IMMIGRATION NEWS

Kenyan authorities have reportedly deported Rubis Kenya Managing Director and CEO Jean-Christian Bergeron to France. Nation reports that the government canceled with immediate effect Bergeron’s work permit and ordered his deportation from Kenya. Bergeron is accused of economic sabotage due to the…

The United States embassy in Nairobi has issued a security alert ahead of the forthcoming elections. In an alert dated April 12th, the embassy warned of election-related demonstrations and violence during party primaries this month and the general election on August 9th. “Candidate selection for…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced it has acquired high-tech body cameras for its detectives. The agency says sleuths will have body cameras fitted into their gear in a bid to showcase real-time action as detectives confront dangerous criminals. The sophisticated high-…

Immigration Director-General Alexander Muteshi has admitted that there have been delays in the processing of passports over the past few weeks. Muteshi told Nation that the delays in the issuance of passports were caused by printer maintenance, adding that processing has resumed and the backlog…

Kenyans are now free to travel to Russia following the lifting of a ban imposed on Kenya in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020. The Russian Embassy in Kenya on Tuesday announced the country has reopened its borders for travelers from Kenya and urged anyone wishing to travel to Russia…

Nigerians have taken to social media to decry what they termed as harassment and extortion at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Through Twitter, several Nigerian nationals shared their nasty experiences, saying they were profiled by police and other officials upon landing at the…

Labor and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui says Kenya exported at least 39,000 labor migrants in 2021. Chelugui, who spoke during a graduation ceremony for Information Technology students at the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) in Nairobi on Friday, divulged that a…

US Senator Ron Wyden has called for an investigation after it emerged that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents obtained money transfer records of millions of people for at least 12 years without a warrant. Citing a letter by Senator Wyden, BuzzFeed News reported that the mass…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has released a statement after he was banned from setting foot in the United States. The US State Department declared Sonko a persona non grata alongside his wife Primrose Mbuvi, his daughters Agnes Saumu Mbuvi and Salma Wanjiru Mbuvi, and his underage son over…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his immediate family members have been banned from traveling to the US over graft allegations. The ban was announced on Tuesday by Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Nairobi Eric Watnik on behalf of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.…