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Kenyans in Diaspora Send Home Sh67 Billion in First Quarter of 2019
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Kenyans in Diaspora Send Home Sh67 Billion in First Quarter of 2019

Diaspora remittances have continued to cement their grip as Kenya’s highest foreign exchange earner. Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that Kenyans living and working abroad sent home a staggering…

May 7, 2019
Results of the 2020 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) to be Available Online Beginning Tomorrow
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Results of the 2020 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) to be Available Online Beginning Tomorrow

Results of the 2020 Diversity Visa Program, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, will be available online starting tomorrow, May 7th, 2019. The results are for individuals who participated in the lottery during…

May 6, 2019
US-Based Kenyan Woman Accused of Telling Lies on Ellen Degeneres’ TV Show
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US-Based Kenyan Woman Accused of Telling Lies on Ellen Degeneres’ TV Show

Kenyans online have accused a US-based Kenyan woman Achieng Agutu of telling lies when she appeared on a popular TV show, The Ellen Show, hosted by American comedian Ellen Degeneres. Her claims that she learned to wri…

May 4, 2019
Reunited Kenyan Family Wins $50,000 on US Comedian Ellen Degeneres TV Show [VIDEO]
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Reunited Kenyan Family Wins $50,000 on US Comedian Ellen Degeneres TV Show [VIDEO]

A Kenyan family has won $50,000 (Sh5 million) cash prize on American comedian Ellen Degeneres’ The Ellen Show. This comes after Degeneres reunited a Kenyan woman in the US with her family after two years of living apa…

May 3, 2019
Diaspora Returnee Elizabeth Kogo Narrates Harrowing Hammer Attack by Former Kenyan Boyfriend in the US
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Diaspora Returnee Elizabeth Kogo Narrates Harrowing Hammer Attack by Former Kenyan Boyfriend in the US

A Kenyan diaspora returnee has narrated how she survived a hammer attack by her former boyfriend in the US on her birthday nine years ago. In an exclusive interview with The Star, 37-year-old Elizabeth Kogo from Nandi…

May 2, 2019
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Kenyan Teen Accused of Killing Store Owner in Tacoma, Washington Found Dead
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Kenyan Teen Accused of Killing Store Owner in Tacoma, Washington Found Dead

The body of a 16-year-old boy of Kenyan origin was on Monday found washed up on the shoreline at Chinook Landing Marina along Marine View Drive in northeast Tacoma, Washington. Franklin Wainaina Thuo's body was found…

May 2, 2019
Gov't Moves to Curb Cases of Abuse of Kenyans Working Abroad
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Gov't Moves to Curb Cases of Abuse of Kenyans Working Abroad

The government has come up with measures aimed at curbing the increased cases of abuse and mistreatment of Kenyans working abroad, especially those in Gulf countries. Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani says the gove…

May 2, 2019
Kenyan Envoy to the UK Manoah Esipisu Underscores Diaspora’s Potential to Invest Back Home
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Kenyan Envoy to the UK Manoah Esipisu Underscores Diaspora’s Potential to Invest Back Home

Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Manoah Esipisu has underscored the potential of Kenyans in the diaspora in transforming the country. Addressing a diaspora forum organized by the Kenya Tourism Board (KT…

May 1, 2019
American Man Jailed for Life for Killing His Kenyan Wife, 6-Month-Old Son in Anaheim, California
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American Man Jailed for Life for Killing His Kenyan Wife, 6-Month-Old Son in Anaheim, California

A 27-year-old American man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of killing his Kenyan wife and son. Kwame Adom Carpenter of Anaheim, California is said to have stabbed his wife Moureen Wanjik…

Apr 27, 2019
National Treasury to Conduct Headcount of all Kenyan Pensioners Living in the Diaspora, Embassy Announces
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National Treasury to Conduct Headcount of all Kenyan Pensioners Living in the Diaspora, Embassy Announces

The National Treasury - Pensions Department in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working out modalities for a headcount of all pensioners living in the Diaspora. This has been announcement in a memo…

Apr 24, 2019
KWITU Founder Lilly Richards Launches New Shoe Line in the US
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KWITU Founder Lilly Richards Launches New Shoe Line in the US

