Peter Kenneth on East Africa Radio U.S answered questions from Kenyans abroad. Laban calling from Houston and many others seemed more concerned as to whether Ruto and Uhuru will be on the ballot, and what the outcome of ICC will be. Peter Kenneth was not so much interested on talking about this. He was thinking toward the future. “We cannot be held by the past. I’m dealing with issues and looking to unite people by issues and not tribes,” he said. Peter Gachuiri calling from St Louis commented, “A lone ranger will go nowhere.” Gachuri did not say how he established the analysis that Peter Kenneth was alone and how he was able to know how 20 million voters in Kenya are thinking. Gachuiri also made a comment that, “I believe we are not there!” This in reference to Kenya not been ready for development like the U.S. Gachuiri did not say which year the U.S got “there” or which year he expects Kenya to get “there.” To this type of thinking Peter Kenneth noted, “I would not like to be counted for one thinking backward and not forward.”
Kenyans abroad are known for their export of hard cash to Kenya. Each year they are said to remit over $1 billion dollars that has kept Kenya afloat. A trend is emerging of most of the money going toward buying products imported from Kenya. The products like the bead tie worn by this Kenyan pictured in the resent Jamhuri day celebrations. Njenga of Lowell city in Boston region attending the Jamhuri celebrations said he was happy not only to wear the flag in this day but to know he had promoted a business in Kenya and given a Kenyan a job. He encouraged other Kenyans to look for where Kenya products are sold and when an event like Jamhuri day, Madaraka day or Mshujaa day is celebrated Kenyans this day can be wearing the Kenyan products.
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In a discussion with Attorney Njoroge Kamau of Worcester Massachusetts on the view by Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission IEBC it was noted that the process can be simplified and the following remarks put forward. “The IEBC should not try to showcase the process for Kenyans abroad is so complicated but should look for ways to ensure rights of Kenyans are granted as provided by the constitution. The IEBC should not reference a system as bad if they do not understand it very well. ” Immaculate, reference of Florida to show mail-in was not fully founded. Indeed many states in the U.S use mail in for elections even for people who do not want to go to the polls and not just for citizens abroad. To avoid the $20 per person budget which would mean if 3 million voters would cost the tax payers $60 million or more than Kshs 5 billion. However there are systems the IEBC can use without asking the proce of food to be taxed more so Kenyans abroad can vote and give each person the right to vote. ...
"650 members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya were fired 2008 and sent home,” said the new Chairman Ahmed Isaack Hassan of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) when visiting Boston region to discuss and get views from Kenyans Living abroad as regards to their voting in next election, 2012. He said, “Kenyans burnt voting cards,” after the previous election which ended up igniting the worst post election violence that saw over 1000 Kenyans lose their lives and Kenya become a global story. Hassan however said, “After becoming the Interim Independent Elections Commissioner (IIEC) from May 2009 and thereafter the Chairman of IEBC was formed we have conducted 12 by elections and not a single one has being challenged in court.” Kenyans in greater Boston region appreciated this remark. ...
The concepts of Thanksgiving and Gratitude are synonymous. They are spontaneous ways of expressing a benefit we have received from an individual, a group or a wider society. It is a very natural sentiment which any normal person exhibits when a given a gift in the form of a commodity or as a supportive action in the context of an ideal that is being pursued. ...
Started as a way to give thanks for the harvest, Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and other parts of the world each year. In the U.S it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. For Kenyans in the U.S this has evolved to be a day of celebration and feasting of the turkey bird which is the popular food for this day. In Atlanta Kenyans also gather for a four-day marathon of dancing and partying. After giving thanks for good health, family, a job, a good husband, a good wife, good parents and living in the greatest country U.S, Kenyans should also consider giving thanks to other things. Below 5 things Kenyans should consider giving thanks to during Thanksgiving holiday weekend. ...
Millions of hours were poured into crafting Vision 2030, 5 years later a look at Vision 2030 reveals it has not attained the progressive goals it was crafted to achieve. Since the vision was presented in Atlanta to Kenyans by then Minister of Finance Amos Kimunya, the shilling has weakened to the worst possible rate exchange in Kenya history of over Kshs 100 to the dollar, Kenyans in Turkana and livestock died because of drought, the strategic food reserve at some point became empty and the university students in public universities are home after the 7,000 university teaching staff went on strike. Vision 2030 is currently struggling under the pressure of population growth. When proposed and enacted Kenya had a population of about 35 million; the current population is over 40 million and growing by one million every year. ...
Has unemployment made you wary of new investments? Are you struggling to keep up with monthly expenses, and have you stretched your budget way beyond its limits? In times like this, it is natural for people to prioritize their expenses, and more often than not, life insurance is one of the expenditures to get struck off the priority list. Yet, are we really doing the right thing?...
David Bawks who recently graduated from Africa International University in Karen, Kenya and worked as “associate pastor” at the Life in Christ Outreach Ministries church in Kibera is looking to go back to Kenya and work there. When I met him in the Kenya Diaspora Meeting D.C, as we covered the event, he informed us he was there to interact with Kenyans and find ways to achieve the goal of going back to Kenya to do God’s work. He needs to raise some funds to get him back there and started. Below an open letter from David to you and your church. If you or your church support David goals do contact David and get him back to Kenya via the info he has offered in the letter below. ...
“Women are humble and do not promote themselves,” said Professor Makau Mutua, Dean of the Law School, State University of New York (SUNY) in Buffalo, New York, as he spoke at the Kenya Diaspora Conference held in Washington D.C. “Women should be aggressive in academia field if they want to progress,” added the professor who also said, “Universities in Kenya are not well run,” as he spoke on the Plenary Session: Kenya Diaspora Success in America: Helping/Positioning Self to Help Kenya –What it takes and on the topic of successes in the Academia. The other speakers were Attorney Japheth Matemu of Matemu Law Office (NY) who talked on the “Role of Immigration in Promoting Competitiveness in Kenya.” U.S. based businessman, David Karangu who talked on “What it takes to succeed in business in U.S.A and how this success can be transferred to Kenya.” Dr. Isaya Okwiya, Calvert Memorial Hospital and Shore Health/University of Maryland Medical Systems talked on “Successes in the Health Sector.” The Moderator was Prof. Francis Koti of the University of North Alabama...
