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Irungu Thairu

News Writer

Irungu Thairu is a news writer at Mwakilishi, covering Kenyan, diaspora and international news. He joined Mwakilishi in 2009, which makes him one of the site's longest-serving writers.

He writes on the stories shaping Kenya and its diaspora, from politics and current affairs at home to immigration, the green card lottery and community life abroad. His reporting aims to keep Kenyans everywhere connected to the news that affects them, wherever they are.

When he is not working, Irungu likes to spend time with his family, travel and play golf.

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Death Announcement: Mrs. Waithira Gacangi Kiruthi of Rockville, Maryland
Obituaries

Death Announcement: Mrs. Waithira Gacangi Kiruthi of Rockville, Maryland

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved wife/mother Mrs. Waithira Gacangi Kiruthi of Rockville, Maryland, USA on Saturday October 12, 2019 after a long illness. The funeral service will take p…

Oct 17, 2019
Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Has Died
World

Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings Has Died

(AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday of complications from long…

Oct 17, 2019
Media Personality Tony Gachoka Arrested in Diani for Causing Public Disturbance
Entertainment

Media Personality Tony Gachoka Arrested in Diani for Causing Public Disturbance

Kenya media personality Tony Gachoka was on Wednesday arrested at Diani Airstrip in Kwale for causing a disturbance. Gachoka, host of the Point Blank show on KTN, became rowdy after the was barred from boarding a Silv…

Oct 16, 2019
USCIS Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Immigration Statistics, Says it Granted 582000 Green Cards, Naturalized 833000 as US Citizens
Immigration

USCIS Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Immigration Statistics, Says it Granted 582000 Green Cards, Naturalized 833000 as US Citizens

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday released preliminary fiscal year 2019 immigration statistics. From the beginning of fiscal year 2019 through August, 2019, USCIS says it adju…

Oct 16, 2019
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule that Would Disqualify Low Income Immigrants from Green Cards
Immigration

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule that Would Disqualify Low Income Immigrants from Green Cards

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing the “public charge” rule that was set to take effect on Tuesday, October 15th. The rule would have made it more difficult for po…

Oct 11, 2019
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Another Rare Zebra Sighted in the Maasai Mara
Kenya

Another Rare Zebra Sighted in the Maasai Mara

Another rare zebra foal has been spotted in the Maasai Mara Reserve. The zebra, which is mostly golden colored but has a stripped neck, head, legs and tails, is about one week old. It is believed the foal suffers from…

Oct 10, 2019
DHS Using Marriage-Based Green Card Interviews as Bait to Arrest Immigrants, Federal Lawsuit in Baltimore Claims
Immigration

DHS Using Marriage-Based Green Card Interviews as Bait to Arrest Immigrants, Federal Lawsuit in Baltimore Claims

A family in Baltimore, Maryland has joined other couples in a class action suit in a Federal court in Maryland, accusing immigration agents of luring immigrants to marriage-based green card interviews, only to then de…

Oct 10, 2019
DV-2021: Photo Requirements for Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)
Immigration

DV-2021: Photo Requirements for Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)

Registration for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021), also known as the Green Card Lottery, is currently ongoing. Registration for the program started on Wednesday, October 2nd and runs until November 5th, 2029…

Oct 10, 2019
MP Asks Court to Prevent Her Ex-Husband, a Suspect in Tod Cohen’s Murder, from Seeing their Children
Kenya

MP Asks Court to Prevent Her Ex-Husband, a Suspect in Tod Cohen’s Murder, from Seeing their Children

Gilgil MP Martha Wangari has filed an application at a Naivasha court seeking to have her former husband, Peter Njoroge Karanja, restrained from interacting with their two children until a criminal case he has in cour…

Oct 10, 2019
Vatican Probing Claims that Kenyan Man Was Fathered by an Italian Priest
Lifestyle

