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Diaspora Policy: Is Kenya Sincerely Engaging its Diaspora?

On November 10, 2014 media outlets reported that Kenyas Ministry of Foreign affairs transferred the recently appointed Director of Diaspora Affairs H.E. Ambassador Zachary Muburi-Muita to "the Middle Eastern Division"…

Nov 12, 2014

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Getting Health Insurance: A Matter of Life and Death

Thomas Eric Duncan is the only person to die of Ebola on American soil. All others infected by the deadly disease in the US, received timely treatment and survived. A lot of people say that Mr. Duncan wouldnt have die…

Nov 11, 2014

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Professor Ali Alamin Mazrui: A Tribute to a Kenyan Intellectual

Professor Ali Mazrui was one of Kenyaâ€™s outstanding intellectuals. He will be remembered for his path-breaking synthesis of history, economics, and governance to find coherence in the Kenyan and ultimately African e…

Oct 18, 2014

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Used a Condom His Whole Life; Died From Ebola

My barber the other day asked me if I am from West Africa and if my family members are ok. Fellow T riders look at me with suspicion. This thing is scary.Yes, Ebola is a scary epidemic. Reports I am reading are making…

Oct 15, 2014

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A Call to the Kenyan Men; Its Time to Arise and Shine Before We Lose to Our Women

I will not quote the numerous media reports in the last couple of years both in the homeland and the diaspora, but the fact is, the Kenyan man is under attack. And it is time to have a conversation about it.Cases abou…

Oct 6, 2014

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Meeting of Diaspora Leaders in USA

I am neither a leader of any of the millions of USA groupings nor a spokesman of any party in Kenya, I am a concerned Kenyan living in the USA calling my fellow brothers and sisters to a meeting to give back to our mo…

Sep 14, 2014

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The Hyena and the Kenyan Diaspora

Perhaps nowhere is one able to experience the full bloom of African creativity than through its folklore. And how the hyena got, or to some, lost its groove is one of my personal favorites. Allow me, if only for a mom…

Sep 2, 2014

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My Encounter with Overt Racism while Living in America

When the news broke recently about the shooting to death by police of an unarmed 18-year-old black youth in Ferguson, Missouri, in the United States, I couldnâ€™t help but think back to the time I spent in another sta…

Aug 23, 2014

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Another Round of Missing Billions and the Deafening Silence of WaKenya Halisi

The latest news of misappropriated public funds barely raised hackles among WaKenya Halisi. The near-inaudible public and official reaction to reports that KShs.8.3billion was â€œsuspiciously transferred into and out…

Aug 22, 2014

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Diaspora Agenda at Presidential Meeting in Washington, DC

Following an agenda-setting meeting with the Devolution CS, Ann Waiguru, on August 6th at Hay Adams hotel, the following was presented as diasporas collective agenda for the Presidents attention.----------------------…

Aug 9, 2014

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Diasporaville: Excerpt - Final Thoughts On My Journey from Kenya to these United States

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series excerpted from my book "WUODHA: My journey from Kenya to these United States" published by Friesen Press in April 2013. The piece was inspired by Kawira Njeruâ€™s post titled â€œDiasp…

Aug 5, 2014

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Kenyan Diaspora Ethnic Enclaves: The Good and the Bad

Since antiquity, humans like birds of the same feather, flock together. A case in point is when Jacob of the Bible and his clan were settled in the land of Goshen in Misri of old by the Pharaoh. You get the gist.Immig…

Jul 28, 2014

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Deaths in the Kenyan Community in US

Something has disturbed me for a long time every time there is death of a Kenya in any Kenyan community in the US.The one common denominator is fundraiser for burial either here or shipping to Kenya.The answer to all…

Jul 25, 2014

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Kenyan Businesses Abroad, Style Up!

I may be a spoilt kid, spoilt by the wonderful customer care service one receives both in public and private businesses in the West. Once I place a call to customer service, the person answering the call, be it a man…

Jul 16, 2014

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Siku Ya Saba Saba Jumapili Hii: Uongozi Upo Wapi?

Jukumu la uongozi sio kitu cha kuchezewa. Kiongozi yeyote yule huhakikisha kwamba anawaongoza watu wake kwa kurahisisha jinsi wanavyoendesha mikakati yao ya kujimudu kutokana na ajira walizonazo. Ni nadra kumuona kion…

Jul 3, 2014

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Umaskini Kenya Miaka Hamsini Baadaye: Mbona Ungali Upo?

Kila mjadala unapoanzishwa na viongozi na watawala kuhusu umaskini, umaskini uteketezao Wakenya, mara kimya kinafuata. Badaye lawama zinatumiwa kama silaha ya kulaumu serikali ya Hayati Kenyatta, rais mstaafu Moi, Bab…

Jun 15, 2014

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Three Minutes to Three...

Three minutes to three. The lecture hall fills up around me. Iâ€™m fidgeting, pretending Iâ€™m too busy to notice the empty seats next to mine. Neon- pink felt like a good idea this morning, now I wish I had worn some…

Apr 7, 2014

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Mtukufu Rais Alisema...

President seeks to enhance airport security â€“ June 26, 2013President warns that civil servants who donâ€™t deliver services to citizens will be sacked â€“ June 27, 2013President urges cabinet secretaries to guard ag…

Mar 19, 2014

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Discrimination against Diaspora Professionals in Kenya

Since retiring in Kenya three years ago, I have tried in vain to get registration as an Engineer, not withstanding I have a valid California License and decades of experience. I finally met a top official at the Engin…

Feb 12, 2014

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On Kikuyu Hegemony

The topic of an â€œapparentâ€ Kikuyu hegemony is a very controversial one. I have met several people who incessantly complain about it. However, I would like to hereby state that the main culprits who aspire to creat…

Jan 17, 2014