Kenyan woman tells friends: “Thank you very much”
Mrs. Pamela Omiti, a Kenyan woman who lost 10 relatives in a road crash in Kenya last month, has thanked all Kenyans who showed solidarity with her following the catastrophe that struck the family. In a message sent to KSB, Pamela said that she is now back from Kenya and that she continues to deal with the emotional trauma that followed the tragedy. The relatives, who included four uncles and their wives, were buried in a mass grave at their home village in Kenya. KSB welcomes Pamela back from Kenya.
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Thank you all also in Sweden too for your support during this tragic time.God bless you.Nick(Pamela Brother)
Re: kenyan women leaders to be reckoned with
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Kasuku: How much time do you have? For starters, just off the top of my head:
Mary Nyanjiru (Leader of 1922 Protests at the Norfolk Hotel; took charge when men got scared of confronting armed racist settlers)
Syo Tuna(Nationalist leader from Akamba community)
Moraa wa Ngiti (freedom fighter from the Abagusii community)
Me Katilili (patriot who led Giriama people to oppose forced labour and taxation; first political detainee in Kenya’s history)
General Muthoni (Mau Mau leader)
Sarah Serai (Mau Mau leader)
Chelagat Mutai (militant university of Nairobi student leader; fearless MP for Eldoret North)
Grace Onyango (First female MP of Kenya; first female mayor of Kisumu)
Micere Mugo (world famous feminist, poet and scholar)
Wangui wa Goro( part of the revolutionary underground in the 1980s; translated Ngugi’s Matigari)
Sumayya Hassan-Athmani (Chief Executive Officer, National Oil Corporation of Kenya)
Charity Ngilu (First female Presidential candidate)
Martha Karua (Only major female Presidential candidate in 2012)
Atsango Chesoni (KHRC Executive Director; formerly Vice Chair Committee of Experts)
Sultana Fadhil (feminist lawyer, human rights advocate)
Dekha Ibrahim(celebrated peace activist; died in 2011)
Wahu Kaara ( leading light in the World Social Forum process)
Rosemary Orlale (respected editor and feminist)
Muthoni Wanyeki(human rights advocate, brilliant writer)
Jennifer Koinante (leader of Yiaaku ethnic minority-population 4,000 living in the Mukogodo forest, near Nanyuki and Dol Dol)
Rebecca Lolisoli (fearless Samburu feminist, founder of Umoja Peace Village-woman only commune four kilometers from Archer’s Post)
Njeri Kabeberi (first Chairperson of RPP; first treasurer of Safina; founding director of KHRC, 4Cs, Centre for Multiparty Democracy)
Fatma Anyanzwa (Founder of Kenya Anti-Rape Organization)
Suzzana Owiyo (feminist singer and philanthropist)
Rasna Warah (leading columnist, editor and writer)
Iddi Achieng (actor, chanteuse, humanitarian)
Sophie Ogutu (activist, thespian, Kenyan rep for World March of Women)
Patricia Kameri-Mbote (leading feminist academic)
Mueni Kieni (leading theatre director)
Shailja Patel (brilliant poet and activist)
Winnie Mitula (respected scholar)
Kathini Maloba; (founder of Kenya Women Workers Organization; socialist member of the underground)
Annarita Karimi Njeru (first and only female MP from the Meru region; happens to be Kathure Kebaara’s mom)
Betty Kaari Murungi (brilliant lawyer, feminist, organizer)
Nyota Ndogo (celebrated singer)
Catherine Kasavuli (veteran journalist; role model for women in the media)
Zarina Patel (historian, socialist, activist, editor)
Wanjiru Kihoro (leader of the Kenya Left underground; founder of ABANTU)
Grace Ogot (groundbreaking Kenyan writer; OK she is also my auntie)
Tegla Loroupe (marathon champion and peace activist)
Lorna Kiplagat (long distance ace and motivational leader)
Pamela Jelimo (first Kenyan woman to win Olympic gold)
Maria Nzomo (scholar and constitutional expert)
Mary Onyango (late anti-cancer pioneering activist; and exponent of national unity and diversity)
Margaret Kenyatta (first woman to be mayor of Nairobi)
Agnes Ndetei (progressive MP)
Wangari Maathai (need I say more?)
Rehema Jaldessa (dynamic businessperson; peace activist, feted by Obama)
Ann Ngugi (respected NGO leader; feted by Michelle Obama)
Andia Kisia (won BBC radio play contest TWICE)
Wambui Mwangi (respected Kenyan academic and writer)
[There are many I could add, but I know them too well, including several members of Jukwaa. I don’t wanna be accused of bias].
Onyango Oloo
Nairobi, Kenya
what a tragedy! Poleni sana. Ma their souls rest in peace!