DIASPORA NEWS

A Kenyan-American actor is appealing for financial aid from well-wishers to settle his medical bills. Sammy 'Nagi' Njuguna of Atlanta, Georgia is currently admitted in hospital after he was shot at a gas station in Columbia, South Carolina on October 7th. The 33-year-old had traveled to Columbia,…

Kenyans in the diaspora wired home a record $2.71 billion (Sh300.8 billion) in nine months to September 2021, according to the latest data from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). This represents a 19.2 percent growth compared to the same period last year when Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $…

A 29-year-old Kenyan woman working in Saudi Arabia is crying out for help over alleged mistreatment by her employer. Nice Nayaz, a mother of two, claims she is being overworked, denied salary, and sexually harassed by her Saudi employer. The university graduate narrated her suffering through a…

Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has welcomed former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s bid to bring him back to Kenya. On Wednesday, Mutunga announced he will travel to Canada to accompany Miguna on his flight back to the country on November 16th. “I have taken this extraordinary step for two…

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has asked the government to allow lawyer Miguna Miguna to return to the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Mutunga stated that no person is above the law, adding that court directives must be obeyed by everyone regardless of their status or position. “Miguna has a…

A US-based Kenyan pastor who was recently defrocked over allegations of infidelity has spoken out. Pastor Leakey Nyaberi was forced to resign from United Central SDA Church in Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, after an audio clip of him asking for sexual favors from a female church member…

British Member of Parliament Emma Hardy says she was not aware that a flat she lived in is owned by President Kenyatta’s family. The ownership of the Sh152 million (£1 million) flat located in London was revealed in an investigative report released this month by the International Consortium of…

Officials from the Labor Ministry are set to make a trip to Saudi Arabia in a bid to address the mistreatment of Kenyans working there. Labor Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said during the visit next month, the officials will seek to find a lasting solution to the problem. He indicated that Kenya…

A divorced Kenyan couple is embroiled in a bitter court battle over the custody of their two children. While the father wants the two minors aged 14 and 8 to remain in Kenya, their mother prefers to take them to the US, where she believes they will have better life opportunities. Having been born…

Emotions run high in Masongo village, Kisii County on Wednesday as a mother and her son were laid to rest. Hellen Gwaro was buried together with her son Davis Mochere Gwaro, alias DJ D-Vice, who died in a road crash in the United States on September 7th. DJ D-Vice was driving a Honda Civic along…