International students in limbo under immigration system changes
Thousands of international students were rejected for permanent residence this winter, caught up in changes to Canada’s immigration system intended to speed up recruitment [...]
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Kenya passport application goes digital
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 [...]
World Relief Canada closes Kenya office
International aid agency World Relief Canada has announced it will close its Kenya office at the end of March 2015. In a brief notice in the March 17 edition of theNation, [...]
President Kenyatta launches Integrated Population Registration System
A new computer system will link up government agencies that hold personal information of individuals in a bid to enhance efficiency and security. Integrated Population [...]
New High Commissioner for Kenyans in Canada
The High Commissioner-Designate of Kenya to Canada and Cuba, Amb. John Lepi Lanyasunya, MBS, arrived in Ottawa, Canada on February 23rd, 2015. Ambassador Lanyasunya, a career [...]
Lupita’s $150,000 Oscar dress stolen
A $150,000 custom-made Calvin Klein Collection dress, worn by actress Lupita Nyong’o at the Oscars, has been stolen in Hollywood. The dress, studded with 6,000 natural [...]
UK charity boss Simon Harris jailed for Kenya child sex abuse
A British charity boss who abused Kenyan street children after luring them to his home has been jailed for more than 17 years. Simon Harris, 55, carried out sex attacks on [...]
Ontario’s new sex education curriculum
Highlights [by Grade] from the revised sex education curriculum released by the Ontario government on Monday. Grade 1: Identify body parts, including genitalia, using correct [...]
Team picked to facilitate 2017 Kenyan diaspora vote
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
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. [...]