Credit Crunch Gone Crazy In Kenya
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A husband working abroad wrote to his wife…..
Dear Sweetheart, I can’t send my salary this month. The global market crises has affected me, so I am sending 100 kisses. You are my sweetheart.
Your loving husband,
His wife replied…
Sweetheart Dearest, Thanks for the 100 kisses, below is the list of expenses I paid with the Kisses…..
1. The Milk man agreed on 2 kisses for one month’s milk.
2. The electricity man agreed not to disconnect us only after 7 kisses.
3. Your landlord comes every day to take 2 or 3 kisses instead of the rent
4. Supermarket owner did not accept kisses only, so I gave him other
items. I hope you understand.
5. Other expenses 40 kisses.
Please don’t worry about me, I have a remaining balance of 35 kisses and
I hope I can complete the month using this balance…
Shall I plan the same for next month? Please Advice!!!
Your Sweet Heart,
Remember, your opinion is highly welcome as we go through this together.
African Summer Dance Sato 20th June
Network for Africans Unity in Sweden Presents African Midsommar dance night – Stockholm Weekender club with hot African beats: Zouk, SydAfrikan, Swahili hits, Lingala and many more…
KONA DANCE : Afrofam band- live with DJ Mike mm.
Date: Saturday 20th June 2009 at ALVIK FOLKETS HUS from 19.00 until LATE
Address: Gustavslundsvägen 168;
Entrance: 100 kr
contact: Joh; jonsby2015(at)gmail.com
HIP HOP, DANCE HALL, R&B AND MORE
Saturday 20 June 2009.
19.00 – late
Alvik Folkets hus
Gustavslundsvägen 168
Entrance 100kr
contact:John;jonsby2015@gmail.com
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Mid-Summer “Party Go-Round” Ends in Märsta
Kenyans and other fun lovers will agree that the Mid Summer fun sessions are already packed to capacity. At the Red Line Disco in Sätra, there will be a Party thrown by Club Soweto that will end at 03.00 hrs while at Lilla Wien, Vumbi Deckula and Sam Kasule will be keeping fans busy on the dance floor up to 1.00 hrs.
DJ Jimmy in action
In Märsta, Maison Africa, a group increasingly becoming a name especially in Märsta where it has set base, will be throwing yet another Mid-Summer Party where DJ Jimmy will be featuring with Kenya/African music of all descriptions.
The difference on time scale is that while all the three boogie jams will not go beyond 03.00 hrs, the Märsta treat will be running well into the wee hours of Saturday morning. The organizers have promised a present for both “the last man and the last lady standing”. It is not clear when this will happen and it all remains a matter of wait and see.
With lots of Parties floating around, KSB sends warm Mid-Summer greetings to all our esteemed readers with the confidence that there will be no shortage of fun time for fun lovers. This year’s Summer promises to be “a Summer to remember” because according to Entertainment barons in Kenya-Stockholm, “the Party has just began”.
If you have been left out of the goings of late, it is time to kick a leg and reduce some weight after a winter of sausages, chips and fried chickens. May be, it would be strategic to begin the action at Lilla Wien to spy on Vumbi, pass over at Red Line to sample stuff and as the clock ticks, you zoom to Märsta to check out if you could be the last man or woman who will still be standing when the bulls and other heifers shall have retreated back to their kraals!
Okoth Osewe
Club Soweto Presents “Mid Summer Party” 19th/June
Club Soweto will be presenting the “Mid Summer Party” on Friday 19th June at the Red Line Disco, Sätra Centrum. Tickets will be selling at 60kr pp and the event will run from 21.00 hrs – 03.00 hrs. All are welcome.
Okoth Osewe
Vumbi Dekula and Sammy Kasule at Lilla Wien – 19/20 June
Maestro Vumbi Dekula and his compatriot, Sammy Kasule, will be jamming heads at Lilla Wien Bar & Restaurant on 19-20th June (Friday-Saturday) between 21.00 and 1.00. The address is Swedenborgatan 20 (Södra Station Pendeltåg). Revellers are invited to enjoy and dance to the beats of “Soukous Mashariki na Kati”. The duo has been running gigs at the restaurant for a long time now.
Okoth Osewe
Pablo Machine to Feature at Norsborg 27/June
Pablo Machine, a leading music Artist in Stockholm, will be playing Live at Norsborg Music Huset on Saturday, June 27th. According to information gathered
Pablo Machine in action in Märsta
by KSB, Pablo and Crew will be entertaining revelers and fans alike with beats that have been in the works over the past few months.
Pablo told KSB that fans should expect stuff to happen, now that the summer is here. On Saturday, May 30th, Pablo entertained revelers Live at a disco in Märsta which was organized by Maison Africaine, an Entertainment group that is building a base in Märsta, in the process, generating a stream of loyal fans looking for fun.
The dreadlocked Pablo is known for his “Machine-like” dance moves while his “staying power” on the dance floor remains unrivalled especially within the Kenya-Stockholm boogie gangs.
On Wednesday, 24th June, Pablo will be performing live at the Red Line Disco in Sätra. The Artist told KSB that he is beginning to expand his operations especially in Stockholm and promised lots of fun in the time ahead. KSB wishes him good luck.
