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Miguna Miguna Visits Kenya Consulate in Toronto in Ongoing Diaspora Voter Registration
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Miguna Miguna Visits Kenya Consulate in Toronto in Ongoing Diaspora Voter Registration

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna on Thursday visited the Kenya Honorary Consulate in Toronto in the ongoing diaspora voter registration exercise. Through Twitter on Friday, the Independent Electoral and Boundari…

Feb 4, 2022
Kenyan-American Fugitive Wanted in Rwanda for Fraud Faces Extradition
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Kenyan-American Fugitive Wanted in Rwanda for Fraud Faces Extradition

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an application seeking to hold a Kenyan-American fugitive wanted in Rwanda for fraud.  The DPP wants Nathan Loyd Ndung’u detained at the Inland Container Depot Polic…

Feb 2, 2022
IEBC Kicks Off Diaspora Voter Registration in Canada and UAE
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IEBC Kicks Off Diaspora Voter Registration in Canada and UAE

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has kicked off diaspora voter registration in Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the two countries. IEBC C…

Feb 2, 2022
Court Allows Kenyans in the Diaspora to Use IDs to Register as Voters
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Court Allows Kenyans in the Diaspora to Use IDs to Register as Voters

A Nairobi court has ordered Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to register diaspora voters using either national identity cards or valid passports. The High Court issued the order on Monday pending…

Feb 1, 2022
Miguna Miguna Seeks $10,000 Compensation over Aborted Trip to Kenya
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Miguna Miguna Seeks $10,000 Compensation over Aborted Trip to Kenya

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has sued Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo over his failed trip to Kenya. Miguna, who was deported to Canada in 2018, wants CS Omamo committed to civil jail for disobeying a cou…

Feb 1, 2022
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Kenyan Man Charged with Raping an 86-Year-Old Woman at a Nursing Home in Kansas
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Kenyan Man Charged with Raping an 86-Year-Old Woman at a Nursing Home in Kansas

A Kenyan man has been arrested and charged with rape in the US state of Kansas.  Samuel Wambugu is accused of sexually assaulting an 86-year-old resident of a nursing home in Overland Park, Kansas.  Police say the acc…

Jan 29, 2022
IEBC Kicks Off Voter Registration for Kenyans in Diaspora
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IEBC Kicks Off Voter Registration for Kenyans in Diaspora

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Friday rolled out a diaspora voter registration exercise.    IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati says the 15-day exercise will be conducted in 18 registration centr…

Jan 21, 2022
New Trial Date Set for Suspected Kenyan Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir in Dallas, Texas
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New Trial Date Set for Suspected Kenyan Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir in Dallas, Texas

A new trial for suspected Kenyan-born serial killer Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir is set to begin in April in Dallas, Texas. This is after the initial case against Chemirmir, who is accused of killing at least 18 elderly w…

Jan 21, 2022
CBK Releases Results of First-ever Kenya Diaspora Remittances Survey
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CBK Releases Results of First-ever Kenya Diaspora Remittances Survey

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Thursday released the results of the first-ever survey on diaspora remittances. The Kenya Diaspora Remittances Survey shows that mobile money has overtaken banks and cash transfer compan…

Jan 20, 2022
Family in Agony over Mysterious Death of Former Kameme FM Presenter Jedidah Wambui in the US
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Family in Agony over Mysterious Death of Former Kameme FM Presenter Jedidah Wambui in the US

The family of former Kameme FM presenter Jedidah Wambui Weru is in agony following her death in the US. Jedidah, who was living in Seattle, Washington with her American husband, died under unclear circumstances in Dec…

Jan 20, 2022
Kenyan Family Appeals for Help to Airlift Body of Kin Who Died in Saudi Arabia in October
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Kenyan Family Appeals for Help to Airlift Body of Kin Who Died in Saudi Arabia in October

The family of a Kenyan woman who died in Saudi Arabia last year is appealing for financial assistance to transport her remains to Kenya for burial. Holiness Wawuda, 52, is said to have collapsed in police cells in Riy…

Jan 19, 2022
Kenyans in the US and Ten Other Countries Can Book an Appointment to Register as Voters
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Kenyans in the US and Ten Other Countries Can Book an Appointment to Register as Voters

Kenyans in the US and 10 other countries can book an appointment to register as voters ahead of the forthcoming elections.   Those wishing to vote in the August 9th elections are required to book an appointment on htt…

Jan 17, 2022
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Kenyan-Born Doctor Appointed Chief Pathologist and Medical Director of a US Hospital
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Kenyan-Born Doctor Appointed Chief Pathologist and Medical Director of a US Hospital

Kenyan-born medic Asha Sigei has been appointed the new Chief Pathologist and Medical Director of the Iredell Memorial Laboratory in Statesville, North Carolina. Her appointment was announced by the Iredell Health Sys…

Jan 17, 2022
Kenyan Man Arrested in Atlanta, Georgia over Hit-and-Run Accident That Killed a Seven-Year-Old Girl with Autism
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Kenyan Man Arrested in Atlanta, Georgia over Hit-and-Run Accident That Killed a Seven-Year-Old Girl with Autism

A Kenyan man was on Saturday arrested in Atlanta, Georgia in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed a seven-year-old girl with autism last week. 47-year-old David Ngugi of Acworth was apprehended after vid…

Jan 17, 2022
Miguna Miguna Vows to Renounce Kenyan Citizenship if Raila Becomes President
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Miguna Miguna Vows to Renounce Kenyan Citizenship if Raila Becomes President

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna says he will renounce his Kenyan citizenship if ODM leader Raila Odinga becomes president. Using the hashtag #RejectRailaOdinga, Miguna also stated that he will sell all his prop…

Jan 16, 2022
Kenya’s Diaspora Remittances Hit a Record High of Sh421 Billion in 2021
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Kenya’s Diaspora Remittances Hit a Record High of Sh421 Billion in 2021

Kenyans abroad have set a new all-time yearly record for diaspora remittances after sending home $3.718 billion (Sh421.6 billion) in 2021. The inflows grew 20.2 percent from $3.094 billion (Sh350.9 billion) remitted i…

Jan 15, 2022
Kenyans in Diaspora Threaten to Sue IEBC over Voter Registration
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Kenyans in Diaspora Threaten to Sue IEBC over Voter Registration

Kenyans in the US have threatened to sue IEBC for changing rules ahead of the diaspora voter registration exercise, which begins next week. Dr. Bernard Marasa, the president of the Kenya Diaspora Alliance USA Chapter…

Jan 14, 2022
Senators Approve a Bill Seeking to Encourage Kenyans in Diaspora to Invest Back Home
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Senators Approve a Bill Seeking to Encourage Kenyans in Diaspora to Invest Back Home

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to encourage Kenyans in the diaspora to invest back home. The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was approved by Senators during a special sitting on Tuesday…

Jan 14, 2022
Kenyan Student Killed in a Tragic Road Accident in Portales, New Mexico
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Kenyan Student Killed in a Tragic Road Accident in Portales, New Mexico

A Kenyan student has died in a tragic road accident in the United States. Silvestre Kibarar, an athlete for Eastern New Mexico University, was involved in a road crash in Portales, New Mexico on January 7th. He was pr…

Jan 12, 2022
Kenyans in the US, Canada and 10 Other Countries to Vote in the August 9th Presidential Election
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Kenyans in the US, Canada and 10 Other Countries to Vote in the August 9th Presidential Election

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has included seven more countries to the list of diaspora voting.  The commission announced on Friday that Kenyans in the US, UK, Canada, South Sudan, Qatar, Unit…

Jan 7, 2022
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