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 [...]
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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 [...]
Too loud or too Black? Toronto’s African inconvenience
Toronto recently celebrated St. Paddy’s Day. For a lot of people I’m sure it was great fun. There’s always a lot of green and vaguely Irish cliches, as well [...]
Save Afrofest, Toronto’s African Music Festival
The City of Toronto has limited Afrofest at Woodbine Park down to a one day event from its traditional two-day (Saturday-Sunday) format. This move will not only make it [...]
Women’s Day recognition for East African community champions
Earlier this week, on International Women’s Day (IWD) in Toronto, an honour was bestowed on a number of women, recognizing their work within various communities. The women [...]
Trudeau, Obama talks wrap up with invitation for return visit to Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up their talks a bit early Thursday, emerging from the White House to tell reporters that Obama has been [...]
Former US missionary jailed for abusing Kenya orphans
A former missionary from Oklahoma convicted of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya was sentenced to 40 years in a federal prison. Matthew Lane Durham, 21, had [...]