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The United Arab Emirates has assured Kenyan families living in the country that their safety and daily life remain unaffected despite heightened regional tensions. United Arab Emirates Minister of State Saeed bin Mubarak Al Hajeri told Capital FM that the Kenyan community is regarded as part of the…
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A Kenyan software specialist says he was misled into travelling abroad for work and was instead deployed to the frontline of the war in Eastern Europe. Joseph Kabugi, 41, reports that he accepted what he believed to be a technical role overseas. Upon arrival, he says the terms changed abruptly. He…
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A Kenyan woman, Ann Kioko, has responded after a video circulated online showing her damaging items inside a house in the United States. The footage, recorded by her alleged partner Gibson Nyakundi, shows Kioko knocking over a microwave and other kitchen items and throwing an object towards the…
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Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence agency (HUR) has confirmed that several Kenyan nationals were killed while fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. In a statement issued on Thursday, 23 April, HUR reported that the individuals were deployed near Borova village when they died…
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Ghanaian police have arrested a woman at Kotoka International Airport in Accra after she was found attempting to take a nine-year-old girl out of the country. Authorities identified the suspect as 36-year-old Regina Mamle Tawiah, who was detained on Sunday, 19 April. The arrest followed a report…
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Kenyan comedian and television personality MCEE Jessy will headline the Ngemi CIA UK Homecoming Festival on Saturday, 29 August 2026, during the United Kingdom’s bank holiday weekend. The event will take place at Wildflower Events Field, East Chase Farm in Kenilworth (CV8 1PR), running from midday…
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A Kenyan woman linked to a widely circulated incident in the United States has returned to Nairobi, according to sources familiar with the situation. Ann Kioko came to public attention after a video showed her in a confrontation at a residence in New Jersey, where she had reportedly been staying…
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A Kenyan mother and her daughter were reunited at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after seven years apart. The reunion took place this week as Lucy embraced her daughter, now 12, for the first time since leaving Kenya when the child was five. The moment was marked by tears and prolonged hugs…
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Councillor Dr Elizabeth Kangethe has announced her candidacy for the Parsloes Ward seat in Barking and Dagenham ahead of the UK local elections on Thursday, 7 May 2026. Dr Kangethe, a Kenyan-born community organiser and long-standing Labour activist, is seeking to move her local engagement into an…
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A group of Kenyan students has visited the Kenyan Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, to explore opportunities for higher education and international study pathways. The students, from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Maryhill Girls High School, held discussions with embassy officials on available options for…