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Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has confirmed that a Kenyan worker involved in a wage dispute with her employers in Ankara, Turkey, is safe and receiving assistance.
The confirmation follows the circulation of a video recorded on 4 February showing the woman confronting her…
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Nineteen-year-old Brian Muinde Kimithi has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Minnesota, an offence that carries a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison.
According to a criminal complaint, Kimithi is accused of violently assaulting a woman in St Joseph. The woman…
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The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has confirmed the recovery of the bodies of two Kenyan nationals near the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region.
The men, Ombwori Denis Bagaka, 39, and Wahome Simon Gititu, 35, were found alongside the remains of another Kenyan, Clinton Nyapara Mogesa, who had been…
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Deportations from the United Kingdom have increased sharply under the Labour government, with Kenyan nationals among those affected by a wider drive to remove foreign nationals found to be in breach of immigration or criminal laws.
Since Prime Minister Keir Starmer took office in 2024, removals…
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Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Labour, Shadrack Mwadime, has led a regional delegation to the Philippines to study systems for protecting migrant workers, with a focus on labour migration governance and union participation.
The visit was organised as a benchmarking mission aimed at strengthening…
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Oman has warned Kenyan citizens against seeking jobs through unofficial recruitment channels after several Kenyans were stranded in Muscat following fraudulent employment schemes.
The warning was issued on 4 February by Nasra Salim Mohamed Al-Hashmi, Oman’s Ambassador to Kenya, during a…
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A growing number of Kenyan homebuyers are falling victim to fraud in the country’s off-plan housing market, with developers failing to deliver on projects after collecting millions in deposits.
The off-plan housing model, which promises affordable home ownership, has attracted many investors,…
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A former nurse has avoided immediate imprisonment after admitting to attempting to set fire to her neighbour’s home in Kent, an act magistrates described as a potentially catastrophic retaliation.
Magdaline Wangeci, 49, was sentenced at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court following an incident in October…
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Kenyans have reported being misled into joining Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine under false pretences, with several individuals recounting their experiences of being promised civilian jobs, only to be forced into combat.
Dan Chege, one of the affected individuals, told Citizen Digital that he…
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Rising remittance fees in Saudi Arabia, driven by a new 15 percent value-added tax on transaction charges, are pushing Kenyan migrant workers towards informal money transfer methods, such as hawala.
The new tax, part of broader economic reforms in Saudi Arabia, applies to service fees rather than…
