DIASPORA NEWS

A report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has exposed the ordeals of Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia. The report tabled in the National Assembly by Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau on Thursday shows that 89 Kenyans have died in the Gulf state in the last two years, with the…

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has urged parliament to temporarily ban Kenyan job seekers from traveling to Saudi Arabia. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Amb. Macharia Kamau says labor export to the Gulf state should be suspended until adequate measures are put in place to ensure the safety of…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is set to launch a mass voter registration drive ahead of next year’s elections. The exercise, which targets between six to seven million new voters, will be carried out in the country and the diaspora. A 30-day nationwide voter…

A Kenyan-born man working as a pastor and a US soldier has shared his story of hope and resilience. Anthony Ng'ang'a, who was born and raised in Komothai, Kiambu County, spoke during a recent interview with Nation. Anthony said he first went to the US to further his studies after his family sold…

Elizabeth Wakesho Marami, who made history by becoming Kenya’s first female marine pilot, has earned a promotion at her workplace. Wakesho works for Celebrity Cruises, a leading American cruise ship company based in Miami, Florida. She was recently promoted from 2nd Officer to 1st Officer of…

The family of Kenyan-born former Australian senator Lucy Gichuhi has decided to bury their daughter in Australia. This comes after the family reportedly failed to raise enough money to transport her remains to Kenya for burial. Gichuhi’s first-born daughter Peris Wanjiru, alias Kadada, passed away…

In 2014, Merab Wanjiku left Kenya for Saudi Arabia in search of greener pastures to enable her to provide for her three children. Seven years later, Wanjiku has returned home not only empty-handed but also with two more kids she delivered while in the Gulf state. Wanjiku, who hails from Gatundu,…

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home $312.9 million (Sh34.4 billion) in August, the latest data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. The amount represents a seven percent drop compared to the previous month when Kenyans abroad remitted Sh37.1 billion, a new monthly record. CBK said the decline in…

The court of appeal in Texas has allowed the exhumation of Kenyan woman Dorothy Bosibori Ongera’s body for autopsy. The court dismissed an application by Dorothy’s partner Obadiah Kinara, who was seeking to block the deceased’s parents from exhuming and conducting a postmortem on the body to…

A Kenyan-born doctor based in Texas says he conducted 67 abortions on the night before a law prohibiting termination of pregnancies took effect in the state. Dr. Jasbir Ahluwalia, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Whole Woman’s Health Clinic in Fort Worth, performed the abortions on the night of…