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Outgoing Kenyan Ambassador to the United States Robinson Githae has urged Kenyans in the diaspora to join Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos).
Speaking during the 6th Annual General Meeting of the Kenya and USA Diaspora Sacco members in Boston, Githae said Kenyans living and working…
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US citizen Bruce Pritchett has appealed to well-wishers to sign his petition to President Donald Trump after his efforts to legalize his Kenyan wife’s status was rejected by Immigration authorities.
Bruce's wife, Salome Pritchett, is facing deportation after the US Citizen and Immigration…
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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…
