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Published on March 10, 2010 No Comment
Restoring Kisumu’s lost glory

Once revered as field hockey powerhouse, Kisumu is slowly dwindling into just another city with no specific sports discipline to be proud of.


Published on January 23, 2010 No Comment

Mungiki is a Kikuyu word that literally translates into many. By definition, Mungiki means multitudes. The imagination of this politico-religious group plays the images of the poor


Published on January 10, 2010 No Comment

Ask me, or if you do not believe me, my Haitian neighbor, or you may prefer to ask my Nepalese workmate; I will tell you that America belongs to the American-Indians, everyone else is an immigrant. Period.


Published on December 30, 2009 No Comment

When Herbert Igbanugo heard that a Nigerian man had been arrested for allegedly attempting to blow up a plane on Christmas Day, he didn’t think the suspect was born in the West African nation.


Published on December 17, 2009 One Comment
Meet Kimuyu, Diaspora’s second 2012 Presidential hopeful

Dr. Solomon Kimuyu is a Kenyan living in Texas, USA, who unsuccessfully contested a parliamentary seat in 2007. He blames it on the electoral structures at party and national levels.


Published on December 17, 2009 No Comment

“I have an urgent issue I want to discuss with you,” said my friend, Jack Kimana, from Kabuku, Limuru, in a voicemail message on my cellphone, with trepidation in his voice. “When you get this message please give me a call.”


Published on September 20, 2009 One Comment
Parents, education system faulted for poor reading culture among youth

The debate on the declining reading culture among African students and the young generation has been a hot topic among top scholars and writers across the continent. Questions have been asked on who is responsible for the declining reading culture.


Published on September 9, 2009 No Comment
Business Leaders to Discuss Promising Tax Reforms and Incentives in Africa

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today announced that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will sponsor the 7th Biennial U.S. – Africa Business Summit: Realizing the Investment Power of Africa, to be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., from September 29 to October 1, 2009.


Published on September 9, 2009 No Comment
Father guilty of murdering son by drowning him in bathtub

An Orange County Superior Court jury convicted a father today of murdering his 4-year-old son by drowning him in a bathtub.


Published on September 4, 2009 No Comment
Ugandans converge in Chicago

Once again, the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) has proved its mettle by putting together what promises to be a fun-packed event for its members.

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Published on July 25, 2009 No Comment
Minnesota Somalis Barred Mainstream Media from Soccer Tournament

Organizers of a recent Somali Independence Day soccer competition barred some Twin Cities mainstream media journalists from covering the tournament.

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Published on July 10, 2009 No Comment
Kenyans converge abroad

What do H.E. Peter Ogego, Kenya’s ambassador to the United States, renowned political scientist Dr. Ali Mazrui, Christine Miako, founder of Africa Alumni, Gabrielle Fondiller, co-director of Hatua Likoni, and Chris K. Gaturu, senior recruiter/diversity specialist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston have in common?



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