Kenya to phase out private children’s homes
Kenya’s government will abolish all privately owned orphanages and children’s homes within the next eight years, a government minister has said. Minister of [...]
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Kenya’s stock market becomes world’s worst performer
Kenyan stocks are extending a selloff that’s taken the country’s benchmark index to the steepest losses in the world. The NSE’s all-share index posted the fourth [...]
UN approves Kenyan-led multinational force to combat gang violence in Haiti
The United Nations Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The [...]
Ruto to NGOs: Align with bottom-up development agenda
The Kenyan government has issued a call to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Public Benefits Organizations (PBOs) to realign their operations with the country’s [...]
Immigrants like Grace Gitau are much-needed in post-COVID Canada. Why deport them?
By Wambui Essie >>> Oh Canada, here we go again. Our on-off-and-on-again dance is on. We, the African Canadian and Kenyan Canadian communities do this dance every [...]
Kenya suspends Worldcoin operations
The Kenyan government has ordered cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, citing data privacy concerns. Worldcoin, founded by US tech entrepreneur Sam [...]
Canada PM Trudeau and wife Sophie separate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram on [...]
Canadians will need a permit to enter some European countries in 2024
Canadians eyeing a trip to certain European countries next year will need to obtain a permit first. Starting in 2024, Canadian travellers seeking a short-term visit to 30 [...]
Coalition assisting refugees demands action to help asylum seekers sleeping on Toronto streets
A coalition of groups working with asylum seekers in Toronto is calling on all levels of government to act immediately to help newcomers to Canada who have been locked out of [...]
Toronto Police identify 4-year-old girl whose body was found in dumpster
Toronto police have identified the young girl whose body was found in a dumpster in the city’s wealthy Rosedale neighbourhood in May, 2022. In an update Thursday, Inspector [...]