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Who owns Lupita Nyong'o? She is Kenyan!!

Looking at all the claims people make when one of our own makes it to the top amazes most Kenyans around the globe. Last time it was US President Barack Obama from Alego, now our own Lupita, one of Kenya's best actors has won top Academy and SAG awards and off goes the whistle.

Prof Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Kisumu Senator is the father of Lupita and as history has it, the actress was born to both mum and dad from Kenya albeit at a hospital in Mexico where her parents were in political exile. Her Family returned to Kenya where she grew up before moving to Hampshire College in Massachusetts for undergraduate studies. From there, Lupita joined Yale School of Drama where she graduated in 2012. Now that she has bagged inn the 2014 Golden Globe and SAG Awards, sceptics are up in arms to try and steal the limelight.

Needless to mention, Lupita's acting career seriously set off when she was only 14 and played 'Juliet' in the famous Romeo and Juliet at a theater in Kenya not to forget her role in the regular Kenyan Television series "Shuga" which was produced by MTV. Lupita's international breakthrough came by her role in the Kenya filmed 'The Constant Gardener' starring Ralph Fiennes.

 

Lupita Nyong'o from Kenya wins best supporting actress' Academy Award

Kin Newsroom
Kisumu Senator Prof Anyan' Nyong'os daughter clinched the best supporting actress' Academy Award 2014.

Lupita Nyong'o also won another trophy in the same category for her role in the 12 Years a Slave film at the 2014 Critics Choice Awards on Thursday 16th. January 2014.

Dressed in a white Calvin Clein special design, Lupita said "Thank you. I'm a little terrified," with tears of joy rolling her cheeks after receiving the coveted award. She continued her speech as follows: "I'm so honored to be here and I just want to thank the BFCA for this incredible honor. This has been an incredible year of excellent performances and in my category, I feel so honored to be with the likes of June Squibb and Jennifer Lawrence and Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson."


"I'd like to dedicate this to my uncle ... who always came to watch every single play I was in ... and on one of the last performances he saw me in, he said 'You're good, but let's see what Hollywood thinks of you,'" 

Lupita summed up her speech by saying "He didn't live to see this day, but I'm sure he's proud of me."

  

KiN CONGRATULATES LUPITA NYONG'O 

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WISH HER MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES 

AND 

AWARDS IN THE FUTURE!

MPANGO WA KANDO - A GOOD ONE

 

Senator Moses Wetangula escapes gun attack

From KiN Nairobi newsroom
Bungoma senator-elect Moses Wetangula reportedly escaped  death narrowly after his car was shot at by unknown gun men Thursday night. However, preliminary Police investigation into the alleged shooting indicates that the car in question could have hit an ad banner on the roadside and not shot at as claimed. Police boss David Kimaiyo says investigations show senator Wetangula's car was not shot at, instead it had hit an ad banner on the roadside.

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Kenyan killed in USA

KiN Newsroom:

A 37 year old Kenyan, Eric Kiptui, has been brutally murdered in his apartment in Sandy Springs Atlanta Georgia, USA. Reports reaching our newsroom has it that the remains of Kiptui who had lived in the US for the past 15 years was found in his apartment on 29th. December. The late Kiptui is reported to have been finalizing plans to relocate back to his family home at Rafiki in Kabarak this April. 

According to family spokesman, Ambassador Michael Sergon, the circumstances surrounding the death of Kiptui left the Kenyan community in Atlanta astonished. 

According to a post by Gotaabgaa Atlanta, an organisastion for Kenyans of Kalenjin community in the US, detectives are still working on the cause of the murder theough bullet wounds have been identified on the remains of the deceased Kenyan. 

Kiptui remains are currently at the West Cobb Funeral home pending transportation to Kenya.

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