Sheila-Mustaq Wedding Date Changed
The date of the wedding between Ms Shiela Wangari and Mustaq Shaheen that was scheduled for December 19th has been changed to December 12th. This is the same day that Kenyans celebrate Jamhuri (Independence) day.
According to information from the couple, the wedding ceremony will be conducted at Södermalmskyrka located at Skanstull from 11.00. Further information about reception will be circulated when it becomes available. Kenyans of all walks of life have been invited to the wedding.
Okoth Osewe
Week-End: What’s On Kenya-Stockholm Furai Menu?
VUMBI AND KASULE LIVE AT LILA WIEN
- Friday 25th: Vumbi Dekula and Sam Kasule at Lilla Wien Restaurant Address – Swedenborsgatan 20 (Pendel Stockholm Södra). Live music from 21.00pm-1.00am. Total entertainment guaranteed. Entrence free!!
- Friday 25th: Celebration of end of Ramadhan: Party at “Yes We Can” Lokal at Malmvägen 12 in Sollentuna hosted by Network for Africans Unity in Sweden. Doors open: 21.00pm-6.00am. DJs Mukasa, Mike and Jimmy spinning all night long. Entrance: 50kr.
- Saturday 26th: Vumbi Dekula and Sam Kasule at Lilla Wien Restaurant. Address – Swedenborsgatan 20 (Pendel Stockholm Södra). Live music from 21.00pm-1.00am. Total entertainment guaranteed. Entrence free!!
- Saturday 26th: Mrs Sarah Kinuthia celebrates her 50th birthday at Styrmansgatan 1 (Tube Östermalmstorg) from 14.00 hrs sharp! Info: 0700389343
- Saturday 26th: Mrs Petty Osewe Okulo has a funds drive following the tragic loss of her In-Law in Kenya: Address – Hornsgatan 137 (Tube Hornstull) from 18.00. Info: 0737883068.
KSB EVENT SCHEDULE
Judgment on Woman Assault Case in Two Weeks
Judgment on the case in which a Kenyan man was charged with assaulting a Kenyan woman after a Kenyan Party in Sätra will be delivered in two weeks time. According to a KSB contact on the case, the Kenyan’s defence strategy was based on pleading for leniency on grounds that at the time he is alleged to have hit the woman, he was totally inebriated.
With the presence of a strong witness who was ready to stand beside the woman to support her case, police having been called to take statements and the woman’s injuries having been documented by Swedish doctors, the strategy of denying the assault may have been unworkable thus the Kenyans choice of taking the position that he couldn’t remember much of what happened on the material day.
The Kenyan was represented by his lawyer who questioned the women about their level of inebriation at the time of the alleged crime. Just like the Kenyan, the women admitted that they were not sober but this point may not play a very big role in the case because being inebriated is no excuse for going on attack.
The court noted that it is not the first time the Kenyan had been brought before the court system and this point may work against the him in the final analysis.
According to a lawyer familiar with such cases, the Kenyan may walk away with a fine of between 10-20,000 kr if he is lucky. If the court decides to take a harsher stand, he may be locked in for 6 months to two years depending on his past crimes and the severity of the crimes he may have committed in the past. The layer says that the Kenyan is likely to lose the case whichever way you look at it.
Some Kenyans were of the view that the case may have been settled out of court where the guy could part with a smaller amount of cash but the fundamental problem has been two-pronged – there has been no credible mediator while the assaulted woman has not been so keen on mediation.
KSB wishes to add that the two Kenyans have never had any romantic relationship before as alluded to in other discussion quarters. The brawl that may have led to the assault was a spontaneous event which happened in the twinkle of an eye and quite unexpectedly. The guy is known to be a cool guy and friends have not been able to understand how the assault may have happened. The woman has stuck to her guns that justice must be done.
Okoth Osewe
Update: Mr. Onyango Sumba “to Undergo Brain Scan”
As we write, Mr. Onyango Sumba may have already undergone a brain scan (MRI) at Kenyatta national hospital where he remains hospitalized. KSB has spoken to Judy, Mr. Sumba’s younger sister in Kenya, who has been beside him since he was admitted to hospital.
At the same time, KSB is in touch with Mr. Dick Kamau, a Kenyan who has been residing in Stockholm but who relocated to Kenya a few years ago. Mr. Kamau said that he had already paid for Mr. Sumba’s brain scan which cost 15.200 Kenyan shillings.
