DIASPORA NEWS

Suspected Kenyan drug and wildlife trafficker, Mansur Mohamed Surur was on Tuesday charged in a New York court, a day after he was extradited to the US from Kenya. