Kenyans abroad Archives - WakenyaCanada

Kenyan resident of Toronto sentenced to life in prison for poisoning toddler

11/03/2023

Francis Ngugi, a 47-year-old sanitation worker who put a poisonous chemical in a cereal container, killing a Scarborough toddler in March 2021, has been sentenced to life in [...]

Kenya extends e-passport deadline, again

01/21/2022

Kenya’s Immigration Department has extended the December 31, 2021 deadline for the phasing out of the old generation passport. In a statement announcing the extension [...]

Australia’s 2021 Local Hero Rosemary Kariuki is giving back to her community in Kenya and she needs us

02/08/2021

Last week, Australians tuned in to watch Australia Day Honours, a yearly event that acknowledges hundreds of Australians for their contributions to the community. Among those [...]

What is Family Day in Canada?

02/19/2018

Today is Family Day in some parts of Canada. Family Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February except in BC where it’s the 2nd Monday of February. This year, [...]

25 Swahili words you may not know

05/11/2016

Password – NywilaJuice – ShambatiPhD – UzamifuMasters – UzamiliDegree – ShahadaDiploma – StashahadaCertificate – AstashahadaKeyboard – KicharazioScanner [...]

Shame: Kenya 7s Rugby team win Singapore Sevens without a single Kenyan journalist present

04/17/2016

Indeed Kenya 7s deserve the headlines tomorrow and top spots on local news tonight! But there is a lot more Kenyan media houses can do to support local sports. I wish they [...]

Kenya passport application goes digital

03/20/2015

Kenyan citizens can soon apply for passports online, according to a notice by the department of Immigration Services. To this effect, the department published a notice on its [...]

Team picked to facilitate 2017 Kenyan diaspora vote

02/20/2015

The Foreign Affairs ministry has picked a task force to prepare rules for Kenyans in diaspora to participate in the 2017 General election or any referendum organized before [...]

Kenya left hand vehicle importation guidelines

02/02/2015

The Kenyan government has issued revised guidelines for importation of duty free vehicles by Kenyan resident returning from countries that operate left hand drive vehicles. [...]