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US-Based Lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua Slams Ruto for Cowering 'Under the Bed in Karen'
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US-Based Lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua Slams Ruto for Cowering 'Under the Bed in Karen'

US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua has hit out at Deputy President William Ruto, accusing him of being a coward. Prof. Mutua on Wednesday said he is shocked that DP Ruto has remained silent as his foot soldiers…

May 13, 2020
744 Kenyans Have Been Repatriated from Overseas Due to the Ongoing Covid-19 Crisis
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744 Kenyans Have Been Repatriated from Overseas Due to the Ongoing Covid-19 Crisis

The Foreign Affairs Ministry says it has so far facilitated the repatriation of over 700 Kenyans who were stranded abroad amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The ministry, through a statement on Tuesday, May 12th, said a tota…

May 12, 2020
Government Sends Second KQ Flight to Evacuate Kenyans Stranded in the UK
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Government Sends Second KQ Flight to Evacuate Kenyans Stranded in the UK

A second Kenya Airways flight is this week set to fly home Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The chartered flight organized by the Kenyan High Commission in London in collaboration wit…

May 12, 2020
Germany-Based Kenyan Journalist Dies from Cancer
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Germany-Based Kenyan Journalist Dies from Cancer

Kenyan journalist Zipporah Njeri Nyambura has passed away in Germany. Njeri, 40, succumbed to cancer while undergoing treatment at a German hospital on Saturday, May 8th, according to reports. Her passing was confirme…

May 11, 2020
10 Kenyans in the US Have Died of Covid-19 So Far, Health Ministry Says
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10 Kenyans in the US Have Died of Covid-19 So Far, Health Ministry Says

The government says 191 Kenyans living in the diaspora have so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus.  Out of the 191 Kenyans who contracted Covid-19 in foreign countries, 77 have recovered from the disease wh…

May 10, 2020
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KQ Flight Evacuates 165 Kenyans from China
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KQ Flight Evacuates 165 Kenyans from China

165 Kenyans who were stranded in China amid the Covid-19 pandemic have been flown back to the country. The returnees landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi aboard a Kenya Airways flight at…

May 10, 2020
Kenya Airways to Repatriate Kenyans from the UK, India and China This Week
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Kenya Airways to Repatriate Kenyans from the UK, India and China This Week

Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom, India, and China amid the Covid-19 pandemic are set to be evacuated this week via Kenya Airways (KQ) flights at their own cost. On Monday, May 4th, Kenya Airways said only those…

May 4, 2020
52-Year-Old Kenyan Man Dies of Covid-19 in Sweden
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52-Year-Old Kenyan Man Dies of Covid-19 in Sweden

A 52-year-old man in Sweden has become the latest Kenyan national to die of Covid-19 abroad. Waburi Munge, who had lived in Sweden for 24 years, succumbed to the virus while undergoing medication at a hospital in the…

May 4, 2020
US-Based Kenyan Pastor Loses Daughter While on Family Vacation in Kenya
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US-Based Kenyan Pastor Loses Daughter While on Family Vacation in Kenya

The family of a US-based Kenyan pastor is mourning the death of their daughter who died during a vacation in Kenya. 29-year-old Grace Wairimu, the daughter of Rev. Charles Kihiko of the Calvary Evangelical Church in D…

May 3, 2020
Kenyan Woman in Germany Makes a Killing from Sewing, Selling Unique Covid-19 Facemasks
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Kenyan Woman in Germany Makes a Killing from Sewing, Selling Unique Covid-19 Facemasks

A Kenyan financial expert living in Germany is making good money from the manufacture and sale of facemasks in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. As the Covid-19 disease took a toll in Germany and other parts of the world…

May 3, 2020
Kenyans Online Attack US-Based Lawyer Makau Mutua for Promoting Homosexuality
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Kenyans Online Attack US-Based Lawyer Makau Mutua for Promoting Homosexuality

US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua is under fire from Kenyans online for defending banned lesbian-themed romance film ‘Rafiki.’ Prof. Mutua, through Twitter on Thursday, April 30th, faulted the Kenyan high court…

May 1, 2020
I Was Halfway Dead, I Met Bob Marley: Kenyan Man in the US Infected with Covid-19 Says in interview with Jeff Koinange
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I Was Halfway Dead, I Met Bob Marley: Kenyan Man in the US Infected with Covid-19 Says in interview with Jeff Koinange

A Kenyan man living in the US has narrated his near-death experience after he was infected with Covid-19. In an interview with Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange on Wednesday, April 29th, Ole Pertet of New York says it is a m…

Apr 30, 2020
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US-Based Kenyan Nurse Who Contracted Covid-19 in the Line of Duty Returns to Work After Recovering
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US-Based Kenyan Nurse Who Contracted Covid-19 in the Line of Duty Returns to Work After Recovering

A Kenyan nurse in the US who contracted Covid-19 in the line of duty earlier this month has returned to work after recovering from the disease. 45-year-old Elon Wameyo was infected with the virus while taking care of…

Apr 29, 2020
Kenyan Accountant Dies from Covid-19 in London, the UK
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Kenyan Accountant Dies from Covid-19 in London, the UK

The Kenyan community in the United Kingdom is mourning the passing of one of their members, Wangula Khasiani. Wangula, an accountant by profession, succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Lon…

Apr 29, 2020
Retired Kenyan Catholic Bishop Silvius Njiru Dies of Covid-19 in Italy
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Retired Kenyan Catholic Bishop Silvius Njiru Dies of Covid-19 in Italy

Retired Kenyan Catholic Bishop Silvius Njiru Dies of Covid-19 in Italy. Njiru, who served as the Bishop for Meru Diocese, succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, April 28th, in Turin, according to the Secretary-General of…

Apr 28, 2020
Kenyans in the Diaspora Defy Covid-19 Pandemic, Send Home Sh24 Billion
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Kenyans in the Diaspora Defy Covid-19 Pandemic, Send Home Sh24 Billion

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $228.9 million (Sh24 billion) in March 2020, according to the latest data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).  This represents a four percent growth compared with $218.9 mil…

Apr 28, 2020
US-Based Kenyan Scientist Leads Team in Developing Once-Per-Year HIV Drug
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US-Based Kenyan Scientist Leads Team in Developing Once-Per-Year HIV Drug

Dr. Benson Edagwa, a Kenyan-born US researcher, is among researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre (UNMC) who have developed a new anti-retroviral (ARV) drug. Edagwa, an assistant professor at the UNMC…

Apr 28, 2020
18 Kenyans Abroad Have Died of Covid-19, with a Majority of them in the US
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18 Kenyans Abroad Have Died of Covid-19, with a Majority of them in the US

At least 18 Kenyans have died of Covid-19 abroad, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau has said. Macharia, who spoke during an interview with a local radio station on Tuesday, April 28th, said a maj…

Apr 28, 2020
Kenya Airways to Evacuate 500 Kenyans Stranded Abroad Amid Covid-19
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Kenya Airways to Evacuate 500 Kenyans Stranded Abroad Amid Covid-19

Over 500 Kenyan nationals stranded abroad in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are set to be evacuated at their own cost. Speaking on Tuesday, April 28th, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau said t…

Apr 28, 2020
Diaspora Remittances to Drop by 20 Percent, World Bank Says
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Diaspora Remittances to Drop by 20 Percent, World Bank Says

Money sent home by Kenyans in the diaspora is expected to drop considerably in 2020 due to the global outbreak of Covid-19. The World Bank projects a global decline in remittances by about 20 percent citing the econom…

Apr 26, 2020
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