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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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Amending the Constitution

In considering amendments to Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, the US Constitution could be a good example. There have been over 11,000 attempts to amend the US Constitution since it was ratified in 1788. In other words, dur…

Oct 26, 2017
Former US President George H.W. Bush Accused of Groping Women, Issues Apology
World

Former US President George H.W. Bush Accused of Groping Women, Issues Apology

Former US President George H.W. Bush is being accused by two women of sexual assault. Actress Heather Lind earlier this week said the 93-year-old former president, who is confined to a wheelchair, touched her from her…

Oct 26, 2017
Voter Turnout Estimated at 48%, Says IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati
Kenya

Voter Turnout Estimated at 48%, Says IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati

Voter turnout countrywide in the Thursday repeat presidential election is estimated to have been at 48%, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In a press briefing from the national t…

Oct 26, 2017
Raila Odinga’s National Resistance Movement Asks Supporters to Boycott These Companies
Kenya

Raila Odinga’s National Resistance Movement Asks Supporters to Boycott These Companies

Former presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Wednesday announced that the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition was transforming into a resistance movement, the National Resistance Movement. Making the declaration…

Oct 26, 2017
Remain Calm As You Vote on Thursday, the US Urges Kenyans
Kenya

Remain Calm As You Vote on Thursday, the US Urges Kenyans

The United States has urged Kenyans to remain calm and reject violence as they exercise their constitutional right of voting at Thursday’s repeat presidential election. “The United States urges all Kenyans to remain c…

Oct 25, 2017
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Diaspora UhuRuto Supporter's Statement on the Eve of the Repeat Presidential Election in Kenya
Diaspora

Diaspora UhuRuto Supporter's Statement on the Eve of the Repeat Presidential Election in Kenya

A Diaspora group that supports President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruth has reiterated its support for the Jubilee administration on the eve of the repeat election, and called on Kenyans to turn out…

Oct 25, 2017
Kenyans in Diaspora Call for Peaceful Election on Thursday
Diaspora

Kenyans in Diaspora Call for Peaceful Election on Thursday

The Kenyan Diaspora community in Baltimore, Maryland has sent out an appeal to Kenyans to turn out to vote in large numbers on Thursday’s repeat presidential election, and do so in a peaceful manner. The Diaspora comm…

Oct 25, 2017
Commonwealth Pulls Observers Out of Kenya's October 26th Repeat Election
Kenya

Commonwealth Pulls Observers Out of Kenya's October 26th Repeat Election

The Commonwealth has pulled its team out of election observers out of the Thursday repeat presidential election. The Commonwealth, which had a 15-member team of observers led by former Ghanaian President John Dramani…

Oct 24, 2017
Legal Services in Kenya for the Diaspora
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Legal Services in Kenya for the Diaspora

Today, Kenyans can be found in virtually every capital city in the world undertaking different activities including work, studies, business, sports, etc. While abroad, the majority of Kenyans retain active links at ho…

Oct 24, 2017
Death Announcement for Andrew Omolo Stephen Of Durham, North Carolina
Obituaries

Death Announcement for Andrew Omolo Stephen Of Durham, North Carolina

It is with deep sorrow and regret that we announce the death of Mr. Andrew Omolo Okal Stephen which occurred at the UNC Hospital in North Carolina, USA. Mr. Stephen had been admited at UNC chapel Hill from July 30th 2…

Oct 23, 2017
Pope Francis Prays for Kenya
Kenya

Pope Francis Prays for Kenya

Pope Francis on Sunday said he is paying close attention to the current political climate in Kenya and the tensions as the country heads to the repeat presidential election next week, and asked the faithful to join hi…

Oct 22, 2017
Optiven in Los Angeles October 20th to 26th, Presenting the Best Real Estate Investment Options in Kenya
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Optiven in Los Angeles October 20th to 26th, Presenting the Best Real Estate Investment Options in Kenya

Optiven is back in Los Angeles in a big and humble  way to empower our brothers and sisters in Los Angeles and present Title Deeds for all those who have finished paying for their properties in Kenya Optiven has a ver…

Oct 22, 2017
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Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei Breaks Half Marathon World Record
Sports

Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei Breaks Half Marathon World Record

Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei broke her own Half Marathon world record on Sunday when she won the Valencia Half Marathon in a time of 1:04:51. Jepkosgei, 23, beat her previous record of 1:04:52 by one second. It was my…

Oct 22, 2017
Death Announcement: Hannah Njambi
Obituaries

Death Announcement: Hannah Njambi

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Mrs. Hannah Njambi of Wangige, Kiambu. Mother to brother Antony Njoroge and Zippie, grandma to Liam, sister in law to Peter and Ann Mwathi (Baba Gitau) of Rosedale…

Oct 21, 2017
Residents of Nine States May Need US Passport or Green Card to Board Domestic Flights
Immigration

Residents of Nine States May Need US Passport or Green Card to Board Domestic Flights

Residents of some nine states in the United States might need to have a valid US passport, permanent resident card or other form of ID to board domestic flights beginning January, 2018. The US Transport Security Admin…

Oct 21, 2017
Kenyan Woman in Kennesaw, Georgia Charged with Stealing over $770,000 from the University of Connecticut
Diaspora

Kenyan Woman in Kennesaw, Georgia Charged with Stealing over $770,000 from the University of Connecticut

A Kenyan woman in Kennesaw, Georgia has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $770,000 from the University of Connecticut by claiming to be a Dell Computers employee. Authorities say 39-year-old Muthini Nz…

Oct 21, 2017
Don’t Attack Innocent Kikuyus, Raila Urges Supporters
Kenya

Don’t Attack Innocent Kikuyus, Raila Urges Supporters

NASA leader Raila Odinga on Friday urged his supporters not to attack Kikuyus and other Jubilee-leaning communities living in NASA strongholds, saying his battles are with President Uhuru Kenyatta and not with entire…

Oct 20, 2017
Nairobi Women Rep Esther Passaris Receives Praises for Spending Her 53rd Birthday Tending to the Sick at KNH: #MashujaaDay
Kenya

Nairobi Women Rep Esther Passaris Receives Praises for Spending Her 53rd Birthday Tending to the Sick at KNH: #MashujaaDay

Nairobi Women Representative Passaris is receiving praises after spending her birthday with patients at Kenyatta National Hospital. On this Mashujaa Day and her 53rd birthday, Passaris spent a few hours at Kenyatta Na…

Oct 20, 2017
IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba Steps Aside, Days to the October 26th Repeat Election
Kenya

IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba Steps Aside, Days to the October 26th Repeat Election

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO Ezra Chiloba is taking a three-week leave of absence and will be away when the repeat presidential election is conducted next week, reports Daily Nation. Sour…

Oct 19, 2017
Boniface Mwangi Treated for Injuries Sustained While Protesting against Police Killings
Kenya

Boniface Mwangi Treated for Injuries Sustained While Protesting against Police Killings

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was treated for injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital and released following injuries he sustained while protesting in Nairobi. Mwangi, who contested the Starehe parliamentary seat in…

Oct 19, 2017
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