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The Nairobi city skyline rising beyond green savannah grassland under a hazy sky

The Eve of Seven Seven: Kenya Braces as Saba Saba Returns With a March to Parliament's Door

Activists have notified police of a 3,000-strong Tuesday march from Jeevanjee Gardens to Parliament, transporters have issued a strike notice — and the diaspora is settling in for its most anxious day of the year.

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Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Kenya's former vice president, at a public appearance

The Name They Won't Say: Gachagua's Denial Keeps Kenya's 2027 Opposition Ticket a Guarded Secret

From Wamunyoro, Rigathi Gachagua dismissed reports that Kalonzo Musyoka has been crowned the opposition's presidential candidate — a dispute Kenyans abroad are watching with 2027 ballots in mind.

2 days ago4 min

Sign outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office, the agency that decides green card applications

The July Squeeze: Green Card Doors Narrow for Kenyans in America as Three New Rules Take Hold

4 days ago5 min

A busy street scene in central Nairobi, Kenya, with pedestrians and vehicles moving past commercial buildings

The Errand That Ended on Park Road: How a KSh 10,000 Dispute at a State Youth Forum Left Cecil Ouma Dead

4 days ago5 min

The Colosseum in Rome at dusk, emblem of Italy, where Kenya hopes new legal work pathways will open

A Door Opens on the Mediterranean: What Kenya's New Labour Deal With Italy Promises the Next Wave of Workers Abroad

4 days ago5 min

A person typing on a laptop keyboard in low light, the glowing screen reflecting lines of text

The Delete Button Denied: Kenyan Court Strikes Down Website-Blocking Powers That Haunted the Diaspora's Digital Town Square

5 days ago5 min

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua pictured at an official engagement in 2023

The Gate at Wamunyoro: How Gachagua's Meeting With Wanjigi Sharpens the 2027 Question for Kenyans Abroad

5 days ago4 min

Sydney Opera House and harbour in Australia, a leading destination for Kenyan students and skilled migrants

The Price of Plan B: Australia's Overnight Visa Hike Reprices the Kenyan Dream Down Under

5 days ago5 min

Young Kenyan protesters march through the streets of Nairobi during nationwide demonstrations.

The Week Zizo Did Not Come Home: Why Kenya's Missing Youth Keep the Diaspora Watching From Afar

6 days ago5 min

Graduating university students in gowns toss their mortarboard caps into the air at sunset

The Rating That Could Close a Campus: How Britain's New Visa Crackdown Reaches Into Kenyan Students' Plans

6 days ago5 min

The oblique west facade of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, under a clear sky

The Baby Born on a Visa: How a Supreme Court Ruling Secured Citizenship for the Children of Kenya's American Dream

6 days ago5 min

A person holding several passports, illustrating international travel and US visa applications

The Fast Lane at the Embassy Gate: How a $750 US Visa Fee Splits Kenyan Families Into Those Who Can Wait and Those Who Can't

6 days ago5 min

A traveller studies an LED flight departures board inside an airport terminal, suitcase at his side

The Ticket Home They Did Not Ask For: What America's Self-Deportation Turn Means for Kenyans on the List

6 days ago5 min

Travelers move through the wide departures hall of a modern international airport terminal.

The $2,100 Goodbye: What Washington's Self-Departure Offer Signals to Every African on Borrowed Time in America

7 days ago5 min

The United States Capitol dome in Washington, where Congress debates immigration laws affecting foreign-born military veterans.

He Served, Then He Was Sent Home: A Kenyan Veteran's Long Fight for the Soldiers America Deports

7 days ago5 min

Two semi-trucks driving along an open American highway under a wide sky

Three Weeks in Farmville: A Kenyan Trucker's Detention and the New Geography of Fear on America's Highways

7 days ago4 min

A United States passport book resting on a flat surface, representing immigration registration and documentation.

Register or Risk Everything: What America's New Alien Registration Rule Means for Kenyans Living in the Shadows

8 days ago5 min

A single ballot paper being dropped into a sealed transparent ballot box at a polling station.

The Ten Thousand Who Can Vote: How Kenya's Plan to Reach a Million Citizens Abroad Hits a Funding Wall

9 days ago5 min

Colourful historic townhouses and moored boats line the Nyhavn waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark

The Threshold That Moves Every Quarter: How Denmark's New Salary Rules Reshape the Nordic Route for Kenyan Workers

10 days ago5 min

A traveler holds up a passport in front of a building, evoking international travel and the moment of border re-entry

The Trip Home That Got Complicated: How a Supreme Court Ruling Reshapes Re-Entry for Kenya's Green Card Holders

10 days ago5 min

Young women hold placards during the Reject Finance Bill protests in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2024.

The Roll of Names Still Waiting for a Courtroom: Two Years On, Kenya's Diaspora Watches the Gen Z Reckoning Stall

10 days ago5 min

A hand drops a paper ballot into a sealed ballot box at a polling station.

The Roll That Reopened for Five Wards: Why 1.4 Million Kenyans Abroad Still Wait to Be Counted

10 days ago5 min

New Americans raise their right hands to take the oath of citizenship at a US naturalisation ceremony

The Last Step Gets Steeper: How a Proposed US Fee Hike Could Put Citizenship Out of Reach for Kenyan Green Card Holders

10 days ago5 min

Young women hold handmade placards during the 2024 Reject Finance Bill protests in central Nairobi, Kenya.

