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Irungu Thairu

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Kenyan-Born Biotech Executive Enoch Kariuki Appointed to EpiCRISPR Board of Directors

Kenyan-Born Biotech Executive Enoch Kariuki Appointed to EpiCRISPR Board of Directors

EpiCRISPR Biotechnologies, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing epigenetic therapies, has appointed Kenyan-born executive Enoch Kariuki, PharmD, to its Board of Directors as the company advances its lead…

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$3,000 and Free Flights: US Expands Self-Deportation Offer Through 2025

$3,000 and Free Flights: US Expands Self-Deportation Offer Through 2025

The Department of Homeland Security has dramatically increased its financial offer to undocumented migrants who voluntarily leave the United States, tripling the stipend to $3,000 for those who use the government’s se…

ImmigrationDec 22, 2025
Your US Citizenship Could Be at Risk: Inside the 2026 Trump Denaturalization Plan

Your US Citizenship Could Be at Risk: Inside the 2026 Trump Denaturalization Plan

The Trump administration is preparing to dramatically increase efforts to strip US citizenship from naturalized Americans in 2026, signaling a major shift in immigration enforcement. Internal guidance reportedly issue…

ImmigrationDec 20, 2025
Kenyan-Born U.S. Army Sergeant John Gitau Mwangi Sentenced in Texas to 26 Years for Wife's Murder
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Kenyan-Born U.S. Army Sergeant John Gitau Mwangi Sentenced in Texas to 26 Years for Wife's Murder

A United States Army court has sentenced Kenyan-born Staff Sergeant John Gitau Mwangi to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder of his wife, fellow soldier Sergeant Esther Gitau, follo…

Dec 17, 2025
Kenyan Student Dies in the US
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Kenyan Student Dies in the US

The Kenyan community in Minnesota is in deep mourning following the sudden and heartbreaking passing of Kevin Omwenga, a 23-year-old nursing student at Oakwood College in Alabama.Kevin was a bright, compassionate, and…

Jun 24, 2025
Registration Period for DV-2026 (US Green Card Lottery) Now Open
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Registration Period for DV-2026 (US Green Card Lottery) Now Open

The Registration period for US Green Card lottery (officially known as Diversity Visa) for fiscal year 2026 is now open. Registration for DV-2016 opened on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 12pm EDT and will run for one m…

Oct 2, 2024
US Green Card Lottery Registration Period for DV-2026 Begins Tomorrow, October 2nd, 2024
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US Green Card Lottery Registration Period for DV-2026 Begins Tomorrow, October 2nd, 2024

Registration for US Green Card lottery (officially known as Diversity Visa) for fiscal year 2026 (DV-2026) begins tomorrow, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 12pm EDT. The program, is run by the United States State Depart…

Oct 1, 2024
US Green Card Lottery Registration Period for DV-2026 Begins October 2, 2024
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US Green Card Lottery Registration Period for DV-2026 Begins October 2, 2024

Registration for US Green Card lottery (officially known as Diversity Visa) for fiscal year 2026 begins next week on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 12pm EDT. Registration runs for one month and closes in Tuesday, Novem…

Sep 27, 2024
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Kevin Kangethe, the Kenyan Man Wanted for Murdering his Girlfriend Has Been Extradited Back to the US
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Kevin Kangethe, the Kenyan Man Wanted for Murdering his Girlfriend Has Been Extradited Back to the US

Kevin Kangethe, a Kenyan man suspected of murdering his girlfriend in Massachusetts before feeling to Kenya has been extradited back to the United States. Kangethe, 42, is accused of killing his girlfriend, 31-year-ol…

Aug 29, 2024
DV-2025 Green Card Lottery Results to be Available Starting May 4, 2024
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DV-2025 Green Card Lottery Results to be Available Starting May 4, 2024

Results of the DV-2025 Diversity Visa program will be available online starting on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 12pm EDT. The entry period for DV-2025 was between October 4, 2023 and November 7, 2023. The Diversity Visa p…

