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As the number deaths related to Coronavirus (Covid-19) pass the 100,000 mark in the United States and 356,000 worldwide, the race to find a vaccine or drug that could arrest the source has intensified. There are now over 500 clinical trials of potential Covid-19 treatments and interventions that…
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Kenya Airways (KQ) has offered Kenyans stranded in the United States amid the Covid-19 pandemic an opportunity to fly back home.
This is after the airline received numerous inquiries from stranded Kenyans in the US on whether a chartered flight can be organized to repatriate them, according to KQ…
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A Kenyan woman living in the United States is mourning the death of her mother who was brutally killed in Kenya.
Beatrice Wanjiku Gitura, the mother to Jackie Koli of Seattle, Washington, was found murdered in her car after she went missing on Friday, May 22nd after leaving her workplace.
Her body…
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Wiper Democratic Party—United Kingdom branch (Wiper-UK) has endorsed plans to form a government of national unity.
Wiper-UK secretary-general Thomas Musau hailed the proposed move, saying it will not only bring peace and unity to the country but also prosperity. He added that leaving a united Kenya…
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Kenya Airways (KQ) has programmed a third chartered flight to fly back Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The flight will depart London’s Heathrow Airport for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on Thursday, June 5th, KQ said in a notice on its…
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A Kenyan woman who was stabbed multiple times by her husband in Virginia last week is admitted in the hospital and is in stable condition, according to reports.
Elizabeth Chege was stabbed 17 times in her back, chest and hands following a domestic quarrel with her husband Christopher Mburu at their…
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Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $208.2 million (Sh22.3 billion) in April 2020, the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows.
This translates to a nine percent drop (Sh2.2 billion) compared to Sh24.5 billion remitted in the previous month (March) attributed to the global…
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A 69-year-old United States-based scholar has become the latest Kenyan in the diaspora to die from Covid-19.
Thomas Nyambane of Minnesota succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at a local hospital on Sunday, May 17th.
Nyambane, a retired professor, was a leader of the Kenyan community…
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A Kenyan woman in Canada has taken to social media to seek advice after she overheard her Canadian boyfriend’s parents making racist remarks against her.
The woman, who has been living with her boyfriend’s family in Canada during the Covid-19 lockdown, said she eavesdropped on his parent’s…
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The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Covid-19 has called for the evacuation of Kenyans in the diaspora who desperately want to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja-led committee wants these Kenyans airlifted to the country for free with priority given to students…
