Caption for the landscape image: Why we relocated to Kenya after decades in the US Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Scroll down to read the article Benson Gitau, 40, and Rebecca Mujera, 80 years old. They had both previously lived in the US before relocating to Kenya. By Hadassah Saya Summary Article Related What you need to know: Gitau and his family moved back to Kenya in 2024 after he has relocated to the US in 2011.Rebecca Mujera, 80, and her husband, they had traveled to the US to attend their daughter’s graduation ceremony but ended up staying for 8 years.Having lived in the US for 23 years, Kyalo Maingi came back home initially because of a job opportunity that lasted one and a half years. When Benson Gitau left Kenya for the US in 2011, he never planned to come back. “I thought I would spend my whole life there,” he says. “I wasn’t even investing in Kenya.” PREMIUM US-based priest held by immigration in Texas opts to return to Kenya James Eliud Mwangi had an ongoing asylum case, and a judge denied him bail. US places 15 Kenyans on high profile deportation list Their crimes include kidnapping a minor, aggravated assault with a weapon, and robbery. PREMIUM Kenyans in Netherlands: How we found opportunities Three Kenyans share their cultural, social and professional experience in the Netherlands. PREMIUM How deportation from USA was a blessing in disguise for 2 Kenyans "There is no useless experience." – Levis Kones PREMIUM Three Kenyans caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown Immigration experts advise Kenyans to know their rights and seek legal counsel immediately. . Recommended for you PREMIUM It is time that we all started uncorking pent-up emotions PREMIUM Sit up and listen, experience is talking PREMIUM Mwalimu Andrew: Sue me, the teachers will work over the holidays... PREMIUM Why do some men abandon the church and rely on their wives’ prayers? 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 Gachagua’s 2027 gamble: The thinking behind Kalonzo-Sifuna plan The very strategy designed to make him indispensable is exposing him to fresh challenges.
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