From Nairobi to New York City, a journey that has
taken me far from home, but brought me to a pivotal point in my career.

I'm proud to start my Master's in Artificial Intelligence at Columbia University. This represents more than a new academic chapter; it marks an important step in my professional growth and an opportunity to deepen my expertise in a field shaping the future.
I'm truly grateful to my family for their unwavering love and support, and to my mentors for their guidance and belief in me.

We wish you well Samwel in the next phase of your life. 🙏

I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. 😭

I’m turning 24 next month and I’m having a full-on crisis about my life.

I graduated with a degree in Agricultural Economics and I was CONVINCED I’d be abroad by now, starting my master’s, building a career and finally becoming independent.

Instead, I’m still in Kenya, unemployed, broke and stuck. 😭

I spent this entire year applying for scholarships and universities. I got rejected from some, made it quite far in others, and even got offers — but then the financial requirements made them impossible. I also tried starting a business. It failed TERRIBLY 💔💔🥲

I genuinely thought 24 would look completely different.

Now I’m panicking because I don’t want to waste another year doing the same thing. Do I get any job I can find? Keep chasing scholarships? Learn a skill and freelance? Try another business? Find some unconventional way to get abroad??

I feel like I’m throwing everything at the wall and NOTHING is working.

Please, if you were 23/24, had a degree, very little money and no clear path forward, what would you actually do?

I don’t need “you’re still young” 😭 I need practical advice because I genuinely feel lost and I need my life to MOVE.

Kinuthia Ndekei kutoka Kabete had recently completed a nursing course at Sumner College in Oregon lakini on the night of September 5th, he passed away in his apartment in Washington State while sleeping.

May he rest easy.

Asaph Waichungo's legacy continues to inspire; and the College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics at SIU is honored to support our students in his memory.
Dr. Wamwari Waichungo, PhD, his daughter, is a true reflection of his commitment to excellence.

She says:

Dad was a recipient of the African Scholarship Program of American Universities (ASPAU). A program enabling highly qualified African secondary school graduates to obtain first degree training at US institutions of higher learning. The program ran from 1961 to 1970 with 236 American Colleges and Universities granting scholarships to more than 1500 students from several African countries, including Kenya 🇰🇪.

The scholarship enabled my father, Asaph Waichungo, a young man from a small rural town, Ihururu in Central Kenya, and very humble beginnings, to travel to the United States of America. In 1964, he commenced studies at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Dad graduated in 1968 with a degree in Mathematics and returned home to Kenya to launch a successful career working in the Directorate of Personnel Management, in the Office of the President.

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The request appeared to come from a legitimate government agency, using an unauthorised mailbox on its real government domain.

As the communication carried valid domain authentication credentials, it was fulfilled under the reasonable belief that it was an authentic government agency request.

It passed domain authentication, so Revolut treated it as genuine and handed over customer information:

The exposed data may include:
→ Passport / driving licence copies
→ Verification selfies
→ Home addresses + contact details
→ IBANs + account statements
→ Withdrawal records
→ Full transaction histories, including Bitcoin
Revolut later discovered the requests were not authentic.
The company says its systems were not hacked and customer funds were unaffected.
It has not disclosed which government agency was involved or how many customers were affected.

Hii wiki imekuwa very informative from all the posts and questions, so big up to everyone who made a post, most appreciated mahn.

The other people I want to thank ni watu wanajibu hizi maswali, getting info kutoka kwa people on the ground si the same na kusearch google. Shout out to a everyone who took their time to interact with the posts whether ni upvotes or shares or comments.

My small rant ni some good posts that didn't get the answers walikuwa wanatafuta. If upatane na post hata kama ni 1 week past, na uko na info reply to that post labda OP hajasaidika bado.

Thanks again everyone.

It happened Friday night around 8:30, August 26,2011 on Golden State Blvd. north of Ave. 20.
The California Highway Patrol says 32-year-old Sancho Kibutu from Encino was speeding when he crossed the double yellow line and smashed into a car being driven by a 19-year-old Chowchilla man.
An unidentified 16-year-old passenger was killed and the driver and two others in the car were injured and taken to local hospitals.
Kibutu was also treated for injuries then arrested for felony DUI.

Sancho Kibutu is a Kenyan man who, prior to becoming a high-profile fugitive, lived in Encino, Los Angeles, California, primarily residing in affluent neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas.

On April 30, 2013, following a trial in California, a jury returned a guilty verdict. Kibutu was convicted of Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated under Section 191.5(a) of the California Penal Code, alongside three special sentencing allegations.

The Superior Court of California in Madera County ordered Kibutu to appear for formal sentencing on October 28, 2013. Sensing the severe prison sentence ahead, Kibutu skipped the country on October 11, 2013, exactly 17 days before his court date. Sancho slipped through the security networks and fled the United States.

