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The Sleeping Giant on Lake Superior at sunset

Kenyans of Thunder Bay

Karibu
nyumbani.

The home for wakenya who've made Thunder Bay home, and a guide for Kenyans anywhere in Canada. Settle in, find your people, and keep Kenya close, even at minus thirty.

New to Thunder Bay? Jamhuri Day · Dec 12

Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · credits

8newcomer guides, from your first SIN to your first winter 7Kenyan consular guides: passport, ID, police clearance and more Dec 12Jamhuri Day in Thunder Bay. Tell us you're coming

Methali · Proverb

Haba na haba hujaza kibaba.

Little by little fills the measure. Every newcomer welcomed, every harambee and every shared job builds this community.

Wageni

New to Thunder Bay? Start here All guides →
Thunder Bay Falls in winter, edged with snow and ice
Thunder Bay Falls in winter. Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0
  1. 01Your first 30 days
  2. 02Your first 90 days
  3. 03Driving on a Kenyan licence
  4. 04Renting and utilities
  5. 05Jobs and credentials
  6. 06Your first winter
  7. 07Kenyan food here
  8. 08Finding community

Hapa na nyumbani

Here and home
The Sleeping Giant over the marina
Hapa · HereThe Sleeping Giant over the marinaD. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kakabeka Falls
Hapa · HereKakabeka FallsQuintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
An acacia in the Maasai Mara
Nyumbani · HomeAn acacia in the Maasai MaraDaniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0
A flamingo at Lake Nakuru
Nyumbani · HomeA flamingo at Lake NakuruThomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
Your photo here Jamhuri, a harambee, the first snow. Send us yours.

Jamii yetu · Our community

Kazi Jobs in Thunder Bay Jobs shared by and for the community, plus the big local employers and free job help. Biashara Kenyan-owned businesses Support our own, in Thunder Bay and across Canada. Own a business? Listing is free. Msiba When someone dies far from home Registering a death in Ontario, and taking a loved one home to Kenya.

Sherehe · Coming up

Jamhuri Day

Saturday, December 12 · Thunder Bay

A family celebration with Kenyan food, music, activities for the children and the anthem together. Venue, time and price coming soon.

Count me in About Jamhuri Day

Sponsor Jamhuri Day · Kenyan associations across Canada

Jun1 Madaraka DaySelf-rule, 1963 Oct20 Mashujaa DayHeroes' Day Dec12 Jamhuri DayIndependence and republic day Every Kenyan public holiday →

Huduma za ubalozi · Consular

Passport, ID, police clearance. Sorted.

The Kenya High Commission is in Ottawa, a long way from Thunder Bay, but most services work by courier. Our step-by-step guides help you get it right the first time.

Renew a passport Get or replace a national ID Police clearance certificate Using eCitizen from Canada