JIMMY GAIT TO BUILD HOUSES FOR IDPS

 Gospel singer Jimmy Gait recently took his philanthropic campaign of Make It Or Make It to the internally displaced families in Kieni Forest’s Huruma Village.

Jimmy together with Expansion International are planning to build houses for the IDPs but they are at a crossroad because, they do not have the land to build on. They currently live in semi permanent structures.

 

The event, saw various artistes appeal to the government to provide land for the construction to take place to fully settle the IDPs who have been living in the forest for 11 years now.

Jimmy who recently released the remix to Furi Furi dance featuring Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, TV personalities Julie Gichuru and Jeff Koinange, will use the single to raise funds.

“The single can be downloaded by Safaricom subscribers, all they have to do is download it by SMSing ‘Jimmy Gait’ and sending it to 8025,” he said.

JIMMY GAIT AND UK SINGER MICA PARIS IN KIBERA

Late November, gospel singer Jimmi Gait and UK singer Mica Paris rolled up their sleeves and got down and dirty at the Kibera Slums.
The two were part of the Riziki Kenya and Kibera in Need initiative that saw them traverse the slum and take part in a feeding programme. Kibera In Need funds more than 200 Kibera children through school, runs a weekly feeding programme, has made small business loans and provided mattresses, vaccinations, medical support, outings, vocational training and much more.

  Jimmi Gait told Hot Secrets, “I was touched by the appreciation and the expression of joy by the kids when they saw us there. And the fact that we identified with them.” Jimmi came up with the Make IT or Make IT campaign that seeks to “encourage people who are down not to give up and strive to make it,” adding that, “I would like to see their livelihood improved and see an attitude change.”
Mica was recently honoured as an “Icon” at Windsor Castle by the Duke of Edinburgh and performed at his 90th birthday celebrations. Her trip to Kibera will be compiled into a documentary. On pledging her support for the work KIN is doing, she said, “It is indeed an honour to be a patron of this great cause. Our children are our future.”

FURI FURI CHRISTMAS FAN DAY AT KISUMU BEACH RESORT

Celebrated gospel artiste Jimmie Gait of Furi Furi fame for the first time will be performing in Kisumu on Christmas day at Kisumu Beach Resort as from 1pm - 6pm. The musician has just released his new remix of Furi Furi song featuring Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, Jeff Koinange, Julie Gichuru.
"This will for sure be the biggest Christmas party in Kisumu. i want to give my western fans a Christmas day treat to remember" says Jimmie Gait. The show's MC shall be Mshamba Zebedayo and Tukuza's Antony Ndiema. Other artiste set to grace the show are fast rising gospel stars TETETE among others. Charges are 200/= for adults and 100/= for kids. There will be lots of fun and prizes to be won.

THE NEW YEAR GROOVE PARTY

From the people who gave you the Groove Awards comes the Groove Party. Held at the KICC, the much hyped gospel party was headlined by Tanzanian gospel singer Rose Muhando and featured big named in the gospel circles including Jimmy Gait of the Muhadara fame and Daddy Owen. At when the clock struck midnight there was a fireworks display. even at the time more people were standing in line to enter the started, there were still people waiting in line to pay the Sh200 entry fee.


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KENYAN RAPPERS CAMEO ON MTV SERIES

Ten Kenyan rappers will be part of the MTV Staying Alive Ignite TV series dubbed Shuga. The three from P Unit, Nonini, Nameless, Juliani, Jimmy Gait, Madtraxx and DJ Adrian have all made cameo appearances in the drama series.
P Unit and Nonini play friends of lead character Skola (played by David Omwange), appearing in scenes where they hang out in a parking lot with Skola, his buddy Kennedy (Antony Mwangi) and Sindi (Valerie Kimani) and indulge in a little freestyling.
Triple-MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain nominee Nameless features in a nightclub scene shot while radio and club favourite DJ Adrian puts in some hot deck action during the same scene. Both Nameless and DJ Adrian agreed to do the shoot because of their personal commitment to promoting safe sex.
Gospel singer Jimmy Gait appears as himself in a gospel choir scene in which he freestyles a song that he wrote on set – a moving track entitled “Just Let Him Know” - which ultimately encourages Eva Kanyang’onda’s character, Virginia to reveal her most intimate secret.
Madtraxx features in a powerful scene where he appears as a guest (playing himself) on Skola’s radio show, Campus Radio, discussing condoms and safe sex.
Juliani appears in a cameo role as a student pitching for a job, rapping a verse from his hit song Biceps during his pitch.
Funded by MTV Staying Alive, PEPFAR, HIV-Free Generation and UNICEF, the series is to motivate sexually active youth and young adults under 25 to modify their sexual behaviour. It will premiere on MTV base (DStv Channel 322) and on terrestrial TV stations Citizen TV and Nation TV in November 2009.