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A section of Kenyans living in London, United Kingdom held a demonstration outside Chatham House, where President Kenyatta delivered a talk on Tuesday.
The President issued an address at the house associated with tenets of democracy, addressing a number of issues including his plan for Kenya in his…
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Kenyans in diaspora can now instantly transfer cash through WorldRemit for collection at more than 60 Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) branches across Kenya.
This comes after a deal between the global leading digital cash transfer service and DTB Bank. WorldRemit’s mobile-first, digital model, grants…
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Kenyans in the diaspora sent home Sh21.2 billion in the month of February, representing a 47.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Figures from the Central Bank of Kenya show that the February remittances by the Kenyan diaspora community was Sh222 million higher than the…
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A section of officials of the National Super Alliance (Nasa) supporters group in the United Kingdom have denounced a statement issued by the group's secretary-general declaring support for President Kenyatta following his unity pact with Opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Led by its Chairperson…
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A Kenyan woman who was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for allegedly engaging in illicit sex has finally returned to Kenya.
27-year-old Levina Mapenzi Ngolo arrived in Kenya on Thursday from Riyadh aboard an Ethiopian airlines flight.
Ngolo returned together with a two-year-old son she conceived after…
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced plans of setting up an online voting system for Kenyans abroad.
In a statement via its official Twitter handle on Wednesday, the electoral commission indicated that its chairman Wafula Chebukati is planning to engage…
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Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Dr. Roselyn Akombe has re-emerged after months of silence.
Akombe, who controversially resigned from the IEBC and secretly fled the country to the United States days before the October 26, 2017 fresh presidential elections,…
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A National Super Alliance (Nasa) group of supporters in the diaspora has endorsed the unity pact reached between President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Speaking to The Standard, Nasa UK chapter Secretary-General Ali Abdi said the group has unanimously agreed to support the unity…
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The Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Washington, DC has opened a portal where Kenyans in the Diaspora can submit their professional, academic, and business skills.
The Embassy says that the “exercise is not only aimed at collecting information for planning purpose but also take stock of key…
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A Kenyan student, Bettylenah Njaramba has won the University of North Carolina (UNC) Association of Student Governments (ASG) presidency. The Junior elementary education major becomes the first African-American to be elected to the prestigious position. ASG is a student body that represents the…
