Kenya

Guests participate in the "Mugithi" procession dance, as popular Kenyan gospel singer Joseph Muruaru entertains them during the first Ajabu African Awards gala, in Woburn, Mass. See more gala pics at AjabuAfrica.com. (photo: Pius Teneng)

The following excerpt is from AjabuAfrica.com, August 4, 2010, where the entire story and more pics are posted.

The following excerpt is from AjabuAfrica.com, August 11, 2010.

The late Elam Mburu, here in a 1995 photo, founded the Amani Cultural Center years ago to educate Americans about Kenyan culture. He died of an apparent drowning on Aug. 8, 2010. (photo: AjabuAfrica.com)

The following is from AjabuAfrica.com, August 12, 2010:

Kenyan Man Drowns in Charles River, Boston

Pastor Amos Wanzala preaches in April 2010 at Rapture Harvest Mission International church in Wakefield, Mass. A diabetic, he died last week of a heart attack in Nairobi. A hospital bill is delaying his burial. (file photo: H. Maina, AjabuAfrica.com)

The following excerpt is from AjabuAfrica.com, where the entire story is posted. 

Death Robs Kenyans of a Great Evangelist, Funds Needed for Burial

Bishop Stephen Chege, visiting from Nairobi, preaches to Kenyans in Worcester, Mass., as part of his nationwide evangelical tour in the United States. (photo: Harrison Maina, AjabuAfrica.com)

The following excerpt is from AjabuAfrica.com, 20 March 2010.

The late Wainaina Ngotho was one of the first known Kenyan immigrants in America. In Lowell, Mass., some 500 mourners from all over the country remembered him for his humble generosity in helping Kenyans settle in the USA. (pic: AjabuAfrica.com)

The following excerpt is from AjabuAfrica.com, Thursday, 31 Dec. 2009, where the entire article is posted.

The Charismatic Episcopal Church in Kenya has picked a Kenyan in Lowell, Mass., to be its first official missionary in America. (photo from AjabuAfrica.com)

The following article is from AjabuAfrica.com, 10 December 2009.

Church Appoints First Kenyan Missionary in the US

Pictured: Maasai women. Female genital mutilation, or circumcision, is still a tradition among Maasai girls in Kenya, a subject discussed at the recent debut of "Maasai at the Crossroads" at Harvard Univ. School of Government. (photo: AjabuAfrica.com)

The following excerpt is from AjabuAfrica.com, 7 November 2009, where the entire article is posted.Story and photos are by Harrison Maina.