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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will hold a virtual forum on 14 May 2026 to engage Kenyans living abroad in preparation for the 2027 general election.
Organised in partnership with the Diaspora Technical Working Group (DTWG), the Diaspora Virtual Dialogue Forum aims to…
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Daphine Kaniaru, a Kenyan-born woman who moved to the United States as a teenager, has become a board-certified medical doctor after years of sustained effort and training.
Kaniaru relocated to the US 22 years ago after securing entry through the Diversity Visa lottery. At the time, she was 19 and…
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Kenya has confirmed that at least 252 of its citizens have been recruited into the Russian military, with several reported missing, injured, or detained in connection with the Russia–Ukraine conflict.
Appearing before the Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, Prime…
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Elly Kimutai Keter, a Kenyan living in the United Kingdom, will begin a road journey from London to Eldoret on 5 April 2026, estimating the trip will take around 130 hours with a co-driver.
Keter has chosen a BMW 3 Series M Sport for the journey and confirmed he has secured all required…
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Three Kenyan women who spent years working abroad have described the personal and professional factors that led them to return home, citing family responsibilities, career limits, and the pressures of living overseas.
Jackline Gachoka moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2010 for what was intended…
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Nahashon Kamau Wanyoike, known as “Kama”, has been found dead in Seattle, Washington.
His body was recovered at Green Lake Park, where his vehicle had earlier been located during the search. The Kenyan community in the United States and abroad is mourning his death, which concludes a case…
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John Miriuki Wamuigah, 36, will be deported to Kenya after completing a prison sentence in the United States for his role in an international online fraud scheme.
Wamuigah was sentenced to just under two years in prison by US District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven, Connecticut. Having already…
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Members of the Kenyan diaspora in the United Kingdom and the United States have held memorial services to honour the deaths of Leonard Mambo Kitavi and Basillisa Jelimo.
In Cumbria, England, mourners gathered on 27 March at Windermere Catholic Church for a service in memory of Leonard Mambo Kitavi…
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Jackson Maina, known as Prince Jack, has joined the US Navy after relocating from Kenya through the Diversity Visa Lottery programme.
Maina grew up in Kenya, where he worked as a watchman earning a modest wage and faced limited opportunities. Despite these challenges, he believed his circumstances…
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Kenyan singer and entrepreneur Esther Akoth, known professionally as Akothee, will launch her memoir Turn Your Pain Into Purpose on 11 April 2026 at the Argyle Grand Hotel in Nairobi.
The event will also mark her birthday and serve as a farewell gathering before she relocates permanently to…
