Top stories
🇰🇪 KenyaCulture

Ne-Yo gives first major Kenya concert in 11 years

By , based on Tuko

Map: Kenya

American R&B singer Ne-Yo gave his first major headline concert in Kenya in 11 years at a sold-out show at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi. He performed several of his hits on Mashujaa Day, while British group Sol & The Gang and Kenyan artist Mutoriah were also on the bill, Tuko reports.

American R&B singer Ne-Yo gave his first major concert in Kenya in 11 years on 20 October in Nairobi. He headlined “One Night Only: Brunch Edition”, held at the Ulinzi Sports Complex for Kenya’s Mashujaa Day, Tuko reports.

The concert was sold out. Ne-Yo performed several of his hits, including “So Sick”, “Miss Independent” and “Closer”, as well as “Marry You”, his track with Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz. British group Sol & The Gang and Kenyan artist Mutoriah were also on the bill, along with several DJs and host Mwalimu Rachel.

Ne-Yo’s last major performance in Kenya was in 2015, when he appeared on the music programme Coke Studio. The Nairobi concert ran from 3pm to 11pm, after doors opened at 2pm.

Summary produced with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under AFREEQUE’s editorial responsibility.

Share this article

Related stories

Kenyan senator Oburu Odinga thanks caregivers in Nairobi

Kenyan senator Oburu Odinga, 83, spoke from his hospital bed in Nairobi and thanked the medical staff caring for him. He said his recovery was progressing on his birthday, 15 October, which also marked the first anniversary of his brother Raila Odinga’s death, Tuko reports.

🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·

Betty Makaya to give first concert in Zimbabwe since 2018

Zimbabwean singer Betty Makaya is due to perform in Harare on 21 November, her first concert in her home country since 2018. Entitled “Intimately Yours”, the show is scheduled at The Venue in the Avondale district, where she will share the stage with other artists, according to Dailynews.

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Dailynews ·

William Ruto opens 2,157 affordable homes in Eldoret

Kenyan President William Ruto inaugurated an affordable housing complex of 2,157 units in Eldoret, valued at 5.3 billion Kenyan shillings. The project also includes 104 shops and community facilities, while local artisans’ associations secured contracts worth 264 million shillings in Eldoret, according to figures released at the inauguration.

🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Alwihda Info ·

Ebola: Kenya confirms eighth case linked to first patient

Kenya has confirmed an eighth Ebola case in a 49-year-old man who worked as an assistant to a patient and developed a fever, headaches and muscle pain. He is believed to have been exposed to the first case recorded in the country, according to the Kenyan Health Ministry cited by Reuters, while the outbreak is also spreading in a new Congolese province.

🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Daily Maverick ·

🇰🇪 Latest from Kenya

Map: KenyaShakahola massacre: Paul Mackenzie sentenced in KenyaKenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced in the Shakahola massacre case, in which 429 bodies were exhumed from mass graves. The text revisits allegations of violence and abuse against Mackenzie and his co-accused, as several reports had already covered the verdict and number of convictions.All Kenya news →

Culture in East Africa

Only 30.1% of Madagascar's public teachers qualifiedOnly 30.1% of Madagascar's public teachers qualifiedIn Madagascar, only 56,687 of the 188,324 teachers in public schools were qualified in 2023-2024, or 30.1%, according to the National Education Ministry's statistical yearbook. Data for 2025-2026 reported by Unicef indicate that 71% of primary teachers and 62% of lower-secondary teachers are unqualified, highlighting the scale of training needs.All Culture news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. More than 220 killed in drone strikes blamed on Sudanese army in Abyei🇸🇩 Sudan
  2. First Bundibugyo Ebola case detected in Nigeria🇳🇬 Nigeria
  3. AES and ECOWAS resume official dialogue in Dakar🇸🇳 Senegal
  4. Kenya: Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants found guilty of 191 murders🇰🇪 Kenya
  5. Godongwana to address concerns over municipal funds in South African budget🇿🇦 South Africa
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

← Back to the news