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The family of self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri was allegedly blocked from leaving Malawi for Kenya.
South African publication eNCA reports that Bushiri’s daughters, Raphaella and Israella, his mother-in-law Magdalena Zgambo and another family member named Esther Bushiri were turned…
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Two Kenyan nationals were on Thursday arrested in South Sudan on allegations of trafficking narcotics.
The two Kenyans were apprehended together with two Nigerian citizens and a South Sudanese woman while on their way to Juba International Airport.
South Sudan National Police in a statement…
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The Biden administration formally rolled out its major immigration bill Thursday, introducing legislation that would give 11 million people a path to U.S. citizenship.
The bill, which will be shepherded by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), represents President Biden’s…
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The Biden administration and Hill Democrats are expected later this week to release an immigration reform bill, multiple sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News.
The legislative text of the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021” will reflect the immigration priorities that President Joe Biden…
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A middle-aged Kenyan woman has been deported from Seychelles over alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
The woman identified as Anwar Onezime hails from Mombasa and was married to a Seychelles national, according to reports.
Onezime, who is described as one of the biggest drug traffickers in…
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Kenyan journalist Jamila Mohamed has shared her experience in quarantine in Canada.
Jamila, a news anchor and managing editor at Citizen TV, traveled to Canada last week in the company of her 16-year-old son, who got a scholarship and admission to a college in the town of Victoria.
Upon arrival in…
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A 16-year-old Kenyan stowaway who miraculously survived a 14-hour flight from Nairobi to the Netherlands via Turkey and the UK has sought asylum in the Netherlands.
The teenager, whose identity is yet to be revealed, was found in the wheel arch of a Turkish Airlines cargo plane that landed in the…
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A 16-year-old Kenyan boy has been hospitalized after clinging to the undercarriage of an aircraft from the UK to the Netherlands.
The teenager survived the flight from London to Maastricht after hanging onto the landing gear in freezing conditions at 19,000ft.
He was discovered on a Turkish…
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The government has extended the deadline for phasing out of the old dark blue passports by a further 10 months.
The old-generation passports will now become obsolete on December 31st, 2021 and no Kenyan will be allowed to travel internationally without a valid East African Community e-passport from…
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Renowned Ugandan scholar and political activist, Stella Nyanzi is seeking asylum in Kenya.
Nyanzi fled to Kenya for fear of political persecution by President Yoweri Museveni's administration, according to her lawyer George Wajackoyah.
She arrived in Nairobi by bus on Saturday after crossing the…
