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The Kenyan community in Nottingham is mourning the death of Mary Paul, 36, who died in hospital after a short illness, her family has confirmed.
Mary Paul was remembered by relatives and friends as a warm and generous person whose loss has been deeply felt across the local Kenyan diaspora. Her…
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A former Laikipia-based footballer, Charles Wangari, has died abroad after becoming involved in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, with his family confirming he was killed on 25 December under unclear circumstances.
Wangari, who previously played for Kubali FC and was known to teammates as “Leftie”, died…
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A man from Kiambu County says he was deceived into joining the Russian military after travelling to Moscow for what he believed was civilian work, and was later deployed to fight in Ukraine.
Dancan Chege has described how he left Kenya in November 2025 after being promised a job as a driver. In…
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The United States has expanded its list of Kenyan nationals classified as high-risk unlawful immigrants, increasing the number from 15 to 28 in less than two months, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The list forms part of the Trump administration’s intensified immigration…
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Three siblings from Waterloo, Iowa, have died following a road accident on the Nairobi–Nakuru highway in Kenya on 4 January.
The children, identified as 13-year-old Emmanuel DeLeon, his six-year-old brother Kairu Winkelpleck, and their 16-year-old sister Njeri DeLeon, were travelling with their…
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More than 100 Kenyan nationals are stranded in Cambodia and are appealing for urgent assistance, saying they are being held in dangerous and abusive conditions and are unable to return home.
One of them, Nancy Akinyi, 29, from Kibera’s Olympic Estate in Nairobi, said the group is living under…
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A Kenyan domestic worker who travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2021 in search of employment was later arrested, imprisoned and deported after leaving an abusive employer and falling outside the country’s legal labour system.
Susan Njeri, 34, left Kenya after struggling to support her family through…
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More than a year after Citibank executive Marianne Kilonzi was killed in her London home, police have made no arrests and have not named a suspect.
Marianne Kilonzi, 43, was found dead in her flat on Argyll Road in Woolwich on 17 January 2025. She had been violently beaten. Ms Kilonzi was Kenyan-…
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The death of a Kenyan man who was living without shelter in the United Kingdom has prompted renewed calls for Kenya to establish safe houses for citizens facing crisis abroad.
The man, identified as Kepha Otundo, was found dead in early January in Reading, Berkshire, after exposure to extreme cold…
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Kenyan journalist Daniel Ogetta returned to Nairobi after completing a four-month fellowship in Beijing through the China International Press Communication Centre (CIPCC).
The programme brought together media professionals from around the world, combining structured briefings, field visits and…
