CategoriesMigrant NewsSeven Kenyan nationals have been arrested in Johannesburg for illegally working at a centre processing refugee applications under a controversial US programme that prioritises white Afrikaners. The move has sparked a fresh diplomatic row between Pretoria and Washington, deepening tensions over President Donald Trump’s claims of “genocide” in South Africa. South Africa has ordered the […]
CategoriesKenyan UpdatesTwo entrepreneurs from Kenya honoured among Africa’s top women innovators in agriculture. Kenyan agripreneurs were among the standout winners at the 2025 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), held on September 5 during the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The awards, run by AGRA under its VALUE4HER programme, recognise women driving innovation […]
CategoriesNarrativesNigerian luxury brand Ikpen, celebrated for transforming indigenous African textiles into global couture, will showcase its artistry in Nairobi this weekend with an exclusive fashion pop-up at The Social House. For more than two decades, Ikpen has been redefining African luxury fashion. Founded by a Nigerian designer whose devotion to fabric borders on spiritual, the […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsSpeaking at Mathare Social Justice Centre on August 2, SJM Nairobi Chapter Spokesperson Wanjira Wanjiru said the council will serve as a national organ of representation driven by the collective will of citizens, not politicians. Backed by Convenor Davis Tafari, the movement rejected former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s proposed intergenerational dialogue, insisting they are building […]
CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesStevo arrived in Nairobi on July 28 aboard a repatriation flight from Jeddah, reuniting with family moments before midnight at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Mudavadi praised Saudi Arabia’s cooperation and credited the Kenyan Diaspora, Muslim World League, and community-led fundraising—approximately KSh 129 million in diyya (blood money)—for facilitating the release. Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei revealed that […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThe PMA Agile Nairobi Youth Cohort 2024 findings—unveiled on Thursday at the Githurai Youth Empowerment Centre—show that nearly 3 in 10 partnered youth experienced physical or sexual violence in the past year, while nearly half of digitally connected youth reported some form of online abuse. The data, collected by ICRHK and partners, comes at a […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsKenya hosts over 600,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, with many more undocumented migrants living and working in Nairobi’s Eastleigh, Kawangware, Githurai, and other informal neighborhoods. While Kenya’s public healthcare system has made strides in providing free contraceptives, access remains limited or non-existent for many in these migrant communities. Sayana Press (DMPA-SC), a self-injectable contraceptive, has […]
