicef,” said the source. Cecile on Saturday excitedly tweeted to her Kenyan fans saying they would soon be seeing her, only to delete the tweet hours later. This will not be her first charity activity as she is known to be a very strong advocate for women empowerment including supporting a girls school in Jamaica. She will be the second Jamaican artiste to tour the country on charity as two of the biggest names in reggae, brothers Gramps and Peetah Morgan of Morgan Heritage, came to Kenya in October for various projects related to the famine relief efforts.

YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA MAKES HISTORY

South African Music legend, and UN ambassador, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, on Wednesday January 25th, became the first Africa woman to receive the world Economic forum's Crystal award.   She received the award at the Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland for her fight for freedom and justice in her native country and also for her immense work as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, her Roll Back Malaria Partnership and as MDG Envoy for Africa.

THE PRINCE AND DUTCHESS MIGHT BE HEADED TO KENYA

Could the future king of queen of England be traveling to Kenya to take part in the Safaricom marathon in Kenya, in aid of the Tusk Trust? Well, according to the UK Telegraph Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton are said to “fit in a visit to Africa at some point during the year, with June the most likely date.” Prince William has hinted that he might compete in the, which would also give the couple the chance to visit famine-hit areas of East Africa. During a visit to a Unicef depot in Copenhagen last year, Kate told aid workers she intended to return to Africa “soon”, suggesting she wants to see for herself the aid work that is helping hundreds of thousands of people.

YOUSSOU N’DOUR IN NAIROBI TO FIGHT HUNGER

Legendary Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour talked about his visit with communities that have been badly affected by the ongoing famine at the Dadaab refuge camp.
"Whenever there is a problem it is the Westerners who are in the foreground, where are the Africans?" Youssou said, speaking after a visit to Kenya's giant Dadaab refugee camps as an ambassador for the UN children's agency.
Youssou and Somali rapper K'naan are planning a series of events across Africa to raise funds and awareness about the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.
"I think Africa should be at the forefront," he added.
Youssou was joined by UNICEF Regional Director for Southern and Eastern Africa Elhadj As Sy, on Tuesday (Sept 6) and spoke about the specific needs of children, the response of the humanitarian community, what more he believes needs to be done to alleviate the current suffering faced by so many, and what the future holds for the millions of children caught up in the combination of drought, rising food prices and insecurity in many parts of the Horn of Africa.