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Shipping To Kenya: Tips and Guidelines

Shipping stuff to Kenya is taking root for Kenyans either as donations to their charities, to their families back home, and to some, for business purposes. Whatever the reason for shipping, there are basic things you…

May 27, 2015
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High Court Arguments Reveal Gains of Gay Rights Movement in Kenya

A one of a kind religious liberties vs. gay rights public opinion coming to Kenya will bring with it a national debate: Can God and the gay rights movement mix? As Kenyas High Court  ordered the government to register…

May 21, 2015
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Life Abroad is Good for Many; Mtu Asikudanganye Otherwise!

I am tired of guys lamenting how hard life is in the diaspora. Everyone with two pence opinion will tell you that life is so challenging and that Kenyans are so depressed Majuu. Well, I am tired of those in a permanen…

May 14, 2015
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Watu wa Nyumbani, Pay Us when You Send Us to Buy Stuff For You

One of these days I will burst out in anger. But because I will not allow for  that to happen, this is what I will do. I will go to the upstairs bedroom, I  will get my pillow, I will smother it against my face, then…

May 7, 2015
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Raised in Ushago

Most people born and raised in Nairobi grew up feeling sorry for their shags (country) relatives. We pitied them for the torn clothes they wore and lack of shoes. Those were pre-mitumba (used clothes) days so people f…

May 2, 2015
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Diaspora, It is Ok to Send to Kenya that Indisciplined Teen

My friend, Mr. Okuchu Kuchu, a Nigerian Diaspora, is a very wise man. And I have drunk a lot from his deep well of wisdom and knowledge. Many moons ago, Mr. Okuchu Kuchu’s son, who had turned 17, began going south…

May 1, 2015
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Diaspora, this is What You Need Before Constructing in Kenya

I am assuming that you have a 50 by 100 piece of land in Kitengela or  wherever else you want to build rental houses. I am also assuming that the  said land has a good title deed, that it is not a grabbed public schoo…

Apr 21, 2015
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My Life Story: From Kibera Slums to My Graduation on May 9th from Cleveland State University in Ohio

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Apr 19, 2015
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Public Service Announcement; Men, Go Get Tested for Prostrate Cancer

In the coming few days, I will be undertaking an annual pilgrimage to my  personal physician. I have to admit this; that it is the most unsettling  period in my life. In my former life in the homeland, I visited the h…

Apr 16, 2015
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Children of Kenyan Immigrants will not be Kenyans

I will not bore you with statistical research, but one thing is for sure; the last two decades have seen an unprecedented number of Africans immigrate to the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. A good number is slowly…

Apr 14, 2015
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Week Three, My Journey as a Diasporan

On my third fertile week, almost in a row On what I used to call home Am still in a curious drive mode Studying the art of living and loving Weighing selling malimali Getting a job at the County office Relying on my v…

Mar 31, 2015
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The Challenges Impeding the Future Success of the African Union

This January 23-31, 2015, African leaders converged in Addis Ababa Ethiopia to take stock of our (Africans) success after abandoning our epic journey to the Promised Land that marooned us in the desert. The African un…

Mar 21, 2015
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Goodbye America, a Land for a Few!

In the shadows of opportunies, where men are trapped Where things brewed but happen for a reason And for a season Where years of toil and turmoil reign Where empty wallets crashes the doubled pavements Empty debris sp…

Mar 15, 2015
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Siku Ya Kurudi Jamhuri Itakapowadia, Yapi Yatakayokuzuzua?

Wanabii wa maneno waneno wananena, "Iwepo ni Mashariki au Magharibi, nyumbani ndiko kwema." Hata hivyo kuna wengi ya Wakenya waishio ughaibuni ambayo huyu uneni kwao, ni mzaha tu. Lakini ukweli upo wapi? Bila hata kus…

Mar 4, 2015
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Let Us Visit a Diaspora Kenyan Home

Since you may not have read or seen the comedic play, “Home is where your clothes are” by Anthony Marriot and Bob Grant, let me give you a brief synopsis. The story revolves around one Major Alan Buxton and his pr…

Feb 28, 2015
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Seven Tell Tales that Betray a Diaspora Kenyan

Living away from home for an extended period has its effects in an individual. No single person will live in another culture and fail to pick one or two behaviors from the dominant culture. That does not mean the indi…

Feb 15, 2015
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Three Cultural Differences Between Kenya and The USA

Having lived my childhood, young adult and part of adult life in different parts of Kenya, and then living across the pond these last few years, I have observed quiet a number of cultural differences—and similaritie…

Feb 5, 2015
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Watoto Na Haki Zao: Tuwahusishe Katika Udhaifu Wetu?

Takwimu inaonyesha kwamba visa vya watoto kudhulumiwa kwa kuteswa, kuhujumiwa kwa kunyimwa haki zao, kukeketwa kwa kungolewa kwa baadhi ya viungo mwilini, kunajisiwa na hivyo kupoteza bikira kabla ya kuolewa, ukosefu…

Jan 26, 2015
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Wise Words from Kenyan Parents Visiting America

Children here are the bosses of parents. My daughter was yelling my name from another room when my dad asked "why dont you go to your Mother instead of shouting her name, is she your age mate?" My daughter responded "…

Jan 25, 2015
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Amend the Constitution to Give Senate Teeth

The only way to check abuse by a seemingly inept National Assembly is to amend the Constitution to have all laws pass through both The House and the Senate. The United States of America considered the issue of the tyr…

Dec 29, 2014
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