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74-Year-Old Kenyan Man Set to be Deported from Canada Granted Permanent Residency
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74-Year-Old Kenyan Man Set to be Deported from Canada Granted Permanent Residency

A 74-year-old Kenyan-born man who was set to be deported from Canada this week has finally been granted permanent residency. Samuel Ndesanjo Nyaga arrived in Canada in 2000 seeking political asylum, claiming he was th…

Jan 3, 2022
Kenyan Woman Jumps to Death from the 14th Floor of a High-rise Building in India
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Kenyan Woman Jumps to Death from the 14th Floor of a High-rise Building in India

Police in India are investigating an incident in which a 25-year-old Kenyan woman reportedly committed suicide on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Vinimanyasa Idbo, who was originally from Thika in Kiambu County…

Dec 28, 2021
US-Based Kenyan Biomedical Scientist Joshua Muia Awarded a $1.67 Million Research Grant
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US-Based Kenyan Biomedical Scientist Joshua Muia Awarded a $1.67 Million Research Grant

Kenyan biomedical scientist Dr. Joshua Muia (Ph.D.) has been awarded a $1.67 million research grant in the US. Muia, an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Oklahoma State University (OSU), was recently awarded a fi…

Dec 23, 2021
Kenyan Woman Says a Mzungu Inspired Her to Relocate to Kenya After 14 Years in the Diaspora
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Kenyan Woman Says a Mzungu Inspired Her to Relocate to Kenya After 14 Years in the Diaspora

A Kenyan woman has shared details on how a Mzungu inspired her to move back to Kenya after living abroad for 14 years.  Through a Facebook post on Friday, Trizear Nguti says she used to talk ill things about Kenya unt…

Dec 19, 2021
Kenyan Woman Dorothy Ong’era Reburied in the US
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Kenyan Woman Dorothy Ong’era Reburied in the US

Kenyan woman Dorothy Bosibori Ong’era, who died in the US a year ago, has finally been accorded a decent send-off. Her remains were reburied at a cemetery in Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale City, Texas in a ce…

Dec 18, 2021
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Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland Launches Alumni Association in Kenya
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Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland Launches Alumni Association in Kenya

Morgan State University (MSU), a historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland has launched an alumni association in Kenya. The move is aimed at strengthening Morgan’s connection with former students and tap in…

Dec 15, 2021
Kenya Receives Sh36.02 Billion from the Diaspora in November
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Kenya Receives Sh36.02 Billion from the Diaspora in November

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home $329.1 million (Sh36.02 billion) in November, the latest data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents a five percent drop from Sh38 billion ($337.4 million) received…

Dec 14, 2021
Kenyan-Born Scholar Makes History After Attaining Full Professorship at Oxford University
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Kenyan-Born Scholar Makes History After Attaining Full Professorship at Oxford University

UK-based Kenyan scholar Dr. Patricia King’ori has made history after attaining a full professorship at the prestigious Oxford University. This makes the Kenyan-born sociologist one of the youngest female scholars to b…

Dec 14, 2021
First Case in Texas Against Alleged Kenyan-Born Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir Declared a Mistrial
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First Case in Texas Against Alleged Kenyan-Born Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir Declared a Mistrial

The first case against alleged Kenyan-born serial killer Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir, who is accused of killing 18 elderly women in the Dallas area, was last week declared a mistrial. This is after the 12 jurors selected…

Dec 12, 2021
Kenyan Woman Dies 10 Days After Arriving in Saudi Arabia for Work
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Kenyan Woman Dies 10 Days After Arriving in Saudi Arabia for Work

A Kenyan family is seeking answers following the death of their kin in Saudi Arabia. Lucy Wanja died under mysterious circumstances 10 days after arriving in the Gulf state to work as a housemaid. A few days after lea…

Dec 8, 2021
Parliament Budget Office Wants Kenya to Close Down Several Embassies Abroad
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Parliament Budget Office Wants Kenya to Close Down Several Embassies Abroad

