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Two Kenyan women have been apprehended by Delhi Customs officers in India for attempting to smuggle in cocaine worth Sh510 million.  On Thursday, the authorities declared that they had arrested an unnamed woman, who came to India from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and attempted to smuggle cocaine…
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The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) diaspora movement, represented by its leader Danson Mukile, has lauded the work of the State Department for Diaspora Affairs which was recently established to protect and promote the interest of Kenya's citizens abroad.  Mukile, who is based in Washington D…
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Kenyans living in the Diaspora have accused the Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Ministry of dealing with 'cons' based in Nairobi on matters concerning them.  In a heated discussion on Twitter between the Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Roseline Njogu, and a group of…
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The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has said that its staff are devoted to making sure Kenyan domestic workers abroad are safe.  Deputy Labour Commissioner Bonaya Kase remarked that through the National Employment Authority, rogue employment agencies have been deregistered. Kase…
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Kenya is set to introduce an electronic over-the-counter trading platform for Treasury bills and bonds, as announced by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).  Outgoing CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge stated that the new Central Securities Depository (CSD) system will be available in less than a month…
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A team of Kenyan students has won a Sh 1.1 million grant after presenting a remarkable project at a competition in Israel.  According to a statement issued by Israel Embassy in Kenya on Friday, June 16, the Kenyan students participated in an 11-month program at Arava International Center for…
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President William Ruto has assured Kenyans abroad that his government is determined to provide jobs for the youth. At a gathering of Kenyans in Geneva, Switzerland, the head of state declared that he is also devoted to establishing a favourable atmosphere for Kenyans both in the homeland and…
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Dr Nchafatso Gikenyi Obonyo was on Wednesday, June 14, honoured by Queensland Health in Australia in appreciation of his remarkable contribution to the health sector.  The distinguished Kenyan was recognized for his involvement in sepsis studies with the Critical Care Research Group (CCRG), a…
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Nathan Hightman, the ex-boyfriend of Irene Gakwa, was on Wednesday, June 14 sentenced to six years in Prison.  Hightman pleaded guilty to stealing and misusing Gakwa's credit card which was presented as evidence in the hearing. In the case heard at Campbell County District Court in Gillette,…
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Buttler Omuchei, a Kenyan-born US citizen, has been successfully running his own truck and farm equipment business under the brand name, Bay2Bay Freight, for the past 11 years.  He imports his product line from Japan and distributes them throughout the country. Omuchei's success story started…