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The Palace of Westminster and Big Ben seen across the River Thames in London at dusk

The Empire Sends an Invoice: What Suella Braverman's Reparations Reversal Means for Kenyans Who Remember

A Reform UK MP's claim that former colonies owe Britain money has landed hard in Kenya, where the memory of Empire is neither abstract nor settled.

8 minutes ago5 min

Aircraft wing seen from a passenger window above clouds at sunset during a long-haul flight

The Summer of Thin Kerosene: Why the Flight Home to Kenya Costs More This July

A ten-week closure of the Strait of Hormuz drained jet fuel stocks from Europe to the Gulf, and the bill is landing on diaspora booking screens just as the annual journey home begins.

about 3 hours ago5 min

The Radcliffe Camera and Oxford's historic skyline under a blue sky, host city of the Kenyans in UK Festival

The Long Afternoon at Horspath: Oxford Counts Down to the Day Kenyan Britain Comes Home to Itself

about 6 hours ago5 min

The modern brick and glass facade of Reading Crown Court in Berkshire, England, on a clear day

The Knife That Waited on London Road: Reading Court Jails Kenyan Man for the Murder of Linner Sang

3 days ago4 min

The European Central Bank tower and Frankfurt skyline at dawn, seen across the River Main

The Quiet Second Place: How Germany Overtook Britain as Kenya's New Remittance Powerhouse

4 days ago5 min

The Canary Wharf financial district skyline in London, destination of a growing stream of talent visa applications

The Backup Plan in Britain: Why Kenya's H-1B Professionals Are Quietly Filing for the UK's Global Talent Visa

5 days ago5 min

Ginger-coated Tamworth pigs foraging on open pasture, the traditional breed Flavian Obiero raises on his Hampshire farm

The Farmer They Didn't Expect: How a Teenager From Kilifi Became Britain's Kenyan Pig Farmer

5 days ago5 min

Bundles of US dollar banknotes packed inside an open briefcase, evoking cross-border remittance flows.

The Money's New Map: How America Eclipsed Britain as the Heart of Kenya's Diaspora Economy

5 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

A festival crowd with hands raised at dusk, celebrating live music together

The Song That Crossed the Sea: How a Kikuyu Homecoming Festival Keeps Britain's Kenyans Rooted

6 days ago5 min

Graduating UK university students throw their black mortarboard caps into the air at an outdoor ceremony.

The Withdrawal Before the Refusal: How Britain's New Student-Visa Regime Is Closing a Door on Kenya's Scholars

7 days ago6 min

A home recording studio with a microphone and pop shield, mixing gear, keyboard and electric bass guitar.

The Scholarship He Set Aside: How a Nairobi Singer's Gamble Found a Home on Apple's Platoon

7 days ago6 min

Visitors viewing framed paintings on white walls inside a contemporary art gallery with wood flooring

The Wine Bar That Became a Gallery: How Two Kenyan Painters Are Carrying Home to a London Street

7 days ago6 min

A nurse's gloved hands gently cradle a newborn baby's tiny foot in a hospital room

The First Drops: Why a Newborn's Heel-Prick Test Means One Thing in Nairobi and Another in London

7 days ago5 min

Visitors stand together looking at framed paintings on the wall at an art gallery exhibition

The Wine Bar on Kingsland Road: How Two Kenyan Painters Are Turning a Hackney Corner Into a Map of Belonging

8 days ago6 min

The Royal Courts of Justice building in central London, a symbol of the British legal system now seeking a suspect's return.

The Border He Almost Crossed: How a London Banker's Death Pulled a Kenyan Suspect Back Toward Trial

10 days ago5 min

A dentist's hands holding a mirror and probe during a dental examination

The Country That Cannot Find a Dentist: How a Kenyan-Born Surgeon Fits Into Britain's Care Gap

10 days ago4 min

A healthcare worker in blue scrubs walks down a hospital corridor past a neonatal incubator

The Letters Waiting at Afya House: How 6,360 New Kenyan Health Workers Enter a World That Wants Them Abroad

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

The Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in central London, an emblem of the British justice system a Kenyan court is now being asked to serve.

The Border He Almost Crossed: How a London Banker's Killing Pulled a Kenyan Suspect Back Into a Nairobi Court

11 days ago5 min

Dental students treat children at a free community clinic, illustrating widening gaps in access to routine dental care.

The Mouth That Britain Forgot: How a Kenyan-Born Surgeon Became a Lifeline in the NHS Dental Crisis

11 days ago5 min

The stone facade of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, symbolising the British legal system seeking a suspect's return.

The Border That Ran Out of Road: How a London Killing Pulled a Kenyan Suspect Back Across Three Frontiers

11 days ago5 min

Close-up of British pound sterling banknotes fanned out, the currency Kenyans in the UK convert to shillings when sending money home.

The Pound That Shrank the Parcel: How a Decade of Brexit Quietly Reshaped What Kenyans in Britain Send Home

12 days ago5 min

Nairobi city skyline under daylight, with high-rise towers rising above the Kenyan capital

The Anniversary They Watch From Afar: How Kenya's Diaspora Marks June 25 as Nairobi Locks Down Again

12 days ago5 min

Athletes compete in a track race at the athletics stadium during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Scholarship That Runs Both Ways: How America's Kenyan College Stars Are Booking Tickets to Glasgow

13 days ago4 min

A Kenya Airways Boeing 777-300 on the tarmac at London Heathrow Airport under an overcast sky.

The Plane That Came Home First: How Kenya Airways' Returning 777 Reopens the Diaspora's Road to London

13 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

Two nurses in scrubs review patient notes in a hospital corridor, illustrating healthcare staffing.

The Crème de la Crème Departure: How Kenya Trains the World's Nurses and Empties Its Own Wards

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

15 days ago5 min

A vial of influenza vaccine with a syringe on a clinical surface, illustrating pandemic vaccine preparedness

The Shot Before the Storm: How a British Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial Reaches Kenya's Nurses Abroad

15 days ago5 min

The black front door of 10 Downing Street, the official London residence of the British prime minister

The Door Changes, the Queue Does Not: What Keir Starmer's Resignation Means for Kenyans in Britain

15 days ago5 min

Kenyan demonstrators fill a Nairobi street during the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests

The Day They Watch From Afar: How a Nairobi Memorial March Reaches Kenyans Across the Diaspora

15 days ago4 min

The Royal Courts of Justice in London, a Gothic stone building symbolising the British legal system

The Flat in Woolwich: How a Kenyan Banker's Killing Reached From London to a Border Post at Namanga

15 days ago5 min

The Big Ben clock tower and the Houses of Parliament rising over central London

The Tenant of Downing Street: What Keir Starmer's Expected Exit Could Mean for Kenyans in Britain

16 days ago4 min