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Stonbwoy Part of SHUGA season 5

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Stonebwoy is currently in South Africa The ‘Go Higher‘ act is said to be working on a soundtrack for the upcoming season of MTV Series Shuga and might make cameo appearances also. Shuga is a television soap opera that first aired in November 2009 on MTV Base as part of an initiative dubbed “MTV Staying Alive Ignite!”. It was part of a multimedia campaign to spread the message about responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance. It later became a hit and was aired in 40 different African countries before it was aired internationally on over 70 television stations. It bagged a Gold award in May 2010 at the World Media Festival in Hamburg, Germany in the Public Relations Health category for its vivid and uncompromising focus on love, emotions and sexual behavior amongst the Kenyan youth. The fifth season of the series is dubbed MTV Shuga: Down South. Set in the cool clubs, hangouts and schools of Johannesburg’s Braamfontein, and the township of “Zenzele”, the new season brings more grit and

Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta declares drought a national disaster

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Kenya's president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster. Uhuru Kenyatta appealed for international aid and said the government would increase food handouts to the most needy communities. Kenya's Red Cross says 2.7 million people face starvation if more help is not provided. Other countries in the region have also been hit by the drought, blamed on last year's El Nino weather phenomenon. In Somalia, nearly half the population is suffering from food shortages and the UN says there is a risk of famine in several parts of the country. During the last drought on this scale in 2011, famine killed about 250,000 Somalis. Africa Live: More updates on this and other stories Are ranch invasions driven by drought or politics? 'We don't know when the rain will come' In a statement , Mr Kenyatta said the government had allocated $105m (£84m) to tackle the drought which has affected people, livestock and wildlife i