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Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has endorsed her father’s bid for Kisumu governorship in a passionate video message seen on Thursday.
The US based actress disclosed that she looks forward to seeing Kisumu grow into a center of excellence, a feat she claimed that only her dad could achieve.
“All my live…
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A doctor who was arrested in the United States for practicing with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has links in Kenya.
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors told a Detroit court that the 44-year-old woman by the name, Jumana Nagarwala should not be granted bail on fears that she could possibly flee to…
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A Kenyan newborn is being held hostage by a hospital in the United Arab Emirates until his parents clear the $80,000 hospital bill.
The baby, Kiama Mwangi Kamau, was born on February 11th prematurely at 25 weeks. Kiama’s mother, Ruth Wambui Mwaura says she had gone to Sharjah, UAE on holiday when…
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The High Court in Australia has ruled that Kenyan-born lawyer Lucy Gichuhi was duly elected as senator.
Lucy, who belongs to the Family First Party, will now become the next senator of South Australia after she won a special vote recount of least yar’s election and now validated by the court.
The…
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Kenya could soon export 100,000 workers to Saudi Arabia if negotiations between the two nations are fruitful.
In a deal negotiated last week when a high Saudi government delegation visited Nairobi, Kenya will send about 100,000 workers in skilled and semi-skilled sectors such as nurses and…
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A Kenyan man, Francis K. Gatua was found dead in his Hilldreth St apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts apartment on Friday afternoon.
There is no word yet on his cause of death.
The late Gatua does not have immediate family members in the US, but his family in Kenya has been informed of the sad news…
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A Kenyan-born woman has been elected Senator in Australia. Lucy Gichuhi will become the next Senator of South Australia after she won a court-ordered vote recount. Lucy becomes the first Kenyan-born individual to hold such a powerful political seat anywhere in the world
The vote recount was ordered…
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South Sudan’s Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for four Kenyans serving 72-year sentences in prison after getting convicted of corruption.
The four Kenyans – Anthony Mwadime, Boniface Muriuki, Ravi Ghadhda and Anthony Keya worked for Click Technologies in Juba and were arrested in May, 2015…
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The Kenyan Ministry of Labor has implemented new measures is says will eliminate mistreatment of Kenyan domestic workers in Middle Eastern countries.
Labor Ministry Cabinet Secretary Phyllis Kandie says the ministry has started a vetting and licensing program for all agents that recruit domestic…
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ABC Bank (Kenya) staff on March 30th saw off a group of children from Upendo Kids International as they traveled to the US on a two-week thank you tour will take them to the state of Oklahoma where they will meet various groups of Kenyans living there.
The bank is a close partner of the children's…
