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Kenya's Ruling
Spotlights
Dual Citizenship in the Diaspora
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| A display of Kenyan andAmerican passports; the pending draft constitution in Kenya contains dual citizenship for its citizens |
Toronto, Canada -- There is a widely held belief that the current Kenyan constitution prohibits, without exception dual citizenship for persons over 21 years of age. The High Court of Kenya has recently ruled that this view is wrong. Justice Kimaru ruled that under the current constitution, dual citizenship is allowed for persons who got their Kenyan citizenship by birth and did not or do not renounce it while acquiring the second citizenship.
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Kenyan finds ties to home with local Chicago organization, the Internet
CHICAGO, IL -- As the quartet began singing, accompanied only by the shh-shh rhythm of a wooden shaker called a kayamba, Veronica Kariuki’s face eased into a smile at the familiar tune, and she sang along in Swahili.
Kariuki, who serves as the office and program manager for the United Kenyans of Chicago, is in charge of arranging events such as this international music concert for the area’s Kenyan population.
On Friday, the four-person singing group Singers of United Lands performed at the organization’s headquarters in River North. Their set included songs from each of its members’ homelands: Chile, Latvia, Korea and Kenya. more>>
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS:
As refugees settle in, city’s translation needs evolve
Farsi. Karen. Kirundi. These are languages not often heard in Chicago.
But as refugees from Iran, Burma, and Burundi—plus a host of other nations—establish a life here, their growing communities need translation services. more>> |
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| Putting Chicago’s Rude Cabbies on Notice |
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| Immigrants, more so Africans, have experienced low moments in the hands of fellow rude Africans when it comes to riding a cabbie in Chicago. Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga, our senior writer, has elected to put on notice some of these Africans. Click here to read his notice and the experiences he recently encountered in Chicago |
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COMMENTARY
Mayhem in Kenya: Where Do Christians Feature In All This?
Fellow Kenyans, over the past few days, we have witnessed unnecessary violence and bloodshed in our beloved country that has enjoyed peace since her independence. While many continue to point fingers at the government for responding to the opposition with live ammunitions and the opposition for violence, looting and other criminal activity that has resulted to the government's resolve to in-discriminated crackdowns, kindly allow me to also point the finger to what I believe is a cause for current mayhem in Kenya and suggested solutions. >>more |
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Kenya Chancery to Issue Passports Out of Washington
Washington, DC -- The Embassy of Kenya announced the following major change to passport processing for Kenyans in the United States, Canada, Latin and South America. A change that is expected to expedite the passport renewal process.
This new development will affect all Kenyans in the Americas including the US, Canada, Brazil, Latin America and South America.
With effect from Monday, March 15th 2010 the Kenya Embassy in Washington D.C now issues brand new passports, Ordinary and Diplomatic, without anymore reference to Nairobi.
We therefore wish to inform Kenyans in the Diaspora that the Embassy has now stopped renewing 5 year passports (to comply with current immigration regulations in Kenya). Anyone whose passport is expired should therefore make arrangements to apply for a new passport which will now be issued at the Embassy.
We further wish to remind Kenyans that the Embassy of Kenya in Washington D.C is no longer issuing 'A' series (32 Page)and "B" series (48 Page) Passports. Anyone who wishes to obtain a new Kenya passport should therefore apply for a 'C' series (64 Page) passport the cost of which is US $150.
Similarly anyone who wishes to do a name change either through marriage, divorce or deed poll should also apply for a new passport at the Embassy.
Kenyans can apply for a new passport 6 months before expiry."
For more information contact the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya.
Address: 2249 R Street, NW. Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 387-6101
Fax: (202) 462-3829
website: www.kenyaembassy.com |
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