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The Bahamas Supreme Court has awarded a record $641,950 in damages to a Kenyan man for unlawful detention.
Douglas Ngumi was subjected to cruelty during illegal six-and-a-half-year imprisonment at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre in Nassau.
Justice Indra Charles on Friday ruled that although…
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A Canada-based Kenyan woman who fell ill after traveling home to attend her father’s burial has appealed for help from well-wishers.
Naomi, who has abdominal problems, was admitted to the hospital on September 27th and has so far undergone six surgeries. She was discharged and readmitted twice…
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Suspected US-based Kenyan-born serial killer Billy Chemirmir has been indicted on three more charges of capital murder.
This comes after a Dallas County grand jury returned the indictments on Tuesday, according to Dallas Morning News.
The 48-year-old is now facing capital murder charges for the…
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The High Court has thrown out an application filed by a diaspora voter seeking to stop Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from receiving and verifying BBI signatures.
The application had been filed under a certificate of urgency by James Gitau, a Kenyan living in the US state of…
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Slawek Muturi, a Kenyan-Polish entrepreneur has opened up on how he established a real-estate empire in Poland.
Muturi, 43, was born of a Polish mother and a Kenyan father who worked as a lecturer at Warsaw University.
In a recent interview with The Standard, Muturi spoke about how he teamed up…
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Ambassador Martin Kimani has formally assumed office as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
This comes after he virtually presented his diplomatic credentials to the UN Secretariat on Thursday in line with the global body’s Covid-19 protocols.
Before being appointed…
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A decomposed body believed to be of a 23-year-old US-based Kenyan man was on Tuesday found in a wooded area in Hanover Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
The Northampton County Coroner’s Office said they tentatively identified the deceased as Jermine Odak, alias “JoJo.”
Odak is…
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Daniel Munyambu, a Kenyan-born man who made history by being elected councilor in the UK, has announced he will run for president in the 2022 general election.
Munyambu, who was elected in the white-dominated ward of Basildon in Essex County, England, said he is returning to Kenya to pursue his…
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US-based Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo on Friday made history after he delivered a lecture at Canada’s Carleton University.
Madowo, who is a North America correspondent for the BBC, became the first-ever black person to deliver an address in the university’s annual School of Journalism keynotes,…
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Popular global payments company, WorldRemit has reduced transaction fees for remittances to Africa.
The lowered transfer costs are aimed at enabling Africans in the diaspora to send more cash to their families back home via WorldRemit App or website.
WorldRemit management said the move is in line…
