Swahili Blog Launched In Stockholm By Munala wa Munala
Mr. Munala wa Munala, a Kenyan resident in Stockholm, has launched a new blog site to report on news from various quarters in Swahili language. Address for the new site is: www.jamii.wordpress.com.
Speaking to KSB, Mr. Munala said that it was important that Swahili language is promoted among Kenyans abroad many of whom, he said, are in the process of forgetting the national language.
Mr. Munala said that the new Swahili blog will operate along the lines of KSB but will focus on Swahili as the language of command.
KSB has welcomed the move and will work with the new blog site to promote news around Kenyans in Stockholm. KSB will soon link up the site for easy and direct access.
Okoth Osewe
Explosive “Stockholm Soul Party 2007″ At Norsborg
Sound of Blackness, a collaboration between Rabai Networks AB, Safisounds and Barry promotions, proudly presents “Stockholm Soul Party 2007″. The Party will be held on Saturday the 24th of February at Musikhuset located on Tomtberga Vägen 370-14571 in Norsborg.
Featuring will be music by the turntablists that brought you the Necessary Noize concert… DJ EZ Frank (formerly Mamba village, Mombasa) and DJ Safi (formerly Club Mt. Kenya, New Jersey).
Expect to hear East Africa’s top urban music such as Genge and Bongo flavor as well as the very best of Soul, Old School, Reggae, R&B, Ndombolo and more.
Doors open at 20:00hrs. Entrance fee will be 50 kr per person (free entrance before 22:30hrs).
Drinks and food will be served at a very reasonable price. For more information, contacts and directions please visit http://www.safisounds.com
Okoth Osewe
Video Upload: “Late Maggero Wanted To Travel To Kenya” – Mrs Opwapo
The Maggero Memorial Video series continues to pour in at KSB. In this clip, Mrs Hellen Opwapo, ODMK-Scandinavia, narrates how Maggero told her that if he ever got a “breathing space” it was his intention to travel to Kenya. To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
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Video Upload: Maggero Memorial – Address By Lars Asker
Video upload: Address by Lars Asker at Maggero memorial. To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
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Video Upload: Sermmon By Pastor Beatrice At Maggero Memorial
Video Upload: Sermmon By Pastor Beatrice At Maggero Memorial. To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
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Video Upload: Hymns At Maggero Memorial Led By Pastor Beatrice Kamau
Video Upload: Hymns At Maggero Memorial Led By Pastor Beatrice Kamau. To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
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Video Upload: Dr. Otieno Wariaro’s Address At Maggero Memorial
Video Upload: Dr. Otieno Wariaro’s Address At Maggero Memorial. To watch the video, CLICK HERE.
KSB Video Collection: CLICK HERE
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Dave Kihara Looking For Kenya Business Partners In Stockholm
Jambo in Sweden. I am looking for two business minded individuals in Sweden to be my partners in a telecommunication business based in Sweden.
Only serious people with the drive to make serious money should look into this project. log onto: www2.acneuro.com and if you like what you see and need more information or have some questions, send them through; www.davekahira.acnrep.com your future starts here!! Asanteni sana.
Dave Kihara,
United Kingdom
Caren Ondara Looking For Celestine
Hello: If this is inappropriate, I apologize in advance but I thought I should try my luck with KSB. I found your email on line (Kenya Stockholm Blog) and I am hoping that you can help me get in touch with Celestine.
My name is Carren Ondara and Celestine is my childhood friend. Can you please give her my email address and phone. Please let her know that I would really like to get in touch with her. Thanks much.
Cheers
Caren Ondara
KSB NOTE:
Could Celestine get in touch with KSB for Carren Ondara’s phone number and email address.
Betty Wangari Looking For Keffa In Stockholm
My name is Betty Wangari, a Kenyan living in Northern Sweden. I have been following all the news at the Kenyan Stockholm Blog. There is quite a strong brotherhood there in Stockholm.
I have been trying to trace a Kenya man who goes by the name Keffa(sp). He is supposedly known to be living in Stockholm. He is a Kamba by tribe and all I know is that his family moved to Stockholm in the early 80s. The family has lived in Sweden for a long time and his mother goes by the name of Hellen. She is married to a white Swede.
I bet, Keffa has a Swedish efternamn (second name). I am sorry I don’t know his exact second name. He has brothers and sisters in Sweden but I don’t know how many. He was at one time in Greece and in Kenya.
Anybody who has any information regarding Keffa can kindly get in touch with me at my email: wangaribetty@yahoo.com
Thank you in advance. Regards.
Betty
“Thank You For Helping Us” Says Caroline Irungu
Dear friends, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our friends and family for all the prayers and sympathies that were shown unto us. It has been a year since our mother fell sick and was diagnosed with cancer and later passed away.
Our friends and family in Sweden, England and Kenya took it upon themselves to be there when we needed them most. Thank you all for your generosity, prayers and sympathy and most of all, for being there.
In her last days, our mother had the pleasure to see your generosity and she was really touched. She thanked all of you and prayed that all of you be blessed. Our mother was a very dedicated Christian, wife, mother, sister and social worker. I thank God for the greatest gift of knowing her and the gift of being her daughter. May God bless her soul and give her eternal peace. Amen.
