DIASPORA NEWS

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Lawyer Miguna Miguna has given details about his flight ahead of his expected arrival in Nairobi on Tuesday. Miguna, who was illegally deported to Canada in February 2018, says he will travel from Berlin (Germany) to Nairobi via Paris (France) on Monday using an Air France flight. The Kenyan-…
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Lawyer Miguna Miguna has vowed to proceed with his planned journey to Kenya despite Friday’s court ruling. In an application, Miguna wanted the court to lift red alerts issued by the Kenyan government to Lufthansa German Airlines and Air France to allow him to travel to the country on Tuesday next…
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A diaspora chapter of the Strugglers Movement, which was launched in Kenya last month, has been unveiled in the US. Dr. Rodah Wang’ondu, the president of the diaspora chapter, reiterated the movement’s support for ODM leader Raila Odinga’s 2022 presidential bid. The chapter said it will organize…
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The UK government has halted the recruitment of Kenyan healthcare workers with immediate effect. The UK Department of Health and Social Care (NHS) said the freeze is meant to ensure Kenya does not suffer a shortage of health workers. Kenyan healthcare workers who had already received job offers in…
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The High Court has dismissed an application by Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna, who was seeking orders to facilitate his return to Kenya on Tuesday. Through his lawyers, Miguna wanted the court to order the lifting of red alerts allegedly issued by the Kenyan government prohibiting…
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Lawyer Miguna Miguna, who was deported to Canada in February 2018, has reportedly arrived in Germany ahead of his return to Kenya on Tuesday. Nelson Havi, the president of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Thursday said Miguna left Canada for Germany earlier this week, where he will stay for some…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is set to roll out a 15-day mass voter registration for the diaspora on December 6th. The electoral body said the listing will take place in 11 countries that met the minimum requirement of 3,000 voters. They include the United States, the…
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Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has sued the government ahead of his scheduled return to Kenya next week. In a petition filed through lawyer John Khaminwa, Miguna wants the High Court to order the government to lift a red alert it issued barring airlines from flying him to the country.…
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Residents of Mwatate in Voi, Taita Taveta County are set to benefit from huge deposits of limestone and marble courtesy of a diaspora group. The Diaspora University Trust (DUT), a group made up of Kenyans abroad, committed to assisting in the mining of the minerals. On Monday, some members of the…
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A 21-year-old Kenyan-born university student was declared the winner of a top students’ competition in the UK. Charity Zawadi Mwambeyu, a second-year civil engineering student at the University of Bristol, beat 12 other finalists to take the top spot in Women in Property’s National Student Awards.…