Gov't Pledges to Provide More Support to Kenyans in the Diaspora

Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has reiterated the government’s commitment to offer more support to Kenyans living and working abroad.

Speaking when he officially opened the Annual Kenya Diaspora Homecoming Convention at Ole Sereni Hotel Nairobi on Wednesday, Mutua said President Ruto and the Kenya Kwanza administration acknowledge the importance of the Kenyan diaspora community in the country’s economy.

Mutua pointed out that the Kenya Kwanza administration created a new State department specifically for Diaspora Affairs owing to the critical role the diaspora plays in the nation’s development. 

He promised that his ministry will provide more support for Kenyans through the country’s missions abroad in order to mainstream and empower Kenyans in the diaspora.

"We'll be posting officials starting with 20 missions, and we'll have a diaspora department in all our missions very soon," he pledged.

CS Mutua described himself as a product of the diaspora and encouraged Kenyans abroad to take advantage of the opportunities being provided by the government to not only grow themselves as individuals, but also come back home and help grow the nation.

The opening ceremony was attended by among others newly appointed Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu, United States Ambassador Meg Whitman, and Dr. Shem Ochuodho, the Global Chair of the Diaspora Association.

This year's convention, which runs between December 7th and December 9th, is themed "Inclusive Growth Leveraging Diaspora Resources.”