DIASPORA NEWS

US-Based Kenyan Singer JS Ondara Nominated for Grammy Awards
US-Based Kenyan Singer JS Ondara Nominated for Grammy Awards
US-based Kenyan singer, JS Ondara has been nominated for the 62nd edition of the Grammy awards.… read more...
Kenyan Man, David Njuguna, Sentenced to 5-7 Years in Prison for a Car Crash that Killed a Massachusetts State Trooper
Kenyan Man, David Njuguna, Sentenced to 5-7 Years in Prison for a Car…
A Kenyan man convicted in the death of a Massachusetts State Trooper in a vehicle crash was on… read more...
Roselyn Akombe Reminds Senator Amos Wako Why He was Banned from the US
Roselyn Akombe Reminds Senator Amos Wako Why He was Banned from the US
Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Roselyn Akombe on… read more...
Son of Former Cabinet Minister Oloo Aringo Living in Squalor in Kenya after Deportation from the US
Son of Former Cabinet Minister Oloo Aringo Living in Squalor in Kenya…
Peter Oloo Aringo, the first-born son of former Alego MP and Education Minister Peter Oloo Aringo… read more...
Kenyan Man Found Dead in underground Train Station in Germany
Kenyan Man Found Dead in underground Train Station in Germany
A Kenyan man who was reported missing in Germany last weekend was on Tuesday night found dead. The… read more...
Diaspora Lobby to Host Summit in Nairobi Next Month
Diaspora Lobby to Host Summit in Nairobi Next Month
Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) is set to host the 6th edition of the Kenya Diaspora Homecoming… read more...
Kenyans in Diaspora Petition MPs for Reforms after Mwende Mwinzi Court Victory
Kenyans in Diaspora Petition MPs for Reforms after Mwende Mwinzi Court…
Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) has presented a petition to the National Assembly seeking to have… read more...
US-Based Lawyer Makau Mutua Reacts as Trump Gov’t Blacklists Senator Amos Wako
US-Based Lawyer Makau Mutua Reacts as Trump Gov’t Blacklists Senator A…
US-based lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua has welcomed Monday’s decision by President Trump administration… read more...
Kenyans in Diaspora Hail Court Ruling on Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi’s Case
Kenyans in Diaspora Hail Court Ruling on Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi…
Kenyans in the diaspora have welcomed last week’s High Court ruling that allowed Kenyan-American… read more...
Equity Bank’s Share of Diaspora Remittances Hits Sh100 Billion
Equity Bank’s Share of Diaspora Remittances Hits Sh100 Billion
Equity Bank’s share of diaspora remittances hit Sh100 billion in the nine months to September 2019… read more...
Woman with Kenyan Roots, Rose Chebii, Found Dead in St. Augustine, Florida
Woman with Kenyan Roots, Rose Chebii, Found Dead in St. Augustine, Flo…
A 29-year-old woman with Kenyan roots was this week found dead in the Intracoastal Waterway in St.… read more...
Uhuru’s Nominee Mwende Mwinzi Wins Battle to Retain US Citizenship
Uhuru’s Nominee Mwende Mwinzi Wins Battle to Retain US Citizenship
President Kenyatta’s nominee for Kenya’s High Commissioner to South Korea, Mwende Mwinzi has won… read more...
Kenyan Charged with Choking, Sexually Assaulting Another Man While in ICE Detention in Pennsylvania
Kenyan Charged with Choking, Sexually Assaulting Another Man While in…
An arrest warrant for several felonies has been issued for a Kenyan man in York County,… read more...
Kenyans in the Diaspora and the Payment of Taxes in Kenya
Kenyans in the Diaspora and the Payment of Taxes in Kenya
Every Kenyan Citizen who has a Personal Identification Number (PIN) is required to file their tax… read more...
USCIS Proposes Strict Rule Change for Asylum Seekers to Obtain Work Authorization
USCIS Proposes Strict Rule Change for Asylum Seekers to Obtain Work Au…
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a proposed rule to make it harder for… read more...
