Kenyans in Canada Archives - Page 4 of 6

Elimu president with students ERC main door

Elimu: Canadian non-profit positively impacting lives in Kenya through education, entrepreneurship

09/05/2018

Elimu is a Canadian charitable organization whose name means education in Swahili. It began with a small gesture—paying school fees for two boys to be able to go to [...]

Celebrating the life of Ken Stravens

08/01/2018

After a year of fighting late stage lung cancer, Pastor Ken Stravens finally rested peacefully, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada surrounded by family and [...]

Relying on each other in times of grief and healing

07/13/2018

From the spring of 2018 into the summer, the community of Kenyans living in Ontario has experienced a higher than usual number of bereavements within families. There [...]

Queens Ministry launch in Canada: Interview with founder Joan Wairimu

05/30/2018

For an insight into what the Queens Nite Dinner and Queens Ministry International is all about, Wakenya Canada’s Essie Wambui interviewed Pastor Joan wairimu, founder and [...]

Your happiness as an immigrant may depend on country where you live

03/15/2018

The landmark survey of the state of global happiness, the World Happiness Report 2018 has been released and one can’t help but wonder whether our happiness level as [...]

Transgender Kenyan-Canadian defies critics by inviting military recruiters to a trans job fair

11/17/2017

A transgender Kenyan refugee is defiant in the face of accusations she’s being racist and “inherently violent,” for inviting the Canadian Armed [...]

Rose Wambui Nyoro Toronto memorial

07/13/2017

Dear Friends, Please join us to celebrate the life of our beloved friend, sister Rose Wambui Nyoro, who departed on July 1st to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The [...]

Flora Terah with Mississauga mayor Bobbie Crombie.

In dealing with FGM, Canada trails behind other developed countries

02/06/2017

By Flora Terah~~~ On International Day of the Girl Child 2016, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, wife of Canada’s Prime Minister, opened the trading day at the Toronto Stock [...]

Kenya represented at the Toronto Tea Festival

02/02/2017

The 5th Annual Toronto Tea Festival took place on the weekend of January 28 & 29, 2017 at the Toronto Reference Library. Tailored for both newbies and aficionados of tea [...]

Update: Mother of slain Ottawa teen Leslie Mwakio thanks fellow Kenyans for support

01/07/2017

Last month, we published an article about a Gofundme appeal by a former mentor of Leslie Mwakio who was shot dead in a car in Ottawa on the night of December 6th, 2016. [...]