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A Kenyan-British scientist has sued the Kenyan government following his deportation last year.
Ahmad Zaheer was banished to the UK barely two days after he arrived in the country on October 2nd, 2020 to meet with his Kenyan business partners.
In a petition filed at Mombasa High Court, the Kenyan-…
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Qatar has opened a labor office in Nairobi to help thousands of Kenyans who travel to the Gulf nation annually in search of jobs.
The opening of the new office means Kenyans seeking to work in Qatar will leave the country aware of their terms of employment.
Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui…
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Popular Kenyan disc jockey George Njuguna, popularly known as DJ Crème Dela Crème, is now free to travel the US following the expiry of a six-year ban.
Through his social media pages, the entertainer said the embargo came to an end last month, further revealing plans to visit the US soon.
“So…
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Kenya has been placed in position 72 in the latest rankings for the world's most powerful passports.
Once again, Japan topped the list in the latest Henley Passport Index, which ranks passports based on the number of countries travelers can visit without obtaining a visa or receiving one on arrival…
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The US government has issued a travel alert for Kenya due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.
The advisory dated April 7th says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Kenya due to COVID-19.
“Do not travel to…
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Kenya is in the process of amending immigration laws to make it easier for wealthy foreign investors to acquire Kenyan citizenship.
Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) says it is currently drafting legal changes to lower the threshold required for deep-pocketed foreign investors to get…
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The UK government has issued an updated travel advisory to its citizens residing and visiting Kenya.
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) warned that Al-Shabaab terrorists might try to carry out attacks in Kenya and advised its citizens against all but essential travel to some parts of the…
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Kenya is set to be added to the UK COVID-19 red list on April 9th following a surge in coronavirus infections in the country.
The British High Commission in Nairobi said travelers who have been in or transited through Kenya in the past 10 days will not be granted entry into the UK. Also to be…
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The US government has issued a new health and travel alert for Kenya in the wake of a third COVID-19 wave in the country.
The US Embassy in Nairobi said the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a Level 4 Travel Notice for Kenya.
“Community transmission of the coronavirus in Kenya is widespread…
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Kenya risks being added to the UK’s COVID-19 ‘red list’ over its hesitance to close its border with Tanzania.
Travelers from countries included in the list are subjected to 10-day mandatory quarantine in hotels upon arrival in the UK at their own cost.
Citing a source from the British High…
