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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.

3,442 articles

Death Announcement: Mr. Daniel Gatumbi Muroki
Obituaries

Death Announcement: Mr. Daniel Gatumbi Muroki

We regret to announce the unexpected passing on of Mr. Daniel Gatumbi Muroki. He was the husband of Teresia Wangari Gatumbi. Father of Rose Njeri Gatumbi (Baltimore, MD), Bedan Muroki, Irene Nduta Gatumbi, Leah Wambui…

Apr 24, 2018
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush Dies
World

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush Dies

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush has passed on. Barbara, wife of 41st President George H.W. Bush and mother to George W. Bush, the 43rd US President, passed away on Tuesday at her home in Houston, Texas at the age of…

Apr 17, 2018
US Supreme Court Strikes Down as Vague part of Immigration Law Regarding Deportations
Immigration

US Supreme Court Strikes Down as Vague part of Immigration Law Regarding Deportations

(AP) The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced. The court’s 5-4 decision concerns a provision of…

Apr 17, 2018
Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi Wins the 2018 Boston Marathon, Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya Finishes Second
Sports

Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi Wins the 2018 Boston Marathon, Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya Finishes Second

Yuki Kawauchi of Japan upset Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui to win the men's race of the 2018 Boston Marathon. Kawauchi overtook Kirui in the final stretch of the race to win at a time of 2:15:58. Kirui, the defending champio…

Apr 16, 2018
Kenyan Father Dies While Visiting His Children in Raleigh, North Carolina
Obituaries

Kenyan Father Dies While Visiting His Children in Raleigh, North Carolina

We announce the death of Mr. Frank Mwaura Jacob of Kerwa (Kiambu County) which occurred on Monday, April 9th at UNC Hospital Chapel Hill, NC. Frank came to visit his children and during a normal check-up he was diagno…

Apr 16, 2018
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Kenyan Woman Julia Wanjiru Kimotho Dies at Chicago Airport While in Transit to Visit Ailing Daughter in-Law
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Kenyan Woman Julia Wanjiru Kimotho Dies at Chicago Airport While in Transit to Visit Ailing Daughter in-Law

It is with deep sorrow we announce death of Julia Wanjiru Kimotho which occurred in Chicago airport while boarding to St Louis to visit her children.  Julia is a mother to John Kuria Kimotho, mother in law to Anne Kur…

Apr 16, 2018
Kenneth Matiba Dead at 85
Kenya

Kenneth Matiba Dead at 85

Veteran Kenyan politician Kenneth Matiba is dead.  Matiba, a former MP, Cabinet Minister, opposition leader, and former presidential candidate, died on Sunday while receiving treatment at Karen Hospital. The news was…

Apr 15, 2018
Death Announcement: Mary Wanjiru Chege
Obituaries

Death Announcement: Mary Wanjiru Chege

 We regret to announce the death of Mary Wanjiru Chege.  She passed away on 4/9/18 at Karen hospital after a long illness bravely borne. She was the mother to Ann Njeri Reynolds and Randy Reynolds of baltimore, John K…

Apr 12, 2018
Former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae Suffers Stroke, Flown to South Africa for Treatment
Kenya

Former Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae Suffers Stroke, Flown to South Africa for Treatment

Former powerful Kenyan cabinet minister Simeon Nyachae has been flown to South Africa after suffering a stroke. The 86-year-old former Ford People leader had been admitted at Nairobi hospital over the last one week af…

Apr 11, 2018
US Senator John Kennedy under Fire for "Swahili" Reference at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Hearing [VIDEO]
World

US Senator John Kennedy under Fire for "Swahili" Reference at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate Hearing [VIDEO]

A US senator has come under criticism for his ‘Swahili’ reference at a Tuesday Senate hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, was questioning Zuckerberg on Faceboo…

Apr 10, 2018
Skills Database for Kenyans in the Diaspora
Diaspora

Skills Database for Kenyans in the Diaspora

The Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Washington, DC has opened a portal where Kenyans in the Diaspora can submit their professional, academic, and business skills. The Embassy says that the “exercise is not only ai…

Apr 9, 2018
Minnesota Governor, Senators Lobby against the Deportation of Kenyan Professor Aggrey Mzenga Wanyama
Diaspora

Minnesota Governor, Senators Lobby against the Deportation of Kenyan Professor Aggrey Mzenga Wanyama

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is intervening in the immigration case of Dr Aggrey Mzenga Wanyama, a Kenyan professor at Augsburg who has been given 90 days by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to leave…

Apr 7, 2018
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Two Kenyan-Americans Charged in Connection with the Murder of a 25-Year-Old Man in Cobb County, Georgia
Diaspora

Two Kenyan-Americans Charged in Connection with the Murder of a 25-Year-Old Man in Cobb County, Georgia

Two Kenyan-Americans are among five suspects charged in connection with the shooting of a 25-year-old father of three in Cobb County, Georgia two weeks ago. 18-year-old Maria Mungai of Acworth, GA and Charlton Kariuki…

Apr 7, 2018
Kenyan Man Billy Chemirmir Suspected of Murdering a Second Elderly Woman in Dallas, Texas
Diaspora

Kenyan Man Billy Chemirmir Suspected of Murdering a Second Elderly Woman in Dallas, Texas

A family in Dallas, Texas believes their elderly aunt was murdered by Billy Chemirmir, a 45-year-old Kenyan suspected of being a serial killer and already charged in the murder of another woman in Texas. The family of…

Apr 3, 2018
[VIDEO] Julie Weche, Founder of Elimu Center in Baltimore Interviews with Voice of America
Diaspora

[VIDEO] Julie Weche, Founder of Elimu Center in Baltimore Interviews with Voice of America

Julie Weche, a Kenyan-American founder of Elimu Tutoring & Training Center in Baltimore, Maryland, recently started down for an interview with Voice of America (VoA). In this April 2nd segment of Voice of America’s Af…

Apr 3, 2018
Trump Administration Drafts New Hardline Immigration Legislation
Immigration

Trump Administration Drafts New Hardline Immigration Legislation

(AP) Trump administration officials are working on a new package of legislation aimed at closing what they describe as immigration “loopholes.” Among the measures they want Congress to address: ending special safeguar…

Apr 2, 2018
Open Application Period for the H-1B US Visa Program
Immigration

Open Application Period for the H-1B US Visa Program

The application period of a popular visa program that allows highly skilled immigrants to live and work in the United States started on Monday, April 2nd, 2018. The application period for the Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B vis…

Apr 2, 2018
Kenyan Man, David G. Mboroki, Passes Away in Waterbury, Connecticut
Obituaries

Kenyan Man, David G. Mboroki, Passes Away in Waterbury, Connecticut

David G. Mboroki age 67 of Waterbury, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 29th 2018 at the Masonic Home of Wallingford surrounded by the love and comfort of his family after a courageous three year b…

Mar 31, 2018
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Miguna Chronicles and How the Kenyan Media Missed the Plot

In my over 30 years of journalism, I have never seen such blatant bias and failure to collect and inform both readers and viewers of basic  facts to a story that the media blew out of proportion and danced to Miguna M…

Mar 31, 2018
US Paves Way to Hold More Pregnant Women in Immigration Jail
Immigration

US Paves Way to Hold More Pregnant Women in Immigration Jail

(AP) The Trump administration said Thursday that it ended special considerations to generally release pregnant women charged with being in the United States illegally while their cases wind through immigration court…

Mar 31, 2018
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