06 May The News Uhuru Child Helping to End Poverty in Kenya May 6, 2013 By Maggie Bridgforth 0 comments One hundred and thirty people, many of them students from the University of Colorado at Boulder, gathered for an Uhuru Child benefit co... Continue reading
04 May The News As Kenya Turns 50, Denver City Officials “Want Direct Flights to Nairobi” May 4, 2013 By George Bamu 0 comments The Independence Day celebration for the Kenyan Community of Colorado (KCC) is a big event. Kenya gained freedom from British rule in 1... Continue reading
28 Apr All, The News African Community Challenged on Health Issues April 28, 2013 By George Bamu 0 comments If the United States is a melting pot it is because of the diversity of immigrants in the country who come from the four corners of the... Continue reading
28 Mar Media, The News Obama Meets African Leaders Who “Exemplify Progress” in the Continent March 28, 2013 By George Bamu 0 comments U.S. President Barack Obama met Thursday, March 28 with the leaders of Senegal, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Cape Verde. It was no ordina... Continue reading
26 Mar All, Educate, Media, The News Chinua Achebe Re-Asserted African Dignity March 26, 2013 By Kenneth Usongo 0 comments One of Africa’s most celebrated novelists, Chinua Achebe, died in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., on Thursday, March 21. He was 82 years... Continue reading
17 Mar Media, The News Did the Obama Administration Influence Kenya’s Elections? March 17, 2013 By George Bamu 0 comments On March 4, Kenyans elected Uhuru Kenyatta as their new president by a 50.07 percent vote. Runner up, Raila Odinga, the preferred choic... Continue reading
10 Mar All, Media, The News Its Uhuru, Kenya’s New President March 10, 2013 By George Bamu 0 comments There is disappointment among many Kenyans who wanted Raila Odinga to be their next president. The apparent disappointment comes as Uhu... Continue reading
23 Feb The News Kenyans in Colorado Pray for the Homeland February 23, 2013 By George Bamu 0 comments The upcoming Kenya presidential election, part of scheduled general elections, has been described as the most critical election for Ken... Continue reading
30 Nov All, The News Who Is Getting Somalia Wrong? November 30, 2012 By George Bamu 0 comments Sometime in November, I said to myself that NPR’s Jon Burnett has a really good reason to be reporting from Africa. That statement was... Continue reading
29 Oct Analysis, Media, The News 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to Visit Colorado October 29, 2012 By George Bamu 0 comments Denver-based Peace Jam Foundation has announced that one of the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Peace, Liberian social worker, L... Continue reading