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US-Based Kenyan Engineer Wins CNN's 2022 Hero of the Year Award
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US-Based Kenyan Engineer Wins CNN's 2022 Hero of the Year Award

US-based Kenyan software engineer Nelly Cheboi has won the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year Award and will receive a cash prize of $100,000 (Sh12 million) to expand her work. Cheboi, who quit a lucrative software engineering…

Dec 12, 2022
Kenyans in the Diapora Send Home Sh42.4 Billion in November
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Kenyans in the Diapora Send Home Sh42.4 Billion in November

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $345.5 million (Sh42.4 billion) in the month of November, representing a 3.9 percent increase compared to $332.6 million (Sh40.5 billion) in October. The cumulative inflows…

Dec 10, 2022
Kenya Gov't to Establish a Diaspora Department in All Missions Abroad
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Kenya Gov't to Establish a Diaspora Department in All Missions Abroad

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Alfred Mutua has revealed plans by the government to establish a diaspora department in all Kenyan missions abroad. Speaking during the 9th Kenya Diaspora Homecoming…

Dec 8, 2022
Gov't Pledges to Provide More Support to Kenyans in the Diaspora
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Gov't Pledges to Provide More Support to Kenyans in the Diaspora

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has reiterated the government’s commitment to offer more support to Kenyans living and working abroad. Speaking when he officially opened the Annual Kenya Di…

Dec 7, 2022
Family of a Kenyan Nurse Killed Alongside Her Daughters in the US Speaks
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Family of a Kenyan Nurse Killed Alongside Her Daughters in the US Speaks

The family of a Kenyan nurse who was killed together with her two daughters by her husband in the United States on Saturday says they are yet to come to terms with the loss of the three. Mary Njoki Stanton, 49, and he…

Dec 6, 2022
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President Ruto to Meet Kenyans in the Diaspora in His US Visit This Month
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President Ruto to Meet Kenyans in the Diaspora in His US Visit This Month

President Ruto is later this month expected to travel to the United States where he will attend the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, which will be hosted by President Biden. Ruto and other heads of state and leaders from ac…

Dec 5, 2022
Kenyan Family Devastated After Father Kills Wife and Two Daughters in Louisville, Kentucky
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Kenyan Family Devastated After Father Kills Wife and Two Daughters in Louisville, Kentucky

A Kenyan family is mourning the death of a mother and her two daughters who were shot dead by her husband in a suspected murder-suicide in the US state of Kentucky on Saturday. Officers from the Louisville Metro Polic…

Dec 5, 2022
Kenyan Mother, Her Two Daughters Killed in a Suspected Murder-Suicide in Louisville, Kentucky
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Kenyan Mother, Her Two Daughters Killed in a Suspected Murder-Suicide in Louisville, Kentucky

Police in Louisville, Kentucky are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that killed four people among them a Kenyan woman and her two daughters. Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) received…

Dec 4, 2022
American Community Collects Donations to Help a Kenyan Student Finish His Education at Cameron University
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American Community Collects Donations to Help a Kenyan Student Finish His Education at Cameron University

The Lawton Ballet Theatre in Oklahoma, USA is collecting donations to help Kenyan student Francis Waweru finish his education at Cameron University. Waweru, who is the male lead in Lawton Ballet Theatre’s upcoming per…

Nov 23, 2022
Gov’t to Help More Kenyans Secure Jobs in South Korea, President Ruto Says
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Gov’t to Help More Kenyans Secure Jobs in South Korea, President Ruto Says

President Ruto has said his administration is determined to increase the number of Kenyans working in South Korea from the current 300 to 10,000 by his next visit to the Asian country. Ruto, who is on a three-day Stat…

Nov 23, 2022
Kenyan Rapper Msupa S Ties the Knot in the US
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Kenyan Rapper Msupa S Ties the Knot in the US

Kenyan rapper Sandra Chebet, alias Msupa S, on Friday tied the knot with her Kenyan-American boyfriend in the United States. Chebet and her partner Tim, who serves in the US Army, exchanged marriage vows in a civil we…

Nov 20, 2022
Kenyans in the Diaspora Send Home Sh40.6 Billion in October
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Kenyans in the Diaspora Send Home Sh40.6 Billion in October

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $332.6 million (Sh40.6 billion) in October, the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. October’s inflows represent a 4.6 percent growth compared to the $318…

Nov 18, 2022
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Kenya to Request US Gov’t to Give Amnesty to Kenyans Living Out of Status, Foreign Affairs & Diaspora CS Mutua Says
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Kenya to Request US Gov’t to Give Amnesty to Kenyans Living Out of Status, Foreign Affairs & Diaspora CS Mutua Says

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua is currently on an official visit to the United States as part of his efforts to improve the welfare of Kenyans abroad. During the tour, Mutua visited Kenya’…

Nov 18, 2022
American Actress Shamea Morton and Kenyan Husband Gerald Mwangi Expecting Second Child Via a Surrogate
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American Actress Shamea Morton and Kenyan Husband Gerald Mwangi Expecting Second Child Via a Surrogate

The Real Housewives of Atlanta actress Shamea Morton and her Kenyan-born husband Gerald Mwangi are expecting their second child. Shamea, 40, announced the exciting news on Wednesday via Instagram where she shared two…

Nov 17, 2022
Ailing Kenyan Woman Cries for Help After Abuse By Employer in Saudi Arabia
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Ailing Kenyan Woman Cries for Help After Abuse By Employer in Saudi Arabia

Another Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia has pleaded with the government to rescue her from her cruel employer and bring her back home.  Purity Mwanzia, who hails from Machakos County, traveled to the Gulf state…

Nov 17, 2022
Kenyan Catholic Priest Drowns in a River in Brazil
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Kenyan Catholic Priest Drowns in a River in Brazil

A Kenyan Catholic priest lost his life after drowning in a river in Brazil on Monday. Father James Wahome Irungu, who hailed from Nyeri County, drowned in the San Fransisco river, according to the Diocese of Bonfim Ba…

Nov 15, 2022
Kenyan Woman Dies After Falling Off a Balcony in Lebanon
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Kenyan Woman Dies After Falling Off a Balcony in Lebanon

A Kenyan family is in agony after learning about the tragic death of their daughter, who is reported to have secretly traveled to Lebanon with her boyfriend. 22-year-old Edna Kemunto from Nyaribari Masaba, Kisii Count…

Nov 14, 2022
Kenyan Domestic Worker Cries for Help After Abuse in Saudi Arabia
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Kenyan Domestic Worker Cries for Help After Abuse in Saudi Arabia

A Kenyan domestic worker who is being held captive by her employer in Saudi Arabia is appealing for help to return home.  Gloria Wairimu Wachira, 19, left Kenya for Saudi Arabia in December last year after signing a t…

Nov 14, 2022
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale's Nephew Killed in a Car Fire in the US
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Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale's Nephew Killed in a Car Fire in the US

Kakamega Senator Dr. Boni Khalwale has announced the death of his nephew Yul Brian Khalwale Ashiono, who was killed in a car fire in Federal Way, Washington on Thursday evening. Through Facebook on Sunday, Senator Kha…

Nov 13, 2022
Kenyan Moipei Sisters Make a Name for Themselves in the US
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Kenyan Moipei Sisters Make a Name for Themselves in the US

Kenyan Moipei sisters Mary, Maggy, Marta, 29, and Seraphine, 27, are making a name for themselves after moving to the United States this year. Their dad Nicholas Moipei told Nation that the four relocated to New York…

Nov 9, 2022
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