Happy 53rd Birthday, Kenya!
Some facts about Kenya:
Full name: The Republic of Kenya
Population: 43,013,341 million (2012 estimate)
Capital: Nairobi
Area: 580,367 sq km (224,080 sq miles)
Major languages: English
(official), Swahili (official), various Bantu and Nilotic languages
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (O God of All Creation)
Motto: "Harambee" ("Let us all pull together")
Often described as "the cradle of humanity", the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian Ocean to its south-east, it is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east.
The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and second among Africa's highest mountain peaks.
The African Great Lakes region, of which Kenya is a part, has seen human habitation since the Lower Paleolithic period. The Bantu expansion reached the area from West-Central Africa by the first millennium AD, and the borders of the modern state comprise the crossroads of the Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic ethno-linguistic areas of the continent, making Kenya a multi-cultural country. European and Arab presence in Mombasa dates to the Early Modern period, but European exploration of the interior began only in the 19th century. The British Empire established the East Africa Protectorate in 1895, known from 1920 as the Kenya Colony. The independent Republic of Kenya was founded in December 1963.
Source: Wikipedia
LINKS
Kenya High Commission in Canada
N.B.: The Kenya High Commission in Ottawa is also accredited to Cuba
415 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, ON
(613) 563-1773
www.kenyahighcommission.ca
Government of Kenya Online Portal
www.information.go.ke
Official website of State House, Kenya
www.statehousekenya.go.ke
Parliament of The Republic Of Kenya
www.parliament.go.ke
2013 TORONTO JAMHURI @ 50 CELEBRATION
Saturday, December 14, 2013
7:30PM – 2:00AM
Holiday INN (Toronto Airport East) - 600 Dixon Road, TORONTO, ON M9W 1J1
Dinner & Dance – Jamhuri Day Celebrations & KCO-WF Scholarship Award, presented by the Kenyan
Community in Ontario (KCO). Tickets: $50.00 per person; Children $35.00 (4 - 17 Years) - (tickets sold in Advance only. No tickets at the door). Banking Information for direct deposit ticket purchase: Name: Kenyan Community in Ontario (KCO) Bank: Bank of Montreal (BMO) Transit #: 0442
Account #: 8058666 Contact persons for this event: (1). Irene Njoroge-Maina - email: njorogesmall@yahoo.com; (2). Ben Ondoro - 1 (519) 826-3789; email: ben.ondoro@yahoo.com; (3). Wilfred Pande - (289) 834-0534; email: wilfred.pande@yahoo.com;(4). Duke Ongechi - (416) 358-2042; email:dgirango@yahoo.ca . PS: FREE PARKING - For those who have already purchased their tickets and set for the event, please note that Holiday Inn has PAID parking meters BUT you are already covered so on the day of
the event DO NOT pay for parking; simply register your license plate number at reception. If you need accommodation at the Holiday Inn, KCO has negotiated a special rate of $89.00 so when doing your booking just quote the following: GROUP NAME: KENYAN COMMUNITY IN ONTARIO; GROUP CODE: KEN
2013 MONTREAL JAMHURI @ 50 CELEBRATION
Saturday December 14, 2013
6:00pm
U.N.I.A Hall - 2741 Notre Dame St.
West, Montreal, Qc. H3J-1N9 (Metro Lionel Groulx)
The Kenyan Diaspora in Quebec invites all Kenyans (and friends of Kenya) to celebrate Kenya's 50th anniversary of independence. Free Food, Soft Drinks, and Parking. Please bring your own wine, Beer and spirits. KARIBU!
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2012 TORONTO EVENT.....