US Court Finds Kenyan David Njuguna Guilty in Crash that Killed Massachusetts State Trooper
US Court Finds Kenyan David Njuguna Guilty in Crash that Killed Massac…
A United States court has convicted Kenyan man, David Njuguna of involuntary manslaughter in the… read more...
Are You a Kenyan in the Diaspora and Planning to Return to Kenya? Here is What You Can Relocate With
Are You a Kenyan in the Diaspora and Planning to Return to Kenya? Here…
For a Kenyan who has lived in the diaspora, when moving back to Kenya you are allowed, among other… read more...
US-Based Kenyan Bishop Admonishes Kenyans Who Go Drinking Alcohol at Funerals in the US
US-Based Kenyan Bishop Admonishes Kenyans Who Go Drinking Alcohol at F…
A US-based Kenyan bishop has blasted some Kenyan immigrants living in the US, accusing them of… read more...
Kenyan Nurses in the US Hold a Medical Camp in Atlanta
Kenyan Nurses in the US Hold a Medical Camp in Atlanta
Kenyan nurses in the United States over the weekend gave back to the community by conducting a… read more...
Kenyan Man on Trial for Manslaughter Kicked Out of Massachusetts Court for Being Rowdy
Kenyan Man on Trial for Manslaughter Kicked Out of Massachusetts Court…
A Kenyan man on trial for manslaughter in Worcester, Massachusetts, was last week kicked out of… read more...
Gov’t Opens Probe into Kenya Qatar Diaspora Sacco over alleged Mishandling of Members’ Deposits
Gov’t Opens Probe into Kenya Qatar Diaspora Sacco over alleged Mishand…
The government has placed Kenya Qatar Diaspora Sacco Society under scrutiny following allegations… read more...
Suicide Cases among Kenyan Students in the US Cause Alarm
Suicide Cases among Kenyan Students in the US Cause Alarm
The number of death cases involving Kenyan students abroad, especially in the US, has caused alarm… read more...
Eliud Kipchoge’s Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Record is Fake, US-Based Kenyan Lawyer Makau Mutua Says
Eliud Kipchoge’s Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Record is Fake, US-Based Kenyan…
US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua has poked holes at athlete Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-tw0-hour… read more...
Video of Stanford University Student Norah Jelagat Before Her Death Emerges Online
Video of Stanford University Student Norah Jelagat Before Her Death E…
An autopsy report released last week revealed the cause of the death of Norah Borus Chelagat, a 24-… read more...
[WATCH] Causes of High Divorce Rates among Kenyan Couples in the US Discussed
[WATCH] Causes of High Divorce Rates among Kenyan Couples in the US Di…
An alarm has been raised over the high rate of divorce among Kenyans in the diaspora, especially… read more...
Optiven Launches App to Enable Kenyans in Diaspora Buy Land
Optiven Launches App to Enable Kenyans in Diaspora Buy Land
Leading Kenyan real estate company Optiven Group has launched a mobile application in a bid to ease… read more...
US-Based Kenyan Promoter Responds to Singer Akothee Mistreatment Claims
US-Based Kenyan Promoter Responds to Singer Akothee Mistreatment Claim…
US-based Kenyan events promoter Sarah Okindo has given her side of the story after singer Esther… read more...
Kenyan Family in Distress after Daughter Goes Missing in Saudi Arabia
Kenyan Family in Distress after Daughter Goes Missing in Saudi Arabia
A distressed Kenyan family is looking for their kin who reportedly went missing shortly after… read more...
Norah Chelagat, a Kenyan Student at Stanford University Died of Suicide, Says Medical Examiner
Norah Chelagat, a Kenyan Student at Stanford University Died of Suicid…
The Santa Clara (California) Medical Examiner’s Office says a Kenyan student at Stanford University… read more...
Meet Regina Mungai, a Diaspora Returnee Making a Fortune from Herbs Farming
Meet Regina Mungai, a Diaspora Returnee Making a Fortune from Herbs Fa…
After moving back to Kenya from the US a few years ago, Regina Mungai is making a killing from… read more...