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Two Kenyan women allegedly held hostage in Lebanon after they lost their jobs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are crying out for help.  In a video shared by Daily Nation on Sunday, the two ladies claim they were locked in a house by their agent together with other women of different…

Over 100 Kenyan university students who were stranded in Sudan amid the Covid-19 pandemic have been evacuated. A Kenya Airways flight carrying the 129 students landed at the Mombasa International Airport on Saturday from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.  Most of the evacuated students hail from…

Harambee Stars defender Eric Ouma, alias Marcelo, received a surprise visit from a group of Kenyans living in Sweden after he recently suffered a fibula fracture while training. Ouma, who plays for Swedish top-tier side AIK Football, picked the injury while training four weeks ago.  He was…

A Kenyan-born man who was recently filmed leading ‘haki yetu’ chants during #BlackLivesMatter protests in the US has spoken out. Last month, a video showing an unidentified Kenyan man psyching up a crowd that took to the streets to protest the killing of unarmed civilian George Floyd went viral…

A group of Kenyan women stranded in the Middle East amid the Covid-19 pandemic has pleaded with the government to come to their rescue. Through a video released online, the women narrated the suffering they are going through in Bahrain after they lost their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.…

The identity of a Kenyan woman who died after crashing her car into a ditch in Jacksonville, Florida last Saturday has been revealed. The woman, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital after she was removed from the submerged car, has been identified as Jane Njeri Ngugi. Jacksonville Sheriff’s…

Police in Jacksonville, Florida are investigating an incident where a Kenyan woman died after her car crashed into a ditch on Saturday. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said they received a 911 call at around 2:42am from a person who said they drove into a ditch, their car was getting submerged in…

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has refuted claims that the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is to blame for the death of a Kenyan woman named Rahab Njeri. This came after a section of Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia demanded the dismissal of officials at the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh over the…

A Kenyan-born man has narrated how his life took an unexpected turn after he was attacked by an unknown gang in the US three years ago. Cyprian Ondieki of Minnesota says he moved to the US when he was 19 years old to join his father who had relocated there a few years earlier. In the US, Ondieki…

Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia are calling for the dismissal of officials at the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh following the death of their compatriot. Kenyans in Saudi Arabia are blaming the embassy for the death of one Rahab Njeri. They have appealed to President Kenyatta to fire the embassy…