Kenya Childen’s Party Pics – December 2005
This was December 2005. The youth later invaded the Children’s Party! Click on the pictures for a larger image.
Kenya Children’s Party Planned at Alby
Catherine Maundu (also known as Cathy) and Winnie have scheduled a “Talent show” for both Kenyan children and Kenyan youth at Albyskolan in Stockholm on Saturday August 5th. According to Cathy, they are organizing the event in order to entertain Kenyan children and youth who have not had anything major organized for them since the beginning of the year.
The children’s show will run from 14.00-20.00 before the event opens for the youth between 20.30-1.00. After the youth show, the stage will be set for an all night Kenyan party with IDs on the door to prevent under 18s from attending the party. Entrance will be 20 kr throughout the night while no alcoholic drinks will be served during the under 18 “Talent shows”. Cathy has encouraged parents to bring their children to the show.
The last time a children’s party was organized in Stockholm was on December 25th last year when Kenyan children surprised the audience at Norsborg Musikhuset with delicate dance moves that beat the imagination. The best dancers were later given presents by the Kenyan Ambassador to Scandinavia H.E. Mr. Daniel Mukiri Kinyanjui.
The Alby children’s Party comes at a time when the just registered Kenya Social Forum in Sweden is also planning a series of activities for Kenyan children before the end of summer holidays.
Okoth Osewe
Kenya Social Forum In Sweden Registered
The newly formed Kenya Social Forum in Sweden (KESOFO) has now been registered. According to Ms Winnie Njoki Mukaru, the Forum’s Chairlady, the registration papers have already been received from the Swedish Tax office.
A Kesofo Committee meeting that was held late last week decided that following the registration, the Forum will open a Bank account immediately so that recruitment of members into the Forum can begin. The Committee also decided that Kesofo would organize children’s activities before the end of the summer.
The setting up of the Forum brings to an end a state of disorganization of the Kenyan community in Sweden after the Kenya United Welfare Association (KUWA) entered into a crisis about three years ago.
KESOFO has already made its debut on the Kenya social scene by successfully organizing the Annual Kenya Nyama Choma Festival which was held on 1st July.
Committee members are holding positions on an interim capacity pending elections by the end of the year and after the Committee has built a stable ground upon which the Forum can operate.
The Committee has already taken contacts with the Kenyan Embassy in Stockholm which has also recognized the Forum as a legitimate Kenyan organization the Institution can deal with on matters pertaining to Kenyans in Sweden.
“The Embassy has been unable to link up with Kenyans in Sweden because there has been no organization”, said H.E. Mr. Daniel Mukiri Kinyanjui, the Kenyan Ambassador to Scandinavia when he met Kesofo leaders last month.
The Ambassador said that since he assumed office after Narc took power, he has been inviting Kenyans to Kenyan functions on the basis of personal contacts and the Makozewe SMS Network which is well known by Kenyans in Stockholm.
Kesofo is already planning to set up a web site which the Forum expects to use to spread information about its structure, organization and program.
The Forum has set up more than 10 sub-committees to deal with different issues touching on the youth, children, women, men, entertainment, politics, religion, parenthood among others.
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