DIASPORA NEWS

U.S-based Kenyan fintech company WayaPay has launched its full-service digital bank and money transfer app targeting African immigrants. The app was officially launched at an event graced by Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States Lazarus Amayo in Washington, D.C on Friday. Amb. Amayo said Wayapay…

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $310.5 million (Sh37.4 billion) in August 2022, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This represents a 0.8 percent decline compared to $312.9 million (Sh37.7 billion) remitted in the same period last year, and a 2.1 percent…

A Kenyan-born nurse in the U.S has pleaded guilty in connection with a $100 million (Sh12 billion) home health care fraud and kickback scheme. Winnie Waruru of Lowell, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on September 8th, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s…

It is nearly seven months since Kenyan woman Irene Gakwa was reported missing in Gillette, Wyoming and efforts to trace her have not borne fruit. The 32-year-old has not been heard from since February 24th when she had a WhatsApp video call with her parents who live in Nairobi, Kenya. Irene…

WayaPay, a Kenyan and US-based fintech startup is set to launch a full-service digital bank and money transfer app targeting Africans in the diaspora. Users of the WayaPay App will be able open bank accounts digitally, send money to other Waya users for free, spend using their Waya cards linked to…

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has said he is still waiting for President Ruto to lift the red alerts blocking his return to Kenya. Responding to “incessant questions” about the matter, Miguna promised to update Kenyans once he receives a confirmation that the red alerts are removed.…

A Kenyan family is appealing for help from the government to rescue their daughter, who is reportedly being held hostage by unknown people in Saudi Arabia. Lavender Namikuye Bisufe, 27, moved to Saudi Arabia in July last year in search of greener pastures and was employed as a domestic worker, her…

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna is preparing to return to Kenya following the swearing-in of President William Ruto. Miguna, who was deported to Canada in February 2018, says Ruto assured him that the red alerts issued against him will be lifted on Wednesday and his Kenyan passport renewed,…

President Ruto has pledged to set up proper structures to address the concerns of Kenyans in the diaspora. Ruto, in his first address to the nation following his swearing-in as the country’s fifth president at Kasarani Stadium on Tuesday, pointed out that his administration will ensure that the…

Two Kenyan students lost their lives after their vehicle plunged into a lake in western Australia on Sunday, according to a report. Nidhi Lalji Hirani and Ruxmi Premji Vaghjihani, both aged 20, were on their way to work at around 6.40 a.m when their car lost control and veered off the road into the…