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Dr Jacqueline Kitulu has been elected President of the World Medical Association (WMA), securing a decisive victory with 100 votes against Professor Caldas Alfonso of Portugal at the WMA's 75th General Assembly in Helsinki, Finland.
Set to serve from 2025 to 2026, Dr. Kitulu will become only the…
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Kenyan diaspora members have announced plans to engage international partners and the global community regarding emerging threats to democracy in their homeland.
In a statement to the Nation, representatives highlight several pressing concerns including the contentious impeachment of Deputy…
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In the remote northwestern region of Ethiopia lies the town of Homosha, an unexpected centre of educational progress amidst rugged terrain.
A short flight from Addis Ababa to Assosa, followed by a 30-kilometer drive on challenging roads, brings visitors to the Pharo School Homosha. Established in…
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The Commonwealth Scholarship program, established during the inaugural Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in Oxford in 1959, has emerged as a vital conduit for empowering students from disadvantaged backgrounds within the Commonwealth.
This initiative, envisioned to nurture future…
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The Kenyan government faces mounting pressure to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon as violence escalates in the region.
Recently, the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations met with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi to address the crisis…
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Three Kenyan fishermen have returned home following their release from a Madagascar prison where they spent more than four months following their arrest for illegal fishing activities.
Mbarak Awadh Mbarak (26), Mohammed Bakari Abass (50), and Karisa Gona Nguma (32) were detained on July 9, 2024,…
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The situation of Kenyan citizens living and working in Lebanon remains uncertain despite the government's assurances of having established proper structures to evacuate them as the airstrikes in the Middle East country intensified on Wednesday morning.
According to a confidential source working as…
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The Kenyan diaspora, comprising approximately three million individuals, is committed to reshaping narratives and effecting positive change in their homeland.
Among these influential figures is Susan Omondi, a Kenyan residing in Singen, an industrial city in Southern Germany. Omondi is renowned for…
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Kenya has launched an ambitious initiative to boost tourism by leveraging its vast diaspora community.
The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is spearheading the campaign, dubbed "Ziara Kenya: One Diaspora, One Tourist," which aims to harness the influence of over 4 million Kenyans living abroad to promote…
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The Kenyan Embassy in Thailand has strongly cautioned Kenyan citizens against travel to Myanmar due to escalating reports of mistreatment.
This warning comes in response to distress calls from Kenyans trapped in notorious scam operations within the country. In recent weeks, embassy officials have…
