Kenya Vivian is World s Best in Sports
Kenya's athlete Vivian Cheruiyot holds her trophy of the 2011 Kenya Sports Personality of the Year at the Safaricom Kenya Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) gala in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Dec. 14, 2011. PHOTO / XINHUA
Widely tipped to walk off with the Female Athlete of the Year trophy at the annual awards ceremony of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Cheruiyot was disappointed to come second, behind Australian hurdler Sally Pearson.“It’s alright. My time will come,” the petite policewoman, 28, said then as she was comforted by fellow Kenyan athletes and officials invited to the principality.Read More
Kenya unveils a software certification program
Software will play a major role in helping both the public and private sectors adapt to economic changes quickly and cheaply. Dubbed ,Chipuka, (Swahili word for Emerge), Kenya's software certification program will offer credential examination for software developers and would help employers to easily identify software developers that have the skills necessary to carry out IT jobs to a professional and world class standard. Reuters
In order to mediate the software skills gap, the Kenya ICT Board is partnering with local and international universities to ensure companies have an easy and reliable way to identify skilled software developers in Kenya.Chipuka will be the first "authentic" examination that would be attuned to the needs of the industry in general and incorporate a broad selection of professional tools.A pilot exam will be ready by March 2013; the certification should be fully operational in Kenya by October 2013.Read More
Kenyan-Congolese Christian Music
State officers to hold overseas accounts after vetting
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 7 State Officers will be allowed to continue operating overseas bank accounts but only after they get clearance from relevant commissions, under proposals contained in the draft Leadership and Integrity Bill, 2012.The officers will either be required to get clearance from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the Judicial Service Commission or the joint committee of the National Assembly and the Senate.Read More
Queen celebrates 60 years on throne
By GREGORY KATZ | Associated Press
LONDON (AP) Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue serving the British people.Dressed in a Tiffany-blue hat and colorful overcoat against the winter cold, she was greeted by well-wishers in the snow-covered town of King's Lynn at an event planned to mark Accession Day, the anniversary of the day she became queen in 1952.Read More
Kenyans Connect 2012, Las Vegas!
Kenyans Connect, in conjunction with the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Washington, DC presents Kenyans Connect 2012, Las Vegas!for the Diaspora by the Diaspora very different event INTERACTIVE! ENGAGING VEGAS don't miss it! SAVE YOUR SPOT!!*** REGISTRATION: $45 per person .Event highlights
THURSDAY *Registration, Welcome Reception & the 3rd Annual Kenya Rugby Sevens 'Meet & Greet'
FRIDAY *Registration, Diaspora Conference Event, Brunch
SATURDAY *Kenyans Connect Golf Invitational.
Take Blood Pressure in Both Arms, Study Says
A new study shows that differences in blood pressure readings between a patient's right and left arm could be a sign of vascular disease and a greater risk of dying from heart disease. The study, published in The Lancet, suggests doctors should always take blood pressure readings on both arms an existing guideline that is widely ignored.Read More
Taking More Seats on Campus, Foreigners Also Pay the Freight
Matthew Ryan Williams for The New York Times : Students from China, including Rui Liu, left, make up 11 percent of the nearly 5,800 freshmen at the University of Washington this year.
By TAMAR LEWIN
By the reckoning of the Institute of International Education, foreign students in the United States contribute about $21 billion a year to the national economy, including $463 million here in Washington State. But the influx affects more than just the bottom line campus culture, too, is changing.Read More
My brothers kidney keeps me alive
Photo/FILE Last week Kenyatta National Hospital invited us to witness a rare medical marvel as one young man donated one of his kidneys to save his brother. This is the story of a kinship that goes beyond family roots and shared history, a story of love beyond measure. By JOY WANJA-MURAYA
Forget lofty phrases, poetry even. Nothing manifests love like an act of sacrifice — that gesture of putting your life on the line for someone else.We witnessed such a sacrifice recently. Actually, a four-hour surgical operation when Major Omar Aboud, 27, donated a kidney to his brother, Aboud Said, 37, who had suffered kidney failureMalfunctioning kidneys kill thousands of Kenyans every year due to a combination of poverty, the sheer complexity of organ transplants, and the law, which is meant to guard against illegal harvesting and trading in human organs.Read More
Audacity of Hope:He gave me the virus, I revenged on womanisers, but that was then
Photo/JARED NYATAYA/NATION When Evelyn Nyambura Simaloi was infected with HIV by her lover, the world around her collapsed, until she realised hope and audacity were part and parcel of the struggle against the virus
When Evelyn Nyambura Simaloi was infected with HIV by her lover, the world around her collapsed, until she realised hope and audacity were part and parcel of the struggle against the virus.
