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Deported Nigerian Businessman Chinedu Seeks Kenya Return - Lawyer
Wed, 06/19/2013 02:36 PM | By Mwakilishi

Nigerian businessman Anthony Chinedu has filed an application seeking his return to Kenya.

Mr Chinedu's lawyer Nelson Havi...

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Kenyan Female PhD Research Leads To Google Job
Wed, 06/19/2013 02:19 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan PhD graduate, Shikoh Gitau’s ground-breaking technology solution is not only changing the lives of many skilled workers who could...

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Kenyan Man Drowns Off Dubai Beach
Wed, 06/19/2013 12:31 PM | By Mwakilishi

Dubai - A man who drowned off the Jumeirah Open Beach last week has been identified as a Kenyan who worked at a Dubai cafe.

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[VIDEO] I Won the 2007 and 2013 Kenya Presidential Elections, Raila Tells US Audience
Wed, 06/19/2013 11:48 AM | By Mwakilishi

Former Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga told an audience at the Woodraw Wilson Center in Washington, DC yesterday that he won both the...

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Uhuru: Governors to Get Diplomatic Passports, Special Car Number Plates
Wed, 06/19/2013 10:41 AM | By Mwakilishi

President Kenyatta has ordered that Governors be issued with diplomatic passports and special car number plates to facilitate their...

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Artcaffe Ownership Issues Apology to Customer’s Sister, Denies Bias Claims
Wed, 06/19/2013 09:09 AM | By Mwakilishi

The management of the Artcaffe at Village Market today issued an apology to Koki Mutua, who went to social yesterday complaining that...

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Company Sues Sonko, Shebesh in Land Row
Wed, 06/19/2013 08:41 AM | By Mwakilishi

Nairobi Senator Gideon Sonko and women’s representative Rachel Shebesh were yesterday restrained from interfering with a disputed plot...

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[VIDEO] Kenya Cannot Negotiate with Chinedu, Says Amina Mohammed
Wed, 06/19/2013 08:30 AM | By Mwakilishi

The government says it will not negotiate with assumed drug baron Anthony Chinedu for the release of eleven Kenyans being held in...

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Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero Denies Spending Sh67M to Renovate His Office
Wed, 06/19/2013 03:23 AM | By Mwakilishi

Concerns have been raised as to how the Nairobi County Government awarded a multi-million contract to refurbish the Governor’s office...

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Laptops Budget on the Line as Treasury Moves to Pay Teachers
Tue, 06/18/2013 10:31 PM | By Mwakilishi

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship One Laptop for Every Class One pupil project was on Tuesday among the raft of budget lines on the...

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US House Speaker: No Immigration Bill Without Majority GOP Support
Tue, 06/18/2013 07:27 PM | By Mwakilishi

The fate of immigration reform hinges on how House Speaker John Boehner handles the issue. And on Tuesday, he laid down a significant...

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US-Based Kenyan Radio Personality Charged with Corruption of a Minor in Pennsylvania
Tue, 06/18/2013 05:46 PM | By Mwakilishi

A Kenyan radio personality based in the US was arrested by the New York Port Authority police on June 4th and extradited to Lancaster...

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[VIDEO] Kethi Kilonzo to Fly CORD's Flag in Makueni Senatorial Race
Tue, 06/18/2013 05:25 PM | By Mwakilishi

Political parties and coalitions have continued to step up preparations ahead of the Makueni senatorial by-election slated for next...

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Francis Atwoli Denies Role in Sh115 Million Fraud at COTU
Tue, 06/18/2013 03:23 PM | By Mwakilishi

An investigation into a Sh115 million fraud at the umbrella trade union has provoked a war of words among top current and former...

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U.S. House Committee Takes Up Tough Immigration Bill
Tue, 06/18/2013 12:58 PM | By Mwakilishi

(AP) - A key committee in the Republican-led House moved Tuesday toward approving a tough enforcement-focused immigration bill, over...

