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Martin Olage

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Martin Olage is a news writer at Mwakilishi, covering Kenyan, diaspora and international news. He joined Mwakilishi in 2023 and writes daily on the stories shaping Kenya and its diaspora.

His reporting runs from politics and current affairs at home to immigration policy, work opportunities and community life abroad.

He aims to keep Kenyans everywhere connected to the news that affects them, wherever they are.

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Campus Killings Expose Dark Pattern of Femicide in Kenyan Universities
Kenya

Campus Killings Expose Dark Pattern of Femicide in Kenyan Universities

The recent murder of Seth Nyakio, daughter of Kirinyaga politician Lucy Njeri, in Thika has drawn attention to the alarming trend of killings targeting young university students across the country. The 23-year-old rec…

Oct 24, 2024
DNA Tests Reveal Body Retrieved from Lake Yahud Not Missing Wajir MCA
Kenya

DNA Tests Reveal Body Retrieved from Lake Yahud Not Missing Wajir MCA

Two DNA examinations have shown that the body recently recovered from Lake Yahud is not that of Wajir Ward Representative Yusuf Hussein. The family confirmed on Thursday that private pathologists' DNA test results wer…

Oct 24, 2024
Tap Into Kenya's Vast Geothermal Potential, Ruto Tells Investors
Business

Tap Into Kenya's Vast Geothermal Potential, Ruto Tells Investors

Kenya's President William Ruto has called for increased investment in the country's vast geothermal energy potential, highlighting that only a fraction of available resources have been utilized thus far. During the gr…

Oct 24, 2024
Triple Murder Shocks Eastleigh: Mother, Daughter, and Niece Found Dead
Kenya

Triple Murder Shocks Eastleigh: Mother, Daughter, and Niece Found Dead

Waris Daud, a 38-year-old woman, left her home in Nairobi's Eastleigh on Monday evening to visit a nearby hospital for a skin care treatment. When she became unreachable and failed to return home, her daughter Nuseiba…

Oct 24, 2024
Why Kenya Government Will Switch Off Millions of Phones Next Week
Business

Why Kenya Government Will Switch Off Millions of Phones Next Week

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is implementing changes to mobile device taxation with a new directive set to take effect on November 1, 2024. The initiative aims to strengthen tax compliance across Kenya's…

Oct 24, 2024
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Kenyan Diaspora to Meet MPs Next Month Over Voting Rights
Diaspora

Kenyan Diaspora to Meet MPs Next Month Over Voting Rights

Kenyan diaspora communities are set to engage with the National Assembly's Justice and Legal Affairs Committee in mid-November 2024 to address universal voting rights for Kenyans abroad. This watershed meeting in Nair…

Oct 23, 2024
Tenants Get Relief as 7 Nairobi Estates See Rent Decrease
Real Estate

Tenants Get Relief as 7 Nairobi Estates See Rent Decrease

The real estate market in Nairobi saw a decline in rental prices in several suburbs during the third quarter of the year from July to September. Recent analysis from Hassconsult reveals a downturn in rental prices acr…

Oct 23, 2024
UK Visa Applications Now Available at VFS Global Centres in Nairobi, Mombasa
Immigration

UK Visa Applications Now Available at VFS Global Centres in Nairobi, Mombasa

Kenyans planning to visit the United Kingdom can now schedule appointments to submit their visa applications at VFS Global centres located in Mombasa and Nairobi. This expansion comes as part of VFS Global's recent co…

Oct 23, 2024
High Court Bench Refuses to Disqualify Itself from Gachagua's Impeachment Case
Kenya

High Court Bench Refuses to Disqualify Itself from Gachagua's Impeachment Case

The three-judge High Court bench has today decided not to disqualify itself from hearing and ruling on the case filed by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. The ruling, delivered on October 23, 2024, by Justices…

Oct 23, 2024
Drug and Sex Trade Networks Run by Students Exposed in Biafra Estate, Thika
Kenya