In a gripping documentary aired on NTV, JOHN ALLAN NAMU has been trailing Simaloi, chronicling her attempts to overcome the virus, which take her to a herbalist in Molo who claims he has the cure.Because in our country, and on our continent, HIV has pervaded the most intimate moments in peoples' relationships, it has burrowed itself deep into the very soul of our most unmentionable of taboos sex.Read More
Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say
By Christopher Wanjek
A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down. But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes.Read More
Story that moved Kibaki to Tears
President Kibaki was moved to tears on February 01, 2012 as beneficiaries of Equity Group Foundation's 'Wings to Fly' scholarships narrated their stories of triumph over adversity. PHOTO / JARED NYATAYA
A woman puts her marriage on hold to return to school...Two girls escape forced marriage to pursue education and better themselves.These stories of triumph over adversary are what moved President Kibaki to tears on Wednesday during a ceremony to honour recipients of arguably East Africa’s most generous corporate philanthropy.The President Kibaki declared it one of his most joyous occasions.Read More
2nd Samsung Electronics engineering academy launched in Kenya
By Peter Nalika
"Technology innovation is key to the development of Kenya's economy in line with Vision 2030", says His Excellency Chan-Woo Kim, Korea Ambassador to Kenya. He adds that the academy is not only a knowledge hub but will also create job opportunities in Kenya.Read More
From Garbage bins to the Skies: How my Dreams came True
PHOTO/FILE David Sipoche collected trash and waited tables to realise his dream to fly. Now, aged 30, he also owns an aviation school
We all dream of better days and brighter futures. We all want to be rich, successful, and want for nothing.As for David Sipoche, 30, realising his dreams did not only require that he work tirelessly every day of the week, he also had to be willing to "lose face" among his peers to earn that badly needed extra shilling to become a pilot."From when I was in primary school at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi's Langata area, there was something about the skies that made me dream about flying," recalls the lastborn in a family of six children.Read More
Kenyans honored by White House
Dr. Christine Martey-Ochola, Co-founder and President of Sub-Sahara Chamber of Commerce was feted by the Obama administration as one of the Champions of Change among the African Diaspora in America.
Two Kenyan scholars based in the US are among fourteen Africans with roots in the Horn Africa that were honored by the White House on Monday for charitable work in their communities back at home Read More
A Pastors Fateful lifesaving Decision
A huge pileup claims the lives of one church leader and his family after a colleague decides to stay back.10 Killed....
Power cuts cause 150 hospital deaths In Uganda
A cross section of Jinja Hospital Children's ward. Doctors are grappling with the challenge of keeping patients alive against constant power cuts. PHOTO BY Dalton Wanyera
More than one hundred fifty people have died in Jinja Referral Hospital in the last six month due to unstable power supply and load shedding, hospital authority have said.Read More
GE plans billion-dollar projects in Kenya
GE Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Immelt was in Nairobi on Monday to launch an office that will serve as a hub for the companies foray into Sub Sahara Africa.Vision 2030 Director General Mugo Kibati noted that GE's entry into Kenya and partnership will greatly enhance Vision 2030′s transformational .Read More
Tourism to earn Kenya Sh200bn by 2015
An elephant passes in front of a tourist van in Masai Mara game reserve October 18, 2007. Picture taken October 18, 2007. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (KENYA
Tourism industry plans to increase foreign exchange proceeds from Sh73 billion earned in 2010 to over Sh200 billion by 2015.Read More
Ms Joyce Mbaya. Photo/Daily Nation
According to experts, the Kenyan workforce is becoming adventurous. More people are leaving well-paying jobs with great benefits to start their own businesses.Read More
Memorial Service held for The late Kenneth Muiruri Ndungu
Rev. John Wachira of Christ is the Answer delivers a word of encouragement during the memorial service held for the late Kenneth Muiruru Ndungu (John & J.P Brother) at Grace International Church,Lowell .Host Pastor was Rev.Jeremiah Githere of (GIC) Lowell, Ma1/22/12 Pic by Sam Mwaura /Samrack Media
The Late Kenneth Muiruri family members and relatives join in a song, during the well attended Memorial service held at the Grace International Church(GIC) lowell,Ma.Rev.Jeremiah Githere Pastor of (GIC)looks on.Watch Video
