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Kenyan-Born Hodgen Mainda Lands Plum Appointment as Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance in Tennessee State Government
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Kenyan-Born Hodgen Mainda Lands Plum Appointment as Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance in Tennessee State Government

A 42-year-old Kenyan-born man has landed a plum appointment in the Tennessee State government. Hodgen Mainda has been named the new commissioner of Commerce and Insurance by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Thursday, Ch…

Sep 6, 2019
South Africa: Kenyan Man Loses 13-Year Investment to Xenophobic Violence [VIDEO]
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South Africa: Kenyan Man Loses 13-Year Investment to Xenophobic Violence [VIDEO]

A Kenyan businessman in South Africa painfully narrated how he lost his 13-year investment after a new spate of violence targeting immigrants and their businesses broke out this week. John Thumbi, who has been running…

Sep 5, 2019
Kenyan Man Accused of Raping Former Lover Arrested in Oklahoma while Trying to Flee to Kenya
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Kenyan Man Accused of Raping Former Lover Arrested in Oklahoma while Trying to Flee to Kenya

Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week arrested a Kenyan-born man who is accused of physically and sexually assaulting his former girlfriend. Erick Wanjiku is alleged to have beaten, strangled, raped and kidnapped his fo…

Sep 5, 2019
Diaspora Lobby Demands Compensation for Kenyans Affected by South Africa Xenophobic Attacks
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Diaspora Lobby Demands Compensation for Kenyans Affected by South Africa Xenophobic Attacks

Kenyans living in South Africa have demanded compensation for some of their compatriots who lost property following the break out of fresh xenophobic attacks. On Wednesday, Kenya Diaspora in South Africa (Kedasa), an…

Sep 5, 2019
Kenyans in South Africa Speak Out in the Wake of Xenophobic Attacks
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Kenyans in South Africa Speak Out in the Wake of Xenophobic Attacks

Kenyans in South Africa say they are living in fear following the recent spate of xenophobic attacks targeting African immigrants.  Kenyans who spoke to Citizen Digital painted a picture of how bad the situation is; w…

Sep 4, 2019
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Couple Charged with the Murder of a Kenyan-Born Man in Oregon
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Couple Charged with the Murder of a Kenyan-Born Man in Oregon

A couple in Portland, Oregon has been charged with the murder of Alex Oyombe Gradin, a 21-year-old native of Kenya. Alex was shot in the early morning hours of May 4th on the parking lot outside Taylor’s Bar and Grill…

Sep 3, 2019
Kenyan-American Trina Njoroge to Run for 2020 Miss California USA
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Kenyan-American Trina Njoroge to Run for 2020 Miss California USA

A 23-year-old Kenyan-American woman is among contestants for the 2020 Miss California USA, representing the city pf Hacienda Heights. Trina Wambui Njoroge, who was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, will go h…

Sep 1, 2019
US-Based Kenyan Publicly Declares He's Gay
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US-Based Kenyan Publicly Declares He's Gay

A Kenyan man living in the United States has come out to publicly declare that he is gay. Paul Lukas, who works with Alaska Airlines, took to social media on Thursday to proclaim his sexual orientation, stating that h…

Sep 1, 2019
Kenyan-Born Karen Gitau Eyes Kennesaw (Goergia) City Council Seat
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Kenyan-Born Karen Gitau Eyes Kennesaw (Goergia) City Council Seat

A Kenyan-born woman in Georgia is seeking to be elected to the Kennesaw City Council in the upcoming election. Ms. Karen Gitau, who was recently nominated for the 6th annual Cobb County Community Service award, will r…

Aug 29, 2019
Body of a Kenyan Man Found Floating in the Water at a Bird Sanctuary in Methuen, Massachusetts
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Body of a Kenyan Man Found Floating in the Water at a Bird Sanctuary in Methuen, Massachusetts

The body of a young Kenyan man was on Sunday found in the water at the Nevins Bird Sanctuary in Methuen, Massachusetts. Police were called to the scene on Sunday around noon by two people walking on the trails near th…

