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Gov’t to Create a Board to Secure Diaspora Investment

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed plans by the government to establish a diaspora board that will be tasked with delivering and securing diaspora investment. Gachagua said the Kenya Kwanza administration…

Apr 23, 2023

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Registration Process for Evacuation of Kenyans in Sudan Kicks Off

The State Department for Diaspora Affairs has commenced the registration process for the evacuation of Kenyans living and working in Sudan. In a notice on Saturday, the department asked those who wish to be evacuated…

Apr 22, 2023

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He Regretted Going Abroad, Says Family of a Kenyan Student Who Committed Suicide in Finland

The family of Rodgers Kipruto, the Kenyan student who died in Finland this week says they are yet to come to terms with his death. 28-year-old Kipruto, a nursing student at Laurea University in Finland, took his own l…

Apr 21, 2023

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Gov’t Issues Emergency Hotline Numbers for Kenyans in Sudan

The government has issued emergency hotline numbers for Kenyans living and working in Sudan amid escalating violence that has seen at least 200 people dead. Through Twitter on Wednesday, Principal Secretary for the St…

Apr 19, 2023

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Kenyan Nursing Student in Finland Takes His Own Life

A Kenyan student in Finland committed suicide in his hostel room under unclear circumstances. Rodgers Kipruto Kosgei, who hailed from Kesses, Uasin Gishu County, was studying nursing at Laurea University's Tikkurila C…

Apr 19, 2023

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Over 3,00 Kenyans Stuck in Sudan Amid Escalating Conflict

More than 3,000 Kenyans are stuck in Sudan amid escalating violence in which nearly 100 people have been killed and over 1,000 others injured. Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua said Kenyans i…

Apr 17, 2023

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Former Chief Government Pathologist Alex Olumbe Dies in Australia

Former Chief Government Pathologist Alex Olumbe has died at the age of 60. Olumbe passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Brisbane, Australia, a family member told The Standard on Friday…

Apr 14, 2023

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Kenyan Ambassador Evicted, Attachés in Belgium and Germany Unpaid for Six Months

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua says several Kenyan attachés in Belgium and Germany have gone for six months without salaries and are struggling to make ends meet. Mutua, who spoke on Thurs…

Apr 13, 2023

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Kenyan Man in the US Crushed to Death While Repairing a Car

A Kenyan family is mourning the tragic death of their kin who died in the United States last week. Jacob Kiprop Birech of Topeka, Kansas, died after a car he was repairing knocked him to the ground on April 6th, accor…

Apr 12, 2023

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Children of Murdered Kenyan Couple Appeal for US Gov't Intervention

Children of a US-based Kenyan couple that was brutally murdered at their home in Nyamira on March 21st are appealing to the US government to intervene to ensure the perpetrators are brought to book. Edward Morema Nyag…

Apr 4, 2023

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Autopsy Reveals Cause of US-Based Kenyan Couple's Deaths

An autopsy has revealed the cause of death of US-based Kenyan couple Edward Morema Nyagechi and Grace Mong’ina Morema. The postmortem conducted on the two bodies at Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital determined that…

Apr 2, 2023

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Kenyan Man Killed in a Building Collapse in Doha, Qatar

A Kenyan family is mourning the tragic death of their kin who worked in Qatar. Rodgers Indako, who hailed from Lugari, Kakamega County, died after the four-storeyed building he was living in in Al Mansoura, Doha, coll…

Mar 30, 2023

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Fiancé of Missing Kenyan Woman in the US Pleads Guilty to Three Felonies Against Her

Nathan Hightman, the fiancé of missing Kenyan-born woman Irene Gakwa has pleaded guilty in Campbell County District Court in Gillette, Wyoming. Appearing before District Judge James Michael Causey on Tuesday, Hightman…

Mar 29, 2023

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US-Based Kenyan Author Dies After Falling from an Apartment's Fourth Floor

US-based Kenyan author, singer and political mobilizer Joseph Kubende has died in what is suspected to be suicide. Kubende died on Thursday after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment on Lumumba Drive in Nairo…

Mar 24, 2023

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Slain US-Based Kenyan Couple Received a Visitor on the Night They Were Killed, Grandson Says

The family of slain US-based Kenyan couple says an unidentified person visited their house on the night the two were murdered. Edward Morema Nyagechi, 62, and his wife Mong’ina Morema, 60, were found dead inside their…

Mar 23, 2023

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US-Based Kenyan Couple Brutally Murdered in Their Home in Nyamira

Police in Nyamira County have launched investigations into the killing of a US-based Kenyan businessman and his wife. Edward Morema Nyagechi, 62, and his wife Mong’ina Morema, 60, were found dead inside their house at…

Mar 22, 2023

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Kenyan Couple Dies in a Fatal Road Crash in California

A Kenyan couple was among four people killed in a fatal road accident in the US state of California on Sunday morning. Authorities said the 2.30 a.m crash involving three vehicles on the southbound 71 Freeway near Cen…

Mar 21, 2023

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Daughter of the Late Kenyan Journalist Philip Ochieng Found Dead in Dallas, Texas

A Kenyan-American woman was last week found dead in her apartment in the US state of Texas. Juliett Akinyi, the daughter of the late veteran Kenyan journalist Philip Ochieng, was discovered dead by police in her apart…

Mar 20, 2023

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Kenyan-born Woman Appointed Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Beverly City

Beverly City Mayor Mike Cahill has appointed Kenyan-born woman Wangari Fahari as the director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), which has been vacant for a year. The mayor said 36-year-old Fahari…

Mar 20, 2023

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Kenyans in the Diaspora Send Home Sh40.1 Billion in February

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $309.2 million (Sh40.1 billion) in the month of February, the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents a decrease of 11.5 percent compared to…

Mar 20, 2023