Wananchi Pavilion Now Open To Wakenya And Friends
After a period of low activity, Wananchi Pavillion is now open for Kenyan meetings, political discussions and other practical activities aimed at promoting the political, social, economic, cultural and other interests of Wakenya in Stockholm.
The Pavilion will be open on Fridays and Saturdays (mainly evening hrs). Any meetings and other activities at the venue have to be booked a week in advance via telephone or email.
The management of the Pavilion is in the process of drawing up a strict “Code of conduct” for purposes of maintaining high discipline and good behavior. There have been minor incidences of bad behavior during Kenyan functions and the Pavilion which the Management does not want to see repeated. The Pavilion is open for: Meetings, birthdays (children and adults), seminars, study circles and open discussions.
Bookings can be done by sending mail to: wananchipavilion@yahoo.com or calling the Manager through: 0736533068. The Management reserves the right to make decisions on activities at the Pavilion.
Okoth Osewe
Manager, Wananchi Pavilion
Kenya Embassy In Secret Contact With Suspected Kenyan Rapist
Last week, the Kenyan Embassy in Stockholm made a secret contact with a Kenyan national being held incommunicado for suspected rape and spread of HIV virus. This was the first contact that was made with the Kenyan since his arrest mid last month. The Kenyan has already been arraigned before the Court to face charges where he entered a plea of “Not guilty”.
Details about the nature of discussions between the Embassy and the Kenyan are still not known although a “KSB anchor” connected to the case informed the blog that the Embassy had come under pressure to report to the Kenyan government what was going on after the stories were published at KSB and the Swedish media.
It was on the strength of the official nature of the contact that the Embassy was allowed by the Swedish authorities to make the contact. Both the Kenyan’s wife, relatives, KSB and friends have been prevented from making contact with the Kenyan on grounds that “investigations are not yet complete”. Taking the Kenyan to court has given police more time to hold him under Swedish criminal Law related to “investigations”.
The Kenyan was accused of raping two white Swedish women and infecting them with HIV. Those who are conversant with the case believe that it is very complicated because the evidence is weak since the crimes were allegedly committed two years ago. The most difficult part of the case is proof that the Kenyan infected his alleged victims with HIV while questions linger as to why the crimes were reported two years after they allegedly happened.
A Kenyan blogger who identified the Kenyan by name soon after the story hit the news channels pulled down the story almost immediately when he noticed that the story was a “hot potato”.
For Africans in Sweden, the case is another example of growing racism and discrimination of Africans within the Swedish State system. The police were quick to speculate that the Kenyan might have infected “many Swedish girls” without a shred of evidence while the Swedish media rushed to brand the Kenyan “HIV man”, a tag reserved for suspects who have infected more than 100 Swedish women with the HIV virus.
Okoth Osewe
Kenyan Company Looking For Drivers
Nyana Hill Bemanning, a Kenyan Employment company, is seeking drivers whose area of specialty is Lorries and transportation of goods within Stockholm city. The company works with Swedish companies, the Swedish Labour Office and other employment agencies in recruitment and deployment of personnel in different sectors.
The applicants should have a good knowledge of Stockholm city, should be able to work without much supervision while they should also have good job experience and reference. Further information can be obtained through the following links: Goods transportation; Lorry drivers. You can also visit Nyana Hill Bemanning web site and make an “on site” application.
Okoth Osewe
Embassy Official Admitted To Karolinska Hospital
An Embassy Official has been admitted to Karolinska Hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with a serious disease. The Official has been on and off hospital for quite some time.
A source told KSB that so far, the official is doing well although it is not clear when he might be discharged. The official has been very social and close to Wakenya in Stockholm. KSB takes this opportunity to wish him a quick recovery.
Okoth Osewe
Mary Mathenge Touched By Juliet’s Sitaution
I would just like to convey my condolences to relatives and friends of the late Juliet Kavinga who was brutally murdered in Sweden. It is really sad that with all those African friends she had in Sweden nobody adviced her on how to go about getting help for her unborn child even though she was “illegal”.
I wish somebody had tried to help her and that she did not have to live such a stressful life like she did because she seemed like a nice person, according to “her friends” who did nothing to help her.
