China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed the decision as “historic” and a [...]
Articles by WakenyaCanada
For 2017: Sculptor’s Attitude
“I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important. My job is to choose [...]
The True Spirit of Christmas
It was only five days before Christmas. The spirit of the season hadn’t yet caught up with me, even though cars packed the parking lot of our Houston area Target [...]
Kenya Terminates US Election Education Program Ahead of Polls
Kenya’s government has terminated operations of a U.S.-funded project to educate voters, just months before this East African country holds its next presidential [...]
Former mentor raising funds to send fatally shot Ottawa teen Leslie Mwakio’s body to Kenya
My name is Andrew MacDonald, starting in 2007 through to 2012 I had a little brother through Big Brothers / Big Sisters (BBBS) of Ottawa, named Leslie Mwakio. On Tuesday [...]
For Kenyans, Jamhuri Day 2016 is shadowed by sadness over Naivasha tragedy
Kenyans everywhere are celebrating this 53rd Jamhuri Day with a heavy heart and a shadow of sadness hanging over us. On Saturday Dec 10, 2016, a tanker carrying inflammable [...]
Striking Kenyan doctors threaten to shut private hospitals
Kenyan doctors and nurses warned Thursday they will extend a strike crippling public hospitals to private clinics as well next week, unless the government offers them more in [...]
Viola Desmond chosen as first Canadian woman to grace banknote’s face
Viola Desmond, often described as Canada’s Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, will be the first [...]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary [...]
KCPE 2016 results released
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education results are out. For the first time in Kenya’s KCPE history, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said all candidates [...]