Kenyans Flying High
Peter Kenneth disembarks from his recent purchase, a Bell 407 helicopter registered as PK1
The people of Mathira are used to seeing their MP Ephraim Maina fly in and out of functions in the constituency and last month was no different.Kenya has about 400 privately registered planes according to Colin Davies, the President of the Aero Club of East Africa and, himself, owner of a fleet.Read More
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet Unveils STEM Visa Act To Help Promote High-Skilled Domestic Labor
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has recently introduced a bill called the STEM Visa Act to reform the U.S visa system to drive economic growth, inspire entrepreneurship and especially make it easier for students with advanced degrees to stay and work in the United States.Read More
Kenyan in Lowell opens Tax-Preparation Franchise
Pastor Joseph Waiyaki of Community Christian Fellowship 105 Princeton BLVD Lowell,Ma 01851
LOWELL -- It understates the case to say that Pastor Joseph Waiyaki has the necessary education to run a tax-preparation business.He has earned bachelor's and master's degrees in business accounting from Spicer Memorial College in India. He's got an MBA from Salem State College. And he collected still another master's degree, this one in taxation, from Northeastern University.Read More
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS - MRS. GRACE GICHERU
-Prayers are being held at 45 Michigan
Ave. in Lynn, MA 01902 (Gishe's and
Laurie's) every day starting from 7:00pm
on wards.
-The wake/service will be held on Friday
Jan 20 4:00pm-8:00pm at Morse Bayliss
Funeral Home at 122 Princeton Boulevard Lowell
MA 01851
-A tribute service/fundraiser will be held
on Saturday Jan 21 5:00pm-8:00pm at
Rapture Harvest Mission International at 33
West Water St Wakefield
MA 01880
For well wishers and contributions, deposits can be sent to:
Anthony Njigua
Bank of America
Account number: 004621766790
Routing number: 011000138
Address: 45 Michigan Ave
Lynn MA 01902
For further information please contact:
Ben Ndirangu 781-504-6005
Moses Mbuguji 617-417-4013
Mercy Kioko 781-420-6591
READ MORE ABOUT MUM HERE
TRANSITION ANNOUNCEMENT BY NJIGUA FAMILY
With deep regret, the Njigua family announces
the passing of their beloved mother Grace Gathoni
Gicheru (mama Gichee) in Boston on the 10th of
January, 2012. Prayers are being held everyday
@ 6:00 PM at 45 Michigan Ave., Lynn, MA 01902
More details will be posted soon.
THIS IS OUR YEAR TO GUARD OUR SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE
Evangelist Jamleck K. Wairimu, the visionary
behind Emmanuel Christian Church at Pawtucket,
R.I,
has urged Christians to guard their Spiritual
Inheritance
no matter the challenges. Sharing during the
KCFA-Boston Chapter monthly fellowship meeting,
the Man of God added that the Church must work
hard in
2012 to maintain its Christ-Centered identity,
which
has been diluted by ungodliness within the
body of Christ as well as cheap competition
among
believers. READ
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Students seek to feed Kenya through innovation
By JOHN OYUKE
Farmers in the country can now look forward to benefiting from enhanced productivity and high farm gate prices owing to a new initiative by innovative Strathmore University students.The four undergraduate students have developed a web-based decision support system, dubbed "Mkulima Calculator (M-Calc)" to assist farmers optimise farming practices.Read More
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray lay out a strategy of cooperation and partnership with Africa to promote the economy of the commonwealth
From left Sam Mwaura (Samrack) Gov. Deval Patrick, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and Amos Wangombe (Springstar Consulting)
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and Leutenant governor Tim Murray met with the representatives of the Kenya Diaspora advisory council of New England at the Governor's office to discuss economic partnership and cooperation opportunities between the commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Republic of Kenya. Read More
Kenyans Connect 2012 in Las Vegas
Kenyans Connect, in conjunction with the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Washington, DC presents Kenyans Connect 2012, Las Vegas.Read More
Election 2012: Kenyans in Boston Discuss way forward
Boston,USA 1/6/2012 By Admin/Samrack
Kenyans in Boston under the Name Kenya Diaspora Advisory council of New England, a chapter of the Kenya Diaspora Advisory Council USA (DAC) met at a leading multi-cuisine restaurant called Karibu in Waltham Massachusetts to discuss the just concluded Jamhuri Day Celebration and also to strategize on how the Diaspora can be relevant in the current political discourse in Kenya.
