Humility and knowing what you deserve
So this was the message of the last Ladies’ Breakfast held in Köln on the 27th of October. For those who might be interested in Read More
Category: Life
Ever thought of renting Grandparents for your kids?
One of the readers of Mkenya had recently travelled to Kenya with her children and when she came back, she was so heart-broken as her Read More
Kenyan Asylum-seeker fined for leaving the "detention" camp
A Kenyan lady who applied for asylum here in Germany was recently found in Berlin without a permit allowing her to move around and was Read More
Man calls police to report theft forgetting he has been growing weed
Recently a man in NRW came home to find his house messed up by what he assumed were thieves. He immediately called the police to Read More
More Kenyan marathon runners banned for doping
Rael Kiyara, the winner of this year’s Hamburg Marathon in April has been banned by the Kenyan Anti-Doping Agency (KADA). She had been accused of Read More
Kenyan with HIV, gets visa on Humanitarian grounds
The Court in Würzburg granted the Kenyan an Aufenthalterlaubnis on Humanitarian grounds. The Kenyan had gone to court to protest being kicked out of Germany Read More
Criteria people use when choosing a Uni
1. The city This is one of the major factors because it has a lot ingrained in it. Some of the issues that help choose Read More
Entitlement to Royalty
For a long time as Africans we’ve carried a sense of entitlement to AID, to pity, to wealth, to respect etc. As Africans we’ve continued Read More
Nuru getting his 2nd operation
Remember Nuru? The maasai boy in Salzburg, who’s here to gain his hearing (Read his story here). Twice a week Nuru goes to hospital where they Read More
Njenga the Film Maker and his Star, Wangeci
Meet Wangeci and Helmut or as others call him, Njenga or The white Kikuyu. I bet some of you have watched Wangeci’s videos on youtube Read More
Young Environment Envoy from Kenya named
Beverly Kendi Nkonge (2nd L) and Mwanyuma Hope Mugambi (2nd R), Bayer/UNEP Young Environmental Envoys 2012 with Franz Labuschagne (R), Managing Director, Bayer East Africa Read More
Do students want to and can they stay after their studies?
A survey involving 6200 international students in Germany, France, Sweden and the UK had these results. Students who majored in Engineering and Sciences were more Read More
Nuru -the 12year old maasai gets to hear for the first time
Nuru, a 12 year old maasai was born without earlobes and with sealed ear canals; a condition known as auricular dysplasia (Ohrmuscheldysplasie in German). He’s never Read More
The Kenyan-Swiss seeking a political seat in Kenya
Under the scotching Kenyan sun a tour bus carrying 2 Swiss tourists got a puncture. What had had been planned to be an adventurous Safari Read More
The Kenyan driver to get a ticket to come to Germany
Jens Abbrigata holding a picture of Samuel Remember the Kenyan driver Samuel who was featured on the Spiegel? I wrote the story here. (Click on Read More
Mitfahr victim speaks out 2yrs after the incident
I featured a story a while ago about the Mitfahr incident (check here), so the lady read the post and contacted me and she agreed Read More
Be careful when using Car-Share sites (Mitfahr)
All she wanted was to get a cheap means to travel from Mannheim to Hünstetten, so instead of using the Deutsche Bahn that’s always late Read More
A Kenyan driver’s view of the Germans
A reporter of the Spiegel Online living in Nairobi interviewed Samuel a taxi driver in Kenya on his view of the Germans. Samuel used to Read More
21.08 Journalism Scholarship
For the journalists, here is an opportunity to have your story heard. If you’re interested or know anyone who might find this helpful, please share Read More
EU Blue Card for the professionals introduced
It’s now official from 1st August 2012, the German government has introduced the EU Blue Card Germany (EU Blaue Karte Deutschland) that will be issued Read More