Kenya Garissa attack: Memorials for victims one year on
People across Kenya marked the first anniversary of the massacre of 148 people at Garissa University. Thousands gathered at the college on Saturday, with about 100 taking [...]
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Kenya honour for Muslim hero who protected Christian bus passengers
A Muslim teacher in Kenya who protected Christians on a bus after it was attacked by Islamist militants has been posthumously honoured for his bravery. Salah Farah was shot [...]
Education in Biochemistry led me to a career as clinical study manager
By a diaspora Kenyan I’d like to talk a little about my job. This I hope encourages others, particularly our Kenyan youth who are at that stage of life where they are [...]
Final Farewell to former Toronto mayor Rob Ford
Hundreds of mourners have gathered at city hall and at St. James Cathedral in advance of the funeral of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford today. The crowd sang “When the Saints [...]
Marco Muzzo gets 10 years in prison for drunk-driving crash that killed 4
A man who pleaded guilty to impaired driving in a crash that killed three children and their grandfather has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Newmarket court this [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Kikuyu
From Solomon Maina Kwa mwaria gûkîûra, kwa mûkiri kûorire tene.This implies on the person who speaks out his/her problems out vs the reticent/introvert who keeps things [...]
When Rugby Sevens Kenya team came to Vancouver, Canada
Fellow Kenyans in BC/Canada, [Photo credits: Lorne Collicut] On March 12 and 13 2016, we witnessed one of the most spectacular sporting events to ever come to Canada. The [...]
He became one of us
On February 15, 1921, there was a doctor who performed an appendectomy. The doctor performing the surgery was Dr. Evan O’Neill Kane, who over his 37-year medical career [...]
Jian Ghomeshi not guilty
Former CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi has been acquitted on four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking. Judge William Horkins announced [...]
Cries to end mass killings in Burundi
A career U.S. diplomat and other speakers said Saturday that atrocities happening in one east-central African nation should cause Lehigh Valley residents to rise up and [...]