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

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Erastus Ondieki Onchwari, who died February 25 at the age of 58, is being remembered as an entrepreneur, community activist, dreamer and a leader...

Diaspora community makes strides in Kenya’s elections

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NAIROBI - With results tallied from Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission IEBC), electoral candidates across the country are celebrating their wins and mourning...

Kenyan-Americans to form new credit union

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Starting 2017 or early 2018, when Kenyan-Americans in Minnesota and eventually the rest of the United States need to obtain a mortgage, or send...

Hundreds bid farewell to the late Henry Gichaba

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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - There was not a single empty seat inside the Kenyan Community SDA Church on the day the Kenyan-American community in...

Minnesota Kenyans and Liberians mourn loss of two that shared first name

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Kenyans and Liberians in Minnesota are in a state of shock after bodies of two members of their communities that share a first name...

Brooklyn Park forum to examine police and community relations

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A forum to examine the relationship between police and communities of color with a focus on African immigrants will be held on Saturday, January...

Kenyans in Minnesota get ready for Madaraka Day

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Hundreds are expected at Parkers Park Community Playfield in Plymouth this Sunday, June 1,  as Minnesota's Kenyan-American community celebrates Madaraka Day, which marks the...

Sam Ongeri: “Kanu Is Clean”

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Minnesota Kenyans continue to be the faithful Diaspora in receiving Kenyan politicians interested in running for office in Kenya’s general election later this year. The latest to make a stop here was former Health Minister, Professor Sam Ongeri. He is the former Member of Parliament for the Nyaribari Masaba constituency.

Kenyan Community in Minnesota Launched

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At a dinner last month, Kenyans in Minnesota gathered to launch a new association-- The Kenyan Community in Minnesota (KCM). A socio-economic organization, KCM, has been established to enhance the socio-economic growth of Kenyans, both in the Diaspora and in Kenya.

AIDS: Youth Voices for Right Choices

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A quarter a century after the discovery of HIV, the number of people living with the virus has risen to about 40 million. according to the latest statistics from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, over 4 million people were newly infected in 2006.

Diaspora Kenyans Join Race for Parliament

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Against a colonial background, and a couple of decades of finding its political journey, Kenya continues to seek effective political leadership. Like most African countries, there has been a flight to the Diaspora by thousands of Kenya in search of greener pastures. While the Diaspora hosts some political refugees, most Kenyans leave home for education and economic gain. Minnesota is home to over 5,000 Kenyans. With a stable political environment, many Kenyans in the Diaspora feel a need to go back home and participate in the development and change of the country.