I was wondering too, don’t you guys in Sweden have like human rights lawyers or advocates against women abuse. I live in the USA and I believe if she had been here, she would have had some organizations like shelters for abused women or other organizations who would have fought for her and her unborn child to get Resident Permit, medical care during and after the birth of her baby and also help to make sure the man pays child support.
I can not believe that her murderer was let go even though he had a criminal past and there was all that evidence on him. I hope this is not the end of the case and that justice will be served. I also hope Wakenya will look out for one another when they hear of someone going through what Juliet was going through by seeing what they can do to help them.
I am proud too to hear that she got some help from Wakenya when she was found homeless and that they gave her a place to live and also a place to work and did a very good job with the harambee thing to send her home for burial.
Mary Mathenge
Kenyan in USA
Late Diplomat Kiboi’s Wife Working At Kenya Embassy
The wife of Mr. James Kiboi, the late Kenyan Diplomat who died in a house inferno in Norway in September last year, is currently working as a diplomat at the Kenyan embassy in Stockholm. According to information from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Njaari Ndilai Kiboi began work at the Kenyan Embassy in Stockholm as an “Attaché” this year. The Ministry told KSB that Mrs Kiboi has no known portfolio at the Embassy and that her rank is that of an “Attache”.
Apart from the Ambassador Mrs Purity Muhindi, other officials are Ms Josephine Vivian Awuor, Principle Counsellor, Mr. George Henry Kinywa, First Secretary, Ms Ann K.M Kesekwa, Third secretary and Ms Linnet Mmogi Vitisia, Third secretary.
At the humanitarian level, the appointment of Mrs Kiboi as a diplomat at the Embassy is a fantastic development because Mr. Kiboi left behind very young children who need to be taken care of. Sending Mrs Kiboi to Kenya after the tragic death of her husband could have been inhuman and devastating especially from the point of view of the needs and up-keep of the children. The decision to convert Catherine from a House wife into a diplomat was therefore the best option that was open to the Kenyan government under the tragic circumstances. Nobody in his or her real senses could have opposed such a brilliant appointment.
However, at the political level, the appointment of Catherine as a diplomat at the Embassy could raise serious questions because what it means is that the wife of a Kenyan diplomat could inherit her husband’s position in the event of death. The late Kiboi was an “Attaché” in charge of Political Affairs and his wife Catherine has not inherited his position. However, she is currently a diplomat at the Embassy after the death of her husband and for many Wakenya who think, the question is whether the appointment was in order if humanitarian considerations were set aside.
In the event of death of a diplomat of Mr. Kiboi’s caliber, the expected turn of events is that Kiboi’s family was supposed to have been compensated financially by the Kenyan government for his death. Such a compensation could have meant that the family travels back to Kenya to begin a new life under the compensation arrangement.
Since Kiboi’s wife has now been appointed as a diplomat at the Embassy, the question (at the political level) is whether the appointment is part of the compensation. If Mrs Kiboi received a financial compensation for the death of her husband (which is obligatory under the laws of Kenya), Ukweli wa mambo is that her appointment as a diplomat at the Embassy under any compensation arrangement might raise questions.
KSB believes that following Kiboi’s death, his family should have been well taken care of as per the laws of Kenya. Mrs Kiboi’s job at the Embassy is good especially for the kids. But, is it legal under Kenyan law? Is it true that spouses of diplomats can inherit their positions in the event of death or is Mrs Kiboi’s case a special one? We are not against the appointment of Catherine as a diplomat at the Embassy. We are just questioning it’s validity at the legal level otherwise we wish Kiboi’s family well
Okoth Osewe
Kenya Embassy Official To Stand At December Elections
On Saturday July 7th, the Kenyan Ambassador to Scandinavia H.E Mrs Purity Muhindi organized a “Top secret” Party for Mr. Hassan Duale Amin, the First secretary who has been in charge of Immigration Affairs at the Embassy for many years. Although a quiet personality, Mr. Duale is well known by Wakenya who have been linked to him during his work. He has been a senior Official who has worked with at least three Ambassadors.
