The family of a Kenyan woman who died in Saudi Arabia last year is appealing for financial assistance to transport her remains to Kenya for burial.
Holiness Wawuda, 52, is said to have collapsed in police cells in Riyadh on October 10th, 2021, and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in the Saudia capital.
Her cousin Leonard Maghanga says the mother of three was being held in police custody as officials processed her deportation after she declined to renew her work permit and resorted to door-to-door services.
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to encourage Kenyans in the diaspora to invest back home.
The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was approved by Senators during a special sitting on Tuesday evening.
The bill, which is sponsored by Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata, will be forwarded to the National Assembly for concurrence.
The proposed law seeks to give Kenyans living and working abroad special incentives, including wealth protection, to encourage them to invest in Kenya.
The Atheists in Kenya Society (AIK) is accusing its former secretary Seth Mahiga of fraud.
Mahiga is alleged to have withdrawn an undisclosed amount of money from the society’s bank account without the knowledge of the Executive Committee.
AIK President Nyende Mumia says members of the committee were shocked when they visited their bank on Friday, only to find a huge sum was missing from their account.
Congolese musician Lulendo Matumona, popularly known as General Defao, has passed away.
Defao is said to have lost consciousness while in his hotel room in Douala, Cameroon on Monday and was rushed to Laquintinie Hospital where he died.
Reports indicate that the Rhumba maestro, who was set to celebrate his 63rd birthday on December 31st, died of coronavirus-related complications. The deceased arrived in Cameroon last week ahead of his New Year’s Eve concert in Douala where he was set to entertain his fans.
Congolese musician Lulendo Matumona, popularly known as General Defao, has passed away.
Defao is said to have lost consciousness while in his hotel room in Douala, Cameroon on Monday and was rushed to Laquintinie Hospital where he died.
Reports indicate that the Rhumba maestro, who was set to celebrate his 63rd birthday on December 31st, died of coronavirus-related complications. The deceased arrived in Cameroon last week ahead of his New Year’s Eve concert in Douala where he was set to entertain his fans.