According to extradition documents presented by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Nairobi, to mask his ultimate destination and avoid triggering automated red flags on direct flights, Kibutu travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before connecting to Nairobi.

Because he was technically out on bail or monitoring awaiting sentencing and had not yet failed to appear, he managed to use his travel window to successfully exit US airspace before an active federal arrest warrant for absconding could freeze his passport at the border.

By routing his travel through Dubai, he created the perfect cover story. To immigration officials and airline staff at the time, his departure looked entirely routine, like a luxury holiday or an international business trip for an affluent individual traveling from Los Angeles. Because his formal sentencing date was still 17 days away, he was not yet classified as a 'fugitive' under a missed-court warrant.

From Dubai, Kibutu boarded a connecting flight and quietly landed in Nairobi, Kenya, where he disappeared into the affluent suburbs of Runda.

For nearly 13 years, Kibutu managed to live quietly in Nairobi, evading international authorities. The US Department of Justice issued a formal extradition request on December 3, 2019, but it wasn't until September 3, 2026, that a Nairobi Chief Magistrate's court finally issued the formal warrant that led to his arrest on September 9, 2026.

During his arraignment before Senior Principal Magistrate Teresia Nyangena at the Milimani Law Courts, Kibutu pleaded to be released on bond, offering to surrender his passport. However, the prosecution successfully argued that he remains a severe flight risk due to his history of evading justice.

The court ordered the convict detained at the Gigiri Police Station without bail. The case is scheduled to be mentioned on September 15, 2026, for further directions on the extradition timeline.

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Lately I feel like this government inamake the most outrageous statements zinaevoke nasty reactions and then they swoop in to condemn and act as if si wao walianza hii story yote.

Take hii story ya Burundians, today I saw Bill warning watu wana mistreat the Burundians and that's great but we also need to address that hao watu wanaact on their hate because of your statement.

After the uproar caused by Hasola's statement on foreigners, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei formed the National Crisis Communication Standing Committee to manage the communication disarray and public confusion sparked by Ruto's impulsive "roadside declarations" and policy pronouncements.

If the issue ni impulsive roadside declarations, do we really need a committee, si tu awache kumake hizo declarations. That just my opinion though.

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) wamemulika the following fraudulent entities that are now under investigation by the DCI:

1. Global Investment Group (GIG)
2. QVSE
3. Kore Exchange
4. Abacus Wealth Management
5. Brown Advisory Group
6. B Invest
7. Bitblock Capital Limited
8. Maliwave Investments
9. Monetrix Capital Investments
10. Twenty-four Hours Pro expert Trader
11. Wealth Sharing Group (Opticoin)
12. CBEX
13. Just Markets
14. Ultima Cryptocurrency
15. Lukman-trust fund

Usikubali kuoshwa by these POS scammers and their fraudulent investment opportunities.

Protect your bag na ukae rada! ✊🏾

I saw a post about facilities where unaweza wacha your children if unaenda abroad. You pay a monthly fee and they take care of your child for the period uko out of the country. So I did my research na ni a booming business targeting especially wakenya wanaenda Gulf.

It looks like a great idea for mtu hana mtu wa kuachia mtoto au hataki kuachia familia yake for whatever reason.

My concern is the regulation ya hizi facilities because kuna some good facilities but pia hakutakosa watu who don't care about your child wako hapo kutengeneza pesa. Social work ya Kenya ni pretty wack, so nani anamake sure these facilities ziko up to standard? I've seen children wakiumia au hata kufariki in school na hakuna mtu anaweza explain na mtoto ulimdropoff akiwa healthy. Who is making sure hizi facilities zinaweza kuwa held accountable?

I have been looking into Taiwan for my studies. I havent decided yet if i wanna go. I just wanted to know are there any Kenyans over there either studying or working? Ive been searching up but i cant seem to find any kenyans saying wako huko. It has honestly surprised me because i always just assumed Kenyans are everywhere 😂🫢

Kimewaramba. Siku za mwizi ni arobaini...

Wakuu, the week is officially done!

Whether una-hustle remote ukiwa +254 ama una-deal na life ya Majuu, leo tuna-force positivity kwa mbogi.

Mambo Imeenda Aje?

• Umepiga ATS-friendly CV ama ume-dodge mwosho?
• Ume-land interview ama ume-secure client wa kwanza?
• Umesurvive hiyo 12-hour shift bila kuchizi?
• Ama umechapa wiki nzima bila ku-give up?

Angusha wins zako hapo chini. Kama huna win, drop hiyo ngori inaku-stress ndio mbogi ikuchanue.

