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Kenyans who wish to be evacuated from China have been asked to register with the Kenyan Embassy in Beijing. The embassy, in a notice sent to the Kenyan community in China on Friday, said it will organize a flight to repatriate those who want to leave the country as long as they pay for the trip out…

Two Kenyan nationals have died of the coronavirus disease in the United Kingdom. This was confirmed by Kenya's High Commissioner to the UK Manoah Esipisu through Twitter on Friday, April 17th. “Our thoughts & prayers are with their families,” Esipisu wrote on his official Twitter handle. He…

Ugandan MP Bobi Wine has joined hands with US businessman Neil Nelson to evacuate people of Africa descent who are stuck in China after a wave of racial attacks broke out there. In a statement, the two said they will airlift affected Africans and African-Americans to a country in Africa that is…

US-based Kenyan athlete Emmanuel Korir has described the lockdown in the US as the most difficult time in his life. Most of the country under lockdown after cases of Covid-19 continue to surge. as of Friday, April 17th, the US has recorded the worst number of infections and deaths in the world, at…

The government says it is impractical to repatriate Kenyans stranded abroad amid the Covid-19 pandemic citing cost and logistical challenges. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau said the government cannot afford to charter planes to transport Kenyans wishing to return home. PS Kamau…

The coronavirus disease has killed five Kenyans in the United States in the past month, Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Speaking during a media briefing on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau said all the five deceased Kenyans had underlying medical…

Kenyans living and working in the US have spoken about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their lives. The US is the most affected country in the world with over 570,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and more than 22,000 deaths as of Monday. A majority of Kenyans who spoke to The Star…

Ruth Anyango Ogonda, the administrative attaché at the Kenyan consulate in Los Angeles, California has passed on. Ruth passed away at Olympia Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Friday after a short illness, according to Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. “Ms. Ogonda was suddenly taken ill at her…

Suella Braverman, a British lawyer, and politician who traces her roots to Kenya, was early this year appointed as the Attorney-General for England and Wales. She was appointed to the prestigious position by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 13th, 2020 to replace Geoffrey Cox, who was…

Last month, Francis Mwai Njoroge embarked on a trip to Kenya from the United States after learning that part of his parcel of land had been hived off. Njoroge, a chef based in Kansas City, took a three-week leave from work as he thought the period was enough to fly to Kenya and sought out the…