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Kenyan-born identical twin brothers Alex and Alan have hit media headlines after securing jobs at Alaska Airlines in the United States. On Monday, the airline said Alan was hired shortly after finishing his simulator training and will be based in San Francisco, while his brother Alex will be flying…
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After living in the United States for 12 years, Mary Muthoni Wachira has returned to Kenya seeking to represent Tetu Constituency in the National Assembly. Muthoni, who is eyeing the parliamentary seat on a PNU ticket in the August 9th general elections, believes it is time to bring the expertise…
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Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $2.045 billion (Sh242 billion) in the first six months of the year to June. Remittance inflows in June 2022 totaled $326.1 million (38.6 billion), representing a 6.6 percent increase from $305.9 million (Sh36.2 billion) received in June 2021, according to…
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A Kenyan man and his American wife have opened up about their decision to move from the US to live and raise their children in a village in Meru County. George Limiri from Kibirichi village in Meru moved to the US in 2005 as a student at the University of Georgia and was trying to find ways to make…
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UK Attorney General Suella Braverman has declared interest in succeeding Boris Johnson, who stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday, making way for a new Prime Minister. Johnson, who resigned following a revolt within his Conservative Party, said the process of choosing a new…
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A Kenyan man was arrested in the United States on Monday following a dramatic police chase that went through the states of Maryland and Virginia. At around 9:30 am, Montgomery County Police responded to multiple calls of an armed man firing shots in the 113000 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace in…
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Some residents of Gillette in the US state of Wyoming over the weekend held a silent vigil, feet on the ground search, and peaceful protest for missing Kenyan woman Irene Gakwa. Irene, 32, was reported missing on March 20th this year and the last time she was seen was on February 24th when she had…
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A UK court has handed life sentences to a mother, stepfather, and teenager for the murder of five-year-old Kenyan-British boy Logan Mwangi. The Cardiff Crown Court found Logan's mother Angharad Williamson (31), his stepfather John Cole (40), and a 14-year-old Craig Mulligan guilty of murdering the…
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A Kenyan fugitive wanted in the United Kingdom for sexual molestation of minors has finally been extradited to the European country to face trial. Anthony Kamau, alias Anthony Kinuthe alias Anthony Kinuthia Kamau, had been on the run for two years after jumping bail in the UK before his arrest in…
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The Kenyan government has announced plans to establish safe houses as part of its efforts to safeguard Kenyan migrant workers in the Middle East. Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui on Tuesday said the government has set aside Sh70 million to build safe houses in Saudi Arabia where cases of…