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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…
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Kenyan recruiting agencies sourcing for jobs abroad have decried the government’s failure to renew their licenses.
The agencies said the move, together with longer training requirements, has hindered the travel of many Kenyans seeking jobs abroad.
This has not only crippled their businesses but…
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The government has licensed 302 recruitment companies to secure jobs for Kenyans abroad.
The new registrations surpassed the yearly target of 240 agencies due to a surge in demand for migrant workers abroad, according to Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui.
The cleared companies were subjected…
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AP - A federal judge on Tuesday barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden.
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a temporary restraining order sought by Texas, which sued on Friday against a Department of…
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South Sudan has banned the issuance of visa on arrival for Kenyans in a move aimed at promoting transparency and accountability.
Kenyans traveling to South Sudan will now be required to obtain a visa at the country’s embassy in Nairobi or apply for e-visa online.
South Sudan’s Deputy Foreign…
