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Canadian Businessman Jailed for 30 Years for Trafficking 12 Nepalese Women into Kenya
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Canadian Businessman Jailed for 30 Years for Trafficking 12 Nepalese Women into Kenya

Canadian businessman Asif Amirali Alibhai Jetha has been sentenced to 30 years in jail by a Mombasa court for human trafficking. Jetha was found guilty of three offenses: trafficking 12 women of Nepalese descent, prom…

Nov 26, 2021
Kenya and South Africa Form a Taskforce to Resolve Visa Restrictions
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Kenya and South Africa Form a Taskforce to Resolve Visa Restrictions

Kenya and South Africa on Tuesday formed a joint presidential taskforce to resolve visa-related restrictions between the two countries. The team is expected to look into visa issues affecting the two countries and rep…

Nov 23, 2021
Kenyan Embassy in Berlin Refused to Issue Me Travel Documents, Miguna Miguna Says
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Kenyan Embassy in Berlin Refused to Issue Me Travel Documents, Miguna Miguna Says

Lawyer Miguna Miguna says officials at the Kenyan Embassy in Berlin have refused to issue him with an emergency travel document as directed by the court. On Monday, High Court judge Hedwig Ong’udi directed Miguna to o…

Nov 22, 2021
Registration for DV-2023 (Green Card Lottery) Ends Next Week - Tuesday, November 9th
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Registration for DV-2023 (Green Card Lottery) Ends Next Week - Tuesday, November 9th

Registration for the green card lottery program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023)  ends on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12pm EST. Nationals of eligible countries around the world have seven days to register for the lotte…

Nov 2, 2021
Police Arrest 131 Ethiopians Found Hiding in a Rented House in Athi River
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Police Arrest 131 Ethiopians Found Hiding in a Rented House in Athi River

Police in Athi River, Machakos County are detaining 131 Ethiopian nationals for allegedly being in the country illegally. The foreigners were arrested on Friday night in an operation conducted by a multi-agency team c…

Oct 30, 2021
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New Microchip IDs to Allow Kenyans to Travel without Passports
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New Microchip IDs to Allow Kenyans to Travel without Passports

President Kenyatta says plans are underway to introduce new identification cards with a microchip feature. Kenyatta said the new IDs are part of the ongoing digitization efforts by the government in order to eliminate…

Oct 22, 2021
Willy Mutunga to Travel to Canada to Bring Back Miguna Miguna
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Willy Mutunga to Travel to Canada to Bring Back Miguna Miguna

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has announced he will be traveling to Canada to bring back lawyer Miguna Miguna, who was deported in 2018. Mutunga in a statement on Wednesday said he will return to the country with…

Oct 20, 2021
Number of Countries Kenya Passport Holders Cannot Visit Drops to 43
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Number of Countries Kenya Passport Holders Cannot Visit Drops to 43

The number of countries that holders of Kenyan passports cannot travel to has dropped to 43 from 54 in July. The Henley Passport Index, which regularly monitors the world’s most travel-friendly passports, made the rev…

Oct 13, 2021
US Green Card Lottery (DV-2023) Registration Open, Closes Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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US Green Card Lottery (DV-2023) Registration Open, Closes Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Registration for the green card lottery program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023)  began on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 12pm EDT and will run until Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12pm EST. The green card lottery program…

Oct 6, 2021
Registration for DV-2023 (Green Card Lottery) Begins Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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Registration for DV-2023 (Green Card Lottery) Begins Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Registration for the green card lottery program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023) begins October 6, 2021 and runs until November 9, 2021. The green card lottery program, officially known as the Diversity Visa program, is…

Oct 4, 2021
Judge Orders Biden Administration to Reserve 7,395 Slots for DV-2021 Green Card Lottery Winners
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Judge Orders Biden Administration to Reserve 7,395 Slots for DV-2021 Green Card Lottery Winners

US District Court Judge Amit Mehta has issued an order reserving a total of 7,395 diversity visas that were set to expire on Thursday, the last day of the US government’s 2021 fiscal year. In the last-minute order iss…

Oct 1, 2021
Immigration Department Warns Kenyans Against Using Brokers to Get a Passport
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Immigration Department Warns Kenyans Against Using Brokers to Get a Passport

The Directorate of Immigration Services has cautioned passport applicants against using brokers to by-pass the e-citizen appointment system. Immigration Director-General Alexander Muteshi said the department has set u…

Sep 30, 2021
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Kenya Launches Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants Amid Influx of Asian Nationals
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Kenya Launches Crackdown on Illegal Immigrants Amid Influx of Asian Nationals

The government has ordered a crackdown on illegal immigrants due to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The operation will be conducted by immigration officers in collaboration with the National Police Service…

Sep 30, 2021
Kenya Suspends Visa-Free Entry for Pakistani Nationals
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Kenya Suspends Visa-Free Entry for Pakistani Nationals

Kenya has suspended an agreement that grants visa-free entry for Pakistani citizens. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that the country will no longer admit visitors from Pakistan without entry vi…

Sep 29, 2021
Gov't Addresses Influx of Asian Immigrants into Kenya
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Gov't Addresses Influx of Asian Immigrants into Kenya

The government has issued a statement regarding the high number of Asians arriving in Kenya. Government spokesperson Col. Cyrus Oguna said most of the Asians are tourists coming to the country for holiday. He pointed…

Sep 29, 2021
Foreigners Must be Vaccinated to Enter the US Starting November, Embassy in Nairobi Says
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Foreigners Must be Vaccinated to Enter the US Starting November, Embassy in Nairobi Says

The American Embassy in Nairobi says anyone visiting the US from November must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to be granted entry. This was disclosed by Eliot Fertik, the Deputy Consul General at the US Embassy, durin…

Sep 23, 2021
10,000 Kenyan Jobseekers Stranded in Nairobi as they Wait to Fly to Saudi Arabia for Work
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10,000 Kenyan Jobseekers Stranded in Nairobi as they Wait to Fly to Saudi Arabia for Work

Nearly 10,000 Kenyans are reportedly stranded in Nairobi as they wait to fly to the Middle East for work. They are part of the three groups of trainees who graduated from the National Industrial Training Authority (NI…

Sep 9, 2021
UK Relaxes Entry Rules for Kenyan Migrant Workers
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UK Relaxes Entry Rules for Kenyan Migrant Workers

Kenya has signed bilateral labor agreements with some countries as part of the government’s efforts to boost labor export. The countries include the United Kingdom, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (U…

Sep 5, 2021
60 Kenyans Deported from Qatar for Holding an Illegal House Party
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60 Kenyans Deported from Qatar for Holding an Illegal House Party

Qatar authorities have reportedly deported at least 60 Kenyans for allegedly holding a house party without a permit. The immigrant workers were found making merry at a private residence without a permit as required by…

Sep 3, 2021
14 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Kirinyaga After Car Crash
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14 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Kirinyaga After Car Crash

Police in Kirinyaga County are detaining 14 Ethiopian nationals for being in Kenya illegally. The foreigners were arrested at Kibirigwi village in Kirinyaga after the vehicle they were traveling in was involved in a m…

Aug 22, 2021
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