Drug and Sex Trade Networks Run by Students Exposed in Biafra Estate, Thika

The murder of 23-year-old Seth Nyakio has cast a harsh spotlight on the criminal underbelly of Biafra Estate in Thika, where drug and sex trafficking syndicates reportedly target vulnerable youth, particularly college…

Oct 23, 2024
I Won't Apologize: Chipukeezy Defends 'Anguka Nayo' Performance at Mashujaa Day
Entertainment

I Won't Apologize: Chipukeezy Defends 'Anguka Nayo' Performance at Mashujaa Day

Popular Kenyan comedian Vincent Mwasia Mutua, better known as Chipukeezy has responded to online critics after appearing at the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kwale Stadium on Sunday, October 20. This comes after he sha…

Oct 23, 2024
Beyond the Crown: Deborah Mungai Redefines Modern Pageantry
Diaspora

Beyond the Crown: Deborah Mungai Redefines Modern Pageantry

Deborah Mungai commands attention with an unmistakable presence that surpasses the traditional confines of pageantry. Known on social media as Tia Debra, this aspiring beauty queen approaches her role with remarkable…

Oct 23, 2024
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Tenwek Hospital's New Sh4.5B Heart Centre Set for Presidential Launch
Kenya

Tenwek Hospital's New Sh4.5B Heart Centre Set for Presidential Launch

President William Ruto is set to inaugurate the Billy Graham Memorial Cardiothoracic Centre at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet County on Thursday. The state-of-the-art facility, constructed at Sh4.5 billion with support from…

Oct 23, 2024
Wells Fargo HR Chief Missing After Siaya Funeral, Vehicle Found 385km Away
Kenya

Wells Fargo HR Chief Missing After Siaya Funeral, Vehicle Found 385km Away

The disappearance of Wells Fargo's Head of Human Resources Mr Willis Ayieko has prompted an extensive investigation. Ayieko was last seen attending a burial ceremony in Gem Constituency, Siaya County on Friday. The di…

Oct 23, 2024
Probe into Sh720M Job Fraud Hits Roadblock as Investigators Reassigned
Immigration

Probe into Sh720M Job Fraud Hits Roadblock as Investigators Reassigned

A high-profile investigation into an alleged multimillion-dollar job recruitment scam in Nairobi, Kenya has been thrown into uncertainty following the abrupt transfer of key investigators to remote locations. The case…

Oct 23, 2024
How a Kenyan Employment Agent Lured Job Seekers into Trafficking
Immigration

How a Kenyan Employment Agent Lured Job Seekers into Trafficking

On August 23, 2022, a 23-year-old named Ian Githinji left Nyeri for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) hoping to get a job in Thailand. The ambitious young man became entangled in what appeared to be a promisi…

Oct 22, 2024
Kenya Defends Turkish Deportations Despite International Criticism
Immigration

Kenya Defends Turkish Deportations Despite International Criticism

Kenya has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations following its deportation of four Turkish nationals, an action that allegedly violates international refugee protection standards. The controversial deci…

Oct 22, 2024
Kenyan Medical Scholar Lukoye Atwoli Joins Elite National Academy of Medicine
Kenya

Kenyan Medical Scholar Lukoye Atwoli Joins Elite National Academy of Medicine

Lukoye Atwoli, distinguished Dean of the Aga Khan University's Medical College and son of Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli, has been elected as an international member of th…

Oct 22, 2024
Kenyan Exporters on Notice as Government Sets Strict Rules for Avocado and Mango Trade
Business

Kenyan Exporters on Notice as Government Sets Strict Rules for Avocado and Mango Trade

Kenya's Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has implemented restrictions on avocado exports, effective October 25, following revelations of insufficient production levels for the current season. The directive specifi…

Oct 22, 2024
Kenya Sees 334% Jump in Asylum Cases Since 2019
Immigration

Kenya Sees 334% Jump in Asylum Cases Since 2019

Kenya has witnessed an unprecedented surge in asylum seekers over the past five years, according to recent data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number of individuals seeking protect…

Oct 22, 2024
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