Oladayo. A. Okeniyi – California
The actor who played ‘Thresh’ in ‘The Hunger Games’, is a Nigerian-Kenyan!
The Physics – Seattle, Washington
The Physics are one of the region’s most critically-celebrated hip hop crews.
Jason Mouna – Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Master Jason Mouna began his training in Taekwondo in 1984 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Calling all Kenyan ladies
Miss Africa, USA pageant is just around the corner and they are wondering where all the Kenyan ladies are. Apparently not one has signed up for their pageant. Although East Africa is represented, Kenya has yet to make an appearance. The Miss Africa, USA pageant enables African girls in America to shine the spotlight on…
Lupita Nyong’o named breakout artist by Huffington Post
The Huffington Post has named Lupita Nyong’o a breakout artist for her role in ‘12 Years A Slave‘.
Peggy Mativo – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Peggy is an undergraduate at Harvard University where she majors in Chemistry, minors in East Asian Studies and has earned a citation in Mandarin. Outside the classroom, she has worked as a Mentor and tutor in the Harvard-Alston Educational Portal, a Campus Ambassador with Teach for China and a Captain at DormCrew, Harvard’s largest student-run,…
Andrew Kiragu – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dr. Andrew Waititu Kiragu is the Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care unit at HCMC. He is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his undergraduate studies at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and subsequently graduated from Howard University in Washington D.C. with an MD…
Kenyan artists to feature at Harlem’s ‘The Shadows Took Shape’
Be sure to catch these great Kenyan artists at ‘The Shadows Took Shape’ show in Harlem.
Sharon Laws – Australia
Sharon Laws is a British professional cyclist, riding for Lotto Belisol Ladies as of 2013. She is an environmental advisor for the mining company, Rio Tinto, in Australia. She was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and has lived in Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the UK.
Diaspora Kenyans can now rent their homes in Kenya
Well, not full time, but you can provide a tourist looking for a place to stay, a comfortable abode. The SleepOut accommodation guide to Kenya is a contemporary, functional and unique online portal that puts Kenya’s accommodation on the map. SleepOut is Kenya’s most comprehensive online accommodation guide featuring all varieties of unique accommodation options…
