A Kenyan national working for Ambassador Purity Muhindi as a cook has been fired by the Ambassador after he went to hospital and was told that he is suffering from diabetes. According to a source, the male cook, who is in his 50s, was also informed by the Ambassador that he will be travelling back to Kenya next Saturday following
Read moreWe have been told verbally and in writing that the late Mzee James Wuod Maggero never liked the idea of bodies being transported to Kenya for burial because of the huge wastage of money in the process. According to Dagmar, Maggero’s wife: “James felt very strongly about not sending bodies of deceased persons back home. Those who knew James would
Read moreThe late James Wuod Maggero, the great story-teller, has left behind him a legacy (albeit a sad one to some) which will be used as a point of reference in the future by Kenyans in Sweden and elsewhere in the Diaspora. His passing on has whipped up emotions from a cross section of Kenyans, Africans and Swedes, exhibiting both support
Read moreJames Wuod Maggero, whose real name was also “Otieno”, was a good story teller. He could glue his listener for hours with titillating tales, be they about his escapes in Kenya or his excursions in Sweden when he first came to this country. When, one day, he went with Dagmar to his home village in Siranga, Aoko Nyar Bamba, Maggero’s
Read moreFirst and foremost, I send my condolences to the Maggeros on the passing away of Mr. Wuod Maggero. Secondly, I take this opportunity to respond to the so-called “Liberated Young Kenyans in Stockholm” who have signed a strongly-worded “e-petition” on the African Press in Norway (APN) website, challenging matters published on the Kenya Stockholm Blog (KSB), pertaining to the late
Read moreI am shocked to hear that the murderer of the late Juliet Kavinga is free for lack of evidence. It’s so sad that the family back home in Kenya will never get justice for losing a loved one. The main reason why lam writing these few lines is because of the way she died. Juliet, being over seven months pregnant,
Read moreMr Odero, if I may ask: How many organizations have Kenyans in Sweden started or established with Committees, Master planning and have flopped? They are many as you also know. Who said that if you want to organize a party, a wedding, a fundraising or form an organization you always have to have a Master plan and elect a Committee?
Read moreThanks a lot Mr Okoth Osewe for the healthy discussion. The idea is not just to build apartments but to invest in Kenya in any other good venture. Contributing 100 kr does not mean that that’s the money we will rely on. Once we have a good number of serious members, we could agree and raise the contribution to even
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