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LATEST OP-EDS/BLOGS

Kenyans Living abroad alive to Changing Face of the Diaspora
Sun, 06/16/2013 10:16 AM | By Chris Wamalwa

On Saturday, June 1, I spent the best part of the evening with Kenyan residents of Allentown, and the greater Lehigh Valley County in the...

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Former Kenya PM Raila Odinga Visit to US Critical, Precedes Obama's to Africa
Sat, 06/15/2013 05:13 PM | By Timothy Kaberia

On Tuesday, June 18, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will address scholars and international policy enthusiasts in Washington, DC at an event...

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Utakapoamua Nyumbani Ndiko Kwema, Utakuwa Tayari?
Sat, 06/15/2013 08:15 AM | By J. Mtulivu

Haishangazi kudhania kwamba, mwanzo mwanzo wa miaka ya 60, 70 na 80, idadi ya Wakenya katika nchi za uzunguni, hasua Marekani, Uingereza,...

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Why Does Kenya Lead the World in Mobile Money?
Fri, 06/14/2013 08:42 AM | By Dominic Odongo

I read an article ‘Why does Kenya lead the world in mobile money?’ from the economist and felt so proud of being Kenyan. After 50 years of...

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Time to Present a Positive Image of Kenya
Wed, 06/12/2013 08:47 AM | By Peter K. Ndethi

For over 15 years particularly since the US Bombing in Nairobi,  Kenya has been closely placed in candidacy for a failing Nation. Indeed it...

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Germany-Based Kenyan Returning to Kenya Needs Help Importing Vehicle
Tue, 06/11/2013 11:29 AM | By Jane Gachie

I am a Kenyan returning to Kenya after living in Germany for 13 years. I bought my car in the UK but since I was to have owned the car for one...

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Drug Traffickers Should be Prosecuted Not Deported
Tue, 06/11/2013 01:00 AM | By Jacktone S. Ambuka

As the curtain falls on the 2nd national conference on alcohol and drug abuse in Kenya that was presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta, many...

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Debate Over MPs's Salaries is Populist and Hypocritical
Mon, 06/10/2013 02:35 PM | By Gordon Teti

It was wrong to rollback MPs's salaries. Salaries are never rolled back. This  is just the law of economics. People, including Members of...

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When Kenyan Father Found it Easy to Murder His Own Daughter in the US
Mon, 06/10/2013 11:30 AM | By Chris Wamalwa

The conversation at the dinner tables, places of work and other social gatherings within the Kenyan community in the US this week has...

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Genuine Diaspora Unity Must be Founded on Inclusiveness
Fri, 06/7/2013 08:34 AM | By Jacktone S. Ambuka

An on-line war of words and personality clash erupted recently between groups and individuals purporting to be representatives of Kenyans living...

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"Our Son" Barack - Or is it Baraka?
Thu, 06/6/2013 02:50 PM | By Joel Bwambok

Oh yes here we go again. I am afraid to say that the most non-transparent  US President of all time is the darling of some of my Kenyan...

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Diaspora Letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta
Thu, 06/6/2013 02:10 PM | By Dr Kefa Otiso

Permit me to write to you this letter on behalf of Kenya’s 48th county - the diaspora. Ours is the only Kenyan “county” that lacks a governor,...

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LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kenyan Diaspora Volunteer Opportunities
Mon, 06/17/2013 02:22 PM | By Mwakilishi

Cuso International, a development organization that is one of North America's largest non-profit groups promoting long-term development through volunteers, is seeking skilled...

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Death Announcement for Mrs. Hannah Wairimu Gitimu
Sat, 06/15/2013 02:31 AM | By Mwakilishi

We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Hannah Wairimu Gitimu in Kenya. She was wife of Simon Gitimu Njoroge of Muchatha, Kiambu County; She was mother to the late Stephen...

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Kenyan Man Passes away in Omaha, Nebraska
Fri, 06/14/2013 07:25 PM | By Mwakilishi

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing away of Mr. John Thinwa in Omaha, Nebraska after a long battle with cancer.

