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Cameroonian Football Star Samuel Eto'o to Visit Kenya Next Week
Thu, 05/17/2012 03:59 PM | By Mwakilishi

Cameroonian international footballer Samuel Eto'o will be visiting Kenya on May 22, 2012. Eto's, a 4-time African Player of the Year and a former star striker for Barcelona FC, will be in Kenya to attend the Laikipia Unity and Beyond Cup.

Eto'o is one of the ambassadors of The Laikipia Unity and...

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A Man Accused of Defrauding Several Kenyans in the U.S. Has been Arrested
Thu, 05/17/2012 03:21 PM | By Mwakilishi

A Kenyan man who has been on the run in Indianapolis after failing to show up in court for sentencing on charges of theft and intimidation has been arrested in Indiana. He had been charged with intimidating an employee of a healthcare agency he owned in Indianapolis.

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Kenyans Defy High Costs to Build Sh46 Billion Worth of New Homes in 2011
Thu, 05/17/2012 12:04 PM | By Mwakilishi

Houses worth over Sh46 billion were completed last year, representing a 22 per cent growth for the sector, which was beset by a sharp increase in costs of building materials and bank lending rates.

The housing sector was driven mainly by a rush among private developers to plug the widening deficit...

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Kenyan MP Arrested in Diani Plot Fraud Case
Thu, 05/17/2012 10:48 AM | By Mwakilishi

Msambweni Member of Parliament Omar Zonga was on Thursday arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over fraud-related charges and released on a Sh500, 000 personal bond.

Zonga is accused together with Principal Lands Officer Jotham Chea and Lands Registrar Mary Kai among others...

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Kilome MP Harun Mwau's Car Knocks Pedestrian to Death
Thu, 05/17/2012 08:35 AM | By Mwakilishi

A pedestrian died on the spot after being hit by a Mercedes Benz reportedly driven by Kilome MP Harun Mwau on Thursday morning.

The accident occurred near the Serena Hotel in Nairobi at 7am.

"The middle aged man died on the spot," said Nairobi deputy police Chief Moses Nyakwama.
...

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Kenya's Finance Minister Njeru Githae's Son Commits Suicide
Thu, 05/17/2012 02:05 AM | By Mwakilishi

A son of Kenya's new Finance minister and MP for Ndia Njeru Githae has committed suicide in Nairobi.

26-year old Brian Njeru Karanga was found dangling from a rope inside the family's Runda home after hanging himself. He was fourth year student at the University of Nairobi studying Computer Science....

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Tatu City Project Gets Underway
Wed, 05/16/2012 11:39 PM | By Mwakilishi

The first phase of the multi-million dollar Tatu City project on the outskirts of Nairobi is now set to kick off after the signing of a Sh262 million deal between the project developer and two construction firms.

Tatu City Limited, the company behind the project, on Wednesday signed partnership...

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A Kenya Native Running for Miss Face of Africa Texas 2012 Pageant
Wed, 05/16/2012 10:06 PM | By Mwakilishi

Christine Nyagah was born and raised in Embu, Kenya. She moved to the United States at the age of 14, where she attended Allen High School in Texas and graduated in the year 2008.

Christine is running for Miss Face of Africa Texas 2012 Pageant because she would like to help alleviate poverty and...

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Somalis Decry New Rule on Visas at U.S. Embassy in Nairobi
Wed, 05/16/2012 07:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

A major bump has surfaced in the well-traveled road from Nairobi, Kenya, to Minnesota for Somali refugees hoping to reunite with family members here.

Recently, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi began asking for more proof to verify that refugees applying to come here are who they say are.

The...

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Eleven Dead in Grisly Road Accident in Kenya
Wed, 05/16/2012 03:09 PM | By Mwakilishi

Eleven people are dead following a road accident involving a lorry and a Nissan matatu at Kariguini on the Kenol-Murang’a road.

Both vehicles were coming from the same direction, Kenol, when the lorry, which was ferrying building stones, rammed into the back of the matatu after its breaks failed on...

