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Over 24,000 Green Card Lottery Applicants File Lawsuit Against President Biden
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Over 24,000 Green Card Lottery Applicants File Lawsuit Against President Biden

On Tuesday, attorneys for over 11,000 Diversity Visa Program lottery winners and their families (24,089 plaintiffs total) filed a lawsuit, Goodluck v. Biden, against President Joseph Biden, Anthony Blinken, U.S. Secre…

Jun 8, 2021
Kenyans to Receive Passports at Their Doorsteps Under New Delivery Service
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Kenyans to Receive Passports at Their Doorsteps Under New Delivery Service

Kenyans who successfully apply for passports are set to receive them at their doorsteps. This comes after the Department of Immigration and Posta Corporation of Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the…

Jun 6, 2021
Kenyan Government Launches 60-Day Program Targeting Kenyans Who Lost Their Citizenship
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Kenyan Government Launches 60-Day Program Targeting Kenyans Who Lost Their Citizenship

The government has launched a 60-day Rapid Results Initiative Program (RRI) to expedite the issuance of citizenship documents. The program, which aims at clearing the backlog of citizenship applications at the Immigra…

May 27, 2021
Relief for Kenyans in the US as Gov't Approves Processing of e-Passports at Los Angeles Consulate
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Relief for Kenyans in the US as Gov't Approves Processing of e-Passports at Los Angeles Consulate

Kenyans in the US will soon be able to apply for e-Passports at the Kenyan Consulate in Los Angeles, California. This comes after the consulate received approval from the government to process the new generation passp…

May 20, 2021
Three Kenyan-Born Athletes Switch Allegiance from Kenya to Romania
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Three Kenyan-Born Athletes Switch Allegiance from Kenya to Romania

Three Kenyan-born athletes have been granted Romanian citizenship to represent the country at the international level. Joan Chelimo, Stella Ruto, and Delvine Meringor switched their international allegiance in a bid t…

May 15, 2021
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Participated in Last Year's US Green Card Lottery? Results of the DV-2022 Diversity Visa Program Are Now Available
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Participated in Last Year's US Green Card Lottery? Results of the DV-2022 Diversity Visa Program Are Now Available

If you participated the US Diversity Visa program DV-2022 (Green Card Lottery) last year, you can now check if you are one of the lucky winners. Results of DV-2022 are now available online at the Electronic Diversity…

May 8, 2021
Green Card Lottery (DV-2022) Results to be Available Online Starting Tomorrow - Sat, May 8, 2021
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Green Card Lottery (DV-2022) Results to be Available Online Starting Tomorrow - Sat, May 8, 2021

Results of the DV-2022 green card lottery will be available online starting tomorrow - Saturday, May 8, 2021. Entrants who participated in the DV-2022 lottery during the open registration period which ran from October…

May 7, 2021
Government Warns of Cybercriminals Targeting Visitors to Kenya in e-Visa Scam
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Government Warns of Cybercriminals Targeting Visitors to Kenya in e-Visa Scam

Kenya’s Department of Immigration Services has distanced itself from a pseudo website purporting to offer e-Visa services to foreigners seeking to visit Kenya. In a statement on Thursday, the department clarified that…

May 7, 2021
DV-2022 Green Card Lottery Results to be Available Online Starting Saturday, May 8, 2021
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DV-2022 Green Card Lottery Results to be Available Online Starting Saturday, May 8, 2021

Results of the DV-2022 Diversity Visa, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, will be available online starting on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Entrants who participated in DV-2022 lottery during the open registration p…

May 3, 2021
Relief for Kenyans in the Gulf as Gov’t Introduces e-Passport Services in Riyadh
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Relief for Kenyans in the Gulf as Gov’t Introduces e-Passport Services in Riyadh

The government is set to begin processing e-passports at the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The move will enable Kenyans living and working in Saudi Arabia as well as Yemen and Iraq to renew or apply for the…

May 1, 2021
Travelers Arriving in Kenya from India to be Charged up to Sh182,000 in Quarantine Hotels
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Travelers Arriving in Kenya from India to be Charged up to Sh182,000 in Quarantine Hotels

Passengers arriving from India will be required to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival in Kenya, the government has said. This comes after the government issued a 14-day ban on flights originating from India followi…

Apr 30, 2021
11 Ethiopian Nationals Jailed for Being in Kenya Illegally
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11 Ethiopian Nationals Jailed for Being in Kenya Illegally

A Kenyan court has sentenced 11 Ethiopian nationals to six months in jail after they were found guilty of being in the country illegally. Senior Resident Magistrate Jean Ndengeri of Embu law courts ordered the 11 be r…

Apr 26, 2021
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No Traveling Out of Kenya Without Vaccine Passport Starting in 2022, Says Government
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No Traveling Out of Kenya Without Vaccine Passport Starting in 2022, Says Government

The government has revealed plans to introduce vaccine passports starting next year.  Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala says the government is in consultations with the International Air Transport Association (IA…

Apr 22, 2021
Deported Kenyan-British Scientist Ahmad Zaheer Sues Kenya Government
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Deported Kenyan-British Scientist Ahmad Zaheer Sues Kenya Government

A Kenyan-British scientist has sued the Kenyan government following his deportation last year. Ahmad Zaheer was banished to the UK barely two days after he arrived in the country on October 2nd, 2020 to meet with his…

Apr 19, 2021
Boost for Kenyan Job Seekers as Qatar Opens Labor Office in Nairobi
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Boost for Kenyan Job Seekers as Qatar Opens Labor Office in Nairobi

Qatar has opened a labor office in Nairobi to help thousands of Kenyans who travel to the Gulf nation annually in search of jobs. The opening of the new office means Kenyans seeking to work in Qatar will leave the cou…

Apr 17, 2021
Kenyan DJ Crème Dela Crème Free to Visit the US Following Six-Year Ban
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Kenyan DJ Crème Dela Crème Free to Visit the US Following Six-Year Ban

Popular Kenyan disc jockey George Njuguna, popularly known as DJ Crème Dela Crème, is now free to travel the US following the expiry of a six-year ban.  Through his social media pages, the entertainer said the embargo…

Apr 16, 2021
Kenyan Passport Ranked 8th Most Powerful in Africa
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Kenyan Passport Ranked 8th Most Powerful in Africa

Kenya has been placed in position 72 in the latest rankings for the world's most powerful passports. Once again, Japan topped the list in the latest Henley Passport Index, which ranks passports based on the number of…

Apr 14, 2021
US Issues Travel Advisory for Kenya Due to COVID-19 and Terrorism
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US Issues Travel Advisory for Kenya Due to COVID-19 and Terrorism

The US government has issued a travel alert for Kenya due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. The advisory dated April 7th says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 T…

Apr 7, 2021
Kenya to Give Citizenship to Wealthy Foreign Investors in New Plan
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Kenya to Give Citizenship to Wealthy Foreign Investors in New Plan

Kenya is in the process of amending immigration laws to make it easier for wealthy foreign investors to acquire Kenyan citizenship. Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) says it is currently drafting legal changes to…

Apr 6, 2021
UK Issues Travel Advisory to British Nationals Visiting Kenya
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UK Issues Travel Advisory to British Nationals Visiting Kenya

The UK government has issued an updated travel advisory to its citizens residing and visiting Kenya. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) warned that Al-Shabaab terrorists might try to carry out attacks in Ken…

Apr 4, 2021
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