To bid him farewell, H.E the Kenyan Ambassador Plenipotentiary Mrs Purity Muhindi, settled for a highly confidential Party at her official residence in Nacka in which attendance was strictly by special invitation. Non Embassy staff who attended the Party were specially screened before being invited. An insider told KSB that the Embassy made the Party confidential because of “lack of resources” to throw an all night Party where Wakenya could have rioted in their usual way.
Mr. Duale has been very helpful to Wakenya especially when it comes to renewal of Passports and other Immigration related problems. His departure will leave a huge vacuum which, hopefully, will be filled by an equally competent official. Since the farewell Party was “Classified”, KSB never got any invitation and had to depend entirely on its Network of professional spies for information.
Mr. Duale addressed the crowd and declared that following the end of his life in the field of diplomacy, he was now joining politics. In other words, Mr. Duale will be contesting a seat in his native Wajir East and will be seeking to unseat Hon MA Mohamud currently holding the seat.
According to information gathered by KSB contacts in Duale’s constituency, chances that the diplomat will be elected are very high because despite his profile as a diplomat, he has been very active back home. For example, Mr. Duale has been responsible for sending several Kenyans from his home village abroad for further studies or to look for other opportunities in life as opposed to the incumbent MP whom, apparently, has not been able to send a single constituent abroad.
The problem is that the incumbent is related to Mr. Duale through marriage. According to sources, money plays a very big part when it comes to elections in Mr. Duale’s area although experts informed KSB that the situation would be slightly different for Mr. Duale.
UKWELI WA MAMBO: MR. DUALE DESERVED A BETTER AND POMPOUS FAREWELL
According to those who understand the politics of Wajir East, the incumbent will have problems because since Mr. Duale is related to the incumbent, the deciding factor will be what the contestants have done to try and change the lives of Wakenya in the area and not money. It is here where Mr. Duale is expected to gain an advantage because of the number of villagers he has taken abroad and other projects he has initiated in the area as a diploamt.
Mr. Duale has also been involved in sorting out small financial problems of his constituents through strategic trips to Kenya while his politics is seen as “reformist” by the locals especially the youth who view him as an alternative and more progressive leader who is serious about real development. We were told that if there is anybody who will give the incumbent a run for his money, it is Mr. Duale whose profile as a long standing diplomat is also expected to work to his advantage.
Duale’s campaign talk is expected to focus on eradicating the hazards of draught in Wajir East, the notorious problem of cattle theft, landlessness, shortage of water, famine, lack of business opportunities in the area, improvement of health care services, education of the youth, security, provision of clean drinking water, responsible leadership and above all, accountability of the Constituency development Fund (CDF) which the currently MP has been accused of embezzling.
In Wajir East, the Committee heading CDF is seen as aligned to the MP through family contacts, personal friendship and political connections, a factor that people in the area believe, is responsible for lack of proper utilization of the Fund. Duale therefore has a tall order as he prepares to join politics.
Sources told KSB that Mr. Duale was electable because the main argument in his constituency is that if he has been able to send so many constituents abroad during his tenure as an Embassy official and make several economic interventions on personal lives, he is likely to perform even better if he is the MP of the area with extra economic and political resources.
Duale’s campaign based on his policy of “Further education of the youth abroad” might work because this is what is “booming” in his Constituency. KSB has been tipped that Kenyans who have benefitted from Mr. Duale’s generosity are expected to lead his campaign for the seat.
The Duale Farewell Party in Stockholm should have been organized in Norsborg Musikhuset and even converted into a mini Campaign fund raising for the diplomat who is another example of a Kenyan who has worked and lived abroad and is now returning home to enter into active elective politics.
On the Duale Party, KSB believes that H.E Plenipotentiary Purity could have been courageous enough to organize a more public Farewell for a proper send off of Mr. Duale to Kenya, given that he was returning home to contest a Parliamentary seat.
By virtue of his decision to stand for elections, Mr. Duale is a good inspiration to Wakenya with similar ambitions abroad and the best option was for the Embassy to utilize his departure to announce to Wakenya that “Yote Yawezekana Kutoka Ngambo”.
Ukeweli wa mambo is that Mr. Duale deserved a better and more pompous farewell where Wakenya he has been serving could say a proper good-bye. Because he is seeking to extend his good services to the Kenyan public there is no better way through which Wakenya could have said “Thank you Mr. Duale”. But that is now water under bridge.