According to the group, the 2011 Jamhuri day celebration and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Townhall meeting that was held in Lowell/Boston Massachusetts was a huge milestone. The meeting was attended by the IEBC team led by the chairman Issack Hassan and the Kenyan Ambassador to the USA H.E Elkanah Odembo. The Jamhuri celebrations became a place where Kenyan came to display different colors of diversity, talents and patriotism.
Although there was a consensus in the room that the event was successful beyond measure, the members also agreed that more time should be devoted to the Q&A session so that Kenyans can have the opportunity to ask government officials the tough questions. As for the way forward, the group has a very aggressive agenda for 2012 and is inviting all the Kenyans in Boston and New England area to join the council and forge a united front to advocate for the rights of the Kenyans in Diaspora as accorded by the new constitution. These include but not limited to voters education, voters registration, voting, issuing of new kenya s identification cards and PIN numbers, speedy issuance of Kenyans passports and travel documents among other things.
To learn more about the council,go to www.kdacne.org
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A Panoramic view of 20 Pastors,Members of the Kenyan American Pastors Fellowship, Line up for introductions during the lowell Auditorium Jamhuri Celebrations and IEBC Town Hall Meeting.The Powerful New England Team is lead by the President, Dr.Rev. Joseph Kimatu Senior Pastor of Tumaini Community church in Springfield,Ma Pic By Sam Mwaura/Samrack Media
What Does Jamhuri Day and Christmas mean to the Kenyan -American Kids?
Some Kenyan American Kids display a Copy of the official Jamhuri Day Celebration Magazine,that has been distributed to over 600 Kenyans.The magazine was issued during the recently held Jamhuri Day Celebrations and IEBC Townhall meeting at the Lowel Auditorium. Pic by Sam Mwaura/ Samrack Media/Lowell,Ma
Diaspora to Vote for Only Presidential Candidates
Some Kenyans Pose for a Picture during the recently held Jamhuri Day Celebrations and IEBC Townhall Meeting at the Lowell Auditorium.The Event was organized by the Kenya Diaspora Advisory Council of New England in Partnership with the Kenyan Embassy. Pic By Sam Mwaura /Samrack Media Lowell/Ma
KENYANS in the diaspora will only be allowed to vote for presidential candidates in 2012, IEBC chairman Ahmed Issack has announced. They will not be able to vote for MPs, senators, or governors. However voters in Kenya will be able to pick six candidates in the first election under the new constitution.Read More
IEBC Chairman Issack Ahmed Hassan & Ambassador Elkanah Odembo take questions in Boston from Kenyans Living Abroad during a recently held Jamhuri Day Celebrations & IEBC Town hall Meeting in Lowell,Mass.The Colorful event was organized by the Kenya Diaspora Advisory Council of New England in Partnership with the Kenyan Embassy. Picture By: Sam Mwaura/Lowell,Ma Samrack Media
New England Hunger Fundraising Committee Keeps Promise!
Diaspora Kenyans for Hungry Kenyans Opens It's Books - Transparency,Trust & Accountability
Our Diaspora Kenyans for Hungry Kenyans Account is public property and details on the account can be supplied at will. The members of the Kenyan Community Leaders Alliance will have all the information you may need. Everything that we do for our community will be an open book. In case of any concerns contact the persons below (or any member of the KCLA):
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Kimatu (Chair-KCLA)…404-384-729
Amos Wangombe… 781 985 9249
Paul Muite …603-438-9744
Let us remain on course and together we will achieve more.
