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Kenyan-born naval officer Dan Korir has been promoted to Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Navy, recognising his years of technical expertise and dedicated service.
Korir grew up in Kenya before pursuing a career abroad. His Kenyan roots remain an important part of his identity, and his…
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Isaac Segera, a Kenyan-born soldier serving in the US Army, died suddenly after collapsing at a bus station in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at hospital. Segera, known to friends as “Izzo,” was recognised for his discipline, humility and dedication to…
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The body of Edna Mmbali Ombakho, a 31‑year‑old Kenyan postgraduate student, was recovered from a river in Wraysbury, Berkshire, on Sunday, 8 March, nearly five weeks after she was last seen.
Ms Ombakho, who had been reported missing on 1 February, was pursuing a Master of Science degree at York St…
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Kenyan singer and author Vivian Wambui, known professionally as Vivianne, has relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, citing the need to step back from the pressures of her public life.
Wambui, a mother of two, said the move was not motivated by career opportunities but by a desire to reclaim her sense of…
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A Kenyan man receiving treatment in a Russian hospital has called on his government to rescue him after claiming he was forced to fight in Ukraine under false pretences.
Denis Mokaya Mongare says he left Kenya in November last year after being promised a cleaning job by a recruitment agent named…
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Kenya’s prosecuting authority has opposed the release on bond of a 74-year-old man sought by the United States over alleged cybercrime offences.
Godfrey Mbogori was arrested in Meru on 19 February by officers from the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force and the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit. His arrest…
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Samuel Waithaka, once jailed for running a fraudulent overseas recruitment scheme that targeted job seekers in Kenya, says he has rebuilt his life after serving a prison sentence and now works to discourage others from engaging in similar crimes.
Waithaka grew up in Huruma estate in Nairobi, an…
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Residents of Bondo in Siaya County gathered to bury Sarah Andiki, a Kenyan-born soldier who served in the United States Army, at her family’s homestead in Chunga Village.
Mourners travelled from different places to attend the ceremony and pay their respects. Andiki served with the 492nd…
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Relatives in Mboroti village, Limuru, Kiambu County, are mourning James Kamau Ndung’u, a young Kenyan father who died in Ukraine after travelling to Russia in search of work.
Kamau left Kenya in mid-2025 hoping to secure employment that would support his wife and infant daughter. According to his…
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Mercy Koech from Londiani in Kericho County has described how rejection from the Kenyan Defence Forces led her to pursue a military career in the United States Navy.
Koech had hoped to join the Kenyan army soon after finishing secondary school. With strong academic results and experience in…
