Bochum forbids use of AH and HH on number plates
In Germany, the first one or two letters on a number plate are determined by the city or county the car is registered in while Read More
Author: mkenyaujerumani
Get Paid €500 to Enrol your child to this school
Dubbed the “starter kit”, the cash bonus aims to boost the intake of fifth graders aged 10 to 11 at the school in Speicher in Read More
Court forbids schools from declining students living in a different Gemeinde as the school
A court in Düsseldorf recently ruled that where a child lives isn’t basis enough to decline their application to join a school. Usually in Germany Read More
Job Vacancies reach all time Maximum
There were nearly 400,000 jobs waiting to be filled last year – more so than at any time over the past ten years. Some 385,951 Read More
Man’s corpse found after 3yrs
After 3yrs, a corpse of a man who died seated on a wooden chair in a basement in Munich, was found. The mummified corpse was Read More
Advantages of Horsemeat (Pferdefleisch) compared to others
After the whole horse meat in lasagnes saga in Europe, I know many of us are scared they might have eaten horse meat. So here Read More
African diaspora returns ‘home’ to claim its place at the top of the pile
This must be the most pessimistic article on this blog, but I’ll indulge you to share your thoughts on it. The continent may be rising Read More
The Woes of Africans in Germany!
The challenges facing the social, economic and political development and advancement of Africans in the Diaspora, particularly in Germany and the practical measures needed to address the lapses must Read More
Politics: the Kenyan politics in 2007 and now….
The countdown is on: the Kenyan general elections are around the corner. One would think that being abroad would make one ignorant of what is Read More
Valentine’s Day Gift gone very wrong
Valentine’s Day must be the funniest tradition ever coz most of us don’t understand who started it or even why it was started to begin Read More
Globales Lernen – Your Chance to change People’s Perception of Africa and Africans
After I wrote the article on earning a living during your studies (Mkenya Ujerumani: How to earn a living during your studies), I mentioned Globales Lernen in Read More
Kids from Nairobi in Austria to learn how to Ski
A group of 50 kids aged between 11 and 15 from Nairobi just landed in Wagrain (Pongau) Austria for their first ever winter holiday. Apparently Read More
Deciding which school your child joins after class 4.
As a parent to a child schooling in Germany, I bet many have found it tasking to figure out which school their children should go Read More
Making Children Repeat Classes is "Embarrassing and a Waste of Their Lifetime"
The new red-green coalition in Niedersachsen wants to do away with repetition of classes for students. According to current statistics more than 170,000 pupils repeat Read More
Optionszwang and dual citizenship in Germany
If you read this post, Dual Citizenship for Children with Immigrant Parents threatened, I’d like to clarify a few things. First of all, those against Optionszwang Read More
Simplified Naturalization (Einbürgerung) by the Linke Partei
The Linke Partei is quite busy in Berlin with some interesting ideas on naturalization of foreigners in Germany. Here are some of their proposals, I’d Read More
Kenyan Dual Citizenship – disaster in the making or blessing in disguise?
When KCA (Kenyan Community Abroad) was allowed to send representatives to the Bomas talks during the drafting of the constitution, most if not all diasporans Read More
How to earn a living during your studies
First, I’d like to point out that foreign students from the third states aren’t allowed to work unlimited hours in Germany. A student is limited Read More