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Kenyan journalist Zipporah Njeri Nyambura has passed away in Germany. Njeri, 40, succumbed to cancer while undergoing treatment at a German hospital on Saturday, May 8th, according to reports.
Her passing was confirmed by German public international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), where she…
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The government says 191 Kenyans living in the diaspora have so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Out of the 191 Kenyans who contracted Covid-19 in foreign countries, 77 have recovered from the disease while 23 have lost their lives, according to Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.…
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165 Kenyans who were stranded in China amid the Covid-19 pandemic have been flown back to the country.
The returnees landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi aboard a Kenya Airways flight at 3 am on Sunday, May 10th.
The KQ 883 flight left Baiyun International Airport in…
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Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom, India, and China amid the Covid-19 pandemic are set to be evacuated this week via Kenya Airways (KQ) flights at their own cost.
On Monday, May 4th, Kenya Airways said only those who prove that they are free from Covid-19 will be allowed to board the flights.…
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A 52-year-old man in Sweden has become the latest Kenyan national to die of Covid-19 abroad.
Waburi Munge, who had lived in Sweden for 24 years, succumbed to the virus while undergoing medication at a hospital in the European nation on Saturday, May 2nd.
The passing of the father of five comes…
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The family of a US-based Kenyan pastor is mourning the death of their daughter who died during a vacation in Kenya.
29-year-old Grace Wairimu, the daughter of Rev. Charles Kihiko of the Calvary Evangelical Church in Dracut, Massachusetts, collapsed and died while on a vacation to Kenya on the night…
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A Kenyan financial expert living in Germany is making good money from the manufacture and sale of facemasks in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
As the Covid-19 disease took a toll in Germany and other parts of the world, the demand for facemasks—which are believed to reduce the risk of being infected…
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US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua is under fire from Kenyans online for defending banned lesbian-themed romance film ‘Rafiki.’
Prof. Mutua, through Twitter on Thursday, April 30th, faulted the Kenyan high court for upholding the ban imposed on the movie by Kenya Film Classification Board (…
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A Kenyan man living in the US has narrated his near-death experience after he was infected with Covid-19.
In an interview with Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange on Wednesday, April 29th, Ole Pertet of New York says it is a miracle that he is still alive today. Pertet, who has lived in the US for nearly 40…
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A Kenyan nurse in the US who contracted Covid-19 in the line of duty earlier this month has returned to work after recovering from the disease. 45-year-old Elon Wameyo was infected with the virus while taking care of patients at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Wameyo says he called his…
