Jani Toivola is a man of several firsts. An article in Public Radio International states that “….he was in his mid-30’s, the entrepreneur, actor and dancer was a celebrity in this country of 5.5 million where he was the first black actor. He’s been the host of ‘Idols’, Finland’s version of ‘American Idol’, a contestant…
Cllr Abdul Mohamed was announced as the new Mayor of Southwark at Council Assembly ,Cllr Mohamed was Deputy Mayor last year, and replaces outgoing Mayor Cllr Althea Smith. Cllr Mohamed was born in Kenya’s rift valley to Somaliland parents. His grandfather had immigrated to Kenya as a soldier with the King’s African Rifles camel corp.He…
President Obama released the rare country-specific message in a YouTube video in which he used Swahili greetings — the common language in Kenya — to open and close his message. He urged Kenyans to reject intimidation and violence, to allow a free and fair vote, and to resolve any disputes “in the courts, not in…
John Nuraney was first elected as MLA for the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon in the 2001 provincial general election and was re-elected in 2005. John has served on a variety of parliamentary committees such as the Select Standing Committees on Health and Finance and Government Services. He is also a member of the Government Multicultural Caucus…
Daniel Munyambu arrived in the UK four years ago in 2007 from Kenya where he has been doing business. After arrival he started working as well as studying politics. He has always been interested in politics. Two years ago, he started participating in the local politics in his area in Basildon, Essex, UK where he…
James Atebe is the Mayor of Mission in British Columbia, Canada. According to the Canadian Immigrant, he was re-elected to his second term as the mayor of the District of Mission in B.C in the fall of 2008 with about 80 per cent of the votes, and is considered by many to be one of…
As minister for Defence in the cabinet named by new South African President Jacob Zuma, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu is undoubtedly one of the most powerful persons in the African powerhouse. Ms Sisulu is the wife of a Kenyan, Prof. Rok Ajulu, one of the academics who fled the country at the height of the Moi…
As a child Barack Obama collected Marvel Comics. His favorite character was Spiderman, so Marvel Comics has decided to provide a commemorative comic book that has Spiderman saving Barak Obama, and the day. The plot is that someone who looks like Barack Obama takes his place, and Spiderman has to figure out who the real…
Forbes had the good taste to talk about a website that has impacted the way we look at citizen reporting in times of crisis. The site is Ushahidi. It was, for some Kenyans, the only way we could keep up with the situations that were going on in Kenya during the riots after the 2007…
Frank Schaeffer wrote this beautiful endorsement of Barack Obama. It is well written, and worth reading. Obama Will Be One of The Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents Great presidents are made great by horrible circumstances combined with character, temperament and intelligence. Like firemen, cops, doctors or soldiers, presidents need a crisis to shine. Obama…
