UpStart Reality Show Finally Hits The Road.

The 24 UpStart contestants are here, in Nairobi!

We are an exciting bunch who have quickly bonded and become a dynamite team made up of marketers, cinematographers, inventors, models, musicians, developers, graphic artists, business founders, A DJ and more.

We range in education from not having completed secondary school to some who have their masters degrees and have been in the workforce for over 10 years. The UpStarters are quite diverse but the opportunity to win $50,000 is bringing them together.

The ideas coming out of UpStart are already BIG, but we are being pushed to make them BIGGER. So far we have had the opportunity to meet with Moses Kemibaro of Pivot East, Dr. Isaac Rutenberg of Strathmore School of Law and Jeremy George of BiNu who have pushed our minds to new extremes.

The business ideas are in sectors such as health, agriculture, businesses productivity, security and more. Tune into NTV on Tuesday December 10th at 9:40pm for UpStart Africa’s inaugural episode to pick your favorite upstarters and witness the drama of startup life first hand.

Don’t miss out! After all what’s better than coming home from a stressful day at your startup to be able to sympathize with 24 young people putting together their startups at lightning speed! You think your co-workers drive you crazy?? Imagine living with them!

Award Winning DJ Selected to Take Part in Kenya’s “The Apprentice”

Following the launch of Upstart Africa TV, the country’s very first televised start-up show that will bring together young aspiring 'techpreneurs'. Basically, the program is about entrepreneurship, creativity and business; more or less like "The Apprentice" and 'Shark Tank" with a touch of "Big Brother".

Auditions were conducted around the country and those who qualified shortlisted. Among those was award-winning Coast DJ, entertainment manager and events organizer, DJ Lenium. Born Michel Jerry Otieno, DJ Lenium shot into the limelight in 2002, while still in high school. He joined HomeBoyz Academy and did his DJ Course. In the same year he organized his first event bringing to Mombasa for the very 1st time – KORA Award nominee Rufftone and Harry G.

DJ Lenium is a Journalism degree holder from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the Africa Virtual University Degree Programme.

The reality show, to be broadcast on NTV, will run for a period of 13 weeks beginning 21st of November and is scheduled for all the Tuesdays from 9.45pm. It will see 24 contestants divided into eight teams come together to battle it out by developing commercially viable innovations. The winning team will walk away with a grand prize of $50,000 (Sh4.3 million) to invest in their start up to ensure business success.

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Prominent DJ Turns To Acting; Lands Role in New Citizen TV Telenovela

The Kenyan entertainment scene is turning out to be so dynamic. Most recently, we've witnessed actors turning to rappers like the case of Ian Mugoya, Trevor Gitonga, Nick Mutuma just to mention a few. Well, talented fast-raising Coast-based DJ Lenium is the latest to join the list of deejays-turned-actors.

DJ Lenium has deemed it fit to actualize his deejaying career alongside acting. Every Saturday evening, Saida, a fresh Swahili telenovela takes center stage on Citizen TV and DJ Lenium is among the cast. Saida, revolves around matters love like other telenovelas.

Other cast members include Victoria Muthigi, Yusuf Mwinyihija, Amalie Chopetta, Stephanie Maseki, Islam Sababu, Ali Mohammed, O'Neal Nyanje, Fidel Ngala Lwayo and Annette Odusi.

Be sure to catch it on Citizen TV this Saturday from 6.30PM, meanwhile, here's what to expect;

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1ST EVER EAST AFRICAN AWARDS LAUNCHED

Coast Based DJ Lenium has fashioned an award outfit to recognize and celebrate the DJs. This is a bid to change the misconception of the entertainment industry of overlooking DJs as nonentities.

Dubbed the Stylus DJ Awards, the idea began when some of the top DJs in Mombasa hatched the idea of coming with a DJ Appreciation Day. “The idea transformed into something that we could have each year to appreciate the DJ’s work, an awards outfit,” DJ Lenium said in a press statement.