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The Lebanon evacuation multi-agency team, led by Ms. Margaret Wamoto, the Director of Administration at the State Department for Diaspora Affairs, successfully saw off a group of 55 Kenyans at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut yesterday. This marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of Kenyans…

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Kenyan-born Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley has made history by winning a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives with over 64 percent of the vote. Hiltsley competed against Wynfred Russell, a Liberian-born community leader and former Brooklyn Park City Council member. In her acceptance speech, Hiltsley stated, “I stand here as the first Kenyan-born person ever…

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Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Trump won the key states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, with a combined 29 electoral votes to clinch the 270 necessary to win the presidency. As of 5:34am ET Wednesday, Trump had 277 electoral votes total. Trump…

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Eight teachers from Pala Masogo Secondary School in Homa Bay County were arrested for allegedly photocopying a chemistry exam paper for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The suspects, including the centre manager, invigilators, and Board of Governors (BOG) teachers, were detained after being caught in the act at the school. Homa Bay Sub-County…

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Equatorial Guinea’s Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested following allegations that he recorded more than 400 explicit videos featuring the wives of prominent public figures in the country. The scandal emerged during a separate investigation into fraud allegations against Engonga, aged 54, when authorities uncovered a trove…

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Two men were sentenced in Tuesday to 35 years in prison for murdering Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat last year. After a nine-month trial, the High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret last week found Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, guilty of stabbing the 34-year-old steeplechaser to death. Sydney becomes…

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have tied with three votes each in the tiny New Hampshire township of Dixville Notch, kicking off Election Day in one of the first places in the country to report its presidential preference. The unincorporated township, located along the US-Canada border in New Hampshire’s northern tip,…

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At least 36 people were killed and six were injured after a bus plunged into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Monday, an official told Reuters. The bus was travelling from Garhwal in the Himalayas and was headed to the town of Ramnagar, with at least 42 passengers on board, Devendra…

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A man believed to be behind the brutal murder of family members; a mother, daughter and 12-year-old niece was arrested Sunday in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The man has been hiding in Eastleigh all along as detectives extended his search to Somalia and Ethiopia. Detectives say investigations show the man had illegally obtained a Kenyan identification card….

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Manchester United and Chelsea battled hard but failed to find a winner as their Premier League fixture ended 1-1 at Old Trafford, on Sunday. It was a goalless first-half with Cole Palmer and Marcus Rashford getting close for both sides. Then the second-half began with Pedro Neto trying to give Chelsea the lead, but his…

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