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Beloved Kenyan-American community leader in Minnesota dies of coronavirus

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - May 18, 2020

Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies of coronavirus

Jeremiah Maroko, influential Minnesota Kenyan and Mwanyagetinge leader, dead at 67

Timon Bondo, Kenyan American of the ‘airlift generation,’ dies in Kenya

Erastus Onchwari, longtime Minnesota Kenyan-American businessman, dies at 58

Death announcement of Elder George Nyakundi Moochi

Reader Submission - February 4, 2023 0

Hussein Samatar, founder of the African Development Center, dies at 45

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - August 26, 2013 2

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed...

Mshale - December 28, 2023 0

Mshale Obituary and Remembrance

Jeremy O'Kasick - December 8, 2006 8

Seth Eggessa, Ugandan-American Rotarian, dies at 65

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - January 11, 2017 0

Charles Goah, pastor and author, dies at 55

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - June 5, 2018 0

Mombasa businessman, benefactor Ishmael Gitaa dies

Miriam Mongare - September 4, 2014 0

Joseph Morande Onyambu

Mshale Staff - August 6, 2012 0

Kenyan literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies

Edwin Okong'o - Mshale Contributing Editor - May 29, 2025 0

Death announcement of Bernard Omari Ayako

Reader Submission - August 13, 2025 0

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies...

Associated Press - October 2, 2024 0

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- Retired Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as his jersey number was retired by the team during halftime of the Nuggets’ NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Denver. The Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 from brain cancer. He was 58. Photo: David Zalubowski/AP File
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