Vatican Probing Claims that Kenyan Man Was Fathered by an Italian Priest

The Vatican is investigating claims by a Kenyan man that his biological father is an Italian priest. Gerald Erebon says his birth certificate lists a black Kenyan man as his biological father, but states that he [Ereb…

Oct 10, 2019
Rule that Will Make it Harder for Many Immigrants to Get Green Cards Goes into Effect October 15th
Immigration

Rule that Will Make it Harder for Many Immigrants to Get Green Cards Goes into Effect October 15th

A new rule that is set to make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain green cards (permanent residency) and citizenship among other immigration benefits is set to go into effect next week. The rule, titled ‘Inadmi…

Oct 8, 2019
DV-2021: Information Required for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Registration
Immigration

DV-2021: Information Required for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Registration

Registration for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) started on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2019 and runs until November 5th, 2019. The US State Department, the department that runs the lottery, urges those…

Oct 3, 2019
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Death Announcement: Ernest Ng'ang'a Kaguamba
Obituaries

Death Announcement: Ernest Ng'ang'a Kaguamba

It is with humble acceptance of the Lord's will that we the family of Ernest Ng'ang'a Kaguamba announce his promotion to eternal glory on September 30th, 2019 after a long illness bravely borne.  He was the loving hus…

Oct 2, 2019
DV-2021: Registration for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Opens
Immigration

DV-2021: Registration for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Opens

Registration for the fiscal year Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021), popularly known as the Green  Card Lottery, is now open. The registration began on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 at 12pm EDT and ends on Tuesday, Novem…

Oct 2, 2019
DV-2021: Registration Period for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Begins Tomorrow, Oct 2nd
Immigration

DV-2021: Registration Period for the 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) Begins Tomorrow, Oct 2nd

The registration period for fiscal year 2021 Diversity Visa program  (DV-2021), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, commence tomorrow - Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019. The registration period will start on Octobe…

Oct 1, 2019
DV-2021: Green Card Lottery (Diversity Visa Program) Scams to Avoid
Immigration

DV-2021: Green Card Lottery (Diversity Visa Program) Scams to Avoid

Millions of individuals from around the world participate in the annual US Diversity Visa program (popularly known as the green card lottery). With that many people hoping for a chance to be among the 50,000 that are…

Sep 30, 2019
USCIS's Plan to Change References of "Foreign National" to "Alien" in Policy Manual Irks Immigration Advocates
Immigration

USCIS's Plan to Change References of "Foreign National" to "Alien" in Policy Manual Irks Immigration Advocates

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS plans to changes all references of the term “foreign national” to “alien” in its policy manual. The move is likely to anger immigration advocates, who have…

Sep 27, 2019
Submit Your Own Entry without a "Visa Agent," Diversity Visa (Green Card Lottery), Applicants Advised
Immigration

Submit Your Own Entry without a "Visa Agent," Diversity Visa (Green Card Lottery), Applicants Advised

The registration period for 2021 Diversity Visa program (Green Card lottery) runs from October 2nd, 2019 to November 5th, 2019. The Diversity Visa program is run by the State Department and allocates 50,000 permanent…

Sep 26, 2019
New Federal Lawsuit Challenges New Passport Requirement for Green Card Lottery, Says Policy Unfairly Targets Africans
Immigration

New Federal Lawsuit Challenges New Passport Requirement for Green Card Lottery, Says Policy Unfairly Targets Africans

A federal lawsuit that challenges the Trump administration’s new requirement that diversity visa lottery (green card lottery) applicants posses a valid passport enter the lottery was filed on Tuesday. The policy was a…

Sep 25, 2019
Death Announcement: Mary Muthoni Kamotho of Raleigh, North Carolina
Obituaries

Death Announcement: Mary Muthoni Kamotho of Raleigh, North Carolina

It is with acceptance of God’s will that we announce the promotion to glory of Sis Mary Muthoni Kamotho of Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday Sept. 20th 2019, after a brave fight with cancer. Mary was a wife to the lat…

Sep 25, 2019
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