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Kenyans Online Wowed After Larry Madowo Interviews Bill Gates

US-based BBC journalist Larry Madowo has earned praise Kenyans on social media after he interviewed American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates. Madowo spoke to the Microsoft Founder about the global fight agai…

Sep 16, 2020

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UK-Based Kenyan Doctor Protests After He is Blocked from Donating Blood

A UK-based Kenyan doctor protested after he was blocked from donating blood owing to his relationship with his wife, also a Kenyan. Francis Githae Muriithi, an obstetrician and gynecologist in the East Midlands, was t…

Sep 16, 2020

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Company Targeting Kenyans in Diaspora Obtains Fund Manager License

African Diaspora Asset Managers (ADAM) Limited, which is targeting Kenyans and other African clients abroad, has been granted a fund manager’s license. The license issued by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) paves t…

Sep 15, 2020

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After 9 Years Working Abroad, Kenyan Woman Returns Home Broke, But Says She is Happy

Imagine working abroad for nearly a decade only to return home without anything. This is the story of Teresia Wambui, a Kenyan mother of two who recently returned to the country from Lebanon after nine years. Wambui…

Sep 15, 2020

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Kenyans in the US Among SendWave Customers Targeted by Online Fraudsters

Kenyans in the US are among SendWave customers who have fallen victim to online fraudsters posing as the cash transfer company’s employees. The impersonators are sending out emails to unsuspecting SendWave customers a…

Sep 15, 2020

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Ghanaian-Born Pastor Arrested in Florida for Shotting His Wife Dead

Police in the US are holding a 35-year-old Ghanaian pastor for fatally shooting his wife in Orlando, Florida. Sylvester Ofori is said to have shot dead his 27-year-old wife, Barbra Tommey outside her workplace at the…

Sep 10, 2020

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Kenyans in the US Petition President Uhuru to Order Processing of E-Passports at Los Angeles Consulate

An online petition seeking to have President Kenyatta order the processing of e-passport biometrics at the Kenya’s consulate in Los Angeles, California has been launched. The petition started by Paddy Mwembu at Chang…

Sep 9, 2020

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Remittances from Kenyans in the Diaspora Drop to Sh30 Billion in July

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $276.9 million (Sh30.03 billion) in July, according to the latest data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This represents a four percent drop from $288.5 million (Sh31.28…

Sep 8, 2020

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Kenyan Mother Seeks Help to Raise $25,000 to Ferry Son's Body from US to Kenya for Burial

A Kenyan mother whose son recently died in the US has appealed for help from the government and well-wishers to airlift his remains to Kenya for burial. Paulina Chebet’s first-born son, Geoffrey Chepkwony was on Augus…

Sep 6, 2020

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Kenyan Woman Reaps Big from Farming Vegetables Such as 'Managu' is the US

In 2018, Kenyans were ranked as the third most industrious immigrants in the US behind Ghanaians and Bulgarians. Kenyans scored 73.4 percent to emerge third in the list of hardworking and most skilled immigrant groups…

Sep 5, 2020

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Renowned US-Based Kenyan Preacher and Motivational Speaker K.N Jacob Admitted in ICU After Heart Surgery

Renowned US-based Kenyan preacher and motivational speaker Dr. Jacob Kinyanjui Ng’ang’a has been admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU). Ng’ang’a, who lives in Marietta, Georgia, was admitted to the hospital this w…

Sep 5, 2020

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My Life Changed Positively After Moving to Ghana from California: African-American Woman Shares Experience

A 35-year-old African-American woman who relocated to Ghana from the US seven years ago says this is one of the best decisions she has ever made in her life. Tiffany Soulbird, who moved to Ghana in 2013 after a DNA t…

Sep 4, 2020

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US-Based Kenyan Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o Awarded in Catalonia

US-based Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has been awarded the Premi Internacional Catalunya prize for his efforts in safeguarding African traditions, culture, and languages. Ngugi was feted by the Catalonia government…

Sep 4, 2020

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Kenyan Man Found Dead in Houston, Texas

A Kenyan-born man was on Saturday found deaden Buffalo bayou at 49 San Jacinto Street in Houston, Texas. The man was later identified by a friend as Geoffrey Chepkwony, who hails from Bomet County, Kenya. Chepkwony’s…

Sep 2, 2020

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Nguo Yetu: Kenyan EPZ Company Targets Kenyans in Diaspora as Sales Agents

A Kenyan textile manufacturer is offering Kenyans in the diaspora the chance of becoming its agents in overseas markets. Nguo Yetu—an export processing zone (EPZ) company—seeks to use Kenyans living and working abroad…

Sep 2, 2020

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Couple Based in the US Fails to Stop Hearing at the Kenya High Court

The High Court has declined to stop the hearing on a case in which a couple residing in the US is charged with economic crime together with former National Land Commission (NLC) officials including former chairman Muh…

Sep 1, 2020

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Singer Jason Derulo Gifts Family of US-Based Kenyan Nurse Brand New Handicap Car [VIDEO]

American singer Jason Derulo has gifted the family of a US-based Kenyan nurse a brand new handicap car. This was after the nurse, Florence Njoroge of Jefferson, Massachusetts was named the Health Care Hero of the week…

Aug 31, 2020

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Miguna Miguna Gets Back His Kenyan Passport Confiscated by Immigration Officers in 2018

Firebrand lawyer and politician Miguna Miguna says his Kenyan passport which was confiscated by immigration officials on February 6th, 2018 has been returned to him. Miguna through Twitter on Sunday said the passport…

Aug 30, 2020

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Family of Kenyan Woman Crashed by Train in Vienna, Austria Buries Her Ashes

The family of a 35-year-old Kenyan woman who reportedly committed suicide in Vienna, Austria on July 5th this year as a result of depression has buried her ashes. The ashes of Lucy Atieno Hareter were buried at the fa…

Aug 29, 2020

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34-Year-Old Ugandan Asylum Seeker in the UK Found Dead Next to Her Malnourished Baby

Police in the UK are probing the death of a Ugandan-born woman who was found dead in a flat in Glasgow, Scotland on August 22nd. The lifeless body of 34-year-old Mercy Baguma, an asylum seeker from Uganda, was found i…

Aug 28, 2020