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Results of the DV-2022 Diversity Visa, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, will be available online starting on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
Entrants who participated in DV-2022 lottery during the open registration period which ran from October 7, 2020 and November 10, 2020, can check if they won…
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The government is set to begin processing e-passports at the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The move will enable Kenyans living and working in Saudi Arabia as well as Yemen and Iraq to renew or apply for the new-generation passports without having to travel back to the country. The Kenyan…
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Passengers arriving from India will be required to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival in Kenya, the government has said.
This comes after the government issued a 14-day ban on flights originating from India following a surge in COVID-19 deaths and infections in the Asian nation, fueled by a new…
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A Kenyan court has sentenced 11 Ethiopian nationals to six months in jail after they were found guilty of being in the country illegally.
Senior Resident Magistrate Jean Ndengeri of Embu law courts ordered the 11 be repatriated once they complete their sentences.
The foreigners, who had been…
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The government has revealed plans to introduce vaccine passports starting next year.
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala says the government is in consultations with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to develop the vaccine passport.
This means Kenyans wishing to travel out…
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A Kenyan-British scientist has sued the Kenyan government following his deportation last year.
Ahmad Zaheer was banished to the UK barely two days after he arrived in the country on October 2nd, 2020 to meet with his Kenyan business partners.
In a petition filed at Mombasa High Court, the Kenyan-…
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Qatar has opened a labor office in Nairobi to help thousands of Kenyans who travel to the Gulf nation annually in search of jobs.
The opening of the new office means Kenyans seeking to work in Qatar will leave the country aware of their terms of employment.
Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui…
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Popular Kenyan disc jockey George Njuguna, popularly known as DJ Crème Dela Crème, is now free to travel the US following the expiry of a six-year ban.
Through his social media pages, the entertainer said the embargo came to an end last month, further revealing plans to visit the US soon.
“So…
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Kenya has been placed in position 72 in the latest rankings for the world's most powerful passports.
Once again, Japan topped the list in the latest Henley Passport Index, which ranks passports based on the number of countries travelers can visit without obtaining a visa or receiving one on arrival…
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The US government has issued a travel alert for Kenya due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
The advisory dated April 7th says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Kenya due to COVID-19.
“Do not travel to…