The City That Went Quiet: How Kenya's Diaspora Marked Two Years of the Gen Z Uprising From Afar

11 days ago5 min

An American flag flying against an open sky, representing the path to United States citizenship.

The Price of Belonging: How a Proposed US Fee Hike Could Put Citizenship Out of Reach for Kenyan Green Card Holders

11 days ago5 min

The west facade of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, under a clear sky.

The Arrivals Hall That Became a Trap: How a US Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Travelling Kenyan Green Card Holders in Limbo

11 days ago5 min

The hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where lawmakers approved the bloc's tougher migrant return rules.

The Country Europe Wants to Borrow: Why Kenya Has Become a Candidate to Hold the Migrants the EU Sends Away

11 days ago5 min

The marble facade of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, seen from the plaza at dusk

The Stamp That Replaces the Card: How a Supreme Court Ruling Put Travelling Kenyan Green Card Holders on Notice

11 days ago5 min

New Americans raise their right hands to take the oath of citizenship at a United States naturalization ceremony.

The Price of Belonging: How Washington's $570 Citizenship Fee Hike Reaches Kenyan Kitchens in America

12 days ago5 min

The marble west facade and columns of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.

The Stamp at the Gate: How a Supreme Court Ruling Reshapes the Risk of Going Home for Green Card Holders

12 days ago5 min

Kenyan General Service Unit police officers deployed at Uhuru Park in central Nairobi

The Anniversary the State Cannot Script: How June 25 Returns to Test Ruto, the Streets, and a Watching Diaspora

12 days ago5 min

The west facade of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, photographed at dusk

The Charge That Travels Home: How a US Supreme Court Ruling Follows Green-Card Holders to the Border

12 days ago5 min

New US citizens take the Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony, raising their right hands.

The Price of the Oath: Why a 75% US Citizenship Fee Hike Could Stall a Generation of Kenyan Green-Card Holders

12 days ago5 min

Nairobi city skyline under a pale sky, evoking Kenya's seat of government and its global diaspora.

No One to Sign the Answer: How a Kenyan Death in Sydney Laid Bare Parliament's Fight With the Diaspora Office

13 days ago5 min

A close-up of the national flag of Kenya with its black, red, green stripes and central shield.

A Shake-Up at Chungwa House: What ODM's Removal of Edwin Sifuna Signals to Kenyans Watching From Abroad

13 days ago5 min

A panoramic view of Nairobi's skyline of skyscrapers and greenery on a clear day

A Working Day, By Decree: Why June 25 Still Stops the Kenyan Diaspora in Its Tracks

13 days ago5 min

Aircraft on the apron at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, the gateway where Martha Karua was denied entry and deported.

Turned Back at Entebbe: What Martha Karua's Deportation Says to Every Kenyan Who Crosses an East African Border

14 days ago5 min

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben beside the River Thames in Westminster, London

The Door at Number Ten Swings Again: What Starmer's Exit Means for Kenyans Building Lives in Britain

14 days ago5 min

Panoramic skyline of a major Canadian city at dusk, a destination for Kenyan skilled workers under a proposed labour deal.

The Meat Cutter's Passport: How a Quiet Kenya-Canada Deal Could Reroute Thousands of Careers North

14 days ago5 min

Mount Kenya rises above Nanyuki town in Laikipia County, the highland garrison town where the British Army Training Unit Kenya is based.

Justice Before the Signatures: Why Nanyuki's Families Want a Reckoning Before Britain's Army Stays On

14 days ago5 min

Health workers in protective suits inside an Ebola treatment unit, illustrating the kind of biosafety facility disputed at Laikipia

The Facility They Never Asked For: How a US-Backed Ebola Centre Put a Kenyan Minister in the Dock

14 days ago5 min

Aerial view of the Toronto skyline at sunset, the CN Tower rising above the city beside Lake Ontario.

Trained at Home, Hired Abroad: How a Quiet Kenya–Canada Pact Could Redraw the Skilled-Worker Road North

14 days ago5 min

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at dusk, a symbol of Germany, where Kenya is building a skilled-labour migration pathway

The German Sentence They Practice at Dusk: How a Berlin Labour Pact Became Kenya's Template for Sending Its Young Abroad

15 days ago5 min

Graduating students in caps and gowns shake hands at a diverse university commencement ceremony

The Two-Thousand-Dollar Door: How Australia's Record Student Visa Fee Reshapes the Path for Kenya's Strivers

15 days ago5 min

A wooden judge's gavel resting on a dark surface beside a law book, symbolising a court ruling

The Door That Stays Open: Why a Kenyan Court Refused to Halt Gulf Labour Migration and Ordered a Reckoning Instead

15 days ago5 min

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, the main departure point for Kenyan labour migrants heading to the Gulf

A Single Coffin and a Court's Limit: Why Kenya's Judges Chose Vetting Over a Ban on Gulf Labour Migration

16 days ago5 min

An American flag hangs from a building among city skyscrapers, symbolising citizenship and belonging in the United States.

The Paper That Can Be Unmade: What Washington's Citizenship Drive Means for Naturalized Kenyans

16 days ago5 min

Nairobi's central business district skyline, the urban core where authorities warn of June 25 protest disruptions.

The Date That Will Not Fade: How Kenya's June 25 Anniversary Pulls the Diaspora Back Home

17 days ago5 min