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Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has said he is still waiting for President Ruto to lift the red alerts blocking his return to Kenya. Responding to “incessant questions” about the matter, Miguna promised to update Kenyans once he receives a confirmation that the red alerts are removed.…
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A Kenyan family is appealing for help from the government to rescue their daughter, who is reportedly being held hostage by unknown people in Saudi Arabia. Lavender Namikuye Bisufe, 27, moved to Saudi Arabia in July last year in search of greener pastures and was employed as a domestic worker, her…
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Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna is preparing to return to Kenya following the swearing-in of President William Ruto. Miguna, who was deported to Canada in February 2018, says Ruto assured him that the red alerts issued against him will be lifted on Wednesday and his Kenyan passport renewed,…
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President Ruto has pledged to set up proper structures to address the concerns of Kenyans in the diaspora. Ruto, in his first address to the nation following his swearing-in as the country’s fifth president at Kasarani Stadium on Tuesday, pointed out that his administration will ensure that the…
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Two Kenyan students lost their lives after their vehicle plunged into a lake in western Australia on Sunday, according to a report. Nidhi Lalji Hirani and Ruxmi Premji Vaghjihani, both aged 20, were on their way to work at around 6.40 a.m when their car lost control and veered off the road into the…
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A Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia is appealing for help to go back home, citing mistreatment by her employers. Elizabeth Wanjiru, who hails from Kahuho village in Kinangop, Nyandarua County, says her employers have been assaulting her, and efforts to get help from the agency that facilitated…
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Kenyan-born internet comedian Elsa Majimbo says she will never go back to Kenya due to her "complicated relationship" with Kenyans. In an interview with Forbes, the 21-year-old said she fell out with Kenyans when she became a global internet sensation at the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020…
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Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna wants to be allowed to return to the country to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect William Ruto. Miguna, who was deported to Canada in 2018, wants the Assumption of the Office of the President Committee to guarantee him a safe entry into the…
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The family of a Kenyan woman who went missing in the United States six months ago has opened up about the events leading to her disappearance. Irene Gakwa of Gillette, Wyoming has not been heard from since February 24th when she had a WhatsApp video call with her parents who live in Nairobi, Kenya…
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Seven more Kenyan nationals who are victims of fake jobs have been rescued from Myanmar, a country in South East Asia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the seven, who are victims of a fake jobs cartel with links in Nairobi, were taken to neighboring Thailand ahead of their repatriation. Four…