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Kenyans living and working in the US have spoken about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their lives. The US is the most affected country in the world with over 570,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and more than 22,000 deaths as of Monday. A majority of Kenyans who spoke to The Star…

Ruth Anyango Ogonda, the administrative attaché at the Kenyan consulate in Los Angeles, California has passed on. Ruth passed away at Olympia Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Friday after a short illness, according to Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. “Ms. Ogonda was suddenly taken ill at her…

Suella Braverman, a British lawyer, and politician who traces her roots to Kenya, was early this year appointed as the Attorney-General for England and Wales. She was appointed to the prestigious position by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 13th, 2020 to replace Geoffrey Cox, who was…

Last month, Francis Mwai Njoroge embarked on a trip to Kenya from the United States after learning that part of his parcel of land had been hived off. Njoroge, a chef based in Kansas City, took a three-week leave from work as he thought the period was enough to fly to Kenya and sought out the…

The government of Kenya has reacted to reports that Kenyans are among people of African descent who have been targeted in a wave of racial discrimination that is brewing in China. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was aware that China has launched mass testing of…

A France-based Kenyan man who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus says he has recovered from the disease. Stephen Kinuthia released a video from his hospital bed last week, saying he would not have survived if he was not taken to the hospital. He added that he was depending on tubes to deliver…

Kenyans and other Africans in China have been thrown out of their houses and forced to live in the streets over allegations of spreading coronavirus, according to reports. The racial profiling of Africans was reportedly fueled by a report by Chinese health authorities, which indicated that 61 out…

A Kenyan family has pleaded with the government to help them bring back the body of their daughter who died in Iraq last year. 47-year-old Ruth Omungala from Ingusi village in Mumias, Kakamega County passed away in Iraqi capital Baghdad on December 26th, 2019. Ms. Omungala, who was working as a…

A 40-year-old Kenyan man who was seen entering River Avon in Bath, Somerset, the United Kingdom on March 8th, 2020 has been found dead. The lifeless body of Seth Odongo Aloo was discovered floating on the river on Friday, March 27th, nearly three weeks after he went missing. On March 8th, police…

A Kenyan man who is presently admitted to hospital in France after he was diagnosed with coronavirus has sent a message to Kenyans. In a video recorded from his hospital bed, Stephen N. Kinuthia, alias Wamother, asks Kenyans to treat Covid-19 seriously, saying the disease is real and infects…