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Published:Tuesday | November 9, 2021 | 12:10 AM
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From left: Andre Morris, business manager, Freemind Music LLC; Grammy-nominated artiste Etana; Ann Kananu, acting Nairobi governor, and Ted Kwaku, director of brand strategy and events, Office of the President, meet for lunch at the Guava Tavern in Nairob
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From left: Andre Morris, business manager, Freemind Music LLC; Grammy-nominated artiste Etana; Ann Kananu, acting Nairobi governor, and Ted Kwaku, director of brand strategy and events, Office of the President, meet for lunch at the Guava Tavern in Nairobi.
From left: Talk-show host Willis Raburu, Etana and Kenyan artistes Wyre and Naiboi make a quick stop for a television interview.
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From left: Talk-show host Willis Raburu, Etana and Kenyan artistes Wyre and Naiboi make a quick stop for a television interview.
The welcome party at Club Numero 5 in Nairobi brought the house down to show Etana their love.
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The welcome party at Club Numero 5 in Nairobi brought the house down to show Etana their love.
Dressed in a earthy green jumpsuit, Etana was one with Africa and the world during her performance at the Pamoja Festival.
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Dressed in a earthy green jumpsuit, Etana was one with Africa and the world during her performance at the Pamoja Festival.
Nairobi’s Acting Governor Ann Kananu (left) gives Etana a welcome gift.
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Nairobi’s Acting Governor Ann Kananu (left) gives Etana a welcome gift.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Etana stands proudly in the RFH Healthcare Maternity Ward, which has a suite named The Jestina Francis Ward, in honour of her mother.
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Etana stands proudly in the RFH Healthcare Maternity Ward, which has a suite named The Jestina Francis Ward, in honour of her mother.
Reggae singer Etana is seated comfortably in the Nairobi governor’s office during her visit.
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Reggae singer Etana is seated comfortably in the Nairobi governor’s office during her visit.
Etana gets a little emotional at the official opening of the RFH Healthcare Maternity Ward in the town of Ruaka.
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Etana gets a little emotional at the official opening of the RFH Healthcare Maternity Ward in the town of Ruaka.
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From courtesy calls on Nairobi’s acting governor to music video shoots and performances, the diary of Grammy-nominated artiste Etana was filled for the seven days she visited Kenya, but she still managed to cover all the ground she wanted. The Free Your Mind singer-songwriter played host to the Pamoja Festival on October 30, dubbed the biggest concert since the Kenyan president lifted its long-standing curfew; opened the RFH Healthcare Maternity Ward with a suite named The Jestina Francis Ward, in honour of her mother; and recorded the music video for Legacy with Kenyan artiste Naiboi in Kibera. Here are the highlights.