DIASPORA NEWS

Oballa Oballa, a former refugee who lived at Kenya’s Daadab Refugee Camp for 10 years, has made history by winning an elective seat in the just-concluded US elections. The 27-year-old Ethiopian-born man clinched a seat at the Austin City Council in the state of Minnesota, becoming the first person…

A number of Kenyan-Americans vied for elective positions in the 2020 US elections held on Tuesday but none of them was declared the winner. Among those who unsuccessfully contested for political seats in different US, states include Boni Njenga, Henry Momanyi, Jane Kitui, and Ukasha Dakane Momanyi…

A Kenyan woman and her two-month-old daughter are currently stranded in Saudi Arabia due to lack of travel documents. Gladys Bonareri Gekonge traveled to the Middle East nation in February this year and only discovered she was pregnant after arriving. In September, she gave birth to a baby girl and…

Police in the US have opened an investigation into the killing of a Kenyan man in the state of Kansas.  34-year-old Stephen Muriithi was shot and killed at an apartment at the Villa del Mar complex in Wichita on Friday morning, according to reports. Police said the deceased was shot during a…

Emma Gama Pinto, the widow of assassinated Kenyan nationalist Pio Gama Pinto has died. She passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treatment in Ottawa, Canada at the age of 92. Reports indicate she was admitted to the hospital on October 20th after suffering a heart attack. Emma moved to Canada…

Eugene Asira, a Kenyan based in Germany wowed judges and fans with a thrilling performance at the Voice of Germany talent show. Eugene displayed his singing talent when he appeared on the show’s seventh episode by performing H_art The Band’s hit song, ‘Uliza Kiatu’. View this post on…

Kenyans in the diaspora have faulted the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce for failing to include their views in the final BBI report. The final report launched at the Bomas of Kenya on Monday did not capture any of the recommendations submitted by Kenyans abroad to the taskforce. The…

An upcoming Kenyan artist whose song recently went viral on social media has narrated how she was deported from the US after serving a five-year jail sentence. In an interview with Daily Nation, Mercy Atis said she is trying to get back on her feet after she returned to the country following a…

Kenyan-born former Paralympian Anne Olympia Wafula has appeared in the list of 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. The 51-year-old former wheelchair racer was named in the Shaw Trust Power 100 2020 list of Britain’s most impactful disabled influencers. The Power 100 is compiled by an…

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home Sh28.4 billion during September, the latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents a 4.38 percent drop from the Sh29.7 billion remitted by Kenyans abroad in the previous month (August). The cumulative diaspora inflows in the 12 months to…