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Wendy Kimani rose to prominence in 2008 as a finalist on Tusker Project Fame Season Two, establishing her presence in Kenya’s music industry.
Her appearance on the competition introduced her to a wide audience and marked her as a promising vocalist. Although she did not win the contest, the…
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Kenyan women abroad are drawing attention for both their personal stories and professional journeys.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr Lyna Nyamwaya, an educational consultant, reconnected with her former mathematics teacher, Peter Nyangoto, after asking social media users to help locate him. She was…
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Two Kenyan families are mourning sons who died while fighting in the Russia–Ukraine war after travelling to Russia for what they believed were civilian jobs.
In Limuru, the family of James Kamau Ndung’u, 33, held a candle-lighting ceremony in place of a traditional burial, using banana stalks to…
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Bangkok police detained 32 foreign women during an evening operation in the city centre on 20 March.
The arrests were carried out at around 8:30 pm by officers from Lumpini Police Station, working with immigration and social development officials. The operation followed several days of surveillance…
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Individuals wearing traditional Maasai clothing are increasingly presenting themselves as members of the community, prompting concern among Maasai leaders about authenticity and cultural exploitation.
At hotels and beaches in Kenya and Tanzania, people dressed in Maasai robes and carrying spears or…
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Kenya’s Parliament has sharply cut funding for the evacuation of citizens from overseas conflict zones, approving just Sh26.77 million instead of the Sh400 million requested by the State Department for Diaspora Affairs.
The Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committee of the National…
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Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua formally declared her candidacy for the presidency, urging Kenyans living abroad to play an active role in the country’s governance and democratic development.
Speaking in London during an interview with Kenyan Diaspora Media, Karua emphasised integrity, civic…
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Students from Kenya and other East African countries presented a cultural exhibition at the University of Edinburgh over the weekend, featuring traditional attire, music, and dance.
The event highlighted the enduring presence of East African cultural traditions among diaspora communities in…
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Two Kenyan families are urgently seeking information after their relatives disappeared in separate incidents overseas.
In the United States, Abraham Kogo, a Kenyan from Uasin Gishu County who has lived in Mississippi since 2012, was last seen at his workplace in Jackson in early December 2025.…
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Jackson Kabut Gichema, a Kenyan citizen, was taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on 24 March after completing a prison sentence for a rape conviction in Baltimore County.
He now faces deportation to Kenya. Gichema first entered the United States legally in 2003 on a…
