Alex Ondoro [1989 – 2023] death, memorial & funeral
It is with profound sadness and humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the death of Alex Ondoro of Guelph, Ontario, Canada on September 23, 2023. Alex [...]
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House of Commons elects Liberal MP Greg Fergus as next speaker
Liberal member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote, becoming the first Black person to hold the position in [...]
Njeri Rionge, techpreneur co-founder of Wananchi Online dies
Renowned Kenyan-Canadian entrepreneur and tech icon Njeri Rionge, co-founder of Wananchi Online, a pioneer Internet Service Provider (ISP), is dead. Rionge began her business [...]
Kenya to phase out private children’s homes
Kenya’s government will abolish all privately owned orphanages and children’s homes within the next eight years, a government minister has said. Minister of [...]
Kenya’s stock market becomes world’s worst performer
Kenyan stocks are extending a selloff that’s taken the country’s benchmark index to the steepest losses in the world. The NSE’s all-share index posted the fourth [...]
UN approves Kenyan-led multinational force to combat gang violence in Haiti
The United Nations Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The [...]
Ruto to NGOs: Align with bottom-up development agenda
The Kenyan government has issued a call to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Public Benefits Organizations (PBOs) to realign their operations with the country’s [...]
Immigrants like Grace Gitau are much-needed in post-COVID Canada. Why deport them?
By Wambui Essie >>> Oh Canada, here we go again. Our on-off-and-on-again dance is on. We, the African Canadian and Kenyan Canadian communities do this dance every [...]
Kenya suspends Worldcoin operations
The Kenyan government has ordered cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, citing data privacy concerns. Worldcoin, founded by US tech entrepreneur Sam [...]
Canada PM Trudeau and wife Sophie separate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram on [...]