Canada Border Services warns of scam
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is warning the public about an extortion scam Canadians are experiencing involving fraudsters claiming to be from the Canada Border [...]
October 2021
Who’s where in Trudeau 2021 cabinet
The complete list of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet, sworn in October 26 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa Justin Trudeau: Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia [...]
President Kenyatta’s Mashujaa Day speech highlights
Distinguished guests, my fellow Kenyans, Happy Mashujaa Day. Let me at the outset begin by thanking you, the people of Kirinyaga, for your hospitality and a warm welcome to [...]
Happy Mashujaa Day Kenya – a brief history
Mashujaa Day, also known as Heroes’ Day (“mashujaa” is Kiswahili for heroes) is a national day in Kenya. It is observed on 20th of October as a public [...]
Community Education Services (CES) Canada tribute to the late Leonard Wandili
The CES Canada/Kenya family has lost a dear friend and colleague, a champion for human rights, and an advocate for equal access to education. Leonard Wandili died on October [...]
News roundup: Colin Powell dies, Huduma Namba halt, Uhuru in DC, drone lungs
Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state, has died of complications from COVID-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84. Powel served as President George W. [...]
Leonard Wandili death & funeral
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Leonard Wandili [1969-2021], a beloved community leader and one of the most recognizable Kenyan-Canadians. Leonard passed away on the [...]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov
Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where [...]
Facebook explains what caused global outage
The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company said. Facebook’s vice [...]
Canada makes vaccines mandatory for public servants, air and rail workers, travellers
The core public service, air travel and rail employees and travellers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada’s new [...]