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Brookings Institution to Host Kenya's V.P. Kalonzo Musyoka on May 22 2012 in Washington, DC
Wed, 05/16/2012 12:48 PM | By Mwakilishi

The Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) at Brooking Institution in Washington, DC will host Kenya's Vice President and Minister for Home Affairs Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka for a discussion on the dramatic transitions, current national challenges, and opportunities in Kenya on May 22, 2012 from 1:30pm to 2:45pm EDT....

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Virgin Atlantic Cancels Nairobi-London Route
Wed, 05/16/2012 10:54 AM | By Mwakilishi

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is cancelling its Nairobi-London route beginning September 24 of this year. High operating costs as well as insufficient passengers were cited as the reasons for the route cancellation.

“Despite the best efforts of our employees, external factors including the...

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LATEST OP-EDS/BLOGS

Increasing Foreign Aid Not Necessarily Good for Developing Countries
Tue, 05/15/2012 11:43 AM | By Moses Bosire

Greed knows no bounds. The predatory political system in Kenya personifies this idiom in the way it continues to facilitate massive looting of public coffers by a few corrupt individuals with little regard for the impoverished masses who continue to be ravaged by wanton poverty because the money that was supposed to provide for their common wellbeing is...

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Foreign Envoys Shut Up, We Have Oil
Sun, 05/13/2012 05:30 PM | By Peter Wanyonyi

The African villager remains an enigma to the West. Multiple generations of wazungu have tried to awe what colonialists called the ‘native’ with all manner of wonders — miraculous medical cures, flying machines, iron snakes, the works.

But none of that has changed us, though. We are who we were. African leaders, mostly trained overseas, see...

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Kenyans in Diaspora against Elections Being Conducted in Kenya's Foreign Missions
Sat, 05/12/2012 05:33 PM | By Kenyans in Baltimore

The promulgation of the new Kenyan constitution in 2010 brought with it among other changes the right of Kenyans living outside Kenya to vote and the regaining of Kenyan citizenship to those who had lost their citizenship by becoming citizens of other countries.

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So, Do You Want to Know Which Tribe Rules Kenya?
Sat, 05/12/2012 02:22 PM | By Tee Ngugi

On a visit to Kenya last week, the National Democratic Institute — a Washington based lobby group — pronounced Kenya not ready to hold a democratic and violence-free general election. This was not — as we often claim when criticised — yet another example of Western imperialism; the delegation included respected human-rights advocates such as Martin...

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The Effects of the Ambassador's Statements to Kenyans in the Diaspora
Sat, 05/12/2012 02:02 PM | By By Isaac Newton Kinity

Why would the Kenyan Ambassador to USA, associate the Kenyans in the Diaspora who have  lived peacefully outside their homeland for many years, with the problems and the chaos  which have been witnessed  in Kenya since  1992?...

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Network for Wise Choice in the Coming General Elections
Fri, 05/11/2012 03:57 PM | By Mohamed Wato

The signs are very clear; you must have seen how disinterested the middle class have been in matters of politics in Kenya. They have assumed the role of spectators for several reasons. The middle class are mainly the proponents and believers of the view, that politics especially the Kenyan brand of politics is a dirty game. In their eyes, our politics...

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LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

Graduation Ceremony for Kariuki Githua in Baltimore, Maryland - May 19 2012
Thu, 05/17/2012 11:48 AM | By Mwakilishi

Dr. Githua Kariuki & Family are extremely pleased to announce the Graduation of their son, Kariuki Githua, who has successfully completed a program of study leading to a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland....

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Death Announcement for Sella Atieno Jowi - Daughter to Grace Otieno of Chapel Hill, NC
Wed, 05/16/2012 02:54 PM | By Mwakilishi

On behalf of Grace Otieno of Chapel Hill, North Carolina I regret to inform you of the death her daughter Sella Atieno Jowi who passed away on May 10 2012 in Kisumu, Kenya.