Saturday, June 29, 2013
7:00PM – 2:00AM
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel - 6090 Dixie Rd Mississauga, ON L5T 1A6
KCO-WF Scholarship and Madaraka Day Dinner, hosted by The Kenyan Community of Ontario (KCO). The occasion will be graced by His Excellency Simon Nabukwesi, Kenya’s High Commissioner to Canada,
with the Keynote Speaker – Mr. Charles Nyachae who is the Chair of the Constitutional Implementation Commission coming directly from Kenya. Tickets: $50.00 per person; Children $30.00 (sold in Advance). For more info: Ben Ondoro, President, Kenyan Community in Ontario (KCO) Email: Ben.ondoro@yahoo.com
Phone: 519-826-3789 KCO website at: http://www.kcocanada.org
2012 OTTAWA EVENT.....
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Banquet Hall at 156 Cleopatra Drive, in Ottawa
Kenyan Community NCR and the Kenya High Commission welcomed hundreds of revelers to a Jamhuri Day Gala in honour of the 49th Independence Day of Kenya. Hundreds of guests - including many non-Kenyans - enjoyed a delicious buffet replete with Kenyan dishes cooked by outstanding chefs Annastasia and Pauline. The Kenya high commissioner to Canada, H.E. Simon Nabukwesi gave an inspiring speech then joined his wife and KCNCR Chairman, Boniface Mweu, for the cutting of the Kenyan Independence cake. The entertainment included poetry and traditional dances by young Kenyans, as well as music from different eras and various parts of the black diaspora. A great time was had by all!
Dec. 15, 2012 photos by Sarah Onyango
Full name: The Republic of Kenya
Population: 43,013,341 million (2012 estimate)
Capital: Nairobi
Area: 580,367 sq km (224,080 sq miles)
Major languages: English
(official), Swahili (official), various Bantu and Nilotic languages
Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu (O God of All Creation)
Motto: "Harambee" ("Let us all pull together")
Often described as "the cradle of humanity", the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian Ocean to its south-east, it is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east.
The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and second among Africa's highest mountain peaks.
The African Great Lakes region, of which Kenya is a part, has seen human habitation since the Lower Paleolithic period. The Bantu expansion reached the area from West-Central Africa by the first millennium AD, and the borders of the modern state comprise the crossroads of the Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic ethno-linguistic areas of the continent, making Kenya a multi-cultural country. European and Arab presence in Mombasa dates to the Early Modern period, but European exploration of the interior began only in the 19th century. The British Empire established the East Africa Protectorate in 1895, known from 1920 as the Kenya Colony. The independent Republic of Kenya was founded in December 1963.
Source: Wikipedia
LINKS
Kenya High Commission in Canada
N.B.: The Kenya High Commission in Ottawa is also accredited to Cuba
415 Laurier Avenue East Ottawa, ON
(613) 563-1773
www.kenyahighcommission.ca
Government of Kenya Online Portal
www.information.go.ke
Official website of State House, Kenya
www.statehousekenya.go.ke
Parliament of The Republic Of Kenya
www.parliament.go.ke
2013 TORONTO JAMHURI @ 50 CELEBRATION
Saturday, December 14, 2013
7:30PM – 2:00AM
Holiday INN (Toronto Airport East) - 600 Dixon Road, TORONTO, ON M9W 1J1
Dinner & Dance – Jamhuri Day Celebrations & KCO-WF Scholarship Award, presented by the Kenyan
Community in Ontario (KCO). Tickets: $50.00 per person; Children $35.00 (4 - 17 Years) - (tickets sold in Advance only. No tickets at the door). Banking Information for direct deposit ticket purchase: Name: Kenyan Community in Ontario (KCO) Bank: Bank of Montreal (BMO) Transit #: 0442
Account #: 8058666 Contact persons for this event: (1). Irene Njoroge-Maina - email: njorogesmall@yahoo.com; (2). Ben Ondoro - 1 (519) 826-3789; email: ben.ondoro@yahoo.com; (3). Wilfred Pande - (289) 834-0534; email: wilfred.pande@yahoo.com;(4). Duke Ongechi - (416) 358-2042; email:dgirango@yahoo.ca . PS: FREE PARKING - For those who have already purchased their tickets and set for the event, please note that Holiday Inn has PAID parking meters BUT you are already covered so on the day of
the event DO NOT pay for parking; simply register your license plate number at reception. If you need accommodation at the Holiday Inn, KCO has negotiated a special rate of $89.00 so when doing your booking just quote the following: GROUP NAME: KENYAN COMMUNITY IN ONTARIO; GROUP CODE: KEN
2013 MONTREAL JAMHURI @ 50 CELEBRATION
Saturday December 14, 2013
6:00pm
U.N.I.A Hall - 2741 Notre Dame St.
