John shabani visited kakuma refugee camp

From Nairobi to kakuma

Just to show God's love to others, John shabani visited kakuma refugee camp in Kenya   (one of big refugees camp in Africa)  

Kakuma town is located in Turkana District, in the northwestern region of Kenya. Kakuma is the Swahili word for "nowhere", epitomizing the seclusion of the area.

Kakuma Refugee Camp, block 2

The town has hosted the Kakuma Refugee Camp since 1992. This camp serves over 70,000 refugees who fled wars in neighboring countries. A majority are from southern Sudan, some from Somalia and the last major group from Ethiopia. Other groups include Burundians, Congolese, Eritreans and Ugandans.

 John giving food and clothes to the children 

 

Living in Kakuma as a refugee is a very difficult experience. Dust storms frequently pass through the area. Malnutrition, communicable disease outbreaks, and malaria are all ongoing problems, while donor support has faltered due to conflicts in other parts of the world. Many of the refugees hope to leave Kakuma for resettlement in another country such as the USA. For example, the "Lost Boys of Sudan" were a special group who were resettled from the camp to the U.S. in recent years. With the recent end of the civil war in Sudan between the SPLA and other southern forces against the government in Khartoum many are hopeful more Sudanese refugees will finally be able to return home.

The Kakuma Refugee Camp was the location of a large project from 1995 to 2002 sponsored by Solar Cookers International through which thousands of families began using solar panel cookers to cook their daily meals. Many families had been trading some of their meager food rations for firewood to use to cook what little food they had left. The project was organized such that a group of refugee women were trained to be trainers. These women would then be paid to hold regular classes to teach other women to solar cook and to provide them with a cooker. The cookers were made locally in Nairobi for US$2.00 each.

wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuma

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HATIMAYE WASHINDI W AFRICAN GOSPEL MUSICS AWARDS WAPATIKANA

Siku ya jumamosi jijini London nchini Uingereza kumefanyika tukio kubwa la utolewaji wa tuzo za Africa Gospel Music Awards(AGMA) 2012, tukio hilo ambalo watanzania wengi walikuwa na matarajio ya kuona mwimbaji wao pekee aliyependekezwa kuwania tuzo hizo katika vipengele viwili kushindwa kupata tuzo hizo kutokana na kura alizopigiwa kuwa chache hivyo kuwapa mwanya waimbaji wengine aliokuwa akiwania tuzo hizo kuondoka na tuzo hizo,

 kuchelewa kuanza kuingia ukumbini pia asilimia kubwa ya watu hata walipoingia ukumbi huo ulio chini ya 

El shaddai Christian Centre

waimbaji waliokuwa wakiimba hawakuweza kuwafanya watu hao wasimame zaidi ya kufurahia huduma yao kwa kuwapigia makofi mara walipomaliza kuimba. Shughuli hiyo ambayo iliongozwa na washereheshaji (MC) wapatao wanne wakiwemo waimbaji kama Diana Hamilton, Rebecca, Wole Awola na mwenzao ambaye ni mchekeshaji aliyeweza kuwavunja mbavu kwa vicheko kutokana na lafudhi na vichekesho hivyo kuwahusu hasa watu kutoka Afrika magharibi ambao walikuwa wameujaza ukumbi huo.

Mwanadada Emmy Kosgei kutoka nchini Kenya

 Emmy Kosgei kutoka nchini Kenya

 ambaye usiku huo alijishindia wimbo bora wa mwaka ndiye aliweza kusimamisha watu waliokuwepo ukumbini hapo kwa jinsi alivyoweza kuimba kwa ustadi nyimbo zake mbili ukiwemo Ololo ambazo kila wimbo aliimba kwanza kwa CD kisha wanamuziki waliokuwepo kuendeleza live mara ulipoisha kwakuwa hawakuweza kufanya mazoezi kabla, mwimbaji huyo aliweza kuwa nyota usiku huo kwani baada ya tamasha nusu ya watu walioujaza ukumbi huo walimzunguka kutaka kupiga picha naye pamoja na kuchukua mawasiliano yake.

Kundi la Makoma ambalo halikuweza kupata tuzo yoyote usiku huo halikuweza kufika ukumbini hapo kwa wakati kutokana na taarifa zilizopatikana baadaye kwamba walipata ajali wakiwa njiani kuja ukumbini hapo ndio maana hawakufika ingawa walituma meneja wao pamoja na mmoja wa waimbaji wa kundi hilo ambaye  alisema Makoma wapo vizuri.

waimbaji kama Emmy Kosgei wa Kenya, Solly Mahlangu wa Afrika ya kusini, Rebecca, Sonnie Badu, Jabu Hlongwane, Joyous Celebration, Pastor Patrick Duncan na waimbaji wengineo waliweza kuibuka na tuzo usiku wa kuamkia leo.


