Category: Life
In These Cities and Federal States in Germany Almost Everyone Can Find a Job
A ranking by Adzuna an online job portal, looked at the job markets in 70 of the largest cities in Germany and ranked them from Read More
Love is….When Your German Husband Helps You Undo Your Weave
While Kenyan men are busy campaigning and joining the “Men Against Weaves Association”(MAWE), well. Some other men are busy showing love by helping us repair Read More
Inspiring Change: Celebrating our Women (The Sequel)
Saturday, 8th March 2014 saw the second part of the Women’s Day celebrations organised by a Sister in Germany and the African Ivory take place Read More
Kenyan Entrepreneur Wows Berlin with Kenyan Calabashes
Some plants can only be found in some parts of Kenya and nowhere else in the world. An interesting source if you have a market Read More
Car sharing: What you should know
Car sharing has evolved from a private small scale green alternative for individuals to a corporate business model. From Daimler to Volkswagen many companies are Read More
The Story of 3 Kenyan Sisters: Investing in the Dead vs Investing in the Living
An article featured in the taz this weekend, focused on migrants living in Germany who insist on being buried in the land they came from. Read More
“Inspiring Change: Celebrating Our Women” Event in Essen
Yesterday, saw the kick off of a week long celebration of women and will end on Saturday, on the International Women’s Day, with a gala Read More
Rediscovering Me: Kenyan-German Child Shares on Connecting with the Land of his Father (Kenya)
What does “motherland” mean to you? In this age of the internet and globalisation, do we need something as archaic as a “motherland”? This was Read More
News Laws Coming to Effect March 1st
I told someone I run a website that shares info on German laws and the first question was, “Their laws change?”…..Yes. German laws tend to Read More
Some Diasporans will be the End of You
While in Kenya earlier this month, a man called me for a meeting in Nairobi. I met the man and he later took me to his lawyer’s Read More
Celebrate Becoming German: Kenyans at the Einbürgerungsfeier
In most German cities, the handing over of the naturalisation certificates is an occassion to be celebrated and usually graced by the mayor of the Read More
Living Expenses of Rich vs Poor Kenyans
According to a recent survey by Synopsis synovate, it is very clear that the rich and poor in Kenya have very different responsibilities and Read More