My dear friends, life itself is a gift and we should learn to accept all that comes our way, both good and bad. This is because in every situation that comes our way, there is a lesson to be learnt. Every person that comes in our lives (whether for a moment or for a life time) has something to contribute to our lives or a purpose or a lesson to teach us. This is the life we have and the friends we have and we should learn to accept each other for what we are and what they have to offer. Accept each other’s good deeds and faults. Instead of thrashing each other, back stabbing, hating etc, we should try to figure out the lessons or messages the various people in our lives have brought unto us.
Along the line, we miss the small gifts brought to us by a husband, wife, daughter, son, boyfriend, girlfriend, brothers, sisters, parents friends and even strangers. Everybody has something to offer to another.
Thank you all for all the gifts that I have received from all of you. On behalf of my family, thank you for being there. Friends in England, thank you for being there for Ann my sister.
Please do not try to analyse the motive of this letter but accept it as a gift, a heartfelt message. God Bless You All.
Caroline Irungu
Norsborg, Stockholm.
“We Have Resolved Our Differences”, Couple Says
Dear Kenyans and Friends, We would like to express our deep regret for our conduct on the James Wuod Maggero Memorial day.
We accept that it was a bad show of conduct on both of us and we would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Kenyans and friends for any inconveniences which might have been caused.
We would like to assure all concerned that we have sorted out our differences and resolved the issue amicably between us. We thank Kenyan elders for good advice. We wish to assure all concerned that such conduct will never occur again between us. Regards.
Antony and Eunice
KSB NOTE:
We congratulate the couple for their bold move to seek help from people in a position to handle the matter and to go public that the issue has been resolved amicably. Other Kenyans should learn from the experience.
Violence Against Women Is Unacceptable
I take this opportunity to thank the “James Wuod Maggero Committee” for having organized a wonderful memorial service for the late Mzee James Wuod Mageero. I also welcome Mr. Adiwa’s apology to Kenyans and everybody concerned over the issue. It is good that Mr. Adiwa has called for a debate over the matter.
What happened was an event which was disturbing and which had to be condemned. It left a lot of people wondering why sometimes we cannot remain decent and respectable people.
Kenyans and friends who attended the occasion know what transpired at the end of the party. What a shame! It is very sad and demeaning to realise that one of our respected gentleman and a person regarded with dignity could suddenly perform such a beastly act in front of all Kenyans and at a funeral gathering.
There is no room for condoning acts of violence against women especially by our Kenyan men. In no uncertain terms, I strongly condemn this archaic and barbaric behaviour.
I have never known anything as degrading as beating a human being, let alone a woman. What still beats my conscience is; why should a respectable person beat a woman so thoroughly like that and in front of everyone. Surely, there are better ways of solving misunderstandings.
I can’t lie, but we are all too familiar with incidents and stories of women who have been maimed, paralysed and even killed by their so called spouses. This interpersonal dynamic of violence on women has not only made us look cheap and vulnerable, but twice prompted us to contribute money to send the body of the victim home for burial.
The case of Juliet, the Kenyan lady who was murdered by her Swedish boyfriend, is still very fresh in our minds and we can’t condone any act that might subsequently lead to anything similar.
I urge all Kenyans and everybody else to come out strongly and condemn this animalistic act. We cannot sit back and assume the facade of normality about incidences of gender-based violence performed in public and or in private to override our manly composure. No we cannot accept that.
Okumu-Simon Morris
Antony Adiwa Responds To Ken Aroka
In reaction to Kenneth Aroka’s article, I deeply apologize for whatever inconvenience I caused at the Maggero Memorial.
I join hands with the rest to condemn gender-based violence. I have discussed the incident thoroughly with my girlfriend and we have resolved the issue.
In the spirit of reconciliation, I am open for further debate on the matter and can be reached for any further discussions.
Antony Adiwa
KSB NOTE:
We welcome Mr. Adiwa’s gesture. The way forward is discussions, reflections and reconciliation. Admission that a mistake was made is the first step towards a solultion.
Condemn Violence Against Women
Thanks a lot for the nice coverage of events that happen within the Kenyan community in Sweden. It’s equally important to highlight and condemn incidences like the primitive, criminal and barbaric behaviour of a Kenyan national and his girlfriend at Wuod Magero´s memorial service.
Wife beating or domestic violence is a crime against humanity that we can not just watch and let go. The traumatic experiences that the lady’s son went through by seeing his mother being publicly molested cannot be accepted in any civilised society.
In very strong terms, I condemn this behaviour and hope that such behaviour will not repeat itself anymore within our Kenyan-Stockholm society. Why must this lady be treated like this? Is it because she is Kenyan? Or is it because she has no stronger brothers and sisters to protect her? What a shame!
Regards
Kenneth Aroka
KSB NOTE:
Thanks Ken for bringing this issue to our attention. KSB crew was away from the scene at the time of the incident. Jared Odero, an Editorial Board member, has taken contact with both the man and the woman to get a picture of what happened. KSB condemns violence against women in all its forms and welcomes debate over the subject. Juliet Kavinga’s death was a product of violence against women. A few years ago, a Kenyan mother of five was beaten to death by her husband. Let us all stand up in condemnation of violence against women because the practice is unacceptable under any circumstance.
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