AGMA 2012 WINNERS
EVENT OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT
Joyous Celebration 16 Live Recording (South Africa)

RADIO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY LONDON CHRISTIAN RADIO
Indumiso- Ukozi FM

RADIO PRESENTER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY VOICE OF AFRICA RADIO
Anthony Ndiema- Kenya Fiifi Folson- Ghana

TV CHANNEL/ PROGRAM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY FAITH TV
One Gospel (South Africa) 


TV PRESENTER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY OHTV Shoggy 
Tosh 

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY G FORCE RADIO 
PK Boadi-UK Prosper Mateva -Zimbabwe 

AFRO JAZZ/ INSTRUMENTAL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY AFROLINK Mike Aremu (Nigeria) 

AFROGOSPEL RAP ARTISTE/GROUP OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY KEEP THE FAITH MAGAZINE 
Rooftop MCs (Nigeria) Andrew Bello (UK) 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR EAST AFRICA 
Dawit Getachew- Ethiopia 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR WEST AFRICA SPONSORED BY MONEYGRAM 
Frank Edwards-Nigeria 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR CENTRAL AFRICA SPONSORED BC3 MEDIA 
Mike Kalambayi (Congo) 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR SOUTHERN AFRICA SPONSORED BY CONSTANCE BANQUET 
Patrick Duncan 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR USA/CANADA SPONSORED BY MISS TEE 
Yaw Osei-Owusu 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR AUSTRALIA/ASIA SPONSORED EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT 
Disciple 

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR EUROPE SPONSORED MEDIA MIND 
Rebecca, 
UK MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY PAULINE LONG BEFFTA 
Wole Oni - (Nigeria) Billy Frank (Kenya) 

GROUP/CHOIR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY Simply Chrysolite-South Africa 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 
God Dey Bless Me- Cwesi Oteng – Ghana 

SONG OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY LYCA MOBILE 
Ololo – Emmy Kosgei (Kenya) 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED PREMIER GOSPEL 
Colours of Africa- Sonnie Badu

(UK) FEMALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 
Lara George- Nigeria 

MALE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR 
Solly Mahlangu-South Africa 

AGMA SPECIAL AWARDS BEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROMOTION OF AFRICAN GOSPEL MUSIC 
Voice of Africa Radio 
Bola Mogaji Wole Oni 
Premier Gospel BC3 Media 
Jabu Hlongwane 
John Mensah Sarpong

AGMA TRAILBLAZER AWARD 
Sammie Okposo 
Sonnie Badu Muyiwa Olarewaju 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 
Rev. Benjamin Dube

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ESTHER BUKUKU, AN UPCOMING TANZANIA GOSPEL ARTIST MWIMBAJI WA INJILI ANAYEKUJA KWA KASI NCHINI TANZANIA.

Asther akihudumu

UJUMBE WA ESTHER KWA MMILIKI WA BLOG HII

Natumai u mzima wa afya njema Mtumishi wa MUNGU kaka yangu John Shabani
kwa upande wangu MUNGU amekua mwema sana, ananipigania na kuniwezesha kwa kila jambo.

Pia katika huduma hii ya uimbaji nimemuona akiniwezesha juu ya kazi yake, kwani malengo yangu ni kuufikia ulimwengu juu ya huduma hii ya uimbaji , maendeleo ni mazuri tangu nilipo zindua albamu inayo kwenda kwa jina la WATESI WANGU mwaka 2011 mwezi wa nane nimekua nikipata sana kibali cha kufanya mikutano ndani ya Inchi yetu ya Tanzania na Hapo jirani Inchini Kenya kwakweli nimemuona Mungu akiniwezesha na kufanya kazi na watumishi wa aina mbali mbali lengo kuu ni watu waifahamu kweli ili wawekwe huru.

Endelea kumwonbea.

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Gospel Musicians in Uganda have been blamed for participating in secular music concerts but aren’t they putting into practice the greed that their prosperity pastors have taught them over the years???

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Our reporter from Kampala

Of recent Gospel musicians in Uganda have been greatly criticized for performing in bars and participating in secular music concerts. In fact Pentecostal radio stations such as Kingdom F.M recently gave the gospel musicians an ultimatum to register all their songs that have not been copyrighted with the station. The musicians have been warned that failure to register these songs will imply that their songs will not be played on the station. Some Ugandan gospel musicians are so drunk with the prosperity gospel that the poor can no longer afford to attend their Album launches. In order to attend these launches you need 5,000 Uganda shillings if not 10,000 or more.Some of them have already sold their ‘God given’ albums to secular persons such that if you play their songs, you risk being sued by these secular guys.   

