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Kenyan centre Madina Okot has been selected 13th overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2026 WNBA Draft, becoming the first Kenyan to secure a first-round pick.
The 21-year-old’s selection was announced at the draft event in New York City, marking a major milestone in her career and for Kenyan…
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The body of 27-year-old Branson Oduor, who had been missing for nearly two weeks, was recovered Tuesday morning from Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland.
Authorities responded around 8:10 a.m. on April 14 to the 500 block of East Pratt Street, where Oduor’s body was found in the water. His remains…
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The Kenya High Commission in the United Kingdom has invited Kenyans in the diaspora with experience in winter sports to come forward or nominate potential athletes.
In a notice issued on 14 April 2026, the mission called for individuals involved in skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, figure skating…
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The Netherlands has raised salary thresholds for non-EU applicants under its Highly Skilled Migrant scheme, limiting access for many Kenyan professionals.
From 2026, applicants aged 30 and above must earn a minimum gross monthly salary of €5,668, while those under 30 must secure at least €4,155,…
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Madina Okot was selected 13th overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2026 WNBA Draft, becoming the first Kenyan to be picked in the first round of the WNBA or NBA.
The 6-foot-6 centre developed rapidly from a late introduction to basketball in Kenya to competing at the highest level of US college…
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Kenyan entrepreneur Benard Wanjohi has built a 24-room hotel and conference facility in Bugarama, Burundi, after starting with a small roadside meat business more than two decades ago.
Wanjohi moved to Burundi on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to take up a job at a milling company. He viewed the position…
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Benson Gitau, a Kenyan who spent over a decade in the United States, has returned home and is now working in real estate to support diaspora investment in Kenya.
In 2011, Gitau was living in Nairobi and working as a security guard, with limited prospects for advancement. His circumstances changed…
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Kenya will begin funding specialised medical treatment abroad from 14 April 2026 for patients whose conditions cannot be managed locally, under a new policy announced by the Social Health Authority (SHA).
The SHA, led by Chief Executive Officer Dr Mercy Mwangangi, has identified 36 advanced…
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A family in Uasin Gishu County has appealed for help to locate their daughter, Vicoty Jeruto, who went missing in Lebanon after completing her work contract.
Jeruto, from Ziwa Ward in Soy Constituency, travelled to Beirut in November 2023 through a Nairobi-based recruitment agent, Mary Kagunda, in…
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Authorities in Minnesota are searching for Abdirashid Ismail Said after he failed to appear at a pre-trial hearing in a major Medicaid fraud case, leading to a court-issued arrest warrant and the forfeiture of his $150,000 bond.
Said, 50, was charged in December 2023 by Minnesota Attorney General…
