The Michael Osumba Funeral Committee in Stockholm is pleased to announce that the target of SEK 43.000 (Ksh 580.000) that was needed to transport Osumba’s remains to Kenya was reached on Saturday, 28th September at the “Final Push” Harambee that was called by the Committee. The funds drive, which was held at Nancy’s residence in Farsta, raised SEK 5.500 which
Read moreAs Kenyans in Stockholm are aware, a fresh “Final Push” Harambee has been called on Saturday, September 28th to help raise funds to transport the remains of the late Michael Osumba to Kenya. So far, SEK 37.775 has been raised while the cost of transporting the body stands at SEK 43.000. This means that SEK 5.250 is still needed plus
Read moreOver the past one week, the Michael Osumba Funds being raised to transport his remains to Kenya got a boost with SEK 2.000. Gideon Nyakwar Oyundi joined Club 1000 while another SEK 1.000 came in from a contributor who would like to remain anonymous. This brings the total amount raised so far to SEK 37.775 ahead of the “Final Push”
Read moreAs had been announced earlier, a second Harambee to help transport the remains of Michael Osumba to Kenya has been called on Saturday, September 7th 2013 at the residence of Nancy in Färsta. In the meantime, the Committee is pleased to announce that two more members of Club 1000 have paid up, bringing the total amount raised so far to
Read moreOn behalf of the Michael Osumba Funeral Committee, I am writing to express my sincere appreciation to all those who participated in the late Osumba’s fundraising on Saturday August 31, 2013. Thanks for sparing time and donating money generously or purchasing food and drinks at the event. Some technicalities arose earlier on Saturday but they were resolved and we later
Read moreAccording to final figures released by the Treasury of the Michael Osumba Committee, a total of SEK 24.775 was raised after all expenses incurred to organize the Harambee. The breakdown is as follows: Cash raised from the contribution book at the harambee was SEK 14.000; Club 1000 SEK 15.000; Drinks 7.300; Food SEK 1.525 while Open House at Nancy brought
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