Kenya to set up mortgage refinancing company to meet housing demand
Kenya is to set up a mortgage refinancing company to help to meet the government’s aim of providing 500,000 houses in five years as well as make it easier for banks to [...]
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Nurses say report on KNH surgery ‘skewed’, blame doctors
The Nurses union has rejected the Kenya Medical and Practitioners and Dentists Board’s report which blamed nurses on duty for the KNH surgery mix-up. The union [...]
Kenya floods leave at least 15 people dead and scores displaced
Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall [...]
Former child refugee Abdoul Abdi faces deportation hearing
A former child refugee from Somalia will face a deportation hearing on Wednesday that will determine his future in Canada — a country he’s called home for the vast [...]
Kenyan couple in US found dead in suspected murder-suicide
A Kenyan couple was found dead of apparent murder-suicide in their Jersey City, New Jersey home on Monday morning. Authorities say Lydiah Okongo, 40, was shot multiple times [...]
Miguna sues the State, wants to be allowed back
Miguna Miguna, declared a prohibited immigrant in Kenya has sued the government following his deportation and cancellation of his citizenship. The self-declared general of [...]
The lone member of Kenya’s Olympic team used crowdfunding to help her train
By Scott Davis via Business Insider Sabrina Wanjiku Simader will be the lone athlete representing Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Simader is a [...]
Family of Toronto girl who claimed her hijab was cut apologizes, reports say
The family of an 11-year-old Toronto girl has reportedly apologized for the “pain and anger” they caused, after the girl’s claim that a man cut her hijab [...]
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to highest level in 9 years
The Bank of Canada hiked its key lending rate to 1.25 per cent on Wednesday morning, from 1 per cent, raising it to its highest level since 2009, when then-bank governor Mark [...]
National parks free for people 17 and under starting in 2018
National parks across the country will become free for people 17 and under starting in 2018. Parks were free to all visitors in 2017 to celebrate Canada 150. Catherine [...]