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Ajabu Africa Reporter | |||||||||
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Apr,25-2015 10:11:37
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BOSTON---The new Kenyan envoy to USA, Robinson Githae met Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker during a courtesy call where the governor pledged to work with local authorities to help establish a Kenyan Community Center in the region. The developments took place Tuesday in Charlie Baker's State House office on Beacon Hill, a day after the Ambassador attended the Boston Marathon and the Boston Kenyan Festival held last Sunday in Lowell. During the visit, the envoy told the governor that the Kenyan community in Boston is growing rapidly and is becoming successful in the business and educational fields, and as such, would need more assistance from the governor's office to achieve some common community goals. "The Kenyan community in Boston has increased rapidly with an estimated number of about 20,000.The community is asking if there is something the governor can do to help them establish a cultural and community center," Githae told Charlie Baker. In response, the governor said that he would liaise with local authorities in the Lowell area to explore ways of making the request a reality as that is more of a local issue. "This is largely a local issue. However, we can liaise with the local authorities in Lowell if that is where most of the Kenyans reside and see what can be done about it." The governor praised the two Kenyans from Worcester, Raphael Bibiu and Mike Chege who recently won the 2015 Massachusetts Small Business of the Year Award as founders of the Ace Medical Services Inc. "That is very impressive.I am looking forward to attending the award ceremony," he said. The governor congratulated Kenyans on their good performance at the Boston Marathon where a Kenyan took the women's division title with their male compatriots scooping number 3 through 6 of the top ten winners. Governor Baker also praised the work that the New England Kenyan Welfare Association (Nekwa) was doing to enrich the life of Kenyans in Boston while far from home, as well as bringing to the attention of authorities issues of critical importance for possible solutions. He promised to visit the growing Kenyan small businesses in the near future in his effort to promote the growth of small businesses among minority and communities of color. The governor also thanked Ambassador Githae for paying the courtesy call before the two exchanged gifts depicting the cultures of their respective countries. During the visit, Ambassador Githae was accompanied by the first counselor at the Embassy,Jane Mugweh and Harrison Maina, the Vice President of the New England Kenyan Welfare Association (Nekwa). | |||||||||
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Ajabu Africa News
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