Wednesday, September 8, 2010

 

LATEST NEWS

Sat, 08/21/2010 07:41 PM | By Admin

As Kenyans remember the founding President Jomo Kenyatta today, details have emerged on how his trusted allies wanted him banished from his homeland.

Declassified documents made available to The Standard On Sunday show the leaders — some who were Kenyatta...

Sat, 08/21/2010 07:32 PM | By Admin

Two years after Kenya sunk to her lowest point and was being mentioned alongside failed states like Somalia and Sudan, international community has expressed its faith in the country.

Kenya has been ranked among the best 100 countries by an internationally reputed m...

Sat, 08/21/2010 03:30 AM | By Admin

Kenyan banks are tightening their systems against a new wave of global cyber crime that has seen thousands of British online bank customers lose savings to criminals in one of the most sophisticated attacks of its kind.

The fraudsters used a malicious computer prog...

Fri, 08/20/2010 05:14 PM | By Admin

A Winnipeg woman offered a tearful apology Friday to the families of two pedestrians she killed a horrific downtown crash.

Lucy Muthoka, 52, was handed a two-year suspended sentence with probation after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death for the Jun...

Fri, 08/20/2010 10:49 AM | By Admin

A couple facing numerous charges of fraud were granted separate bail when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens last week.

Victor Mudho, 37, a former employee of Voyage Charters BVI Limited and his wife, Jenell Mudho a native of the USVI are charg...

Thu, 08/19/2010 06:14 PM | By Admin

A poll agent in the just concluded referendum has now moved to the High Court seeking to block the promulgation of the new Constitution on August 27.

Mary Ariviza who was a Church agent at Muthangari Polling Station argues that the much awaited ceremony should be p...

Thu, 08/19/2010 05:21 PM | By Admin

UPDATE: Three Kenyan nationals were sentenced to prison in federal court Thursday for their roles in an international scam that tried to defraud state governments out of millions of dollars.

Robert M. "Robe" Otiso, 36, of Elk River, Minn., was sentenced t...

Thu, 08/19/2010 10:56 AM | By Admin

A federal judge is ready to sentence four of six Kenyan nationals who have pleaded guilty in a multimillion-dollar scam that targeted government agencies in at least five states.

The scheme duped those agencies into tranferring more than $3 million owed to legitima...

Wed, 08/18/2010 12:07 AM | By Admin

The Darton College women’s basketball team just made a big signing. Make that a really big signing. Actually, make that biggest ever signing. Kenya native Dorine Minala, a 6-foot-6 center, signed with the Lady Cavaliers on Friday, providing some much needed height a...

Tue, 08/17/2010 01:48 AM | By Admin

Former Miss Universe Kenya and TV girl Rachel Marete has landed a lucrative job in Los Angeles, US. The beauty is the newest TV host of Transit TV Los Angeles, which is the largest out-of-home network in the world.In an exclusive interview with MondayBlues, an elated Rach...

Tue, 08/17/2010 01:35 AM | By Admin

US President Barack Obama has said Kenya plays an important role in the region and, therefore, its success both politically and economically is of utmost importance to the US.

"Given Kenya’s importance in the region, its democracy and prosperity are of s...

Mon, 08/16/2010 04:26 PM | By Admin

Higher Education minister William Ruto and other key campaigners against the new Constitution were spared in Monday’s Cabinet reshuffle.

In the changes announced by President Kibaki in consultation with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Mr Ruto retained his positi...

LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thu, 06/17/2010 12:53 PM | By Admin

Alexandria, VA - John Theuri passed away on June 12, after a short illness and subsequently succumbing to complications caused by pancreatic cancer.

John worked for the Department of State as a Swahili language instructor in the state of Virginia. He will be buried...

Thu, 06/17/2010 10:17 AM | By Admin

Durham, NC - A Kenyan man has passed away in North Carolina. Mr Jimmy Musyimi Somba passed away on Monday the 14th of June 2010.

He comes from Kalandini, Tala. He collapsed and had a heart attack whilst exercising and paramedics tried in vain to resuscitate him but...

Tue, 06/15/2010 03:31 PM | By Admin

We are sad to announce the death of the late Ruth Wawera Munene who was residing in Birmingham, Alabama.

The late Ruth Wawira was found murdered with knife stabs in her house Saturday June 11th, 2010. She was residing in Euless, TX before moving to Alabama about tw...

Sun, 06/6/2010 04:49 PM | By Admin

Baltimore, MD - Members of Kenya Taifa Social-Cultural Group in conjunction with members of Wasafiri Voices of Baltimore, cordially invite you to a Farewell Reception in honor of the Kenyan Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Peter N.R.O. Ogego, who is soon leaving for...

Wed, 06/2/2010 05:59 PM | By Admin

Minneapolis, MN - Dr. David Menge, a Kenyan researcher in Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away on  May 29, 2010 following complications from cancer. Dr Menge was diagnosed with colorectal cancer some time in Fall/Ear​ly Winter of 2008. He was immediately put on c...

Tue, 05/18/2010 01:29 PM | By Admin

The Kenya Monitor Newspaper is excited to Host the 2nd Jamhuriwood Awards©.
The Jamhuriwood Awards© will be held on August 14th, 2010 at Westin hotel Waltham, MA.
For Hotel Accomondation please visit :
www.Jamhuriwood.com or...

LATEST BLOGS

Fri, 09/3/2010 10:30 AM | By Admin

Hon. Njoki Ndungu would pass as any other celebrity, but her watch, Kenya has made major social economic and political strides. The former Commissioner with the Construction Review Commission of Kenya (CRCK) has dedicated her life improving the lo...

Sun, 08/29/2010 06:05 PM | By Admin
What happened to the good old days of old-fashioned love? This is a question that many women ponder today. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, the dating game was played very differently.Roles in relationships were very clearly defined, and...
Sat, 08/28/2010 03:26 PM | By Admin
A nation does not change its character simply because it has a new constitution.A new constitution – if it is well thought-out and well-crafted – simply provides it with a solid foundation on which to try to be born again. I use the...
Fri, 08/27/2010 04:23 PM | By Admin

Every time I pick up a news magazine, there seems to be a feature about whether China or India is going to be the next great economy in the world. This week's Economist is no exception.

But with the passage of the Constitution in Kenya, and...

Sun, 07/11/2010 06:02 PM | By mongare
After World Cup 2010 in S.A, Africa continet as a whole becomes the next china. Business opportunities will open. The continet is now ripe for investors from allover the world. The unknown is now in the open.

IMMIGRATION NEWS

Thu, 09/2/2010 03:58 PM | By Admin

Immigration judges are denying fewer requests for asylum than at any other time in the past 25 years, according to a report  out today from Syracuse’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2010, judges turned do...

Sun, 08/29/2010 07:10 PM | By Admin

Lisa Murkowski's uncertain future and John McCain's victory in Arizona's GOP primary this week are reminders that in the summer of 2006 -- four long years ago – there was a Republican immigration reform bloc which voted for allowing illegal immigrants to become lega...

Mon, 07/12/2010 06:25 PM | By Admin

The results of the 2009 Diversity Visa (green card) lottery are now available. According to the U.S. State Department there were a total of 16.1 million entries including all family (derivative) members. This compares favorably with, but was slightly below, my August 2009...

Sun, 05/16/2010 04:06 AM | By Admin

When the news came, Charles Migwi Karugu had a vision of how life would be different once he arrived in America.

He would build gleaming, beautiful buildings. He would find wealth and opportunity. He would turn his good luck and sterling education into the American...

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