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Consular Protection

A grey metal fence photographed in monochrome, suggesting confinement and restricted access

Eight Months Without a Charge: Kenya Summons Juba's Envoy Over a Citizen It Cannot Reach

A Kenyan has reportedly been held under house arrest in South Sudan for over eight months, his consular lifeline cut. Nairobi has summoned the envoy — a test of what a passport is worth abroad.

2 months ago4 min

Panoramic view of Zacatecas city in central Mexico, where Rerimoi Barsitei has been held since 2021

Diaspora

The Sentence Nobody Translated: A Kenyan Runner's Eighty-Year Wait in a Mexican Prison

Rerimoi Barsitei left Baringo to race in Mexico. A decade later, his family is pleading with Nairobi to fight an 80-year sentence he says he never understood.

2 months ago5 min

The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, seat of Kenya's National Assembly where the questions were raised.

Diaspora

The Signature That Never Came: How a Stalled Ministry Left Kenyan Families Abroad Waiting for Answers

3 months ago5 min