Parliament Budget Office (PBO) wants Kenya to close down some embassies and instead hire foreigners to carry out the country’s diplomatic duties. The office says the move will not only lower rent, but also reduce the…

Dec 6, 2021
Kenyan Man Killed in a Single-Vehicle Crash in Kansas City
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Kenyan Man Killed in a Single-Vehicle Crash in Kansas City

A Kenyan man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kansas City, Missouri last week. Alex Kamau Gitahi was one of the two occupants of a semi-truck that rolled into a ditch and caught fire along a highway in the city…

Dec 6, 2021
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Joy as Kenyan Woman Returns from the US, Reunites with Son After 23 Years of Separation
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Joy as Kenyan Woman Returns from the US, Reunites with Son After 23 Years of Separation

A Kenyan woman based in the US could not hide her joy after seeing her son for the first time in many years. Beatrice Wanjiku landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday aboard a Kenya Airways…

Dec 4, 2021
Lack of Funds Delays Autopsy on Kenyan Woman Who Died in the US Last Year
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Lack of Funds Delays Autopsy on Kenyan Woman Who Died in the US Last Year

An autopsy meant to determine what killed Dorothy Ong’era, a Kenyan woman whose body was exhumed in Texas last week has been delayed. Dorothy’s dad David Ong’era says the family is still trying to raise funds needed t…

Dec 1, 2021
Bernice Kariuki: Meet a Kenyan Woman from Jericho Working as Arsenal Football Club’s Chef
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Bernice Kariuki: Meet a Kenyan Woman from Jericho Working as Arsenal Football Club’s Chef

Bernice Kariuki, a Kenyan-born chef based in the UK is living her dreams after landing a job at Arsenal Football Club. Bernice, who was born and raised in Jericho within Nairobi’s Eastlands area, joined the north Lond…

Dec 1, 2021
Remains of a Kenyan Woman Who Died and Was Buried in Texas Exhumed for an Autopsy and Reburial
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Remains of a Kenyan Woman Who Died and Was Buried in Texas Exhumed for an Autopsy and Reburial

The remains of Kenyan woman Dorothy Bosibori Ong’era have been exhumed from a public cemetery in Texas for a fresh autopsy and reburial. This comes a week after Judge Brooke Allen of the Texas Probate Court gave Dorot…

Nov 25, 2021
Immigration Director Says Miguna Miguna is Not a Kenyan Citizen
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Immigration Director Says Miguna Miguna is Not a Kenyan Citizen

Immigration Director-General Alexander Muteshi has reportedly said that lawyer Miguna Miguna is not a Kenyan citizen. Muteshi is said to have told Miguna’s attorney Nelson Havi that the political activist lost his Ken…

Nov 24, 2021
Miguna Fails to Get an Emergency Travel Document for a Second Day
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Miguna Fails to Get an Emergency Travel Document for a Second Day

Lawyer Miguna Miguna says officials at the Kenyan embassy in Berlin, Germany have for the second time refused to comply with a court order to issue him with a travel document. Through Twitter, Miguna says he visited t…

Nov 23, 2021
Court Orders Miguna Miguna to Obtain an Emergency Travel Certificate to Facilitate His Travel to Kenya
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Court Orders Miguna Miguna to Obtain an Emergency Travel Certificate to Facilitate His Travel to Kenya

The High Court in Nairobi has directed lawyer Miguna Miguna to obtain emergency travel documents to facilitate his travel to Kenya. Justice Hedwig Ongudi said Miguna should obtain a one-way emergency travel certificat…

Nov 22, 2021
Kenyan Man Found Dead in London to be Buried as an Unclaimed Body
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Kenyan Man Found Dead in London to be Buried as an Unclaimed Body

Authorities in the UK are set to dispose of the body of a middle-aged Kenyan man who was found dead in his house. Peter Pius Mungai alias “Petero Wamother” was discovered dead in his house in London some months ago, a…

Nov 20, 2021
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