Apr 19, 2024
Kevin Kangethe, Wanted in the US for Murdering His ex-Girlfriend, Re-Arrested in Kenya
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Kevin Kangethe, Wanted in the US for Murdering His ex-Girlfriend, Re-Arrested in Kenya

Kevin Kangethe, the man wanted for murder in the US and who escaped from police custody in Nairobi last week, has been arrested again. Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) say Kangethe was arrested in Ngong to…

Feb 13, 2024
Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Dies in a Car Crash in Elgeyo Market, Kenya
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Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Dies in a Car Crash in Elgeyo Market, Kenya

World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Garvais Hakizimana died in a road accident on Sunday. The two died along the Elegy Market-Ravine road on Sunday around 11pm, according to Elgeyo Market Police C…

Feb 11, 2024
Naked Kenyan Man in Fort Worth, Texas Beats Delivery Driver to Death with Firewood
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Naked Kenyan Man in Fort Worth, Texas Beats Delivery Driver to Death with Firewood

A Kenyan man in Fort Worth, Texas has been charged with murder after he attacked a delivery driver with firewood on January 13 around 8:30pm, police say. Police say 51-year-old Scotty Jackson delivered firewood to a r…

Jan 18, 2024
Kenyan Man Killed in a Car Crash in Bridgewater, Massachusetts
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Kenyan Man Killed in a Car Crash in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

A Kenyan man died in a car crash on Sunday night in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Linneaus Mutethia Gating, a 34-year-old from Rockland, MA died at the scene of the accident on Auburn Street in Bridgewater. Police say G…

Jan 10, 2024
Registration for DV-2025 (Green Card Lottery) Tomorrow - Tuesday, November 7th at 12pm EST
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Registration for DV-2025 (Green Card Lottery) Tomorrow - Tuesday, November 7th at 12pm EST

The registration period for the Diversity Visa program for fiscal year 2025 (DV-2025) ends tomorrow, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12pm EST. Registration for the DV program, commonly known as the green card lottery, ru…

Nov 6, 2023
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Investigators Release Photos of Kevin Kangethe, the Man Suspected of Murdering Margaret Mbitu
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Investigators Release Photos of Kevin Kangethe, the Man Suspected of Murdering Margaret Mbitu

Investigators in Massachusetts have released photos of 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe, who is wanted for the murder of 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu in Whitman, MA. One of the photos released on Friday (below), was captured…

Nov 4, 2023
Missing Kenyan-American Woman Found Dead at Boston Logan Airport, Police Say Her Killer Fled to Kenya
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Missing Kenyan-American Woman Found Dead at Boston Logan Airport, Police Say Her Killer Fled to Kenya

A missing Kenyan-American woman in Massachusetts has been found dead inside her car at a Boston’s Logan Airport parking garage. Authorities say the body of 31-year-old Margaret “Maggie” Wanjiru Mbitu of Whitman, MA wa…

Nov 2, 2023
Ways of Getting a US Green Card (Permanent Residency)
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Ways of Getting a US Green Card (Permanent Residency)

Immigrants who wish to live in the United States on a permanent basis or foreigners who want to move to the US live and work here have a limited number of options on becoming US permanent residents. Permanent residenc…

Nov 2, 2023
Registration for DV-2025 (Green Card Lottery) Closes on Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Registration for DV-2025 (Green Card Lottery) Closes on Tuesday, November 7, 2023

The registration period for the Diversity Visa program for fiscal year 2025 (DV-2025) ends on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Registration for the DV program, commonly known as the green card lottery, runs annually between…

Oct 25, 2023
US Immigration Increases Validity Period of Some Employment Authorization Documents to 5 Years
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US Immigration Increases Validity Period of Some Employment Authorization Documents to 5 Years

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has increased the validity period for initial and renewal Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain non-citizens to 5 years. This includes non-citizens a…

Oct 15, 2023
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