Wednesday, September 8, 2010

 

LATEST NEWS

Sat, 08/7/2010 02:24 PM | By Admin

For over 10 years the Tom Munyama Foundation has been providing basketball scholarships to Kenyans to come to the United States. Since the late Tom Munyama started the fund, it has assisted over 300 Kenyans with scholarships!

Sat, 08/7/2010 01:55 PM | By Admin

Until last week it was hard to put a face on Paul Wanderi Ndung’u, a major shareholder in a number of listed companies. He ranks among the top 10 shareholders in Kenya Airways, Housing Finance, Olympia and has interests in other listed firms.

His shares in t...

Fri, 08/6/2010 08:04 PM | By Admin

By Peter Mwaura - Had Kenyans in the Diaspora been allowed to vote in the referendum for the new constitution on Wednesday this week they would overwhelmingly have voted “Yes” because it allows for dual citize...

Thu, 08/5/2010 07:41 PM | By Admin

As history is made with the overwhelming passage of the new constitution, some of the key beneficiaries will be citizens living abroad.

Kenyans in the Diaspora are not only celebrating the passage of the new constitution for the country, but also the inclusion of d...

Thu, 08/5/2010 03:43 PM | By Admin

A three-bedroom house may sound modest by some people’s standards, but it is the ultimate dream home to many Kenyans.

With innovation, most hurdles can now be overcome, enabling people earning less than Sh25,000 a month to own this type of house. One home own...

Wed, 08/4/2010 10:06 PM | By Admin

Less than 12 hours after the polls closed in Wednesday’s referendum in Kenya, provisional results showed supporters of a new constitution headed for a landslide win.

According to results from the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC), the Yes side h...

Wed, 08/4/2010 12:59 PM | By Admin

View the nationwide results of the Kenyan Constitution Referendum here as they come in. The results refresh automatically.

Courtesy: Daily Nation

Wed, 08/4/2010 12:16 PM | By Admin

A Kenyan woman who lived with her auntie in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA was found dead in a bathtub on Thursday evening.

A Sandy Springs Police spokesman confirmed to The Standard that Joanne Muthoni, 20, died of profuse bleeding following a gunshot that shuttered...

Wed, 08/4/2010 10:34 AM | By Admin

Kenya is abuzz right now. The outlook for technology and innovation in Africa has never been brighter, and Kenya is positioning itself strategically in anticipation of a wave of groundbreaking web and mobile emerging market products and services. The resources being put i...

Tue, 08/3/2010 09:46 AM | By Admin

The wife of UK-based preacher Gilbert Deya, charged with stealing a baby will defend herself on August 9, a court ruled on Monday.

Kibera senior principal magistrate Grace Nzioka said she had not gone through the submissions by the defence lawyer wanting to lead hi...

Sun, 08/1/2010 02:33 PM | By Admin

There is no doubt in Lt-Gen (retired) Humphrey Njoroge’s mind that the coup attempt in which scores were killed and hundreds injured — on top of huge losses to business — was wholly avoidable.

“Everybody who needed to know knew that there we...

Fri, 07/30/2010 08:56 AM | By Admin

Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru has lost her parliamentary seat after a Kenya court ruled that she was not validly elected during the 2007 general election.

Giving his verdict, Justice Kihara Kariuki said the poll was marred by massive tampering of election material....

LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mon, 04/5/2010 11:03 AM | By Admin

Winthrop, MA - The Kenyan community in Boston is reeling from a sudden death of a young man who was set to be a new dad this June.

Jimmy Kimunya died suddenly in his apartment in Winthrop Mass., on Thursday morning, barely a month after he underwent surgery occasio...

Tue, 03/23/2010 01:24 PM | By Admin

Kansas City, KS - It is with humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the death of Peter Gichuiri Muritu on 18th March 2010 in Kansas City, USA.

He was the son of late John Muritu Gichuiri and Agnes Wanjugu Muritu and son in-law of the late Jotham Ngi...

Sat, 03/20/2010 09:36 AM | By Admin

Gaithersburg, MD - The cruel hand of death has again robbed Kenyans in Maryland a friend, a loving husband and a father. Joseph Macharia of Gaithersburg Maryland died yesterday 03/19/2010 at 5.50 PM at the University of Maryland Medical Center (Shock and Trauma) Baltimore...

Thu, 03/4/2010 11:30 AM | By Admin

Eric Njau Murimi, 31, passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2010 in Norcross, GA. He was born September 29, 1978 in Nairobi, Kenya, the son of Elliot and Rose Murimi. Eric came to the United States in 1999 and through hard work became a very successful manager with the Bri...

Wed, 02/24/2010 01:36 AM | By Admin

Baltimore, MD -  Hon. Martha Karua is coming to Baltimore. She will be at 9600 Pulaski Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21220 on Saturday, March 6th from 3pm - 6pm.

Come and hear what her stand is on issues affecting Kenyans.

Tue, 02/23/2010 11:21 AM | By Admin

Chicago, IL – A Kenyan student collapsed Thursday afternoon while attending a class at the University of St. Mary of the Lake’s Mundelein Seminary.

The professor together with students attending the class tried to resuscitate him by performing a ca...

LATEST BLOGS

Fri, 09/3/2010 10:30 AM | By Admin

Hon. Njoki Ndungu would pass as any other celebrity, but her watch, Kenya has made major social economic and political strides. The former Commissioner with the Construction Review Commission of Kenya (CRCK) has dedicated her life improving the lo...

Sun, 08/29/2010 06:05 PM | By Admin
What happened to the good old days of old-fashioned love? This is a question that many women ponder today. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, the dating game was played very differently.Roles in relationships were very clearly defined, and...
Sat, 08/28/2010 03:26 PM | By Admin
A nation does not change its character simply because it has a new constitution.A new constitution – if it is well thought-out and well-crafted – simply provides it with a solid foundation on which to try to be born again. I use the...
Fri, 08/27/2010 04:23 PM | By Admin

Every time I pick up a news magazine, there seems to be a feature about whether China or India is going to be the next great economy in the world. This week's Economist is no exception.

But with the passage of the Constitution in Kenya, and...

Sun, 07/11/2010 06:02 PM | By mongare
After World Cup 2010 in S.A, Africa continet as a whole becomes the next china. Business opportunities will open. The continet is now ripe for investors from allover the world. The unknown is now in the open.

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Thu, 09/2/2010 03:58 PM | By Admin

Immigration judges are denying fewer requests for asylum than at any other time in the past 25 years, according to a report  out today from Syracuse’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2010, judges turned do...

Sun, 08/29/2010 07:10 PM | By Admin

Lisa Murkowski's uncertain future and John McCain's victory in Arizona's GOP primary this week are reminders that in the summer of 2006 -- four long years ago – there was a Republican immigration reform bloc which voted for allowing illegal immigrants to become lega...

Mon, 07/12/2010 06:25 PM | By Admin

The results of the 2009 Diversity Visa (green card) lottery are now available. According to the U.S. State Department there were a total of 16.1 million entries including all family (derivative) members. This compares favorably with, but was slightly below, my August 2009...

Sun, 05/16/2010 04:06 AM | By Admin

When the news came, Charles Migwi Karugu had a vision of how life would be different once he arrived in America.

He would build gleaming, beautiful buildings. He would find wealth and opportunity. He would turn his good luck and sterling education into the American...

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