Jarida Crafts: Creating colourful treasures from waste
Jarida Crafts was founded in 2001 by Lilian Akinyi, Harry Omondi together with a group of women and youth in Kisumu. A social enterprise it Read More
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Kenyan-German Beauty Features on LASCANA’s 2014 Calendar
LASCANA recently had a competition that saw thousands of girls apply to feature on LASCANA’s 2014 Calendar. Only 12 made it out of the thousands Read More
Universoul Circus Showcases Tricks They Learnt in Germany
This pair which is part of the Universoul Circus was recently in Germany and they learnt a few things that will shock you. They are Read More
Headmistress from a primary school in Mombasa visits Thüringen
Juliana Oyieko, a headmistress of Elimu ya Kenya School primary school in Bombo Mombasa recently visited Thüringen. Her visit was sponsored by the Thüringen Ministy Read More
Kenyan Woman Speaks After Attack By Her Kenyan Boyfriend in NRW
I recently came to your site and read about the Kenyan woman who was killed by her ex boyfriend in Köln and my first thought Read More
Which is the Laziest City in Germany?
The report has been shot down as non-sensical, but the Austrian Professor, Gerald Hörhan, holds to his findings in the report and declares “Munich is the Read More
Employees Don’t have to be Dismissed for Abusing Boss on Facebook
Last year saw, ten fire fighters from Düsseldorf suspended for bad mouthing the boss on Facebook. (Read: Firefighters Suspended over Facebook Status). A court in Read More
Ten Facts About Asylum in Germany
Germany is position 11 in the world for the most asylum applications per inhabitant. (I’m shocked Kenya isn’t on the list yet it is home Read More
Ministry of the Interior Declines Suggestion to Simplify Entry of Economic Refugees
The head of BAMF which is an organisation that looks at issues affecting foreigners in Germany, Manfred Schmidt, had suggested that refugees who moved to Read More
Academic Qualifications Remain the Best Insurance Against Unemployment
The unemployment rates in Germany have been going down considerable apart from in regard to the uneducated. The uneducated remain to have a very high Read More
Kenyan Beats Hundreds to Win the Scholarship in Düsseldorf
I’m loving this new generation of Kenyans in Germany. They are breaking records and leaving an amazing new image of Kenya. This generation is showing Read More
Homosexuality Grounds for Asylum for Africans
Three gay Africans from Sierra Leone, Senegal and Uganda had gone to court in the Netherlands asking for the right to seek for asylum based Read More
The New Flight Safety Rules
Virgin Atlantic has come up with a new idea of making the safety and regulations announcement on their flights. Considering the old announcement was a Read More
Auma Obama at the TEDx Vienna
By Pollybert Every Saturday morning I have a coffee with my friend from Vienna1971. Last Thursday he called me to cancel our breakfast. The reason was Read More
Mentioning Number of Ebay Reviews to Get a Job? Not a Good Idea
Applying for a job is tiring enough, and sometimes you are left with no idea what else you need to add to your cover letter Read More
When Your ATM Card is Stolen
If you’ve lived in a German village, you know you can leave a bag at the train station, go for your rounds and still find Read More
Social Insurances set to Increase in 2014
Increase in salaries in Germany can be a good and a bad thing. A good thing because your payslip has more numbers but a bad Read More
Loosing Your Job in Germany
There’s a myth that has long been spread in Germany that it is impossible to get fired. If you’ve worked at those call centres that Read More
Pawa254 Shares the Theodor Wanner Preis with Yoko Ono; Boniface Mwangi to Give Lecture in Berlin
Last month was a great month for our Boniface Mwangi, whose organisation Pawa 254 not only got to share the Theodor Wanner Preis with Yoko Read More
German Embassy Kenya Releases Message Celebrating “50yrs Kenya-German Relations”
German-Kenyan relations have constantly been developing. So much so, that the president of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Lübke, was welcomed by 4-year-old Uhuru Read More