Albinism Pageant Carries a Serious Message A groundbreaking beauty pageant chose the first Mr. and Miss Albinism East Africa in Kenya’s capital. People with the hereditary condition have faced discrimination, violence and even murder. One contestant, Elizabeth James of Tanzania, said she had been forced to change schools as a child when people, staring and
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Two more Persons with Albinism will be joining Cytonn Investment early next year under a Young Leaders Program that goes for twelve weeks. This was agreed upon during a partnership meeting at Cytonn Investment’s office at Liaison House on Thursday 29th 2016. Speaking in the meeting, Hon. Mwaura said any help to Persons with Albinism
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It was yet another great news for Albinism Society of Kenya (ASK), after Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) partnered with us to help create awareness on matters albinism. This came after the KFCB’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ezekiel Mutua attended the first ever Mr. and Miss Albinism Kenya on 21 October 2016. Albinism Society of
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Goldalyn Kakuya from St Ann’s Junior School Lubao, in Kakamega County, emerged top after scoring four hundred and fifty five (455) marks out of five hundred (500) marks despite all the challenges that come with albinism. She was the first Person with Albinism to top the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education since the introduction of
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Deejaying as a profession started way back in in 1943 by Jimmy Savile, when he threw the first deejay party dance. He played jazz records for his guests. A few years later, Savile became the first man to use turntables to keep the music in continuous play. A deejay is a person who plays recorded
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After waiting on end to lovingly hold him in his hands, twirl his finger in his delicate hand, and remark of his striking resemblance with him or his folks, he got a smack on his face. Reality ambushed him with an unusually white baby. Instead of melting his heart like his firstborn son did, the
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Discrimination, stereotyping and perceptions of beauty, Prejudice, name calling has been part of life for Martha Florence Namai. Born in 2001 in Rurandi Constituency, Kakamega County, Martha has gotten used to isolation and rejection she has been shown by the society including her father. Martha was born in a family where the father has three
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