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US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua has hit out at Deputy President William Ruto, accusing him of being a coward.
Prof. Mutua on Wednesday said he is shocked that DP Ruto has remained silent as his foot soldiers continue to be axed one after another. This comes after Senators Kipchumba…
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The Foreign Affairs Ministry says it has so far facilitated the repatriation of over 700 Kenyans who were stranded abroad amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ministry, through a statement on Tuesday, May 12th, said a total of 744 citizens have been flown back to the country on chartered planes…
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A second Kenya Airways flight is this week set to fly home Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The chartered flight organized by the Kenyan High Commission in London in collaboration with the British government will depart Heathrow Airport for Nairobi on Friday, May…
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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…