West, Montreal, Qc. H3J-1N9 (Metro Lionel Groulx)
The Kenyan Diaspora in Quebec invites all Kenyans (and friends of Kenya) to celebrate Kenya's 50th anniversary of independence. Free Food, Soft Drinks, and Parking. Please bring your own wine, Beer and spirits. KARIBU!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2012 TORONTO EVENT.....
Saturday, June 29, 2013
7:00PM – 2:00AM
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel - 6090 Dixie Rd Mississauga, ON L5T 1A6
KCO-WF Scholarship and Madaraka Day Dinner, hosted by The Kenyan Community of Ontario (KCO). The occasion will be graced by His Excellency Simon Nabukwesi, Kenya’s High Commissioner to Canada,
with the Keynote Speaker – Mr. Charles Nyachae who is the Chair of the Constitutional Implementation Commission coming directly from Kenya. Tickets: $50.00 per person; Children $30.00 (sold in Advance). For more info: Ben Ondoro, President, Kenyan Community in Ontario (KCO) Email: Ben.ondoro@yahoo.com
Phone: 519-826-3789 KCO website at: http://www.kcocanada.org
2012 OTTAWA EVENT.....
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Banquet Hall at 156 Cleopatra Drive, in Ottawa
Kenyan Community NCR and the Kenya High Commission welcomed hundreds of revelers to a Jamhuri Day Gala in honour of the 49th Independence Day of Kenya. Hundreds of guests - including many non-Kenyans - enjoyed a delicious buffet replete with Kenyan dishes cooked by outstanding chefs Annastasia and Pauline. The Kenya high commissioner to Canada, H.E. Simon Nabukwesi gave an inspiring speech then joined his wife and KCNCR Chairman, Boniface Mweu, for the cutting of the Kenyan Independence cake. The entertainment included poetry and traditional dances by young Kenyans, as well as music from different eras and various parts of the black diaspora. A great time was had by all!
Dec. 15, 2012 photos by Sarah Onyango
Celebrate Kenya's 50th Anniversary, "Kenya Style"!
In 2013, the great nation of Kenya marks the 50th year of its independence from the U.K. Celebrate Kenyan heritage in style during this Jubilee year with a vast array of "Kenya branded" products! All items are made in KENYA and come directly from KENYA to support local artisans back home. In Ottawa, you can get items from Dave by contacting him at luminavanman@yahoo.ca
Many more items will be made available when the next order is placed.
Many more items will be made available when the next order is placed.
Rigz Collection- No Limits: Clothing and accessories
celebrating Kenya!
Rigz Collection- No Limits is a Kenyan-Canadian firm (based in Toronto)
producing Kenyan themed shoes and clothing. Among the products they are currently selling are: canvas shoes, hats and jackets. The popularity of these products is evidenced by the quick sale of limited edition of jackets. Currently, they have a huge stock of canvas shoes. If you would like to place an order, email walter.omariba@gmail.com.
celebrating Kenya!
Rigz Collection- No Limits is a Kenyan-Canadian firm (based in Toronto)
producing Kenyan themed shoes and clothing. Among the products they are currently selling are: canvas shoes, hats and jackets. The popularity of these products is evidenced by the quick sale of limited edition of jackets. Currently, they have a huge stock of canvas shoes. If you would like to place an order, email walter.omariba@gmail.com.
