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September 22, 2025SWAHILI VILLAGE STRATEGIC MOVE FILING FOR CHAPTER 11

September 10, 2023Swahili Village: Kevin Onyona's Authentic Kenyan Cuisine in the US

September 23, 2023Kevin Onyona: The Kenyan Businessman Behind Multi-million Swahili Village Restaurant in the US

The Africa Report

December 12, 2022African restaurants to visit during the US‑Africa Leaders Summit

July 25, 2022N.J. African Restaurant Week returns for a second year

The East African

December 26, 2022Swahili Village: A taste of Africa in United States of America

The Hyattsville Wire

April 9, 2021How Route 1 Became an Incubator for D.C.'s Restaurant Scene

November 3, 2021Mayor Proclaims Swahili Village Day as DC's Diplomatic Elite Join Grand Opening Soiree at Iconic Pan-African Restaurant

May 13, 2021Kenyan-American Businessman Kevin Onyona Aims to Set Up 50 Restaurants Across the US

August 23, 2021Kelsey Nicole Nelson gets a taste of Kenyan Cuisine at the DMV's new spot for your Next Tailgate

Washington Business Journal

July 28, 2021A Serving of Hope

May 14, 202015 Options for Takeout and Delivery In Prince George's County

February 7, 2020President Uhuru Kenyatta Visits New Kenyan-Owned Restaurant in Washington, DC

The Hyattsville Wire

September 16, 2020Beltsville's Swahili Village's New Swank DC Eatery Hit Hard by Pandemic

March 11, 2020A New Kenyan Place Downtown Aims to Be an Ambassador for African Fine Dining

Channel 4 Washington

March 22, 2021DC Restaurants, Bars Balance Staying Safe With Staying Open

July 2, 2020The Kenyan Dollar millionaire cooking ugali at US Cultural Fete

September 15, 2020Swahili Village Is One of DC's Only Black-Owned Fine-Dining Restaurants. The Pandemic Hit It Hard

Onyona, Swahili Village owner who followed love to American dream

Washington Business Journal

May 28, 2019Here's the restaurant taking the former Vidalia, Honeysuckle space

June 6, 2019Kenyan Restaurant, Swahili Village, coming to former Honeysuckle space on M Street

May 28, 2019An Established Kenyan Restaurant Is Moving Into a Storied Location Downtown

May 13, 2018Fire incident at Kenyan-Owned Swahili Village Bar and Grill in Beltsville, Maryland

The Washington Post

June 9, 2016Swahili Village owner hopes his new space is grand enough to attract the president

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