Okoth Osewe
Grand Nyama Choma On 1st August
This year’s “Grand Nyama Choma” at Fittja beach will be held on the 1st of August. The event will be organized by Sound of Blackness, a rising Entertainment group that has been responsible for featuring several Kenyan music Artists, the latest having been Nameless who entertained Kenyans and friends on 6th June at Sätra’s Red Line Disco. Further details will be made public as they become available.
Okoth Osewe
“Kenya Center in Stockholm” Idea Proposed
A group of Kenyans in Stockholm have mooted an idea for the setting up of “Kenya Center in Stockholm” to enable the community begin a process of serious re-organization especially at the social front.
The idea revolves around mobilizing a minimum of 50 Kenyans to seek ways of acquiring a lokal (venue) where the community could meet and engage in other socio-cultural activities. So far, five Kenyans have put their names down to begin the project and this message is intended to circulate within the Kenyan community so that those interested could join the project.
A major pillar on which the idea rests is based on raising money that can fund a lokal for a minimum of 1 year at an average monthly rate of 10,000 kr. According to the brain boxes behind the idea, a target of 50 Kenyans is realistic because since the total amount needed for annual rent is 120,000 kr, the idea would work if every individual contributed 2,500 kr. The mathematics has it that there are over 1000 Kenyans in Stockholm alone and out of this number, there must be those who are getting concerned with the state of disorganization to an extent that Kenyans have nowhere to meet especially at short notice.
As a starting point, the idea rolls around giving every Kenyan who wants to get involved between 6 months to one year to raise 2,500kr that would see the project take off the ground. In essence, this means raising 250 kr every months for ten months at the minimum. If the number of interested Kenyans grows past the 50 target, the amount to be raised per individual would be much lower. Those who put their money in the Project will be charged with running the Center.
Once the money is raised and the Center begins to operate, the Management would continue raising funds to finance the Center by organizing activities and making it possible for Kenyans to hire the lokal at affordable prices for different activities.
Although five Kenyans have already signed their names to join the project, the matter is still at an idea level and so far, no funds are actively being raised. When the list of interested Kenyans grows to ten, a meeting will be called for the real brain storming to begin after which a Committee will be set up to oversee the project.
Many Kenyans are becoming concerned about the state of disorganization of the community in Stockholm and those behind the idea believe that something must be done. Further details about the Project, contact persons and how to get involved will be released by the end of the week.
Okoth Osewe
Mid-Summer Party With DJ Jimmy At Märsta
Maison Africaine Presents Mid-Summer Afton Party” with DJ Jimmy on Friday June 19th at Central Skolan, Märsta. Address: Skolgatan 10. Fee is 50kr. doors open 18.00 Hrs. Info: 0704954947.
Okoth Osewe
New Opportunity for Kids, Families to Have Fun
You are hereby invited to a family event of Kenyans and friends o Saturday 27th of June at Solbacken, Hässelby gård between1 2:00-00:00 hrs. Location Kvarnhagsgatan 75, at the backside.
Families are urged to bring their children on time. This will be the big day for children, filled with activities such as African dance/drums workshop, saa ngapi Bwana Simba, Paukwa Pakawa among others.
Nyama choma and Ugali will be served at a reasonable price. Not to forget “wazee mtapewa” activities. For further info, contact Albert Taabu 073-637 69 31, 070-419 30 53.
Okoth Osewe
Njenga’s Pre-Wedding Videos Retired From KSB
The Moses Njenga’s Pre-wedding videos have been retired from KSB because the presence of the videos at the blog site and at Youtube is creating a lot of anxiety to the young couple. Although the event was public, the couple did not understand that the videos would be broadcast at KSB through Youtube. After lengthy discussions with the couple, KSB management has come to the conclusion that it would be better for the videos to be retired from the blog site in the private interest of the young couple preparing for their wedding in Kenya.
The couple understands that under Laws governing freedom of information especially of public events, there is no legal basis for retiring the videos and the move to do so has been done after a careful consideration of the main private circumstances presented to KSB.
The videos are in no way obnoxious, pornographic, libelous, defamatory or out of tune as per accepted rules of engagement. In other words, there is no legal basis of pulling them down and the move has been made as an amicable compromise to enable the couple be at peace as they prepare for their wedding. It is not a precedent-setting case and KSB does not expect a stream of requests for material to be retired.
Because the couple is averse to publicity of the pre-wedding, and because of acceptable reasons that have been presented in detail to KSB by the couple, it has been decided that the videos be retired through “Executive Orders” conferred upon the President of the Republic KSB. Such orders are executed from time to time at KSB. This notice is to enable those who have watched the videos to be spared from surprise when the clips go missing at the blog.
We hope that the this action will be good news to the couple preparing for their wedding in August. KSB does not exist to agonize or antagonize but to inform and promote unity within the Kenyan community in Stockholm. Obviously, the Pre-wedding was a fantastic, happy and memorable moment and, under the circumstances, we believe that if the videos have become a source of embarrassment, anxiety or concern to those affected, it would be in the interest of peace and tranquility that they be retired.
The event was filmed in good faith with the purpose of “information dissemination” but since the couple has politely raised credible concerns, we wish to honor their humble request that the videos be retired. Having been shot at a public function and in broad view, we appreciate the understanding of the couple that the retirement of the videos from KSB is legally reversible and that the action has been taken in the spirit of brother/sisterhood. We apologize to readers who may disagree.
Okoth Osewe
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