DIASPORA NEWS
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A Kenyan man who pleaded guilty to embezzling over $36 million from his employer’s client has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in the US.
44-year-old Paul McDaniel, alias Edward Martin Karuku, was sentenced by US District Judge John A. Kronstadt on April 8th after he pleaded guilty to…
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A 28-year-old Kenyan man has been arrested in California following a hit-and-run collision that led to the death of a 74-year-old Newport Beach resident.
Stewart Leacky Waithanji, who has a long history of drunk driving, was driving with a female passenger when he collided with another vehicle on…
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A 23-year-old Kenyan-British woman has been awarded by the UK Parliament courtesy of her petition that garnered over 80,000 signatures.
Cynthia Muthoni is among the recipients of the inaugural “Petition Campaign of the Year Award”, which is part of “Your UK Parliament Awards.”
She was feted…
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Lawrence Warunge, the murder suspect who admitted to killing five people including his parents, brother, and cousin has been confirmed fit to stand trial.
A psychiatric report released by Mathari Mental Hospital confirmed the 22-year-old is fit to answer to murder charges, according to the…
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A Kenyan woman working in Saudi Arabia died after she was denied medical treatment due to lack of identification documents.
Reports indicate that Mary Kinuthia complained of abdominal pains and was taken to the hospital by a Kenyan lady, whom she worked with.
Upon arrival at the hospital, the two…
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A new Bill seeking to block Kenyan dual citizenship holders from being appointed to diplomatic positions has been tabled in parliament.
The Foreign Service Bill, 2021, which is sponsored by Kajiado South MP Katoo Ole Metito, is awaiting the First Reading in the National Assembly.
If approved, dual…
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The family of a Kenyan woman whose ailing daughter needs the world’s most expensive drug to save her life has received Sh146 million in contributions against a target of Sh270 million.
14-month-old Ayah Lundt was diagnosed with a condition called spinal muscular atrophy and needs to undergo gene…
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The Kenyan embassy in Washington, DC has suspended all in-person consular services at the Embassy from April 7, 2021 to April 21, 2021 after some members of staff got exposed to COVID-19.
“The is to inform that the in-person consular services at the Embassy will be suspended from April 7, 2021 to…
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Leaders of the Riyadha Mosque and Islamic Centre in Lamu have demanded an apology from a US-based Kenyan designer for misusing the mosque’s portrait.
This comes days after US singer and businessman Jay Z was spotted exiting a restaurant in California last week donning a T-shirt bearing the image of…
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Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revealed plans to develop a framework that will offer incentives to Kenyans in the diaspora who set up businesses back home.
CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge says they will rely on the findings of a study the bank carried out recently to draft a facilitative policy that…
