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Moses Trubadur: Kenya’s Music Ambassador In Sweden

  Moses Menja Gichia aka Trubadur Mosgi has established himself as a music Ambassador in Sweden. A one man guitarist, Trubadur specializes in the traditional tunes and the golden oldies. Trubadur has come a long way in his career and he is determined to climb to even greater heights. When Trubadur was growing up in Nairobi’s Eastlands many years back, he had not dreamed of becoming a musician whose work would captivate large audiences. It was not until he left high school in the seventies that he discovered his talent. Living with a brother at Ofafa Maringo in Nairobi, Kenya,…
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Tinga Tinga Jazz Band Thrills The Crowd In Stockholm

Tinga Tinga Jazz band yesterday thrilled a huge crowd of about 100 revelers who had turned up at Södra theatre in Stockholm to enjoy themselves. Led by Odhis Jangoma, key vocalist and backed by Benta Achieng, it was all systems go as revelers broke into dance when the beats tended to saturate their systems. From the background was Onyango Raringo, solo guitarist whose rhythms blended with Achieng’s voice to send cool vibrations across the crowd, provoking them into occasional but slow gyrations. Benta sung songs about the mysteries of life, loneliness and the importance of using condoms. A key attraction which…
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Kiboi Memorial In The News

Body of Kenyan diplomat due home tomorrow By TIMES REPORTER The body of a Kenyan diplomat who died in a mysterious house fire in Oslo, Norway arrives tomorrow. A low profile memorial service for the late diplomat, Mr James Kiboi, took place at St Emmanuel Church in Stockholm on Monday. Although a decision to hold the service was taken on Friday last week after the body was released to the family, sources say many Kenyans learnt of the service only hours before the event. The memorial service came in the wake of concerns by the head of “Wazee Hukumbuka Club”…
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Great Relief As Juliet Funds Are Accounted For

At a Juliet committee crisis meeting charged with tension and free flow of adrenalin, the Ksh 300.000 that a large section of the Juliet committee members feared missing was eventually accounted for. At the meeting held at Kulturhuset on Friday 15th September, a fire-breathing Treasurer, Mr. Silas Njuguna, charged that he was shocked to read at the Kenya Stockholm Blog that he had disappeared and that cash was missing. “People have been calling me all day asking me why I have stolen money”, he told the meeting. According to Mr. Njuguna, he sent his apologies through a Committee member and…
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Kenya Women MPs Make Contact With Kesofo Officials

      Officials of the Kenya Social Forum in Sweden (Kesofo) have met with six Kenyan MPs who are currently in Stockholm for a one week Women leader’s seminar. The MPs are part of a delegation of twenty women leaders from Kenya also attending the seminar. Kesofo officials had a private dinner with the MPs in a Restaurant in Stockholm on Saturday September 2nd.   The purpose of the meeting was to enable Kesofo to study possibilities of organizing a meeting between the delegation and Kenyans in Sweden before the delegation leaves for Kenya on Sunday September 10th. Speaking at the function,…
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Kenya Officials In Stockholm For World Water Week

A handful of Kenyan officials are currently in Sweden to attend the World Water Week in Stockholm. Officials who have so far been identified by Kenya Stockholm Blog are Mr. Kabando wa Kabando, an official of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage System, Mr. Charles Kibaru, Mr. Michael Ngari and Mrs Wangari Muchiri, all working with Water related departments in Kenya. Hon Mutua Katuku, the Minister of water, and Mr. Gakuhia, the Director of Water, are also part of the delegation which will be in Sweden until Saturday 26th August when they will leave for Kenya. The group has shown…
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Mr & Mrs Clay Onyango’s 1st Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Clay Onyango’s first wedding anniversary will be held at Albyskolan on Saturday 12th August 2006 from 18.00. There will be free entrance, free drinks and free food. Envelopes will be available to be “stuffed” by enthusiasts who want to show solidarity. Mr. and Mrs Clay got married last August at a fantastic wedding that many Kenyan observers believe “broke the record of opulence” at Kenyan weddings. Clay’s wedding was the third public wedding by a Kenyan in Stockholm in the last two decades. This is in sharp contrast to the situation among Kenyans in London where weddings…
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