KSB takes this opportunity to wish Mr. Duale a successful campaign in Kenya. We hope that he will be able to enter Parliament and provide impetus to other aspirants still stuck in Sweden and other countries due to circumstances.
Okoth Osewe
Picture Upload: Pastor Beatrice Wedding In Stockholm
KSB “PHOTOS” Link (above) has now been activated. This is our first picture slide in the series.
20.000 kr Raised For Bereaved Njoroge
Mr. Njoroge (popularly known as Njoro) will travel to Kenya today Wednesday to attend his mother’s funeral who passed away in Kenya after a short illness. On Sunday, Kenyans, friends and sympathizers gathered at a small hall in Skogås for a Memorial prayer meeting cum fund raising in solidarity with Mr. Njoro. A total of 20.000 kr was raised.
The function was presided over by Pastor Samson while Mrs Jacinter Njoroge (no direct family connection with the bereaved) presided over as the Mistress of ceremony. Several Kenyans attended the function including Mr. Laban Mberi, Pastor Jamlik Muritu, Mr. George Kinywa (a top Embassy official), Mr. Joseph Munene (also known as Man Nzoro active in Making A Difference (M.A.D), Mr. Dick Kamau (the Secretary General of Chama cha Mwananchi), Mr. Jeff Ole Ngais, Mrs Grace Nyambura (ODM-KS Treaurer), Mrs Hellen Opwapo (ODM-KS Chairperson), Mr. and Mrs Kinuthia, Mr. Keegan Kagwe (Chairperson of CCM Scandinavia), Ms Jane Karanja, Ms Susan Mukami (Kesofo Chairperson), Mrs Mary Kamuiru, Ms Grace Kamau, Mdosi Jeff, Mr. Nashon Mbugua (Narc-KS Committee member) among others.
The Committee that organized the function was led by its Chairperson Mr. Githuku wa Muirani. Speaking to KSB, Mr. Muirani thanked everybody who attended the function. The prayer meeting started at around 16.00 although Wakenya stayed around until late in the night.
Njoro’s mother was admitted at Nairobi hospital where she passed away. KSB hopes that Mr. Njoro together with the entire family will be able to cope with the situation during this difficult moment. We wish him a safe trip to Kenya.
Okoth Osewe
Report On Kenya Party At Norsborg On Saturday
I have now finished harvesting the ”Week-end stories” to pack up the week at KSB. There were three major events: The Party at Norsborg Musikhuset where DJ Otieno V from the US was the Guest DJ, the memorial service/Fund raising session for Mr. Njoroge whose Mom passed away in Kenya and a secret Party at the residence of the Kenyan Ambassador to Scandinavia for an outgoing Embassy official. A “KSB hanker” was at the Party to bring us the “inside edition”.
The Norsborg Party was good and DJ Otieno V gave Wakenya what they wanted. For a break, the hot blooded youth did not take over the Party. An explanation could be that this time round, there was no free entry before 22 hrs because the “Sound of Blackness” was hosting a DJ from the US and the organizers needed to mint some cash to pay up. It is a known fact that the Kenyan youth in Stockholm are “Punk” (poor) and one way of keeping them off is to eliminate the free entrance. They are too busy with their little allowances and coughing 60kr just to get into a Party is sheer luxury.
Those who pay normally arrive late in the night. KSB crew arrived at around mid-night, time when the dance floor was still virtually empty. This was in sharp contrast to days when you come in before 22 hrs and you just zoom in free. Under the “free entrance” arrangement, the dance floor is always seriously active by mid night. At Albyskolan, a West African Party was underway and this could have affected attendance at the Party. Another factor is that there were some Wakenya who were at Njoro’s place to console him so they couldn’t make it at the Party.
After a long time, I met pals like Oti Goga, Jamlik Muritu, Nashon Mbugua, Enock Otuga, Jacob Opande, Otieno Odera, Willy Nyambok and his wife, DJ Jimmy (who has something coming up), Mike Wambua, Bridget among others.
It’s long since I saw Grace Kamau who was with her best pal Susan Mukami, the Kesofo Chairlady. I also met Rapper Billy Boy but I did not manage to have a chat with him about his latest project. Billy made a brief performance although there seemed to have been some problems because of the DJ’s schedule.