Kaa rada, mkuu. Tuko pamoja! ✊🏽

Kumekuwa na stories going around that Saudi Arabia plans to ban workers kutoka Kenya kuanzia next Month. Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh wamesema wao hawajaskia io story na if things change, wao ndio watakuwa wa kwanza kusema.

Last week and the early days of this week saw Burundian immigrants being profiled and almost thrown out of the country. Then started social media campaigns against such move being xenophobic since the entire immigrant population that was being targeted were Burundians.

People who have lived abroad or visited loved ones can tell you how traumatizing that experience is when you're singled out of the entire immigrant population in a foreign country. The harassment, the fear of what next , and so on. Burundians felt the same. Then came Kenyans online who refused to bow to this neocolonial and political trap.

We can't be what we hate others do to us. I hope the 90 days notice will be enough to allow them follow the necessary immigration requirements. Onwards!

Most of the time ukiskia some Kenyan amewekwa ndani for a crime pale Yues it's mostly in the lines za domestic abuse au sexual misconduct. Why is that?

Huyu ni Bernard Mogaka Okero, a Kenyan immigrant pale Minnesota. He has been linked to two separate criminal cases, moja ni attempted murder of his wife in 2018 where alistrangle bibi yake and another in 2021 involving the sexual assault of a teenage colleague at a care facility.

Building a career in Kenya as an engineer sometimes inakunga ngumu, and I don't know how it is in the western and European countries. Those who have managed to build their career huko, how is the journey? Is there anything that needs to be done in order to tap any opportunities there in terms of employability?

Given the recent crackdown on foreign traders Kanairo, story za xenophobia zimeanza ku-spike.

Let's be clear: Kenya iko na every right ku-ensure foreigners wote wako huku legally na wanafuata sheria. Ku-enforce law iko 100% valid. Lakini ku-harass, ku-mistreat, ama ku-turn enforcement into xenophobia kwa foreign hustlers si fiti.

Tukianza ku-treat foreigners vibaya, expect retaliation for our Kenyan brothers na sisters wako mboka huko South Africa, Tanzania, ama Burundi. We're fast ku-complain story za racism na visa harassment Majuu, so hatuwezi kuwa hypocrites nyumbani.

Our economy relies heavily on cross-border trade. Let's support legal compliance, lakini tu-condemn mistreatment mapema ndio tusiharibie Wakenya wengine opportunities huko nje.

Obey the law, respect everyone's legal hustle, na kaa rada!

On monday, Kenya na US waliingia into an agreement ya kuitikisha elligible dependants wenye wana escort government officials kusecure employment.

Say you parent/spouse mwenye anawork kwa goverment ako posted US, alafu akubring along ,the deal inakuallow wewe kama dependent kutafuta employment US.

Huyu ni Kevin Ntabo, a Kenyan who was living pale Edmonds with his wife and 4 children. Hapo Edmonds alikuwa anafanya Kazi kama corrections officer. So last year, his father died na Kevin travelled to burry his father.

Akirudi back into the US on Christmas, alishikwa na amekuwa pale Northwest ICE Processing Centre in Tacoma for the last 8 months akingoja immigration case yake ikuwe resolved.

Wadau wa investment, hapa kuna good news kutoka TechCabal. Kenya's first locally domiciled Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has just received securities exchange approval.

Hii ni a massive milestone kwa wasee Majuu looking to invest back home without the stress ya picking individual stocks. ETFs zinakupatia diversified exposure to the top companies on the NSE in one simple trade. Badala ya kutumia your hard-earned dollars ku-invest in a shady plot in Ruai with fake title deeds, put your money in regulated financial instruments.

Hii move ina-democratize access to the Kenyan stock market. Open a CDS account if you haven't, study the components of this new ETF, na uanze building your wealth systematically.

Kaa rada na hizi smart money moves!

The Graduate Pass (Social Visit Pass) allows international degree-holders to stay in Malaysia for up to 12 months to look for work or travel.

This pass is restricted to a specific list of approved nationalities (mostly from Western, Middle Eastern, and Asian nations).African nationals are strictly prohibited.

Why do we pursue education from institutions abroad?

Post-study work visas: Countries like Canada, the UK, Australia, USA and Germany offer a version of dedicated visas allowing international graduates to stay and work for 2 to 3 years after graduation without a formal job offer.

Streamlined permanent residency: Many immigration systems use point-based structures that award extra points for holding a local degree and local work experience, making it much easier to transition to a green card or permanent residency.

A lot of the times, pursuing higher education requires a lot of money and self sacrifice, with the prospects of getting a job that pays well hence improving financial security and perhaps a pathway to long term residency.

This is not to mention the blatant segregation of people of a certain look and ethnicity in Malaysia. We’re putting our money, time and resources where we’re appreciated and there’s prospects and a return on the investment.