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Kenyans who enlisted to fight in the Ukraine conflict are facing severe risks, with reports of deaths, injuries, disappearances, and prisoners of war.
The situation is complicating Kenya’s diplomatic relations with Russia, as well as raising concerns about the safety and well-being of those…
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Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., the American civil rights leader, died on 17 February 2026 at the age of 84.
Born in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1941, Jackson grew up in the segregated South, where poverty and racial discrimination shaped his early life. These experiences drove his commitment…
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The high cost of living in Canada is proving to be a significant challenge for many Kenyan migrants, as rising rents and daily expenses strain their budgets.
Shadrack Ngoi, a 38-year-old graduate student at the University of Alberta, moved from Nairobi two years ago to pursue further studies. He…
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Nurses in California may earn gross salaries approaching $160,000 annually, but after taxes, mandatory deductions, and the high cost of living, their disposable income is significantly lower.
Kenyan-born US resident Mukurima X Muriuki points out that the widely quoted salary figure represents gross…
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A Kenyan man, Geoffrey Jeff Kasume, has been charged with the murder of his partner, Regina “Nambashu” Kondombolo, in Windhoek, Namibia.
The 33-year-old Namibian entrepreneur was found dead at her home in Otjomuise Extension 2 earlier this month, with authorities alleging she was assaulted…
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A Nairobi court has ordered three Kenyan nationals accused of financial fraud in the United States to remain in custody for two weeks while extradition proceedings are prepared.
The Milimani Law Courts directed that Peter Omari, Francis Asanyo and Elvis Obaigwa be held at Kileleshwa Police Station…
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The body of Kepha Ngugi, who died in Dubai three months after relocating for work, has finally been repatriated to Kenya for burial, bringing an end to weeks of uncertainty for his family in Juja, Kiambu County.
Ngugi’s sudden death left his wife and relatives devastated and struggling with the…
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The Kenyan community in Atlanta is mourning the death of Josphat Mbugua, whose disappearance last month had raised widespread concern.
Mbugua was last seen on 25 January along Mayson Turner Road, prompting appeals for information across social media and within diaspora networks. His family…
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Kenyans living in China are observing the Lunar New Year, encountering holiday traditions that differ sharply from those at home.
In Beijing and Wuhan, the Spring Festival has altered the daily routine of cities that are usually fast paced. Evans Omondi, who lives in Chaoyang District in Beijing,…
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A 19-year-old Kenyan national has been arrested in Maryland on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Reyvon Macharia was taken into custody on 12 February after investigators executed a search warrant at his home in Frederick. He faces eight counts of possession of child…