Click link below to view:
Account Bank Statement
Funds Transfer
Income/Expense analysis
Nicholas Karinge's Sweet 16 Birthday
Photos By Sam Mwaura/Samrack Boston,Mass
Article By: Gladys Gitau
On Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, Nicholas Karinge celebrated his sixteenth birthday. Unlike most youth, his birthday was a praise party, a service of thanksgiving dedicated to God. Family and friends of Nicholas joined him at Rapture Harvest Ministry International church in Wakefield for food, fellowship and celebration.Nicholas and those who care about him have reason to give thanks to God for his sixteenth birthday. As explained by the displays in the back of the church documenting Nicholas’s life, he is truly a miracle. On December 2nd, 1995, he was born diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The doctors told his mother, Esther Karinge, he would not hear, or speak, or walk. They told her he would not live very long. “What they did expect me to do, then,” said the walking, talking, hearing, and prophesying teen. While Preaching, He kept asking the thundrous crowd "Why am i the only one Excited Here?"
Not only has he lived, he has thrived, and used his gift of life to bless those he comes in contact with. The sophomore at Lexington Christian Academy began a retreat ministry two years ago, and is even considered as “Pastor Nick” to some. It is no question that his young man is blessed.
For a birthday, a lot of effort went into the night. Nicholas and his mother, had prayed for the night for a whole year. They also held rehearsals for the band, and invited the 200 plus people, some from as far as Maryland where his godfather is from.
The event MC was Amos Wangombe,of Springstar Consulting.The Celebrations began at 2pm, and went on to around 9Pm, consisting of personal messages from Nicholas’s family, friends, god parents, former Sunday school teachers, spiritual mentors, and many more. One speaker, Mercy Kamau,Co-Director: Kenya Heart and Sole: The Afya Njema Project.
President: Health For Nations, Inc.University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Nursing and Health Sciences,
referred the book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” and explained how Nicholas exhibited each of the habits. The Rapture Harvest band ushered the festivities with lively praise and worship. Nicholas even joined them with the African drum.
Near the end of the night, Nicholas cut a cake in the shape of a Bible and a guitar and fed his guests. Then he called up the youth, and prayed for them.
“Do not give up on what God has called you to do,” he encouraged them.
Afterwards, the youth in the crowd, Nicholas included, were ready to break it down with Robert “DJ Fresh” Ndungu on the turntables."We had to invite the youth,” said Esther. “That’s where his passion is.”
Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Alzheimer's
People who eat baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis may be improving their brain health and reducing their risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).Read More
How They Became Billionaires In Kenya
Watch the story of these Kenyan men and women Nelson Muguku-Muguku Poultry,Kimani Rugendo-Afya Juice/Pick n' Peel,Tabitha Karanja-Keroche Industries,Terry Mungai-Ashleys Beauty,Mr.Suraya-Suraya properties,Titus Muya-Family Bank,Mary Mwangi-Double M buses,who started with only a few zeros in their pockets n turned it to over 1,000,000,000,000 shillings congloromates!! WATCH
John Bosco of (Hope for Africa) :Hope for Africa an organization that has shipped thousands of donated clothes was a platinum sponsor of event contributing $1,000.US Dollars
Re Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving
Dear Kenyans, Leaders of Kenyan Organizations, Sponsors and Well-wishers:
The organizing committee of Diaspora Kenyans for Hungry Kenyans wishes to thank Kenyans in New England, leaders of Kenyan Organizations, sponsors and well-wishers for your generous support and contribution towards the successful fund raising event that was held in Worcester, MA. on October 23rd 2011. With your assistance we will be able to send $15000.00 to Kenya
Your contribution is now part of a noble project called ‘Kenyans for Kenya’, an initiative that is spearheaded by the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), Safaricom Foundation, Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Foundation and Media Owners Association (MOA).
Your participation in this noble cause is highly appreciated and the donations will go a long way in feeding the hungry Kenyans.
Once again THANK YOU and God Bless.
Sincerely
Dr. Rev. Joseph Kimatu
Chairman
Diaspora Kenyans for Hungry Kenyans
Virgin Airlines and British Airways now accepting Mpesa
