DIASPORA NEWS

The government has urged Kenyans living and studying in Ukraine to urgently consider leaving the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Through the Kenyan Embassy in Vienna, Austria, the government further advised those wishing to stay in Ukraine to exercise increased caution. “All Kenyans…

Members of the Kenyan Community International Church (KCIC) are preparing to relocate to their own building in Kent, Washington as its construction nears completion. The 20,000-square-foot church building is being put up on a five-acre parcel of land off Pacific Highway in Kent and is expected to…

A US-based Kenyan entrepreneur has opened up on how she has built a successful fitness wear company with an initial capital of Sh100,000. Rose Njeri, who holds a degree in Family Science, decided to venture into entrepreneurship straight after college. "I have mainly worked for myself. I fell in…

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home $338.7 million (Sh38.5 billion) in January 2022, the latest data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents a 21.7 percent growth in diaspora inflows compared to the similar period last year when Sh31.6 billion ($278.3 million) was received. The…

A Kenyan family is in agony following the death of their daughter in Saudi Arabia last week.  The Star reports that 22-year-old Stella Nafula Wekesa passed away hours after speaking to her brother Joseph Wafula via phone on February 10th. During the conversation, the deceased told her brother…

Kenya’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr. Wilfred Machage has died after a short illness. Machage, 65, collapsed at his home in Abuja on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival in the presence of his wife, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Confirming…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 1,031,645 new voters during the recently-concluded voter listing exercise. IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati says a further 396,163 registered voters applied to transfer to registration centers of their choice, while 2,269 others…

Former Kenyan radio presenter Evelyne Nashipae has acquired American citizenship. Nashipae, a former head of radio at Mayian FM, broke the news through Twitter on Tuesday where she shared photos holding her US citizenship certificate. “Officially a United States citizen. The ceremony was great!…

A Kenyan-American businessman who is wanted in Rwanda has been released on bail pending the commencement of an extradition process. Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi of Milimani law courts on Monday granted Nathan Loyd Ndung’u a Sh1 million bond and a surety of a similar amount.  The…

US-based Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o has won the prestigious PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. Ngugi, 84, was named the recipient of the 2022 PEN/Nabokov Award ahead of the award ceremony in New York on February 28th. The Petals of Blood author becomes the first…