IMMIGRATION NEWS

About 500 Kenyan girls trafficked to India are facing arrest in the latest crackdown targeting illegal immigrants. India’s Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed all the 29 states and seven union territories to track down foreigners who have been in the country illegally since January 1st,…

Kenya has been retained on the list of countries whose citizens are banned from entering the UK over COVID-19 fears.   Kenya remained on the UK “red list” that was updated last week amid worries about the spread of new coronavirus variants. The UK government added Kenya to the travel ban list…

A federal judge in Texas on Friday ordered an end to an Obama-era program that prevented the deportations of some immigrants brought into the United States as children, putting new pressure for action on President Joe Biden and Democrats who now control Congress. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen…

Nearly 100 Kenyans have died in Gulf countries in the past two years, the government has said. Appearing before a parliament committee on Tuesday, Labor Principal Secretary Peter Tum said 93 Kenyans have passed away in the Middle East since 2019. He told National Assembly’s Labor and Social Welfare…

104 Ethiopian nationals were on Monday arrested from a house in Ruiru, Kiambu County. The foreigners were intercepted by officers from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit following a tip-off from members of the public. Kiambu DCIO Dorothy Migarusha, who led the operation, said the Ethiopians were…

A new survey shows that holders of the Kenyan passport cannot access 54 countries in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest Henley Passport Index shows how the pandemic has affected global travel with nations imposing restrictions to protect their citizens against new coronavirus variants.…

Government spokesperson Col Cyrus Oguna says plans to roll out the second phase of Huduma Namba registration are in top gear. Oguna indicated that all logistical preparations have been completed, and the exercise shall be done at National Registration Bureau (NRB) offices countrywide. He further…

Kenya has denied role in the arrest and extradition of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The circumstances surrounding Kanu’s arrest and extradition have been a subject of media speculation in Nigeria. Kanu’s family on Thursday claimed that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader was…

The UK has announced relaxed visa rules for Kenyan students and professionals planning to study and work in Britain.  British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott on Thursday invited Kenyans interested in studying in the UK to apply for the new “Graduate Visa” from July 1st. This has been…

Kenyan socialite Huddah Monroe has termed the Kenyan passport as “useless.” Taking to Instagram on Monday, Huddah lamented that the passport lacks power outside East Africa, adding that Kenya should negotiate with other countries to allow her citizens to travel visa-free or get visas on arrival. "…