AdvertisementTop banner · 970×90 / 728×90

Blogs

Poor Service at the Kenyan UN Mission in New York

While traveling in New York recently, I visited Kenya mission to the UN to renew my passport. The lady at the reception, who works alone there, was extremely rude to me but very kind to foreigners who went to pick u…

Oct 22, 2015

Blog

Why I Chased My Wife To Her Louisiana Shagz Today

You see, this chic amenizoea tu sana. Shes one of this chics who after arriving here, decided to do her nursing ka-degree, then she bought her african-thutha a lexus...thats when all hell broke loose in my home. Wait…

Oct 20, 2015

Blog

The Best Side Business Idea for the Kenyan Nursing Community in USA

Even without hard statistics itâ€™s safe to say that a very significant percentage of Kenyans living in USA work in the healthcare industry. In Kansas City Metro area for instance, that number is hovering around 90% o…

Oct 16, 2015

Blog

Do We Need All That, Really?

Sometimes we put a lot of effort reading for a test; taking two days off our daily schedules and the professor brings a ten-question quiz on the basics you could have studied in less than an hour. At other times, you…

Oct 10, 2015

Blog

On our First day to Kenya: A Contest-Winning Essay by a Kenyan-American Girl in Acworth, Georgia

Njeri, an 8-year-old Kenyan-American girl from Acworth, Georgia and currently in 3rd Grade, recently won a childrenâ€™s writing contest in the Cobb County school district. Njeriâ€™s essay, titled â€œOn our First day t…

Oct 6, 2015

AdvertisementIn-feed ad

Blog

Kusaidiana: The Sins of the Diaspora Exposed

â€œWho are you talking to?â€ She busted into the room unannounced. This was not to happen. Ever. Not when Mweru was on a Skype Call with his wife and children who were excited to â€œseeâ€ their father live from Kamb…

Oct 5, 2015

Blog

Calling Home

Whenever I call Kenya to talk to my mom, I have to make sure that I have enough time to talk. The conversation usually starts with the normal pleasantries. After that, my mom will say do you remember your guka (grand…

Sep 27, 2015

Blog

Working in a Group Home in the US: A Year Later

Walking into a group home and spending more than eighty hours working with developmentally disabled people and sometimes old men was not what I signed up for when I hopped into a plane to come to this new land yet cer…

Sep 15, 2015

Blog

Make it Easier for Kenyans in Diaspora to Invest in the Country

I visited Waterloo on the suburbs of Brussels where the most celebrated Western emperor Napoleon Bonaparte met his final defeat at the hands of the Seventh European coalition. A great and brilliant military commander…

Sep 15, 2015

Blog

Why Men in the West Should Re-Think Marriage or Shun it Altogether

On July 30 this year, in Wiesenhugel, Germany, a Kenyan man, Nelson Njunge stabbed his wife, Belinda Njunge, a mom of two numerous times until she died. The two had been living together as a couple and had even starte…

Aug 31, 2015

Blog

Me, Go Back to Kenya? Hell No!

I will say this as bluntly as possible, wenye wivu wajinyonge! I have read and spoken to guys who have gone back and the horror stories I hear are nothing to take to the bank. Stay with me. Before I got myself the vis…

Aug 31, 2015

Blog

Advice for Immigrant Children in the US Headed to College

On your way to college? Are you prepared? The road ahead is exciting, here are a few tips in this two-part series. Part 1. Dream bigger than your parents, Most of our parents worked in the first job or sector that fel…

Jul 30, 2015

AdvertisementIn-feed ad

Blog

Kenyans in the Diaspora, Please Let Us Buy Life Insurance Policies

As an insurance agent I help people enroll in Obamacare and Life insurance policies at no charge. Iâ€™ve been talking to a lot of people lately about buying life insurance after a community leader in Dallas, TX took m…

Jul 29, 2015

Blog

Growing Prevalence of Mental Illness in Kenya and the Diaspora

Lately, there has been increased coverage of mental health issues by the media worldwide. This is owing to the rising prevalence of cases of mental illness all over the world. Despite widespread media coverage, there…

Jul 5, 2015

Blog

And You Thought All Kenyans Were Alike: Stereotypes Kenyans Have of One Another

gfghfhfhfh test

Jun 20, 2015

Blog

Inspiring Diaspora Story: My Journey to Doctor in Pharmacy

What God has started, he is faithful enough to finish, He finished my Pharmacy Journey!! To all class of 2015 graduates, congratulations. Whether itâ€™s a high school graduation or a doctorate graduation, you have mad…

Jun 7, 2015

Blog

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

Blog

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

Blog

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

Blog

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