He was the father to Maureen Gatere, also...

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Death Announcement for Ancy Waithira Kamau Kagunya
Fri, 06/14/2013 04:25 PM | By Mwakilishi

We regret to announce the death of Ms. Ancy Waithira Kamau Kagunya of Thuita Village, Thika District, Kenya. Ancy Waithera Kamau Kagunya passed on Thursday June 13, 2013....

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Raila Odinga to be a Keynote Speaker at a Forum in Washington, DC on June 18, 2013 – All Are Invited
Fri, 06/14/2013 11:00 AM | By Mwakilishi

Former Kenya Prime Minister Hon. Raila Odinga will be a keynote speaker at a forum titled “African Achievements and Challenges: Learning from the Past but Looking Forward...

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Death Announcement for Ms. Sarah Wanjiku Njenga
Thu, 06/13/2013 08:33 AM | By Mwakilishi

We regret to announce the sudden death of Ms. Sarah Wanjiku Njenga which occurred on the morning of Tuesday, June 11th 2013. Ms. Sarah was a loving mother to Gathoni, Njeri,...

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

[VIDEO] Raphael Tuju Wife's 'Lover' Arrested in Night Drama
Fri, 05/31/2013 04:28 AM | By Mwakilishi

A man embroiled in a love triangle with former cabinet minister Raphael Tuju’s wife has been arrested after being found together with the...

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Ugandan President Museveni Narrowly Escapes being Shot Dead by Bodyguard
Thu, 06/6/2013 01:29 PM | By Mwakilishi

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni yesterday narrowly escaped death when one of his bodyguards “accidentally” lost possession of his automatic...

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Nduku: The Untold Story of My Dream Life with Mutula Kilonzo
Mon, 05/20/2013 08:04 PM | By Mwakilishi

Nduku Musau and a workmate took notice of the smartly dressed lawyer, always in a blue or black suit with an office in Atlas House on Moi Avenue,...

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Secrets of Late Makueni County Senator Mutula Kilonzo Post-Mortem Tests
Fri, 05/31/2013 07:32 PM | By Mwakilishi

Doctors investigating the sudden death of Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo have solved most of the mysteries surrounding his death last month, we...

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[VIDEO] Obama Skips Kenya; A Frustrated Kenyan Responds
Tue, 05/21/2013 11:43 AM | By Mwakilishi

President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on...

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Africans in US and other Western Countries Returning Home in Large Numbers
Thu, 05/30/2013 12:20 PM | By Mwakilishi

Many Africans are leaving the United States and other Western countries and returning to their respective countries.

Jacob Sax Conteh...

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[VIDEO] Kenyan Man in Indiana Stabs 6-Year-Old Daughter to Death, Shot Dead by Police
Mon, 06/3/2013 01:13 AM | By Mwakilishi

St. Joseph County, Indiana Metro Homicide is investigating after it says Edward Mwaura (pictured, right) stabbed his 6-year-old daughter to death...

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Owner of an Artcaffe in Nairobi Accused of Racism
Tue, 06/18/2013 09:06 AM | By Mwakilishi

Artcaffe is a trending topic on social again today after a Kenyan claims owners of an Artcaffe got her brother arrested by diplomatic police. The...

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US Immigration Bill: A Call to Action for Kenyans Living in the US
Wed, 06/12/2013 12:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

As we are all aware, there is a pending Immigration bill at Capitol Hill and it  needs the attention of all of us. This is an immediate CALL...

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[VIDEO] Kenyans in Baltimore, Maryland Celebrate Madaraka Day

Kenyans in Baltimore, Maryland celebrated Madaraka Day at an event held on Saturday, June 8th, 2013.

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The Easiest and Legal Way to Buy Land in Kenya

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Green Card Lottery (DV-2014) Entrant Status Check Begins May 1, 2013

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Applicants need t...

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Meet Elaine Wawira, First Kenyan to be Named High School Class Valedictorian in New England

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