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Renowned Kenyan broadcaster Fred Obachi Machoka has urged Kenyans living abroad to always remember their humble beginnings and the pivotal role their communities played in their journey out of poverty.
In his recent address at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel in Brooklyn Park, Machoka…
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Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu says that no Kenyan has been harmed or killed in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
According to Njogu, Kenya's administration is working to evacuate Kenyan nationals stuck in Israel and Palestine and guarantee their protection amidst…
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Registration for the green card lottery program for fiscal year 2025 (DV-2025) began on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 and will run until Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12pm EST.
The green card lottery program, officially known as the Diversity Visa program, runs for one month between October and…
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Judy Maina, a Kenyan nurse based in the US, recently shared her journey of transitioning from a US visit visa to obtaining a green card.
On her YouTube channel, Nurse Judy opens up about her experience moving to the United States and shares an in-depth collection of her expenses. Previously holding…
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With a reported net worth of Sh735 million according to the Allfamous and SAinformant report, Wangechi Mutu has established herself as a prominent figure in the world of African contemporary art.
Her success as an artist has positioned her as one of the highest-earning Kenyan artists to date.…
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On September 29, 2023, a woman travelling from Kenya to the United States was apprehended for possessing giraffe faeces.
At Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) experts in agriculture came upon giraffe faeces in a tiny box held by a female…
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Approximately 143,000 applicants from various countries across the world were selected for the DV-2024 Diversity Visa program (green card lottery), according to the US State Department.
Data released in September by the State Department shows that 22,185,619 individuals submitted entries during the…
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A Kenyan woman aged 40 was taken into custody on Sunday at Mumbai airport for allegedly smuggling 3.4 kilograms of gold valued at Sh29 million.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted her as she was leaving the airport, having tucked her precious gold in her undergarments. According to a…
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Household earnings in the United States have been affected by high inflation, leading to a shift in the dynamics of remittances from Kenyans living and working abroad.
Unpredictably, Kenyans in Saudi Arabia are now the standard setters for the growth of the cash sent back home, overtaking those…
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Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has announced significant modifications to the employment of Kenyans living abroad.
Rather than dispatching Kenyans from Nairobi for state missions, the Kenyan government will now assign work opportunities for its people currently settled in the…
