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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…
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A Kenyan-born woman was on Wednesday found dead in Osborne Park, Australia in a suspected homicide case.
The lifeless body of 34-year-old Jelagat Cheruiyot was found by officers attending a top-floor unit block on Main Street.
Her relatives and friends reported her disappearance at Morley…
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Kenyans living and working in the diaspora sent home a staggering Sh24.7 billion in April 2019.
The amount represents a 13 percent increase compared to about Sh21 billion sent in the same month last year.
Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that the diaspora inflows…
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US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua has slammed Kenya's High Court over its ruling on legalizing homosexuality in the country.
In their ruling on Friday, a three-judge bench comprising of Justices Roselyne Aburili, Chacha Mwita and John Mativo, dismissed a case seeking to have sections of…
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A Kenyan gay rugby player in the United Kingdom has expressed concerns over the delay of his asylum application.
Kenneth Macharia, a rugby player with Bristol Bisons team, is claiming asylum citing fears of violence in Kenya because he is gay.
It is nearly one year since the UK Home Office began…
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The government has announced it will roll out issuance of e-passports to Kenyans in the diaspora in different centers abroad.
Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Monica Juma says the centers will be based in six Kenyan missions abroad.
The missions include Washington DC (United…
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Royal Media Services (RMS) owner and Chairman Dr. S.K Macharia has opened up about his life as a student in the United States, saying he moved to the US to study after winning the Kennedy Airlifts Scholarship in 1962.
Speaking during a prize-giving ceremony at Kahuhia Girls High School on Saturday…
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A Kenyan woman charged with vehicular homicide in Tacoma, Washington has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
26-year-old Win Gikonyo was driving her new Hyundai Elantra near 84th St and McKinney Ave on April 18, 2018 at a speed of more than 100 miles per hour. As she tried to pass two…
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A Kenyan-born woman who went missing in Germany five weeks ago is yet to be found.
32-year-old Rita Awuor Ojunge was last seen on April 5th after she dropped her two kids at a neighbor's home.
The neighbor told police that Ms. Rita had been dropping her children at her house every time she needed…