I also shook hands with Clay Onyango who later complained at his site about “beggars” always asking for a drink at parties. It was the first time I was coming in contact with Clay since we had some inter-blog exchanges during the “Munala war” which has since been concluded. We didn’t talk much but a KSB contact told me last week that I am currently in Clay’s bad books. I thought the altercation was over after Clay called me during the “war”. I will wait and see. What is certain is that the anti-Clay missiles at KSB are safely in the armory and there are no plans for re-deployment to the front-lines because the threat level was lowered long time ago from “Red” to “Orange”.
FUNNY PROPOSALS
You always learn something new from Kenyan parties. Three ladies made special requests. One did not want to be named 
at KSB because her husband did not know that she was at the Party – I told her to have a good time. What she was saying was that she was cheating. Another one had told her Swedish boyfriend that she was on a “night shift” and requested that in case pictures are being published, she need to be left out because she might enter into a “Romantic crisis” – she got her request.
The last one had a rather funny proposal – that I take the picture of her enemy “in a compromising situation” and publish it at the blog. This was turned down because the blog is not a forum for black mail, getting even or exposing Wakenya during close encounters that should be left private. Legally, there is nothing you can do to stop people from taking pictures at Kenya-Norsborg Parties and half a dozen cameras continued to flash throughout the night. Of cause, individuals can make special requests and that is the furthest it goes.
The policy at KSB is to use the pictures in a responsible way by avoiding scandal as much as possible and respecting privacy. Nobody would like the world to see them Wakikunjana on the dance floor.
There was a big debate about the KSB videos shot at the “Kenya Summer Jam” that were uploaded at Youtube. On Saturday, the “hot blooded dudes” were missing and so did the notorious “back hook”. The dancing styles were moderate (with a few exceptions) while the dominant view on the videos was that Wakenya need to accept the fact that there are different generations of the community in Stockholm especially at Kenyan parties. The idea about the “Wazee Hukumuka Party” is beginning to gain ground.
One thing I didn’t know is that remnants of the Liberated Young Kenyans (LYK) are currently fighting a “cold war” with KSB. I shake hands with people I have disagreed with (Clay, Munala) on certain issues. A Ring leader of the defunct LYK Movement avoided contacts and it looks like her spouse had also been given instructions to avoid contacts. For the first time at a Kenyan Party, he didn’t greet me and I just had to take it easy and digest the manipulation.
It is at Parties and other social forums when I get the real reaction of Wakenya about stories at KSB. Others communicate via email. A question that kept on creeping up is the identity of the Mfariasi who snatched the husband of another Kenyan lady by posing like a “religious counselor” from Bagarmossen Church. For the umpteenth time, I don’t make such revelations and if you don’t know or can’t find out, don’t ask me. I get information under strict confidentiality which cannot be violated otherwise my ever fertile sources will dry out.
It was good to get some feed-back about the graphic details published at KSB especially about the dressing styles of Kenyan ladies at Parties. While some thoughts had it that descriptions were entertaining, there is a breed that thought that the details were intimidating the girls and preventing them from “doing their thing”.
KSB CONCERNED WITH QUESTIONS OF LIABEL
The crux of the matter is that a description about “breasts tied up with ropes” could be linked to a specific girl while “a piece of cloth wrapped around the waist and called a skirt” could also be easily attributed if you were at the Party.
The end result is that once the subjects have been identified, they begin to get reactions from friends and this appears to be the problem. During the Sato Party, the lady who was in a tiny and tight white short trouser was “the star” of the Party at the dressing level. You could basically follow the configuration of her behind “right up to the valleys of her shrine” and this was incredible!
According to Linda Goldman, we are in the age of Aquarius ie “the age of information” and the gamble at KSB is between freedom of expression and what can be expressed. With the advent of the Internet, you can’t prevent people from saying what they have to say. At KSB, we are mainly concerned with questions of libel, character assassination and malice and as long as we are out of these brackets, you might never know what is up next. When we are at war, we don’t follow many rules!
Another funny reaction came from an unexpected quarter. A Kenyan bumped into me and claimed that I had written a story about the late diplomat James Kiboi claiming that the late died “inside the house of a prostitute”. When I asked him whether he had read the Kiboi stories, he answered “No”. I had to advice him to go through the stories and print out the section he was referring to before we could have a discussion. I know he will never come back!
