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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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Kioni Fires Back at Kanini, Confirms Uhuru NDC Meeting to Continue as Planned
Kenya

Kioni Fires Back at Kanini, Confirms Uhuru NDC Meeting to Continue as Planned

Jubilee party leaders allied with former President Uhuru Kenyatta have conveyed that the National Delegates Conference(NDC) will continue according to plan.  Jubilee secretary general Jeremiah Kioni who is fighting ov…

May 11, 2023
Ethiopia Grants Safaricom's Mpesa Mobile Money License
Business

Ethiopia Grants Safaricom's Mpesa Mobile Money License

Ethiopia has licenced Safaricom's Mpesa to operate in the diverse and unbanked nation.  Safaricom anticipates outstretching Mpesa services in the region before 2024 in a bid to boost the service profile across the con…

May 11, 2023
Kenyan Professor Recognized for Academic Excellence in the UK
Diaspora

Kenyan Professor Recognized for Academic Excellence in the UK

Kenyan world-leading chemist Peter Mokaya from the University of Nottingham has been elected fellow of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.  The fellowship has relished the profess…

May 11, 2023
Kenya Undecided on Bid to Abolish Law Making Suicide Attempt a Crime
Kenya

Kenya Undecided on Bid to Abolish Law Making Suicide Attempt a Crime

The Kenyan government is in a dilemma on whether to pronounce attempted suicide as a crime or negate it.  The Attorney General and the Ministry of Health during individual responses to the High Court both maintained d…

May 11, 2023
Germany Blames Kenya's Freedom of Religion for Shakahola Cult Deaths
Diaspora

Germany Blames Kenya's Freedom of Religion for Shakahola Cult Deaths

Germany has participated in the conversation of the intricacies surrounding the freedom of churches in Kenya.  German's input comes amid the celebration of their outward investments in Kenya for 50 years. They have fa…

May 11, 2023
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Form 3 Girl Nursing Severe Wounds After Attack by Form 4 Boyfriend
Kenya

Form 3 Girl Nursing Severe Wounds After Attack by Form 4 Boyfriend

Residents of Aduwa village in East Yimbo, Siaya County, are in dismay after a form four boy attacked his girlfriend, a form 3 girl. The 17-year-old victim is a student at Got Matar Secondary School, where her boyfrien…

May 9, 2023
Gachagua Condemned for Seeking Supply of Lobsters and Prawns, Yet Kenyans Can't Afford Unga
Kenya

Gachagua Condemned for Seeking Supply of Lobsters and Prawns, Yet Kenyans Can't Afford Unga

The Office of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has come under heavy condemnation from Azimio for inviting bidders for the supply of seafood through an advert made in the dailies. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has cond…

May 9, 2023
Ethiopia Outperforms Tanzania, Uganda as the Leading Destination for Kenya's Investment Abroad
Business

Ethiopia Outperforms Tanzania, Uganda as the Leading Destination for Kenya's Investment Abroad

Ethiopia has surpassed Tanzania and Uganda as the leading destination for Kenya's investment abroad, propelled by growth in the neighbouring market.  Kenya's direct investments in Ethiopia stood at Sh60.2 billion in 2…

May 9, 2023
Students Enrolled for Diploma and Certificate Courses in Versities Not to Receive Funding
Kenya

Students Enrolled for Diploma and Certificate Courses in Versities Not to Receive Funding

Students pursuing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Tvet) courses in universities will have to brace for tough times after Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) CEO Agnes Wa…

May 9, 2023
Kenyan Youth to Reap Big in Europe Day 2023
Diaspora

Kenyan Youth to Reap Big in Europe Day 2023

May 9 will be a celebration of the European Union which was founded in 1950 from a ruined continent.  The European Union has flourished under the vision of  ‘Unity in Diversity’. For decades, the European Union has ma…

May 9, 2023
Bishop Deya Justifies Cheating on Wife to Avoid Cancer
Diaspora

Bishop Deya Justifies Cheating on Wife to Avoid Cancer

Nairobi-based Bishop Gilbert Deya has surfaced with a bizarre explanation of why he cheated on his wife for 15 years of long-distance marriage.  The controversial pastor made headlines with his 'miracle babies' scam i…

May 9, 2023
3 Kenyans Arrested on Their Way to Join ISIS
Diaspora

3 Kenyans Arrested on Their Way to Join ISIS

Terror suspects Ayub Omar Bwanaadi, Kassim Ahmed Ali, and Mohamed Omar Bwanaadi who had been on the run for seven years remain in security agencies custody after ATPU aboard a Moyale bus.  Their case has revealed the…

May 9, 2023
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Chaos Erupts in Kisumu, Leaves One Dead and Two Injured
Kenya

Chaos Erupts in Kisumu, Leaves One Dead and Two Injured

Residents in Jua Kali, Kisumu protested on Tuesday following an alleged police shooting of three people in the neighbourhood. One person has succumbed with two others receiving treatment in hospital. Kisumu County Pol…

May 9, 2023
Kalenjins, Kikuyus Dominate Police Service - Report
Kenya

Kalenjins, Kikuyus Dominate Police Service - Report

Office of the Inspector General has detailed a report that indicates the distribution of Kenyan tribes in the National Police Service. The office on Tuesday submitted the report to the Committee on National Cohesion a…

May 9, 2023
Raila Gives Ruto 48 Hours to Act on the Bipartisan Committee
Kenya

Raila Gives Ruto 48 Hours to Act on the Bipartisan Committee

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has warned that he stands ready to resume the protests should Ruto fail to ensure talks commence in 48 hours.  Raila has proclaimed that should the bipartisan talks fail t…

May 9, 2023
Ruto Returns to the Hague, Leaves a Happy Man
Diaspora

Ruto Returns to the Hague, Leaves a Happy Man

President William Ruto on Monday paid a visit to the Dutch city of Hague, where the International Criminal Court headquarters patches itself.  Ruto made such a visit in 2013 as the Deputy President of Kenya. Dr Ruto w…

May 8, 2023
Raila Warns of Ruto's Plan to Suffocate Hustlers
Kenya

Raila Warns of Ruto's Plan to Suffocate Hustlers

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has said that Ruto's administration intends to treat beauty as unnecessary extra indulgence.  Raila's statement comes as a confrontation to the Finance Bill, 2023, which proposes an incr…

May 8, 2023
Saudi Arabia remittances to Kenya Double Amid Immigrants Abuse
Diaspora

Saudi Arabia remittances to Kenya Double Amid Immigrants Abuse

Saudi Arabia remains Kenya's third-largest source of Diaspora remittances despite the prevalent cases of abuse of migrant workers.  According to reports by the Central Bank of Kenya, remittances from Kenyans in Saudi…

May 8, 2023
I Appreciate You, 'The Rock' Applauds Kenyan Pilots for Saving Truck Driver
Diaspora

I Appreciate You, 'The Rock' Applauds Kenyan Pilots for Saving Truck Driver

Former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson alias The Rock has acknowledged Kenyan pilots who rescued a truck driver from flood water.  The Rock shared a video online appreciating the pilots for the act of courage the…

May 8, 2023
Kenya Seeks New Financing From IMF
Business

Kenya Seeks New Financing From IMF

Kenya is seeking yet another financing from the International Monetary Fund as the International lender is embarking on its mission in the country this week.  Kenya seeks to foster economic resilience and solve balanc…

May 8, 2023
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