Mwakilishi News Bulletin - Midday Edition, Tuesday 10 November 2026

Midday Edition for Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Running time 8:29.

In this bulletin

Diaspora News

1. Kenya Bets on International Sea Jobs to Grow Diaspora Remittances
2. Kenyans in Switzerland Face November 30 Deadline as Bern Embassy Closes
3. Diaspora Rallies to Repatriate Kenyan Student Found Dead in South Wales

Immigration News

1. UK Care Firm Swift SF Rules Out Visa Sponsorship in Hiring Drive
2. Canada Opens 5,500 Rural Permanent Residence Spaces
3. US Agency Warns Annual Visits Not Enough to Keep Green Card

Kenya News

1. Opposition Principals Face Supporter Pressure for Endorsement
2. Jeremiah Kioni Warns Against Gachagua 'Political Cult'
3. Gachagua Tells Ruto to Stop Using His Name in Gusii
4. Tolls and Cable Cars Planned for Rift Valley Corridor
5. Ruto Mocks Gachagua as 'Mr Texas' on Gusii Tour
6. Over 700 Protest Victims Compensated as IPOA Reports on River Yala

Transcript

This is the news from Mwakilishi.com.

Good afternoon. It's midday on Tuesday, the tenth of November, and here is your midday edition.

Coming up.

Kenya turns to international sea jobs to boost diaspora remittances.

President Ruto mocks Gachagua as Mr Texas during Gusii tour.

Canada opens five thousand five hundred rural permanent residence spaces for skilled workers.

Those stories, and more, in the next few minutes.

Turning to diaspora news, Kenya is betting on international maritime jobs to boost remittances. The State Department for Diaspora Affairs, the Kenya Maritime Authority and Bandari Maritime Academy want to train and certify youth from coastal counties like Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu under the Kazi Majuu export scheme. Ship owners cover accommodation, meals and medical care, and some mariners qualify for foreign income tax exemptions. Retired Captain Nelson Baiyu earned over one point seven million shillings monthly, about ten thousand six hundred dollars.

Staying with the diaspora, Kenyans in Switzerland have until the thirtieth of November to collect processed documents from the embassy in Bern before it permanently closes. The move ends Kenya's diplomatic presence in Bern after six years. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei confirmed the closure on Tuesday, calling it part of a rationalisation of Kenya's diplomatic footprint globally, closing some missions and opening others. He assured Kenyans they will continue to receive proximate services. Clients must present valid identification and application receipts.

Also in the diaspora, a Kenyan student from Eldoret has been found dead at his university accommodation in South Wales. A fellow Kenyan student found him unresponsive on Friday the sixth of November. He had moved to Britain in the winter of twenty twenty-five. Community leaders are working with local police, and a postmortem will determine the cause of death. He is survived by three sisters, including a twin. The community in South Wales is mobilising funds to repatriate his body and cover funeral costs.

Turning to immigration news, a UK care provider, Swift SF Limited, is recruiting carers, support workers and project workers across seven locations in England. But the firm has ruled out visa sponsorship, so Kenyans hoping to relocate through these vacancies are ineligible unless they already hold valid UK work authorization. The roles, in London, Hertfordshire, Oxford, Reading, Brighton, Norwich and Tonbridge, are temporary or part-time. Kenyans already in Britain with permission to work can earn starting salaries of twelve pounds seventy-one an hour.

Staying with immigration, Canada has created five thousand five hundred permanent residence spaces under a new rural immigration policy, opening a pathway for skilled African workers, including Kenyans. The program is run by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and directs newcomers toward rural and remote communities. Business Insider Africa reported it offers permanent residence rather than a temporary permit. The spaces are notable because Canada has been shrinking intake, with the twenty twenty-six target cut to two hundred and fifty-four thousand admissions.

Also on immigration, US Citizenship and Immigration Services says returning to the United States once a year is not enough to keep a green card if you live abroad. The warning, reported by El Cronista, matters for many Kenyan holders. Officers look at where a person lives, works and pays taxes, rather than how often they visit. Absences under six months rarely draw scrutiny, while trips of six months to a year invite questioning at the port of entry. Past one year, the government presumes abandonment.

Turning to Kenya, opposition principals are facing fresh pressure from supporters demanding an endorsement ahead of the twenty twenty-seven election. The Star calls it a new headache for leaders working to consolidate their unity arrangement against President Ruto. The spotlight is on Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Martha Karua. The Daily Nation reports the Kalonzo factor has become central, after Raila Odinga signed a cooperation agreement with Ruto in March twenty twenty-five.

Staying with Kenyan politics, Jubilee Deputy Party Leader Jeremiah Kioni has warned the opposition against letting former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua centralize power within the United Opposition. Speaking in a Tuesday morning interview, the former Ndaragwa MP said the push to unseat President Ruto has allowed personality politics to overshadow national issues. He warned that to deal with bullies, you do not concentrate power in one person, and that political cults are growing. Kioni also dismissed speculation that recent betrayals would push him to quit politics.

Also in Kenyan politics, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told President Ruto to stop invoking his name as he courts the Gusii region. Capital FM reports Gachagua accused the president of neglecting Gusii and depending on rhetoric and handouts to build goodwill ahead of the twenty twenty-seven election. His message was blunt, stop using my name to hoodwink Gusii voters. The two were elected on one ticket in twenty twenty-two, but parliament impeached and removed Gachagua in twenty twenty-four.

Away from politics, drivers using the Nairobi-Nakuru highway could pay up to one thousand four hundred and forty-seven shillings in tolls once the Rironi-Mau Summit Expressway opens. Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has listed free alternatives, among them the Mau Mau road between Kijabe and Mai Mahiu. Tolls run at eight shillings per kilometre, rising to eight shillings fifty between Gilgil and Mau Summit. The state also plans cable cars at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint, with views of Mount Longonot.

Back to Kenyan politics, President Ruto has declared that his generation of politicians will exit the stage in twenty thirty-two, using his Gusii development tour to fire fresh attacks at his former deputy. Addressing a gathering in Bonchari, Kisii County, the president urged Rigathi Gachagua to leave young leaders like Sylvanus Osoro and Kimani Ichung'wah alone, comparing him to King Herod. He mocked Gachagua as Mr Texas and Mr Chuki, calling him a one-term MP and a political failure who cannot teach him politics.

In other news from Kenya, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority has given the state human rights compensation panel a preliminary report on the River Yala killings, following President Ruto's October directive expanding reparations to families of extrajudicial killing victims. The panel says it has already paid more than seven hundred people injured during protests, two hundred and thirty-six families who lost relatives, and sixteen victims of sexual violence. Chairperson Professor Makau Mutua says the findings will guide payouts.

And that is your midday edition. The next bulletin is at 6 o'clock this evening. You can read every one of these stories in full, and much more besides, at Mwakilishi.com.

Have a good afternoon.

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