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Uae

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The Phone That Went Dead in Dubai: How a Missing Kericho Man Surfaced in a Deportation Camp

Mathew Kiprop Lagat vanished from Jumeirah Beach on June 13. Two weeks later he was home in Kenya — deported, stripped of his belongings, and carrying a story many Gulf workers know too well.

4 days ago5 min

Aerial view of Dubai's high-rise skyline and highway in the United Arab Emirates

Diaspora

The Visa Stamp That Now Waits at the Gate: How a UAE Rule Change Eases Travel for Kenyans Living Abroad

The Emirates will now grant visas on arrival to Kenyans who hold residency in nine Western and Asian economies — a quiet dividend of the Kenya–UAE trade pact.

10 days ago4 min

Wide view of Jumeirah Beach in Dubai with calm Persian Gulf waters under a clear sky

Culture

The Beach That Took Skullchrusher: How One Kenyan Creator's Death in Dubai Shook the Diaspora's Online Family

10 days ago5 min

Diaspora

The Stamp at the Gate: How a Quiet UAE Rule Change Eases the Journey for Kenya's Globe-Spanning Diaspora

10 days ago6 min

Kenyan shilling banknotes fanned out, representing the diaspora remittances that support millions of households back home

Business

The Smaller Envelope: How Gulf Turmoil Pushed Kenya's Diaspora Lifeline Into the Red

11 days ago5 min

The Dubai skyline at dusk, with the Burj Khalifa rising above the city's towers

Diaspora

The Gulf Door That Opens Only for Those Already Gone: How a New UAE Rule Rewards Kenya's Diaspora

11 days ago5 min

The Dubai skyline at dusk, with the Burj Khalifa rising above the city's towers in the United Arab Emirates.

World

The Stamp at the Gate: How a New UAE Rule Just Made Dubai Easier for Kenyans Living Abroad

11 days ago5 min

Dubai's Jumeirah Beach, with the high-rise towers of Dubai Marina rising along the Gulf shoreline

Diaspora

The Fare to Bring Them Home: How a String of Kenyan Deaths in the Gulf Is Testing Families and a Promised Welfare Fund

12 days ago5 min

Sunbathers and calm turquoise water along the shoreline of Dubai's Jumeirah Beach on a bright, clear day.

Diaspora

An Ordinary Day at Jumeirah Beach: Why Another Kenyan Death in the Gulf Has Families Counting the Cost of Coming Home

13 days ago5 min

Travellers and vehicles outside a terminal at Dubai International Airport in the early morning, United Arab Emirates

Diaspora

The Thirty-Day Window: How a UAE Visa Reprieve Is Buying Stranded Kenyans Time to Stay Legal

15 days ago5 min

Travellers move through the bright, columned interior of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates.

World

The Thirty-Day Window in Abu Dhabi: How Flight Chaos Handed Kenyans in the UAE a Visa Lifeline

16 days ago5 min

Travellers and aircraft at Dubai International Airport, a major hub for Kenyan workers in the United Arab Emirates

Diaspora

The Window That Closes on July 9: How a UAE Grace Period Hands Stranded Kenyans a Way Out of Limbo

16 days ago5 min