Mr. Daniel Mwaura, the Chairman of Narc-Kenya Scandinavia, would like to thank all Kenyans and friends who turned up during the welcoming ceremony of his three month old daughter, Nyambura, in Stockholm on Saturday 29th November 2008.
The event, which was attended by over 80 people was a memorable occasion which attracted one of the biggest crowds in Kenya Stockholm. Parents came with their children who played freely as adults conversed with each other as they had fun during the evening.
Prayers were led by Pastor Beatrice Kamau and Brother Samson who held the baby during a moment of prayer as the guests raised their hands in the air to ask God to guide and protect the baby. One could witness genuine love and affection in people’s faces as the invited guests chatted freely. It was a welcome break from Kenya-Stockholm blog wars that had characterized scene during the past two weeks and various protagonists met and discussed the blog situation without tension.
Pastor Beatrice Kamau was one of the Chief Clerics who presided over the occasion and she attacked people who had converted the bible and the word of God into a big joke. Addressing the attentive crowd, she said that she was shocked when she recently heard someone addressing God as “Our Dad in heaven” and said that both the bible and the name of God deserved serious respect.
She told the gathering that there are all kinds of pretenders preaching the word of God in Stockholm and gave the example of a Nigerian drug peddler who was found hiding drugs in a bible while pretending to be a man of God.
“When they are caught, these people say that they are preachers while the truth is that they are drug traffickers”, she said.
Among speakers who addressed the audience was Mzee Gerry Changa Midenyo who criticised Kenyans practicing tribalism in Kenya and in Stockholm. Mr. Gerry said that his tribe is Kenyan, stating that he could speak many languages. He drove the audience to laughter when he spoke Kikuyu, Luo Luhya, Kamba and Masaai languages. Mzee Gerry warned that Kenyans needed to unite and to live in harmony.
Another speaker was Mzee Peter Mukundi, who said that himself together with Mrs Hellen Opwapo had been approached to organize a “Kenya Christmas dinner table” so that members of the community could interact during Christmas.
He said that he appreciated the honour that had been bestowed upon him and Mrs Opwapo and encouraged Kenyans to support the idea for the sake of unity within the community. He said that information will soon be availed through KSB and other channels so that the idea could be brought to reality. The idea came from Mr. Clay Onyango, a Kenyan resident in Stockholm who was nevertheless absent from the function.
Speaking to KSB a day after the event, Mr. Mwaura said that his family was very touched with the support and solidarity they received during the function. “The whole family was happy and I take this opportunity to thank everybody who came to join us in welcoming my daughter”, he told KSB.
Kikuyu traditional songs to welcome the child rent the air as guests danced in unison. Mrs Grace Nyambura and Mrs Lillian Olin led the guests in chanting Kikuyu songs.
There was plenty of food and drinks and everybody appeared satisfied. Attendance was by invitation and those who were present included Mr. Martin Ngatia, Mrs Hellen Opwapo, Mr. Laban Mberi, Mr. Mrs Margaret Njuhia, Makan Macharia, Munala wa Munala, Mr. Githuku wa Muirani, Mr. Joseph Munene, Ms Catherine Waithera, Mrs Sarah Kinuthia, Mrs Jane Chege and her sister Naomi, Mrs Mercy Newman, Mr. George Thage and his sister, Ms Winnie Njoki Mukaru among others.
Okoth Osewe
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