Kenya Women in the United States (KWITU) founder and president Lilly Richards has launched a new shoe line dubbed “Lavish by Lilly.” The shoes, intended for the high-end market, are handmade by a master Italian crafts…

Apr 24, 2019
Huduma Namba Registration for Kenyans in the Diaspora to Begin on May 6th
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Huduma Namba Registration for Kenyans in the Diaspora to Begin on May 6th

The registration of Kenyans living and working in the diaspora into the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) is set to be launched next month. This was announced by President Kenyatta in his Easter m…

Apr 19, 2019
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Kenyan-Born Runner who Lost His Legs to Frostbite in US Breaks Amputee Marathon Record in Boston
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Kenyan-Born Runner who Lost His Legs to Frostbite in US Breaks Amputee Marathon Record in Boston

Kenyan-born Marko Cheseto, a double amputee below the knees, broke the race record for a leg amputee at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Cheseto, a former University of Alaska Anchorage runner, finished the 26.2 miles r…

Apr 18, 2019
Kenyan Man - Alfred Nganga Gitau of Tacoma, Washington - Dies after His Kayak Capsizes
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Kenyan Man - Alfred Nganga Gitau of Tacoma, Washington - Dies after His Kayak Capsizes

A Kenyan man from Tacoma, Washington died on Saturday after an inflatable kayak he and his friend were riding flipped and capsized in Lake Chelan. Alfred Nganga Gitau,  36, were thrown into the water near the dock are…

Apr 16, 2019
Kenyan Man Who Worked as a Pilot in the US for 15 Years Becomes a Garbage Collector [VIDEO]
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Kenyan Man Who Worked as a Pilot in the US for 15 Years Becomes a Garbage Collector [VIDEO]

A Kenyan man who formerly worked as a pilot in the United States for several years before returning to Kenya has turned into a garbage collector. Speaking in an interview with KTN News, Samuel Mwawato says he moved to…

Apr 12, 2019
Esther Arunga's Husband Quincy Timberlake to Stand Trial in Australia over the Murder of Their 3-Year-Old Son
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Esther Arunga's Husband Quincy Timberlake to Stand Trial in Australia over the Murder of Their 3-Year-Old Son

Former Kenyan TV news anchor Esther Arunga's husband, Quincy Timberlake is set to stand trial over the death of their son in Brisbane, Australia. Timberlake was charged with the murder of his son, Sinclair after the t…

Apr 9, 2019
Kenyan MBA Student Handed Life Sentence in India for Raping 22-Year-Old Kenyan Woman
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Kenyan MBA Student Handed Life Sentence in India for Raping 22-Year-Old Kenyan Woman

A Kenyan student has been convicted of rape in India and has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Eric Mulinge Nethuli, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) student in India, was accused of raping a Kenyan woma…

Apr 9, 2019
Kenyan Man, Conrad Mwoshi Natse, Found Dead in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Kenyan Man, Conrad Mwoshi Natse, Found Dead in Brookline, Massachusetts

Conrad Mwoshi Natse, a 36-year-old Kenyan man, was found dead in his apartment on Thursday, April 4th in Brookline, Massachusetts. Natse’s fiance told media outlet Smarack that Natse was scheduled to be seating for hi…

Apr 7, 2019
Kenyans in UK Sent Lion's Share of Sh200 Billion Diaspora Remmitances in 2017, Pew Research Says
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Kenyans in UK Sent Lion's Share of Sh200 Billion Diaspora Remmitances in 2017, Pew Research Says

US data-analysis group Pew Research Center says that Kenyans in the diaspora sent home an estimated Sh200 billion ($2 billion) in 2017.  Pew used statistics developed by the World Bank to determine the amount sent to…

Apr 7, 2019
Kenyan Family in Shock as Kin in Secretly Cremated in the US
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Kenyan Family in Shock as Kin in Secretly Cremated in the US

The family of a Kenyan man who died under mysterious circumstances in the United States is seeking the government's help to investigate his death. 50-year-old Moses Maima allegedly committed suicide in Chicago but was…

Mar 31, 2019
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