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Ann – Ann is the owner of Nelanz Store, made for ladies who lives fashion represented in Nairobi by TT Collection (tt-collection.blogspot.com)

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Davie Doves – A contributor from Uganda who specialized on articles on Relationships.

Dorothy – The founder of Mothers Unwed, a support group of single mothers.

Emerald Sua – Emerald shares her experiences on raising her 3 children on the Kazi ni Kulea column

Kui – Kui is the author of the Kui’s Loft column.

Lawrence – Lawrence is a freelance internet consultant. Visit his blog at intervangelist.wordpress.com.

Miss Dharma – Our first contributor who has done articles on the Make Up Tips, Lady Love and Diva Divine columns.

Prisca W Mwangi – Prisca is a Beauty Consultant at The Color Palette Company. She can be reached at beautiodyssey@gmail.com.

Wacu Mureithi – Wacu is a part time law student, full-time mother and all-time dreamer. Her work can be found on seriouslypoetic.blogspot.com.

Wanjiku Kariuki – A certified wedding planner and coordinator and is the lead consultant of Waridikenya.com, a Kenyan wedding website. Continue Reading »

From the talk and the number of the Facebook groups propping the contestants, it looks like its going to be a close one. It wont be like Idols East Africa where Eric was in the finals with Nicolette but it was clear he was going to win. That last show was merely a formality! This time the compe is tight.

Alpha	Caroline	Maureen	Ng’ang’alito	Patricia

With 3 days to go, who do you think is going to take it home? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Update
Saturday was definitely not Maureen’s night! First Juliana told her that she should fire her fashion stylist and then she got the least number of votes. She left TPF3 that night.

The Sunday finale saw Alpha Rwirangira crowned Tusker Project Fame 3 Winner. Kenya’s Ng’ang’alito came in 2nd, Uganda’s Caroline 3rd and Kenya’s Patricia 4th.

“It doesn’t matter!” Other than the butchering of MoTown hits, thats the only thing I remember from Sunday’s show. There were are the likes Patricia who did well but that is besides the point. After Juliana commented about Christian’s performance all he had to say was “It doesn’t matter!” Ian gave him a deserved msomo after which Christian was all apologetic and humble. Will he go home this week or will the ladies save him again? Share your thoughts in the comments.

The Hawayu Show is Omosh’s attempt to fly solo after being brought to the lime light by the Churchill Show. It premiered on Wednesday 15th 2009 on KTN. It has an interesting set with a Tuk Tuk on the stage. Share your thoughts on the show in the comments.

The Lily Review is spotting a new look. Let us know in the comments what you think of it. The mobile version of the site (which can be accessed by pointing your mobile phone browser to http://lily.co.ke) has also been revamped. Share your thoughts on the mobile version in the comments.

The XYZ show is a political satire show that uses animated characters. It premiered on Sunday 17th May 2009 on Citizen TV. The show had many interesting previews like the one with Ruto ‘akichoma mahindi’. This was a brilliant show with quality graphics well executed. Kudos to the guys behind it. Share your thoughts on the show in the comments.