IMMIGRATION NEWS
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The United States embassy in Nairobi has responded to complaints by Kenyans about delays in getting visa appointments.
Terming the delays as a worldwide problem caused by a backlog resulting from the Covid-19 health and safety measures, the embassy said plans are underway to restore normalcy.…
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Kenya’s passport is among the 10 most powerful in Africa, according to the latest Henley Passport Index from immigration consultancy Henley & Partners.
The Kenyan passport which gives holders access to 72 destinations without a prior visa was ranked ninth in Africa and 76th globally alongside…
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Kenya and the United States signed an agreement that makes dependents of diplomatic officials posted in both countries eligible for employment.
The five-year agreement that was signed last August was revealed in the Fifth Report of the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary on Treaties Ratified by the…
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A Kenyan medical doctor has expressed her frustration with the United States embassy in Nairobi over delays in visa appointments.
Elizabeth Amakove Wala wrote an open letter to the incoming American ambassador to Kenya Margaret Whitman highlighting her case after her daughter qualified for a global…
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Former presidential aspirant Peter Gichira has questioned Roots Party presidential candidate Prof. George Wajackoyah’s eligibility to vie for the presidency in the August 9th general elections.
Through his lawyers, Gichira has written to the British High Commission in Nairobi seeking to establish…
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British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has issued an apology for the delay in the issuance of visas to Kenyans seeking to travel to the United Kingdom.
Through social media on Saturday, Marriott said the delay has not only affected Kenya but also other countries, and urged Kenyans looking…
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A Nairobi court has ordered the extradition of a Kenyan fugitive wanted in the United Kingdom for sexually molesting children.
Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo granted a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions to extradite Anthony Kamau alias Antony Kinute alias Antony Kinuthia Kamau to the UK…
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Kenyan fugitive Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh has been extradited to the United States to face charges of trafficking in narcotics and wildlife.
The 64-year-old suspect was extradited to the US on Thursday night aboard a Kenya Airways (KQ) flight destined to New York, according to the Directorate of…
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The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that immigrants with removal proceedings have no right to seek their release on bond, irrespective of how long they may be detained.
The apex court overturned a lower court's ruling that held that Antonio Arteaga-Martinez, a Mexican national, could get a bond…
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Zimbabwean authorities are preparing to deport six Kenyan nationals who were arrested last week on charges of entering the country illegally through its porous border with South Africa.
Musa Abdullahi Hussein (44), Mohamed Abdille (43), Ali Mohamed Abdi (37), Hussein Harun Bullo (34), Muhamed…
