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A Kenyan man living in the United States has come out to publicly declare that he is gay.
Paul Lukas, who works with Alaska Airlines, took to social media on Thursday to proclaim his sexual orientation, stating that he was tired of hiding his status.
In a post on Facebook, the mass communication…
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A Kenyan-born woman in Georgia is seeking to be elected to the Kennesaw City Council in the upcoming election.
Ms. Karen Gitau, who was recently nominated for the 6th annual Cobb County Community Service award, will run in the November 5th elections, according to KNS Media.
She banks on votes from…
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The body of a young Kenyan man was on Sunday found in the water at the Nevins Bird Sanctuary in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Police were called to the scene on Sunday around noon by two people walking on the trails near the water who found a body floating in the water. A dive team responded and…
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Nigerian nationals are among 80 suspects who were charged in California over a multi-million-dollar con scheme targeting women and businesses worldwide.
US Federal prosecutors said the 80 suspects, most of them Nigerians, are facing charges of stealing over $46 million through various schemes.
One…
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A Kenyan-born man was on Thursday sentenced for life by a US Court after he was found guilty of raping an elderly woman who was suffering from dementia.
Anthony Mamboleo Nyakeo, a former health care worker in Texas, was convicted with sexually assaulting a 74-year-old woman, according to Dallas…
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The government says it is in the process of reviewing Kenya’s foreign policy in a bid to attract more investments from Kenyans in the diaspora.
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma says the move is also aimed at making Kenyans living and working abroad take up national roles at…
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Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna on Wednesday filed a contempt of court suit against five top State officials including Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.
In the case, Miguna accuses Matiang’i, former Immigration Director-General Gordon Kihalangwa, Director of Criminal Investigations (…
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A 38-year-old Kenyan-born man was on Friday handed a 15 and a half year extended prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry worth £442,000 from a shop in North Yorkshire.
Victor Okumu, of Queen Street, Lazenby, Cleveland was sentenced to 10 and half years in prison plus five years…
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A video of a homeless Kenyan-born woman narrating her struggle in the streets of the United Kingdom has been shared online.
The woman, who only identified herself as Peggy, said she went to the UK for further studies but ended up in the streets.
In the video posted on Kenyans in the UK Facebook…
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A US federal court on Friday sentenced confessed Kenyan drug lord Baktash Akasha Abdalla to 25 years in prison.
Baktash, who pleaded guilty to six counts of drug trafficking and bribery in October 2018 before the Southern District of New York Court, was further ordered to pay a fine of $100,000 (…
