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A Kenyan mother is urgently seeking help to reunite with her three-year-old daughter, who remains in Saudi Arabia after the mother was forcibly deported.
Penina Wanjiru, 31, from Bahati in Nakuru County, travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2019 for work. In 2022 she gave birth to her daughter, Precious,…
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A growing number of African immigrants in the United States, including thousands from Kenya, are quietly struggling with mental health challenges—yet most suffer in silence due to cultural stigma, lack of accessible care, and the pressures of adjusting to life in a foreign country. Experts now warn…
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A Kenyan man who travelled abroad in search of work has been reported killed while serving with Russian forces in Ukraine.
Documents sent to Kenyan officials indicate that 28-year-old Martin Macharia Mburu died on 27 November during an assault attributed to Ukrainian units. Mburu had left Kenya on…
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A Kenyan woman has been arrested in Arizona for allegedly posing as a registered nurse and using another person’s professional licence to work in hospice care facilities.
Arizona investigators say Christine Nyambura Muturi, who used the name Christine Lewis, faces felony charges including forgery,…
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The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a nationwide alert warning immigrants—especially recent visa holders and green card applicants—about a fast-spreading phone and email scam targeting individuals navigating the immigration process.
According to SSA officials, scammers are…
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Kenyan truck drivers across the United States say rising costs and tightening regulations are making independent trucking increasingly difficult to sustain.
Insurance premiums have become the most immediate pressure point. Annual rates that once ranged from $12,000 to $15,000 for owner-operators…
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A cargo plane operated by Nari Air has crashed in Leer County, South Sudan, killing three crew members and leaving one body still unaccounted for.
Authorities are continuing recovery efforts after the aircraft went down on 25 November about 20 kilometres from Leer Airstrip in Unity State. The plane…
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The family of Frederick Kiprono, a Kenyan Uber driver killed in a shooting in Louisiana, is close to securing the funds needed to return his body home for burial.
Kiprono was fatally shot on 19 November while driving along East Preston Avenue in Shreveport. He had been carrying two passengers when…
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Kenyan truck drivers across the United States say they are feeling the pressure of rising insurance premiums, tighter federal regulations, and increasing operational expenses that are reshaping the American trucking industry. Many drivers—especially owner-operators—warn that the costs are becoming…
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Kenyan pastors in Seattle have adopted three African American brothers through the US foster care system, extending their ministry into family life.
Pastor Steve Ndegwa and his wife, Shiku, lead Jubilee Covenant Centre in Seattle, where they have built a congregation that supports African…
