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Kenyan saxophonist and Master of Ceremony Gearrie Wainaina has successfully obtained a US visas after years of repeated denials.
Wainaina first attempted to secure a visa in 2010, following a nomination for a music award, but his application was rejected due to incomplete forms and insufficient…
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Kenyan nurse Abedinecho Kyalo Katue has been released from custody in Florida after posting bond following his arrest over allegations of misconduct involving a patient at an Orlando hospital.
Katue, 46, had been held at Orange County Jail after authorities arrested him in connection with claims of…
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South Australian police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Kenyan chef after determining that injuries he sustained did not match those expected from a car crash.
Caleb Leriano was found dead in the early hours of Wednesday, 11 March, after his car struck an electricity pole in Morphett…
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Kenyan families living abroad are rethinking how to raise their children while balancing cultural heritage with the expectations of their host countries.
Journalist and blogger Judy Wanjiku Wanderi Jørgensen, who lives in Denmark, has written about this experience from a personal perspective. She…
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A dispute has arisen over money raised to secure the release of Kenyan nurse and social media personality Abedinecho Katue after his arrest in the United States.
Supporters had organised a fundraising effort to meet bail conditions, but questions have emerged about how the contributions were…
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Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, ended an official visit to the United Kingdom with a tour of Sacoma Global Food Innovation in Dagenham, a centre established by Kenyan diaspora entrepreneurs.
The facility aims to connect Kenyan producers with international markets while promoting…
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The family of Clinton Nyapara in Kisii County has held a funeral without his body after he reportedly died while serving in the Russian army in Donetsk, Ukraine.
In place of his remains, relatives planted a tree in an empty grave after months of waiting for his body to be returned to Kenya.…
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Families in Kenya are seeking government assistance after losing contact with relatives recruited into the Russian army, including Humphrey Kimani, whose family says communication with him has recently stopped.
Relatives of Humphrey Kimani say they have been unable to reach him for several weeks…
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Margaret Wanjiku Njenga, a Kenyan woman from Nakuru, was found dead in her apartment in Lakewood, Washington, on 6 March.
Local authorities say the city coroner has not yet determined the exact date or cause of her death. Her passing has deeply affected the Kenyan diaspora community in…
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Kenyan-born surgeon Philip Munda, now based in South Africa, has gained recognition both in medicine and in competitive cooking after appearing on MasterChef South Africa.
Munda’s early life remains partly unclear, and his specific county of origin in Kenya has not been publicly confirmed. His…
