Caption for the landscape image: Winning the Green Card: Lucky recipient shares tips for Kenyans Wednesday, October 08, 2025 Scroll down to read the article Jared Ombaso Gwaro is originally from Kiogoro in Kisii County. Photo credit: Pool By David Monda Contributor Summary Article Related What you need to know: "To cover costs associated with the process, we made the difficult decision to sell a portion of our ancestral land." Jared Ombaso Gwaro, originally from Kiogoro in Kisii County, is a professional working in the US. He speaks to the Nation about his experience winning the American diversity visa (DV) lottery, commonly known as the Green Card.--------- US introduces new fee for Green Card lottery The new fee was introduced to ensure a fairer distribution of the costs associated with administering the DV Lottery. PREMIUM From Donholm to captivity in Libya: How Magafe gang traps East African migrants The smugglers demand Sh2 million for his release, a sum far beyond what his family in Somalia could imagine raising. PREMIUM Kenyan man charged over Sh32bn fraud in US Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, aged 25, faces 20 years in federal prison, forfeiture of assets, and restitution orders. US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says State official says most diplomatic and official visas were excepted from the pause. . Recommended for you PREMIUM Cash-strapped TUK given 30 days to pay Sh6.4bn pension debt PREMIUM Vincent Ongore: Kenya holds up its economic ranking despite scepticism PREMIUM Joe Ageyo: El Niño and Rift Valley Fever; why we must act now, not later PREMIUM Sit up and listen, experience is talking PREMIUM Why 7,000 land disputes remain stuck at NLC Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust. PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections. PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative.
US introduces new fee for Green Card lottery The new fee was introduced to ensure a fairer distribution of the costs associated with administering the DV Lottery.
PREMIUM From Donholm to captivity in Libya: How Magafe gang traps East African migrants The smugglers demand Sh2 million for his release, a sum far beyond what his family in Somalia could imagine raising.
PREMIUM Kenyan man charged over Sh32bn fraud in US Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, aged 25, faces 20 years in federal prison, forfeiture of assets, and restitution orders.
US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says State official says most diplomatic and official visas were excepted from the pause.
Tanzania arrest leads to Sh3.6bn drug haul recovery in Kwale Two Tanzanians, Ugandan arrested in Sh3.6bn drug bust.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative.
