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Werner Enterprises has publicly denied any involvement in recruiting Kenyan truck drivers for employment in the United States, following claims linking the company to a new labour agreement between Kenya and the State of Nebraska.
In a statement released on 10 September via its official X account,…
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Edwin Kiplangat Yegon, 29, has been charged with the murder of Linner Sang, 39, who was fatally stabbed at a residence in Reading, Berkshire, on Sunday, 7 September 2025.
Mr Yegon also faces two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Thames Valley Police responded to reports of a…
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A Kenyan police officer who survived an acid attack is in the United States to undergo reconstructive surgery to restore his ability to breathe.
Dan Makataya is scheduled to receive the operation on 20 September at the Alessi Institute for Facial Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, California. The…
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A Kenyan woman, identified as Linner, died following a stabbing in Reading on Sunday, 7 September 2025.
Police have arrested her 29-year-old husband on suspicion of murder. Thames Valley Police responded to a call at a property on the A4 London Road near Regent Street at approximately 2:35 p.…
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A Kenyan national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly helping to launder millions of dollars linked to a large-scale fraud scheme involving a federal child nutrition programme in Minnesota.
Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, a resident of Nairobi, is accused of receiving and concealing…
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A Kenyan-led community initiative in Athabasca, Alberta, is moving forward with plans to establish an African Village, following formal support from local leaders and active involvement from families across Canada.
A vision led by Dr David Ondieki, President of the Kenyan Community of Alberta and…
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Kenya and the State of Nebraska have signed a labour mobility agreement allowing licensed Kenyan truck drivers to work in Nebraska’s freight industry.
The agreement was announced at the Kenya-Nebraska Beef Trade and Investment Conference in Nairobi by Roseline Njogu, Principal Secretary for…
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Kenyan nurse Luke Kanyang’areng has received the 2025 Human Rights and Nursing Award in Finland for his work combating visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting communities in East Africa.
Kanyang’areng, head nurse at Kanyarkwat Health Centre in West Pokot County, was…
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A family in Embu County is seeking answers after their daughter, Catherine Nyawira, was buried in Saudi Arabia without their knowledge or consent.
Nyawira, who had been working in Saudi Arabia since 2011, died on 1 August 2025 following a period of illness. Her relatives in Karuruma village,…
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Irene Mbugua, a 46-year-old Kenyan mental health carer, will be laid to rest on Friday, 5 September 2025, following her death while working at a client’s home in Birmingham on 22 June.
Originally from Kenya, Ms Mbugua had moved to the United Kingdom in search of economic stability and to support…