The Party at Norsborg was good and Sound of Blackness needs support because it is currently filling a major vacuum in the Kenya-Stockholm Entertainment industry.
Okoth Osewe
Update: Njoro’s Mother Is Dead-Memorial Service/Fund Raising
Mr. Njoro has lost his Mom in Kenya and needs to travel home urgently for the funeral. There is an Open House at Njoro’s residence at Studievägen 13 at Skågos (Pendeltåg towards Nynäsham). For further information, contact Mr. Githuku wa Muirani at: 0736779031. There will be a service/Fund raising at 14.00 at the same venue on Sunday 8th July 2007. The Open House runs until Mr. Njoro leaves for Kenya. You can contact Njoro directly at 0704332247.
Okoth Osewe
Humour: Kenya-Stockholm Baby Boom & Competition From West Africans
According to a survey by KSB, 13 Kenyan women resident in Stockholm were pregnant by the end of December last year. Out of this number, seven have already given birth to bouncing babies while six others are still ”heavily ladden” with kids waiting to be brought into the world at any time. Out of those women who have given birth, two live in Huvudsta, one in Bålsta, two in Norsborg one in Alby while another one resides in Märsta. A Kenyan lady who recently spewed a baby wondered why KSB has not been reporting on the important activity of child bearing among Wakenya in Stockholm. Here we go although on a rather humorous bent!
The number of Kenyan women who have been filled up since the beginning of last year is huge when compared to the tiny Kenyan population in Stockholm. It is a sign that Kenyan men and other bulls attached to Kenyan women have been working very hard to ensure that the population of the community in Stockholm is sustained at all costs. It is rumoured that many kids are normally put together during winter, time when many men find it difficult to venture out especially if it begins to rain snow days on end. Some women who have not been seen in public for ages suddenly emerged with swollen tummies, signs that their men might have been up to some “underground Movement” mainly co-ordinated in the dark of the night.
“Ohhh…! so you are expecting… I didn’t know….congratulations”, you ooze after getting surprised that a female friend you know too well has been so lost only to emerge in an interesting shape. As you inquire about the day of the “big download”, you silently admit that whoever is responsible (whom you might be knowing so well) has really been doing some tizzi in the ka training room. Even if you don’t know, don’t ever ask “who is the budasi” of the unborn because then, you might be suggesting that the expectant mother might have been involved in some kinda “accident” especially if she has no known bull surfing her sites.
Some Kenyan ladies change them like diapers and when you suddenly bump into her “filled up”, you begin to scratch your head or bite your fingers trying to figure out who could be responsible. You call a Kenyan colleague urgently to break the news and to try and increase your knowledge about the latest developments.
“nani amebeba. I met her today at H&M”. You are hoping that your contact has an answer because he/she is supposedly well informed. “Kwani hauna habari? Basi umelala. Si ye hupush na nani siku hizi. Kwanza hiyo ball imeleta noma ju nani ana claim eti siyo yake”. The gossip begins.
Some pregnant Kenyan women who were scanned by KSB were getting heavy for the first time while others are veterans who have all spewed fantastic kids currently attending nursery or other schools. The average Kenyan family in Stockholm has 1-2 kids. It looks like many Kenyan couples have become ”Swedenized” or ”Europeanized” when it comes to the business of making babies – they rarely go beyond two.
If you have one child, Kenyan Stockholmers hooked to ”gossip lines” say that you have a ”degree” in the field of making watoi. If you have two, then you have gone through your Masters. If you have three, it means that you have a Phd. Once you get to the fourth child in Stockholm, then you are seen as someone ”doing research” on children. In fact, a Kenyan in Stockholm herding five members of the tribe is considered a ”senior researcher” in the field. If this kinda couple gets the sixth kid, nobody is taken by surprise because when you begin to research on something, sky is the limit.