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Brookings Institution to Host Kenya's V.P. Kalonzo Musyoka on May 22 2012 in Washington, DC
Wed, 05/16/2012 12:48 PM | By Mwakilishi

The Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) at Brooking Institution in Washington, DC will host Kenya's Vice President and Minister for Home Affairs Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka for a discussion on the dramatic transitions, current national challenges, and opportunities in Kenya on...

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Death Announcement for Mr Gideon Kiragu - Father to Sarah Kiragu of Baltimore, Maryland
Tue, 05/15/2012 03:33 PM | By Mwakilishi

It is humble acceptance of God's will that we regret to announce the passing of Mr Gideon Kanyiri Kiragu of Maralal-Samburu, Kenya on 5/11/2012.

Loving husband to Naomi Wanjiru Kiragu. Dad to Fred Kiragu, Beatrice Wachuka, Mary Wambui, George Maina, Charles...

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Eastern Africa Regional Cultural Day - May 18 2012 in Washington, DC
Thu, 05/10/2012 12:31 PM | By Mwakilishi

The Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Washington D.C. cordially invites friends of Kenya and members of the public to the Eastern Africa Regional Cultural Day. Other Embassies from the Region will showcase their traditional and cultural diversity at this event.
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Death Announcement for Mrs Grace Mwatha
Wed, 05/9/2012 05:22 PM | By Mwakilishi

With utmost acceptance of God's supreme will, we regret to announce the death of Mrs. Grace Mwatha, mother of Pastor Peter Mwatha, John Mwatha, Fred Mwatha, Eliza Mwatha and Mary Mwatha-Thuo, all of USA; and the late Andrew Mwatha. A born again Christian of many years...

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MOST POPULAR NEWS ARTICLES & OP-EDS/BLOGS IN LAST 30 DAYS

Man in Kenya Stuck Inside After Getting Caught with Someone's Wife
Wed, 05/9/2012 12:01 PM | By Mwakilishi

A man in Kenya who was cheating with another man's wife got a shock of his life when the husband of the woman her was cheating with got wind of what was happening and proceeded to a witchdoctor. The witchdoctor applies his black magic on them, causing the cheating man to...

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Kenya's Finance Minister Njeru Githae's Son Commits Suicide
Thu, 05/17/2012 02:05 AM | By Mwakilishi

A son of Kenya's new Finance minister and MP for Ndia Njeru Githae has committed suicide in Nairobi.

26-year old Brian Njeru Karanga was found dangling from a rope inside the family's Runda home after hanging himself. He was fourth year student at the University...

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A Kenyan Fugitive Evades the US Law and Hides from Prosecution
Wed, 04/25/2012 08:02 AM | By Mwakilishi

A Kenyan fugitive has  evaded the  US law and has been hiding from prosecution. The  Kenyan who escaped from custody in Kenya  after stealing millions of Kenya shillings from Kenyans, has escaped prosecution in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA., where he...

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Kenyan Nurse Charged With Sexual Exploitation of an Inmate at a Vermont Correction Facility
Thu, 04/19/2012 08:36 AM | By Mwakilishi

A former male nurse at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in Burlington, Vermont is facing a criminal charge of sexual exploitation of an inmate, Vermont State Police said.

Thomas Njuguna, 36, of Colchester engaged in inappropriate behavior with a...

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A PNU Cabinet Minister Infected Me With HIV/AIDS
Wed, 05/16/2012 10:28 AM | By Mwakilishi

Elizabeth Wanjiru 'Shiro' is a young lady whose life history has unfolded in a way she never envisioned. 2007 was a big year for her. She was a young, beautiful, healthy, perfectly endowed and charismatic student at the University of Nairobi. Her zeal and ambition in...

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Five Kenyan IT Millionaires to Watch
Sat, 04/21/2012 01:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg rose from an ordinary student to a multi-billionaire. Kenya too is by the day producing tech tycoons.

Here are five Kenyan entrepreneurs who have built major technology companies and made some serious money while at it. These...

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