Many people have blamed these gospel artists. In fact pastors such as David Kiganda have been on the fore front of the campaign against these gospel musicians. However, our blame of  these musicians is not focused. Gospel musicians in Uganda are behaving the way they are doing because of the rotten prosperity gospel being preached by Ugandan pastors such as David Kiganda. The prosperity Gospel can produce nothing other than a rotten fruit. Pastors have taught these musicians to love materialism, money, above anything else by the gospel they preach. The pastors in Uganda pray for people for money and like wise gospel artists demand money from people in exchange for their songs. Either way it all about selling the gospel for filthy lucre’s sake . 

Therefore unless there is a paradigm shift from the prosperity gospel to the gospel of repentance, Gospel musicians will continue to look for money and prosperity in secular concerts and bars. They are doing exactly what the pastors have taught them to do i.e. to love and pursue materialism, power, wealth, money, fame etc.

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Sarah Shilla Kutoka na "Let It Rain, In His Presence" Album lauch

Mwanamuziki anayekuja Juu katika Gospel Music, The Sarah Shilla siku ya Tarehe 5 August, 2012 Anatarajia ku "Launch" Albam Yake yenye Jina la "Let It Rain In His Presence"

Endelea kutega sikio!

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JE! WATANGAZAJI MAHIRI WAPRAISE POWER KUREJESHWA REDIONI??NI HARRIS KAPIGA (HK 1), HUDSON KAMOGA (HK 2), IKUPA NGAO, ANNA NELSON, FURAHA MASINGA NA ELIZA ULOMI.

Watangazaji Mahiri Walioileta Radio Bora Kabisa ya Praise Power FM katika Anga la Habari na Kuwa Radio inayosikilizwa sana na Wakristo akiwepo Harris Kapiga, Hudson Kamoga, Eliza Ulomi, Ikupa Ngao, Anna Nelson, Onesmo Nguse pamoja na Furaha Masinga Kurudi tena Kwenye Radio hiyo???

Hii ni baada ya kusikia  Tangazo kupita Praise Power likiashiria kuwa Kikosi Kazi hicho kinarudi tena Mjengoni kwa ajili ya Kuirejesha Radio hiyo Katika graph zake za Zamani baada ya Radio hiyo Kupoteza Umaarufu wake siku za hivi Karibuni.

Tayari katika kipindi cha Rise and Shine Majembe Mawili HK 1 na HK 2 yaani Harris Kapiga na Hudson Kamoga Wamesikika hewani wakienda Sambamba na Wasikilizaji

Watangazaji hao ambao mpaka sasa Wanaendelea Kusikika hewani wameonesha "Ukongwe" wa hali ya juu katika kuwasilisha habari katika Radio hiyo, Pastor Harris Kapiga ambaye Kwa Sasa ni Mtangazaji wa Radio Bora kabisa Clouds FM na Hudson Kamoga ambaye anamalizia Masomo yake Ya Shahada Ya Habari Chuo Kikuu wameleta Matumaini Mapya katika Radio hiyo.

Habari tulizozipata ni kwamba watangazaji hao wataanzakusikika. Watangazaji wa Kike Ikupa Ngao na Furaha Masinga ambao enzi hizo Walikuwa wakitangaza kipindi Cha "Kona Za Praise Power". Ikupa Ngao ambaye Kwa sasa yuko Trinity na Furaha Masinga ambaye yuko TBC 1 wataleta radha tofauti mida hiyo ya Asubuhi.

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NINI KIFANYIKE ILI KUDHIBITI UHARAMIA WA KAZI ZA WASANII NCHINI ILI KUHAKIKISHA WAHUSIKA WANAFIKISHWA KWENYE VYOMBO VYA SHERIA NA KUCHUKULIWA HATUA STAHIKI KAMA MAJAMBAZI WENGINE

Pamoja na serikali  kuahidi  kwamba juhudi zinachukuliwa ili kuleta heshima na thamani ya wasanii na kazi zao nchini, lakini kinyume chake  hivi sasa kazi feki zimezagaa hadi vichochoroni.

Pamoja na wasanii kujinyima, kukopa, na kuangaika hapa na pale ili kuweza kuandaa kazi zao zinazogharimu mamilioni ya pesa lakini watu wanazitumia bila kutoa jasho lolote, tena wanaziuza bei chee. Hili ni janga, huu ni msiba mkubwa kwa wasanii nchini.

Uchunguzi uliofanywa kwa muda mrefu  umebaini kuwapo kwa kundi kubwa la wafanyabiashara wanaouza kazi za Wasanii mbalimbali zilizodurufiwa (duplicated) kwa bei ya chini na kusababisha wasanii kutofaidika na kazi zao.

Nani awafute machozi wasanii, nani alete matumaini kwa wasanii? Nani atuondolee mtandao huu wa maharamia wa kazi za wasanii?

Ikiwa malaria haikubaliki, na uharamia huu haukubaliki.

Chama cha muziki wa injili nchini (CHAMUITA) kinapinga tabia hii

Kazi feki zikitayarishwa kuchomwa huko China

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