We take this opportunity to congratulate researchers like Mzee Yusuf of Uppsala and Mzee Jared Aroka who is currently in Kenya. Lenza Odhiambo deserves kudos for having acquired her Masters while we also wish to mention Mr. And Mrs Asum who have just graduated with a Phd. They have joined Makan (Phd) and the Osumbas who acquired their Phd long time ago. Kudos to Mr. And Mrs Laban Mberi who are on their way to entering the Phd bracket (anytime from now) and many others who will be named in the future.
According to the Kenya-stockholm adage, one is good, two – better, three – perfect, four – fantastic and five is just extra-ordinary. Don’t ask about six because up here in the North pole, Kenyans with six kids are very rare. In other words, six is considered golden and seven is just extreme (like the Islamic fundamentalists).
According to Kenyan ”Baby Professors” in Stockholm, at the degree level, you have just learnt how to make babies ie you have learnt the art of ”playing God” by making another human being. At the masters level, you have understood the process and gained so much confidence that you dare making another one. At the Phd level, you have gained some addiction and become immune to responsibility that goes with the business. Pundits have it that once you get to the Phd level, you are opening the gates of a possible research session.
Whether it is one, two, three etc, another issue is your area of speciality – male or female. You begin to specialize at the Masters level. If you have two boys at this level, then you are specializing in males and vice versa. If you have male and female at this level, then you have combined two specialities. If you have three and two are females, then you are an expert in making females and so fourth. Some Kenyans who have specialized in males have posited that if you want one, you need to think hard when you are going for the examination mostly conducted deep into the night!
COMPETITION BETWEEN KENYAN AND WEST AFRICAN MEN
The sequence in which Kenyan women have suddenly been filled could explain the long retreat of some Kenyan men from the scene. They have been working hard, reading the latest books to get the thesis just right. If you spot a Kenyan woman who has suddenly ”put on weight”, you might be right. The first few months are normally very confusing especially to singles who have never been there. But for those who have gone through the lectures, it is easy to notice that your pal has been ”pumping hard” as people sleep.
Some Kenyans now believe that there is a serious competition between Kenyan and West African men. The situation is so serious that last year, some Kenyan men called an emergency meeting at Vasa (a popular hole) to try and understand why there was an increase in the number of Kenyan ladies who were being snatched by West Africans when it was clear that many handsome and responsible Kenyan men were basically ”womenless”.
There was no answer to the puzzle although others theorized that Kenyan women who were going for West African men were on some kinda adventure. Then the main problem surfaced. Majority of Kenyan women who had been taken by West Africans began to increase weight one by one. With time, it became obvious that these women were not just being fed excess fufu (an equivalent of Ugali). The West Africans were definitely playing some complicated games whether through juju, gold chains or just pure man-power.
This development came at a time when the Kenyan community was also hit with a series of divorces as relationships collapsed without notice, families broke down as the prospect of new babies were also cancelled. Although the phenomena was blamed by men on the Swedish system, Kenyan men could not explain why their women who had fallen on West African arms were suddenly getting ballooned at an alarming rate. Is it that Kenyan men could no longer fire or what was the main problem?
At the Vasa meeting, a major resolution by Kenyan men was that they would embark on a process aimed at demonstrating the virility of Kenyan males. What this meant was that the men would try to convince their ribs to increase weight in order to counter the propaganda that was circulating that Kenyan men ni bure kabisa.
A complicating factor is that during the period when Kenyan women were looking ”West” for mapenzi, many Kenya men were on the brink of alcoholism, a factor that was also associated with relationships that were breaking down. It is against this background that the current ”Kenya baby boom” needs to be understood. The boom is good for the community. KSB congratulates all Kenyans and those attached to our motherland who have been doing good work ”after hours”.
There is need for a prize for the Kenyan couple or family ”holding the record” on the kids front during a specific period of time. Wazee wa Kazi should sit down and discuss this issue because it could be of ”national importance”, given that the community needs to increase its population in Sweden.
Okoth Osewe
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Beatrice Wedding: Initial Pictures
I am away from Stockholm at the moment but I have gotten initial pictures from the Pastor Beatrice Kamau wedding which took place on Saturday June 30th. The wedding was attended by over 300 Kenyans, friends and well wishers.
I have also spoken to Pastor Beatrice who has thanked everybody who ensured that the wedding was a success. Specifcally, the Pastor has sent her gratitude to the committee and any other person who made everything possible.
Okoth Osewe
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