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Miguna Miguna Sues Emirates Airlines, KAA over Illegal Detention, Torture

Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna says he has filed a suit against the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Emirates Airlines. Miguna says he has sued the two companies over illegal detention, harassment and torture…

Feb 7, 2019

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Homeless Kenyan in the UK Appeals for Help to Return Home [VIDEO]

A Kenyan man who lives on the streets in the UK and survives on begging for food and cash on the streets of Luton, United Kingdom seeks help to return home. In the video captured and shared on Facebook by Bancy Wairim…

Feb 7, 2019

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Why Kenyans Who Move to the US are Reluctant to Return Home

Most Kenyans who move to the United States cut links with their families as well as friends in Kenya and their lives in the "land of opportunities" remain a mystery to many. A majority of them visit their families in…

Feb 7, 2019

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Meeting between Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyans in the UK Canceled

A planned meeting between Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyans living in the United Kingdom has been canceled. In a statement, the Kenya High Commission in London, which had organized the meeting, has announced t…

Feb 7, 2019

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Kenyan Musician Dies Mysteriously in the Netherlands, German Husband Cremates Her without Family's Approval

A Kenyan family is raising questions over the mysterious death of their daughter in the Netherlands. 32-year-old Mercy Wanjiku Muthui, a musician, was found dead in a ditch near the back garden of their house in Jager…

Feb 5, 2019

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Kenyans in the US Share their Experiences after Polar Vortex

Kenyans in the US have shared their experiences following a deep freeze dubbed polar vortex witnessed in different states this week. Sam Kimani, a Kenyan living in Springfield, Illinois says he was trapped in his apar…

Feb 2, 2019

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Gov't Targets Kenyans in the Diaspora's Dollars in Proposed Bond Issue

The Kenyan government has announced plans to issue a bond targeted specifically at Kenyans living and working abroad. Capital Markets Authority Director of Regulation, Policy, and Strategy Luke Ombara says the move is…

Feb 2, 2019

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Kenyans in the US Call for Extradition of American Sex-Pest Accused of Raping Underage Girls in Kenya

A section of Kenyans in the US have called for the extradition of an American man who is wanted by Kenyan authorities over accusations of sexually assaulting underage children. Gregory Dow from Lancaster County, Penns…

Jan 27, 2019

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Kenyan Man in the US Appeals for Help to Return Home after 32 Years

A former Kenyan athlete living in the United States has sent an appeal to well-wishers to help him return to Kenya. 66-year-old Henry Rono, who has lived in the US in the last 32 years, is seeking help to acquire a fl…

Jan 24, 2019

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Kenyan-Born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi's Daughter Dismisses Her Mum's Claims of Abusive Marriage

The daughter of Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi has defend her father, William Gichuhi, against her mother's claims that he was an abusive husband. In her newly released memoir, Behind The Smile: From the…

Jan 24, 2019

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Body of Kenyan Woman Found Dead in Toronto, Canada Airlifted to Kenya for Burial

The body of a Kenyan woman who died under mysterious circumstances in Toronto, Canada on January 8th is set to arrive in the country on Thursday for burial. Her parents, who live in Ongata Rongai, say Lorraine Kerubo…

Jan 24, 2019

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Kenyan-Born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi Speaks About Her 30-Year Abusive Marriage

Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi has for the first time opened up about her marriage life. Lucy, who made history after she became the first person of African descent to be elected to the Australian Senate…

Jan 23, 2019

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Three Kenyan Immigrants Arrested in the US over Links to ISIS Terrorist Group

Officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have arrested three Kenyan-Americans who are suspected to be members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization. The three Kenyan-born…

Jan 23, 2019

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Kenyans in the Diaspora Sent Home Sh247 Billion in 2018

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $244 million (Sh24.82 billion) in the month of December 2018, latest figures from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents 10.75 percent growth compared to the…

Jan 21, 2019

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Relief for Kenyan Domestic Workers as Kenya Sign Deal for Better Employment Terms with Saudi Arabia

The government of Kenya has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to give better terms to Kenyan domestic workers working in the middle-east country. The deal has been signed on Thursday by Labor Cabinet Secretary Uku…

Jan 17, 2019

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Kenyan Woman, Lorraine Kerubo Ogoti, 30, Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Toronto, Canada

A Kenyan woman was found dead in her Toronto, Canada apartment on Tuesday afternoon in what police describe as a possible murder-suicide. After receiving a 911 call to her apartment building on Tuesday around 2:15pm…

Jan 11, 2019

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Kenyan-Born Engineer Charles Mwangi Ditches Lucrative Job at US Carmaker Tesla as Resignation Wave Continues

Kenyan-born engineer, Charles Mwangi has become the latest senior executive to resign from giant United States electric carmaker Tesla. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) alumnus, who w…

Jan 10, 2019

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Kenyan Man - Allan Onucko - Crashed to Death By an 18-Wheeler Truck in Texas

A Kenyan man died after he was hit by an 18-wheeler truck in Harrison County, Texas on Friday. US-based media KLTV reports that 42-year-old Allan Onucko was walking along Interstate 20 around 5:22am when a truck struc…

Jan 6, 2019

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Kenyans in the US Sent Home Sh120 Billion in 10 Months to October 2018

Kenyans living and working in the United States contributed the lion's share of the total diaspora remittances in 2018. Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that Kenyans in the US sent home $1.17 bil…

Jan 5, 2019

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Kenyans in Diaspora Sent Home Sh228 Billion in 11 Months to November 2018

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh227.98 billion in the 11 months to November 2018, latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents 28.41 percent (Sh50.45 billion) increase from the…

Jan 1, 2019