DIASPORA NEWS
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A section of Kenyans living in Texas has shared their experiences following a brutal winter storm that has struck the state.
Hundreds of water systems were damaged by the freeze, leaving nearly 50 percent of the state's population without water services.
The state's energy grid was also overwhelmed…
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More than 50 Kenyans are reportedly stuck at JF Kennedy International Airport in New York after Kenya Airways (KQ) canceled flights.
Stranded travelers took to social media to express their frustration after the airline canceled flights from Sunday, with no communication to passengers.
“Fly…
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Kenyans in the diaspora could soon have an MP representing them in parliament if a new Bill is approved.
The Bill tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday by Ndia MP George Kariuki proposes that Kenyans abroad be allowed to nominate an MP to represent their interests in parliament.
"Kenyans in…
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The appointment of Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya’s Ambassador to South Korea became a subject of debate in the National Assembly on Thursday.
The matter was raised in the House by Mosop MP Vincent Tuwei, who questioned the process leading to the appointment of Mwinzi to the ambassadorial…
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Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi has finally taken up her position as Kenya’s Ambassador to South Korea, nearly two years after her nomination by President Kenyatta.
Mwinzi presented her credentials to South Korea President Moon Jae-in during a ceremony at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in…
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A Kenyan nurse working in the US says he was infected with COVID-19 despite having been inoculated against the virus.
George Otieno, who works at the Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital in Michigan, says he contracted the illness during his volunteer missions in other states, 16 days after he received…
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A US-based Kenyan woman has emerged claiming she was married to the late former powerful Cabinet Minister Simeon Nyachae, who was laid to rest on Monday.
Speaking at her rural home in Kitutu Chache, Kisii County on Tuesday, 65-year-old Margaret Kerubo Chweya told K24 Digital that she got married to…
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A Kenyan man accused of secretly burying the body of his wife at a public cemetery in Dallas, Texas without the knowledge of her family has spoken out.
Speaking to Nation North America correspondent Chris Wamalwa, Obadiah Kinara denied claims that he had a hand in the mysterious death of 35-year-…
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US-based Kenyan tax consultant Peter Gioko has succumbed to COVID-19 complications.
Until his death on Friday, Gioko was living in Birmingham, Alabama and was known as a consultant who helper Kenyans across the US file their personal and business taxes.
He was also an active community leader in…
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A 58-year-old Kenyan man was on Thursday killed in a multiple-car crash along interstate I-75 in Cobb County, Georgia.
Boniface Wan’gondu Ndiangui of Marietta, Georgia died on the spot after his freight liner truck pulling a 53 ft dry van trailer rammed into multiple vehicles, and later burst into…
