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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.

3,452 articles

Kenya

No Decision on Flag Bearer Yet, ODM Must Withdraw Remarks - Kalonzo

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has said a report listing Raila Odinga as the flag bearer of the NASA coalition and him (Kalonzo) as the running mate is incorrect as no decision has been reached yet. He also called on OD…

Apr 12, 2017
Kenya

American Couple, Initially Arrested in Connection with KRA Hacking, Ordered Deported from Kenya for Overstaying their Visas

An American couple arrested in connection with the hacking of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) system and stealing Sh40 billion were scheduled to be deported to the US on Tuesday night. The couple, Larry Peckham and…

Apr 11, 2017
Immigration

Maryland Immigration Bill Dies in the Senate

The Maryland state Senate on Monday night failed to advance a bill that prohibited the state’s law enforcement agencies from assisting federal immigration officers without a judicial warrant. House Bill 1362, also kno…

Apr 11, 2017
Entertainment

Citizen TV Anchor Janet Mbugua Resigns

Popular Citizen TV anchor Janet Mbugua on Monday announced that she is resigning from her job. Janet said she is taking a sabbatical from her career to spend time with her young family. “I’d like to thank Fariday Karo…

Apr 11, 2017
Kenya

Kenyan MP Acquitted of Murder Charges

Laikipia MP Mathew Lempurkel was on Monday cleared of murder charges in a Nanyuki court for lack of evidence. The MP was arrested on March 8th and charged with participating in the March 5th murder of a former British…

Apr 11, 2017
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Kenya

President Kenyatta Fetes Mama Sarah Obama with 'Order of the Burning Spear' for Her Service to the Community

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday honored Mama Sarah Obama with the the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) honor for her dedicated service to the poor. Mama Sarah Obama, who is retired US President Barack Obama’s step…

Apr 11, 2017
Kenya

Cracks in NASA as ODM, ANC Clash over Report on Flag Bearer

There was turmoil in the NASA (National Super Alliance) on Tuesday after Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC party accused Raila Odinga’s party, ODM, of acting in bad faith in releasing a report detailing the collation line-up for…

Apr 11, 2017
Kenya

Case Filed in Court to Block IEBC from Clearing Joho for Re-Election

A man has filed a case in court seeking to have Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho disqualified from seeking re-election. Abdalla Juma says Joho’s academic qualifications do not meet the threshold required by the consti…

Apr 11, 2017
World

VIDEO of Passenger Kicked Out of United Airlines Flight to Accommodate Airline Employees Sparks Uproar

A video that has gone viral online and sparked uproar on social media shows a passenger getting yanked from his seat of a United Airlines flight and dragged out of the aircraft to accommodate airline workers. The inci…

Apr 10, 2017
Immigration

U.S. to Deport 4,000 Somalis, Says Embassy

U.S. Immigration agents are planning to deport about 4,000 Somali nationals from the United States, Somalia’s ambassador says. "We learned through immigration sources that the total number of the Somalis that are in t…

Apr 10, 2017
World

New York Becomes First State in the U.S. to Make Colleges Tuition-Free

New York has become the first state in the United States to make two and four-year public colleges and universities tuition-free. New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed a budget bill that is expected to benefit nearly…

Apr 10, 2017
Kenya

KDF Soldiers Kill 15 Al Shabaab Militants

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) in conjunction with Amisom troops on Monday killed 15 Al Shabaab militants in Somalia and wounded many others.   KDF spokesman Colonel Joseph Owuor said the militants were killed in an early…

Apr 10, 2017
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Sports

3,000m World Record Holder David Komen Charged with Forgery

David Komen, the world record holder in 300m, has been charged in court with six counts of forgery and obtaining goods by false pretense. Komen appeared Senior Resident Magistrate Christine Njagi of the Milimani Law C…

Apr 10, 2017
Immigration

H1-B Visa Applications Cap Reached in Just Five Days, Says USCIS

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday said it has received the 65,000 cap of H1-B visa applications for fiscal year 2018, less than a week after the filling period began. Congress ma…

Apr 10, 2017
Kenya

Deadbeat Dads of Children Abroad Will be Forced to Pay Up if Hague Convention on Child Maintenance is Ratified in Kenya

Kenyan men who sired children abroad, then moved to Kenya and are not paying for their children’s upkeep will be forced to pay up if a onvention tabled in the National Assembly by the Attorney General is ratified. Att…

Apr 10, 2017
Kenya

No Agreement on NASA Flag Bearer after Sunday Night Talks, Says Kalonzo

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has announced that the NASA coalition did not agree on a preferred flag bearer following Sunday night talks at Vipingo Ridge at the Coast. Addressing a rally in Kilifi on Monday, the forme…

Apr 10, 2017
Entertainment

Singer Jaguar Charged in a Kirinyaga Court over Deaths of Two in a Road Crash

Kenyan musician Charles Njagua Kanyi, popularly known as Jaguar, has been charged in a Kirinyaga court over the deaths of two people in a road crash last month. The singer was charged with causing the deaths of a boda…

Apr 10, 2017
Kenya

'No Raila no NASA Victory', Say ODM Leaders

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader on Sunday said the only way to a NASA victory in the presidential race in August in for Raila Odinga to be the coalition’s flag bearer. Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Kibra M…

Apr 9, 2017
Sports

Kenyan Husband and Wife Win Paris Marathon

A Kenyan husband and wife won the 41st Paris Marathon on Sunday, with Paul Lonyangata winning the men’s race and his wife Purity Rionoripo the women’s race. Lonyangata, 24, won then men’s race in a time of 2:06:10. Se…

Apr 9, 2017
World

Bomb Blasts Leave at Least 37 Dead, 100 Injured on Palm Sunday in Egypt, ISIS Claims Responsibility

At least 37 people were killed and about 100 others injured in two separate Coptic church bombings in Egypt as worshipers were celebrating Palm Sunday. The first attack left 26 people dead and about 71 others injured…

Apr 9, 2017
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