DIASPORA NEWS
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The Kenya government is targeting millions of shillings held in bank accounts belonging to Jeffrey Sila Ndungi, a Kenyan man currently serving a 10-year prison term in the US.
The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) in fresh filings wants the court to order forfeiture of Sh20 million deposited in Ndungi’s…
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Kenyan-American model Trina Wambui Njoroge has featured in the third season of Love Island USA, a reality show filmed in Hawaii.
Trina, 24, is among the 12 participants for the show who will spend eight weeks in Hawaii ‘looking for love.’
The show involves a group of contestants, referred to as…
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A family in Mombasa is celebrating the return of their daughter who was stuck in Saudia Arabia for two years.
Francina Magati, 37, went to the Gulf nation in September 2019 to work as a housemaid and provide for her kids and family.
The mother of three described the Saudi Kingdom as hell on earth…
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90 Day Fiancé star Akinyi Obala has shared her struggles of settling in the United States.
The 26-year-old Kenyan native moved to Glendale, Arizona last year to start a marriage life with her American husband Benjamin Taylor and is still making adjustments with her new life there.
Akinyi, who met…
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The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Atlanta Chapter has officially been launched.
UDA party secretary-general Veronica Maina presided over the launch at 1885 Roswell St Smyrna, GA 30080 on Saturday.
Also present during the event were Soy MP Caleb Kositany and his Bahati counterpart Kimani…
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The government has drafted a new bill seeking to protect the welfare of Kenyans working abroad.
The Labor Migration Management Bill 2021 is part of the government efforts to address the rising mistreatment of Kenyan migrant workers, especially those working in the Middle East.
Kenya’s Labor…
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Kenyan politician Joseph Mboya Nyamuthe has escaped from police custody in Burundi.
Mboya, the son of former Moi-era Permanent Secretary Hezekiah Oyugi, was arrested by Burundian authorities over drug trafficking allegations. Ishami TV reports that Mboya fled after being taken to Rumonge Hospital…
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A Kenyan family is appealing for help to raise nearly Sh800,000 to airlift the body of their kin who died in Iraq.
Lucy Wambui’s body has been lying at a funeral home in the middle east country since December 2020 when she passed away.
A coroner’s report shows the 36-year-old suffered a bout of…
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Openly gay Kenyan man Kenneth Macharia has finally been granted asylum in the UK after a five-year battle.
The 41-year-old Bristol Bisons rugby player faced deportation to Kenya after the UK Home Office dismissed his asylum bid in 2018.
Macharia moved to the UK in 2009 on a student visa to study…
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Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $305.9 million (Sh33 billion) in the month of June.
This amount represents a six percent growth compared to $288.5 million (Sh31 billion) remitted in the same month last year.
Cumulative diaspora remittances in the 12 months to June 2021 stood at $3.4…
