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Deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna has cried foul over the nomination of Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya's High Commissioner to Seoul, South Korea.
In a series of tweets on Friday, tMiguna criticized President Kenyatta's decision to nominate Ms. Mwinzi to the position.
Miguna questioned why Ms.…
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A Kenyan-born woman charged with killing a Malawian national in south Dublin, Ireland has been declared unfit to stand trial.
50-year-old Grace Miano allegedly killed Limbani ‘Robert’ Mzoma, 27, at her home in Foxrock, Dublin on November 1st, 2018.
On Tuesday, the Central Criminal Court's Justice…
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The Embassy of the Republican of Kenya in Washington, DC has issued instructions for Kenyans living in the United States who wish to replace their passports with the new generation ePassports, wish to obtain a passport and have never held a Kenyan passport before, or wish to replace a lost or…
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Renowned US-based Kenyan author Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o has registered for Huduma Namba.
The scholar was listed on the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) alongside his wife Njeri wa Ngugi at the Kenyan consulate in Los Angeles.
Speaking after he was registered, Ngugi hailed the…
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The Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) has rallied support for President Kenyatta's nominee for Kenya’s High Commissioner to Seoul, South Korea Ms. Mwende Mwinzi.
The diaspora lobby group wants Ms. Mwende appointed to the position regardless of her dual citizenship.
On Tuesday, the National Assembly…
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Two weeks before the Huduma Namba registration drive for Kenyans in the diaspora closes, a section of Kenyans in the United States have urged the government to extend the deadline.
The listing of Kenyans living and working abroad in the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) started…
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United Kingdom authorities have rejected Kenyan gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia's asylum bid.
In his application for asylum, the 39-year-old Bristol Bisons player cited fears of persecution if he returned to Kenya, where homosexuality is illegal.
Macharia received a letter from the UK Home Office…
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Two cars linked to the murder of a 34-year-old Kenyan woman in Osbourne Park, Australia have been found.
Jelagat Cheruiyot was found dead in a top-floor unit in Osbourne Park last Wednesday, days after her family reported her missing. Her body had injuries.
WAtoday reports that the two vehicles; a…
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A Kenyan-born woman was on Wednesday found dead in Osborne Park, Australia in a suspected homicide case.
The lifeless body of 34-year-old Jelagat Cheruiyot was found by officers attending a top-floor unit block on Main Street.
Her relatives and friends reported her disappearance at Morley…
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Kenyans living and working in the diaspora sent home a staggering Sh24.7 billion in April 2019.
The amount represents a 13 percent increase compared to about Sh21 billion sent in the same month last year.
Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that the diaspora inflows…