According to the Sumba family, he is doing well except that he is still weak and cannot talk. Judy told KSB that at the moment, the family is still studying the situation and that although the hospital bill continues to rise, there is no immediate crisis.
She said that the family will appreciate help from anywhere although she added that at the moment, the main concentration is on ensuring that Mr. Sumba makes a full recovery. She said that it was not the first time that Mr. Sumba had been admitted to hospital and hoped that his condition will soon improve.
She also said that the family was comfortable with Mr. Sumba being hospitalized at Kenyatta Hospital because he is being well taken care of at the ninth floor which, she said, is a private wing. She understood the concerns of Kenyans in Stockholm who were getting worried that Mr. Sumba may have been abandoned at Kenyatta by his political contacts.
She was full of praise for the interest the Sumba situation has created in Kenya-Stockholm and promised to give regular updates about Sumba’s situation.
Mr. Jack Mulo, a Kenyan resident in Linköping in Sweden who is also one of Mr. Sumba’s closest friends, told KSB that there should be no panic among Kenya Stockholmers about Mr. Sumba’s situation.
Mr. Mulo has also been in touch with the family and promised to coordinate any activities in Sweden in relation to Mr. Sumba’s situation in case such a need arose. He said that the initial reports appeared alarmist because of lack of direct contact with the Sumba family and thanked all Kenyans who have expressed concerns about Mr. Sumba.
He said that it was natural for Kenyans in Stockholm to question the circumstances under which Mr. Sumba was being hospitalized because Mr. Sumba was well known and liked by Kenyans in Stockholm. He promised to provide any important updates to KSB which might come his way as he was in daily contact with the Sumba family in Kenya.
Okoth Osewe
Gerry Midenyo Says Justice Ringera Must Go
Mr. Gerry Changa Midenyo aka Mwana wa Pappa, a Kenyan resident in Stockholm, has said that the re-appointment of Justice Aaron Ringera by President Mwai Kibaki a few weeks ago to head the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority was illegal and that all Kenyans of good will should stand up to be counted on the war against Ringera.
Speaking to KSB, Mr. Midenyo said that “the appointment of Ringera is a representation of the continuing abuse of power by President Kibaki who no longer listens to anyone including members of his own Cabinet”.
Sounding upset, Mr. Midenyo told KSB that the crisis currently facing Kenya is based on the country being led by a pre-independence generation whose time in politics is over. He urged members of the younger generation to use the current crisis facing the government to organize for a power take-over in December 2012.
“The youth must rise to the occasion because the older generation has shown that they are incapable of leading Kenya to prosperity”, Mr. Midenyo told KSB.
He attacked Mr. William Ruto for playing an antagonistic role in ODM by using the issue of Mau forest and urged voters in Rift Valley Province to watch Ruto carefully because he was capable of splitting the struggle against the Kikuyu ruling class whom, he said, stole elections in December 2007. “Ruto could be the Kalonzo of 2012”, he said.
“Mr. Ruto is doing more harm than good to ODM because he no longer knows the real enemies of Kenya”, he said.
Turning to Kenyans in Stockholm, Mr. Midenyo said that they should stop inter-personal wars and petty bickering and organize themselves to address issues facing the Kenyan community in Stockholm.
“The current state of irresponsibility by some Kenyans in Stockholm is unacceptable. Men beating women and others taking advantage of paperless girls for sexual gain does not reflect well within the community”, he said.
He praised KSB for keeping Kenya-Stockholmers well informed about social, cultural, political and other issues and urged other Kenyans to appreciate the role KSB was playing in the Kenya-Stockholm community.
Okoth Osewe
Mohammed Gadaffi’s Full UN Speech
In honour and recognition of Mohammed Gadaffi’s contribution to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday 23rd September 2009, we link up the full footage of Gadaffi’s UN speech here at KSB. Gadaffi emerges as a great and powefull speaker capable of confronting Western imperialism without being rude. If the United States of Africa were to be a reality facing Presidential elections next year, KSB would recommend Gadaffi for the post. He brought the case of Africa to the UN so powerfully that one has to listen to him. Every African needs to listen to this speech because it carries with it challenges to the UN and ideas that needs serious reflection.
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