Harji Valji Kerai was the first Kanbi Patel Student to play against Indian Cricket team from Nairobi Schools Eleven in the year 1956.
H.V. Kerai was the first and only Kanbi youth to serve as the Gujerati News Announar on Kenya Broad casting Service in 1960.
He was the first Patel person to write articles in Gujerati News Papers and Magazines in Kenya from the age of fifteen.
He was the first and only Kanbi to visit Mzee Jomo Kenyatta as a Freedom fighter hero in Prison in 1957.
He was the first Gujerati person to give the Hindi Film Preview in Nutan Africa Newspaper in Kenya in the year 1958-60.
He was the first Indian student to attend the Press Conference in Bombay in 1964 during his trip to India
He was the first and only Swaminarayan Satsangi to be fully in charge of the Holy Swaminarayan Yagna sponsored by late Kanbai Fai of Rampar Vekra under the banner of Bhuj Swaminarayan Temple in 1963.
He was the first Satsangi to be on the Editorial Board of Swaminarayan Sandesh Monthly of Bhuj Swaminarayan Temple.
He was the first Indian and Swaminarayan follower to raise funds for Christian Churches and schools in Kenya.
He was the first Kenyan Asian to start “Special Olympics” for Mentally Handicaps in Rift Valley Province.
He was the first Kutchi Patel to be the Honorary Secretary and Branch Chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya
At the same time he was the first Kutchi Patel to be the National Vice-Chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya.
He was the first Gujerati to be nominated as the M.P. by H.E. President Moi and who refused the nomination because of his principles.
He was the first and the only Indian to be on the anti-riot team in Nakuru.
He was the first and the only Indian to be Chairman of the Publicity and Entertainment Committee of Agricultural Society of Kenya, Nakuru Branch.
H.V.Kerai was the first and only member of the Tatoo Events in A.S.K Nakuru wholly managed and performed by Kenyan Army.
He was the first Indian to be the active member of Family Planning Association of Kenya.
He was the first Asian to be on the main Aid’s committee and to appear on Kenya T.V every week educating the people.
He was the first Asian Conducting Fund Raising Function of the Church (C.C.M) in Nyeri Kenya where the Church members named the prayer’s hall as Dr.Kerai’s Memorial Hall.
He was the first Hindu writer to win the third prize in the huge competition of hundred of writers in very popular Christian Magazine STEP magazine in Kenya in 1984.
He was the first and only non- Christian who supported Seven Day Church to build up a huge dormitory that was named as Dr.Kerai’s dormitory.
He was the first Indian to be the Chief Guest of Honour or Master of Ceremony in the Fund Raising programs for needy citizens in general.
He was the first Asian to conduct prayers in local language in the National Celebrations in the presence of 50 thousand people during the 25th Independence Anniversary Kenya.
He was the only Asian to be on the steering Committee to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Kenya.
He was the first Hindu to be the Guest of Honour in one of the Mosque in Kenya.
He was the first and the only Asian to be with the President of Kenya Moi every year to donate generally during Christmas.
He was the first Swaminarayan follower to publish religious books in English and Gujerati.
He was the only local doctor to serve the Belgium Camp during the disastrous earth quake in Anjar Kutch in the year 2001.
He was the first Gujerati to be the special Guest in Nakuru Sikh Temple in Kenya.
He was the first and perhaps the only leading Swaminarayan member of the Theosophical Society of Kenya which works on the neclueos of Universal Brother hood regardless of all races, religion, beliefs and tribe.
He was the only Asian leader in Kenya who worked hard to settle street Children in Kenya and who was able with the help of C.W.S.K and ILO (Geneva) to settle nearly 3500 children.
He was the first Kanbi Patel to do the course of A.V.V Ayurveda Vaid Visharad in the year 1966.
He was the first Gujerati to give lectures in Germany, Sweeden and Malaysia.
He was the first and the only Patel Journalist in English and Gujerati in Kenya and Gujerat.
He was the first Kanbi Patel to organize Navratri Festival in Hindu Temple in Nakuru to a mass gathering.
He was the first Gujerati to win the first person best story in Reader’s Digest in 1962.
He was the first Indian Origin Kenyan to plant Banana trees and coffee plantations for the first time in Baringo District, the area of previous President Moi of Kenya, Dr. H.V.Kerai is the first Gujaerati to receive the prestigious “Hall of Fame” Award in Calcutta for his Social work. He is the first British Gujarati to be awarded the respectable certificate of Merit by the welknown British Citizen Award for his outstanding Social work in Kenya and India as a British Citizen.
He was the first person to introduce Ayurved and Nature Cure in Kenyan Health Centers.
He was the first person to introduce Jaipur Foot in Kenya with the assistant of the Indian High commissioner of Kenya, Mrs. Bhalla.
He was the first Gujerati Master of Ceremony in the hugh function of handicaps in West Bengal where late Prime Minister Shreemati Indira Gandhi was the Chief Guest.
