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Eight Kenyans were on Monday sent to jail in Rwanda after they were found guilty of cybercrime offenses.
The eight were sentenced to eight years in prison alongside three Rwandese and a Ugandan national.
The 12 convicts were arrested in October 2019 by detectives from the Rwandan Investigation…
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Kenyan-American Esther Ngotho has joined the race for Beverly mayor.
Ngotho, a resident of Bridge Street in Salem, Massachusetts, took out nomination papers for mayor on Tuesday, making her a candidate in the race seeking to unseat incumbent Mayor Mike Cahill.
The 55-year-old native of Kenya holds…
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A 49-year-old Kenyan man in North Carolina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of first-degree forcible rape.
Joseph Ngigi Kariuki, who previously worked at a Smithfield Assisted Living Center, was convicted on Thursday by a Johnston County Jury and sentenced to…
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Deputy President William Ruto has listed some of the key areas Kenyans in the diaspora should invest in.
Ruto, who is seeking to succeed President Kenyatta in 2022, urged Kenyans living and working abroad to put their money in agricultural projects and affordable housing.
He argued that…
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The body of a man found at a UK beach last week has formally been identified as that of missing Kenyan man Gabriel Kariuki.
Police searching for Kariuki discovered the body at Seaton Carew beach in Hartlepool, England on Friday.
"We are very sad to say that formal identification of a man whose body…
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Kenyan pastor Dr. Samuel Njenga has opened up on why he has not invested in the UK despite living there for three decades.
Njenga was initially keen on investing in the UK, but he changed his mind due to how the systems treated him and people of color. Instead, he chose to invest back in Kenya…
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Keegan Oyugi, a Kenyan-American man who has been missing since June 12th has been found dead.
His body was found in a crashed vehicle along Highway 13 in Savage, Minnesota on Tuesday.
"The family has met with Minnetrista Police Department and BCA and they have confirmed that the car found today was…
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Kenyans on social media have launched a campaign demanding the repatriation of a Kenyan woman who is stranded in Saudi Arabia.
This comes after a disturbing video of the lady identified as Callista Nyamache went viral online, triggering outrage among Kenyans.
In the clip, Callista is seen walking…
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Leah Mugure Mburu, a Kenyan woman living in Germany is appealing for help to find a man who helped her move to the European country more than 10 years ago.
Speaking during a recent interview with journalist Rono Chonginio, Leah said she met a stranger in the streets of Nairobi in 2006.
At the…
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Patricia Wanja Kimani, a Kenyan domestic worker who cried out for help last month has finally returned home from Saudi Arabia.
Wanja, who was stuck in the Gulf nation for three months, released a video pleading with the government and well-wishers to rescue her from her beastly employer, who…
