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Two Kenyan students lost their lives after their vehicle plunged into a lake in western Australia on Sunday, according to a report. Nidhi Lalji Hirani and Ruxmi Premji Vaghjihani, both aged 20, were on their way to work at around 6.40 a.m when their car lost control and veered off the road into the…
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A Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia is appealing for help to go back home, citing mistreatment by her employers. Elizabeth Wanjiru, who hails from Kahuho village in Kinangop, Nyandarua County, says her employers have been assaulting her, and efforts to get help from the agency that facilitated…
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Kenyan-born internet comedian Elsa Majimbo says she will never go back to Kenya due to her "complicated relationship" with Kenyans. In an interview with Forbes, the 21-year-old said she fell out with Kenyans when she became a global internet sensation at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020…
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Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna wants to be allowed to return to the country to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect William Ruto. Miguna, who was deported to Canada in 2018, wants the Assumption of the Office of the President Committee to guarantee him a safe entry into the…
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The family of a Kenyan woman who went missing in the United States six months ago has opened up about the events leading to her disappearance. Irene Gakwa of Gillette, Wyoming has not been heard from since February 24th when she had a WhatsApp video call with her parents who live in Nairobi, Kenya…
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Seven more Kenyan nationals who are victims of fake jobs have been rescued from Myanmar, a country in South East Asia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the seven, who are victims of a fake jobs cartel with links in Nairobi, were taken to neighboring Thailand ahead of their repatriation. Four…
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The Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nairobi has disputed reports that a Kenyan woman who was allegedly being held by her employer in the Gulf state was mistreated. In a statement on Sunday, the embassy stated that Diana Chepkemoi was not subjected to any kind of ill-treatment, saying that she is suffering…
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Diana Chepkemoi, the Kenyan woman who was being held by her Saudi Arabian employer against her will has finally been rescued following a public uproar. On Saturday, Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa said he contacted Labor CS Simon Chelugui who confirmed that Diana was rescued and taken to hospital for…
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A Kenyan family is appealing for assistance to bring back home their kin who is presently stranded in Saudi Arabia.  This comes after photos of a frail-looking and sickly Diana Chepkemoi went viral on social media, with Kenyans calling for her rescue. Her sister Lorrain Cheptoo told a local…
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Police in India are holding a Kenyan woman on allegations of assaulting policemen on duty in the city of Bengaluru. The woman, who was in the company of a second African woman, are said to have created a commotion and beat up patrolling police who were on duty in the wee hours of Monday. A senior…