Society

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM | VERNACULAR CLASSES

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM The Kenyan writer, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, once remarked, “If you know all the languages of the world and you don’t know your mother tongue, that is enslavement. But if you know your language and add to it all the languages of the world, that is empowerment. The choice for us is between intellectual

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Society

France toughens language levels for citizenship

French authorities have announced they are toughening up the language requirements to obtain citizenship – with new rules requiring a written test and removing the exemption for over 60s. From August 11th 2020 anyone who wishes to get French citizenship will have to sit a written language exam, in addition to the current speaking and

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Diaspora Lifestyle Society

Kenyan Expat Life

Supporting loved ones back home It is never easy to leave your home whether the move is for good or a temporary. And leaving a country altogether to move across a continent is a completely different story. A new survey found that more than one in every three Kenyan youth leave their abode to find

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Society

Tamaduni promoting kenyan tourism sector in France

Tamaduni Association will be representing Kenya during the upcoming international tourism show that will take place in Paris from the 14 to 17 march in Paris. Foreign exchange Kenyan tourism sector is the third source of foreign exchange after diaspora remittances and  tea exports according to the central bank of Kenya. Tourism has lost his first

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Event Society

21 Things You Didn’t Know About Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is celebrated by more than 20% of the world. It’s the most important holiday in China and to Chinese people all over. Here are 21 interesting facts that you probably didn’t know about Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring FestivalIn China, you’ll hear it being called chunjie

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Event France Society

Kenyan week in Paris 2018 will from the 12th November

The 4th edition of the Kenya Week in Paris will be held from Tuesday 12th November 2018 to Thursday 15th November 2018, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The Theme for the 2018 Kenya Week will be “Promoting Heritage and Innovation for Sustainable Development’<br>The week-long event will consist of several activities notably week-long exhibition

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Business Event Kenya Society

Kenyans in France | Kenyans in Belgium empowered

After a one week tour of empowerment in France and Spain, the Optiven team hold their investment forum on Friday 5 October, in Brussels, the capital of European Union, head quarters of NATO and at the same time the capital of Belgium. Kenyans turned in large numbers to hear about how to invest back home

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Business Finance Society

Kenyans in France | Optiven empowers kenyans in France

Kenyans in France have been left behind when it comes to investing back home compared to the kenyans in the US and UK. Those who have tried investing back home will tell you how it is difficult: time consuming, stress, and costly. The solution has been provided by Optiven company that come all the way

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Business Event France Investment Kenya Society Top News

Kenyans in France | Registration for Kenya investment forum open

The registration of the coming Kenyan diaspora investment forum event in France on the 29 September in Paris and 30 September in Lyon is open to all kenyans in France and Europe. The forum is organized with the support of Optiven Kenya LTD and a group of kenyan associations in France, Umoja Association, Kenya France

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General Kenya Society

Kenyans in France | Kenyans in Germany protest over poor services at the Kenya embassy

Today Saturday 1 September, Kenyans in Germany protested infront of the kenyan embassy in Berlin over poor services. They held posters reading: Poor services in embassy,Diaspora office for diasporas, voting in diaspora, We are not boarding to Kenya for E-passport, we want passport machine for diaspora…… They complained of the ignorance of the kenyan embassy

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