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A family in Mkongani, Kilifi County, is seeking help to repatriate the body of Jacinta Mueni Muinde, a Kenyan migrant worker who died in Saudi Arabia on 12 November.
Muinde reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest while at work. She had lived in Saudi Arabia since 2011 and spent 14 years supporting her…
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Kenyan entrepreneur Naomi Wairimu Ogutu has built a growing executive transport company in New York.
Arriving in New York in 2012 with a master’s degree in project management, Ogutu expected to enter her field quickly. Instead, she faced limited job prospects, the pressures of adapting to a new…
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Kenya is confronting a renewed cybercrime risk after some citizens rescued from scam syndicates abroad were found to have rejoined the same criminal operations.
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi said a number of returnees are not merely…
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The Kenyan government has denied allegations that DNA test delays are preventing mothers and their children from returning home from Saudi Arabia.
Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu of the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs responded to claims by Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa, who said…
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Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa has vowed to raise in the Senate the plight of Kenyan families stranded in Saudi Arabia due to delays in government procedures.
In a statement issued on 13 November, the Senator highlighted the case of a woman from Vihiga County who has lived in Riyadh for several…
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A Touch of Kenya, a luxury brand founded by Luke and Rosemary McClure, is bringing handcrafted Kenyan leather bags, beaded jewellery, and brass accessories to the American market, linking artisans in Nairobi with buyers across the United States.
What began as a chance meeting between the Kenyan…
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Kenya says more than 200 of its citizens are fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Kenyan citizens have been enlisted through recruitment drives operating both within the country and abroad. Despite previous government action, officials said the…
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Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, has warned Kenyans to avoid taking part in the political affairs of neighbouring countries.
Speaking at Moi University’s School of Law in Eldoret, Mudavadi said many citizens travel abroad without…
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The Ministry of Education has opened applications for 200 scholarships under the Stipendium Hungaricum programme, offering Kenyan students an opportunity to study in Hungary during the 2026/27 academic year.
The scholarships are available at four levels of study: Bachelor’s, Master’s, One-Tier…
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Kenya has begun diplomatic talks with Ukraine after reports emerged that several Kenyan nationals were captured while fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing war.
The Kenyan government believes the individuals were victims of human trafficking, lured abroad with false promises of jobs or…
