Tag: Kisiis in Minnesota
Jeremiah Maroko, influential Minnesota Kenyan and Mwanyagetinge leader, dead at 67
Influential Kenyan American leader, Mr. Jeremiah Bosire Maroko, passed away on May 28 at age 67, leaving behind a legacy of uniting the dominant...
Mwanyagetinge installs Huldah Momanyi as first elected female president
On Sunday afternoon, Mwanyagetinge installed Huldah Nyamisa Momanyi-Hiltsley as its president in a COVID-19 influenced social distancing ceremony presided over by Japheth Kimaiga, the...
Music, barbecue mark Kenya’s Madaraka Day in Minnesota
The sound of Afrobeat music could be heard against a backdrop of dancing men and women, in between the movements, small group conversations in...
Hundreds gather to bid farewell to Erastus Onchwari in Minnesota memorial
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A late Kenyan-American Minnesota businessman who died in his sleep was remembered as a “visionary” by family and friends during...
Incumbent Gichana reelected as Mwanyagetinge president in disputed election
Incumbent president of the Mwanyagetinge Association of Kenyans in Minnesota, Geoffrey "Chui" Gichana, won reelection in a poorly attended but drama filled election on...