Emmanuel Igunza

2 weeks ago | wunc.org | Emmanuel Igunza

NAIROBI, Kenya —Protests erupted across Kenya Thursday over the death of 31-year-old blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody under suspicious circumstances. Ojwang was arrested last week in Homa Bay, in western Kenya, after criticizing Kenya's Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eliud Lagat, on social media. Ojwang was transported over 200 milesto Nairobi, the capital, on Friday, where he died hours later.

2 months ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Emmanuel Igunza

In one of the worlds largest refugee camps, thousands of predominantly Somali refugees hoping to travel to the U.S. are waiting anxiously to see if the program will be resumed later in April.

2 months ago | npr.org | Emmanuel Igunza |John Ruwitch |Aowen Cao |Christine Arrasmith

Refugees in Limbo with US Resettlement Uncertainty Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1245530791/1269183937" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> In Kenya, generations of mostly Somalians have lived in one of the world's largest refugee camps for over thirty years. Many hoped to resettle in places such as the U.S., which has paused a key admissions program.

Feb 21, 2025 | tuko.co.ke | Wycliffe Musalia |Emmanuel Igunza

Kenya Airways has signed a deal with London Metropolitan University, which will see KQ staff undertake undergraduate and graduate aviation courses from the UK-based institution KQ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Allan Kilavuka said the airlines' pilots and engineers are highly skilled and attractive to the global aviation industry Speaking exclusively to TUKO.co.ke, Kilavuka hit at Labour CS Alfred Mutua for announcing plans to secure employment opportunities for the pilots in UAE Kenya Airways...

Feb 18, 2025 | tuko.co.ke | Emmanuel Igunza

It was estimated that hundreds of hundreds of Kenyans were lured by fake recruitment agencies into signing up for jobs in Thailand, only to be taken across the Thai-Myanmar border Kenya’s government spokesman Isaac Mwaura urged citizens to verify job offers through official channels before considering employment abroad Fake recruitment agencies advertise lucrative jobs in Thailand, offering visa and placement fees for unsuspecting citizens The Kenyan government says that more than 80 citizens...