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At the outset of her acting career, Christine Wawira Njagi chose to go by a stage name after she felt her name was too difficult to pronounce.
She decided to look up Arabic names and eventually decided on Naila, which means one who acquires and attains. The Kenyan actress and model was also…
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On Monday, July 10, outraged parents who were scammed in Uasin Gishu County over a Finland education program had to resort to storming the county offices, demanding to be refunded the money they paid.
Police were dispatched to quell the situation as the parents had refused to leave unless…
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Lowell police are searching for a missing seven-year-old girl, Anna Mutura authorities announced Sunday.
Anna Mutura is black, weighs 70 pounds and is about 4′7″ according to Lowell police. She was last seen wearing black shorts, a white vest and a purple hair tie on East Merrimack Street…
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Kenya has seen a significant rise in the remittances received from their diaspora population in Uganda at a time when inflows from other top global sources are declining under inflationary pressure.
In the first five months of the year, the diaspora remittance from Uganda dollars has more than…
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A group of around 300 Kenyans residing in the US has launched a multi-million housing project in Nairobi.
This 87-unit complex, dubbed Kitisuru Amani, is situated in the picturesque Nairobi suburb bordering Kiambu county and consists of two and three-bedroom apartments split across three blocks.…
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A Kenyan woman died after being hit by an SUV in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
According to police, Mercy Wamaitha Kimani, 41, was struck by an SUV while walking along Low Street in Newburyport on June 24 around 9pm. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.…
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Bernard Lagat, born in Kenya in 1974, is a world-renowned athlete who dominated in the 1,500 and 5,000 metres race categories.
He flew the Kenyan flag in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, earning a silver and bronze medal in the 1,500 metres events respectively. When he became a naturalized U.S.…
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Kenyans can now seek employment opportunities in foreign countries conveniently from the comfort of their homes using smartphones.
The government has created a platform dubbed 'Kazi Majuu' that provides assistance to those seeking employment in the diaspora. Speaking on Friday during the…
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Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Korir Sing'oei admitted on Tuesday, June 27, that there are no guaranteed job opportunities for Kenyans who study abroad through government-sponsored programs.
In a statement, Korir noted that the purpose of the programs is to provide the students with a…
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Human rights groups have sounded the alarm that not enough has been done to tackle the alleged mistreatment of domestic workers in Gulf nations after the Kenyan government moved in speed to secure employment opportunities for its citizens overseas.
No recent available data on Kenyan migrant worker…
