DIASPORA NEWS

The death of a Kenyan student in Canada has triggered a debate in the North American nation over the huge medical bill he left behind. Tevin Obiga, 25, passed away last week at St Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he was receiving treatment for blastomycosis, a fungal infection that…

Two Kenyan-born innovators have been featured in this year’s Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list. Joseph Kitonga (24) and Nelly Cheboi (29), both based in the United States, were recognized for the great impact made by the companies they founded. Kitonga was born in Kenya before migrating to the United…

A Kenyan-born man accused of murdering at least 18 elderly women at senior living facilities in Dallas, Texas has finally spoken out. Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir spoke last week to The Dallas Morning News via phone from jail, where he stated that he is innocent and expressed confidence that he will be…

26 Kenyans who were trapped in the Ukrainian city of Sumy amid the ongoing Russian invasion have been evacuated, the government has said. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the 26 students were rescued from the northeastern city through the humanitarian corridor to Poltava and are…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a rescue mission was dispatched to evacuate 26 Kenyans stranded in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The 26 Kenyans, mostly students, are stranded in Sumy, a city in northeastern Ukraine, where at least 21 people were killed following an airstrike by…

Deputy President William Ruto has played down concerns of vote-rigging in the forthcoming elections. Ruto, who is presently on a tour of the United Kingdom, assured his diaspora supporters that the August 9th presidential election will be free and fair, saying he has trust in the Independent…

Deputy President William Ruto has continued to woo Kenyans in the diaspora to back his quest for the presidency. At a meeting with a group of Kenyans living in the UK, Ruto pledged that if elected president, he will introduce a ‘diaspora bond’ that will enable Kenyans abroad to lend money to the…

Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday arrived in London for a three-day tour of the United Kingdom. Ruto, who just concluded his week-long tour of the United States, was received in London by Kenya’s Ambassador to the UK Manoah Esipisu. While in the UK, the deputy president is expected to meet…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to bring back home deported Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna if he is elected president in August. In an interview with Voice of America, the deputy president insisted that Miguna is a Kenyan citizen and believes he did nothing wrong to be banished.…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to put in place proper structures to address the concerns of Kenyans in the diaspora if elected president in August. Ruto, who spoke at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Maryland on Friday, said his administration would introduce specific packages to meet the…