Aug 27, 2019
Nigerians in California Charged over Romance Scam Targeting Elderly Women Worldwide
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Nigerians in California Charged over Romance Scam Targeting Elderly Women Worldwide

Nigerian nationals are among 80 suspects who were charged in California over a multi-million-dollar con scheme targeting women and businesses worldwide. US Federal prosecutors said the 80 suspects, most of them Nigeri…

Aug 23, 2019
Texas: Kenyan-Born Man Imprisoned for Life for Raping 74-Year-Old Dementia Patient
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Texas: Kenyan-Born Man Imprisoned for Life for Raping 74-Year-Old Dementia Patient

A Kenyan-born man was on Thursday sentenced for life by a US Court after he was found guilty of raping an elderly woman who was suffering from dementia. Anthony Mamboleo Nyakeo, a former health care worker in Texas, w…

Aug 23, 2019
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Kenya Gov’t Eyes Diaspora Billions with Policy Change
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Kenya Gov’t Eyes Diaspora Billions with Policy Change

The government says it is in the process of reviewing Kenya’s foreign policy in a bid to attract more investments from Kenyans in the diaspora. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma says the move is also a…

Aug 22, 2019
Miguna Miguna Sues Matiang'i for Contempt of Court
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Miguna Miguna Sues Matiang'i for Contempt of Court

Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna on Wednesday filed a contempt of court suit against five top State officials including Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i. In the case, Miguna accuses Matiang’i, former Immi…

Aug 21, 2019
Kenyan-Born Man Sentenced to 15 Years in a UK Prison for Stealing Jewelry Worth £442,000
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Kenyan-Born Man Sentenced to 15 Years in a UK Prison for Stealing Jewelry Worth £442,000

A 38-year-old Kenyan-born man was on Friday handed a 15 and a half year extended prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry worth £442,000 from a shop in North Yorkshire. Victor Okumu, of Queen Street…

Aug 20, 2019
VIDEO of Homeless Kenyan-Born Woman who Lives in the Streets of UK Emerges
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VIDEO of Homeless Kenyan-Born Woman who Lives in the Streets of UK Emerges

A video of a homeless Kenyan-born woman narrating her struggle in the streets of the United Kingdom has been shared online. The woman, who only identified herself as Peggy, said she went to the UK for further studies…

Aug 17, 2019
US Court Sentences Confessed Kenyan Drug Lord Baktash Akasha to 25 Years in Prison
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US Court Sentences Confessed Kenyan Drug Lord Baktash Akasha to 25 Years in Prison

A US federal court on Friday sentenced confessed Kenyan drug lord Baktash Akasha Abdalla to 25 years in prison. Baktash, who pleaded guilty to six counts of drug trafficking and bribery in October 2018 before the Sout…

Aug 16, 2019
Kenyan Hotel Worker Shot Dead by Security Guard in Puntland, Somalia
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Kenyan Hotel Worker Shot Dead by Security Guard in Puntland, Somalia

A 41-year-old Kenyan man was shot dead by a hotel security guard in Bosaso Port, the commercial capital of the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia. Cosmas Joseph Owuor, who worked at a hotel in the port city for four…

Aug 15, 2019
Gov't Speaks Out on Inclusion of Kenyans in the Diaspora in this Month's Population Census
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Gov't Speaks Out on Inclusion of Kenyans in the Diaspora in this Month's Population Census

Kenyans in the diaspora will not participate in the upcoming 2019 population census, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has said. In a statement on Twitter, KNBS said Kenyans living and working abroad will not…

Aug 13, 2019
I’m Ready to Fly to Kenya to Testify on What Happened in 2017 Presidential Elections, Roselyn Akombe Says
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I’m Ready to Fly to Kenya to Testify on What Happened in 2017 Presidential Elections, Roselyn Akombe Says

Former IEBC Commissioner Roselyne Akombe has said she is ready to fly back to the country to testify on what happened in the 2017 presidential election. Responding to a Kenyan social media user, Pius Kinuthia, who acc…

Aug 12, 2019
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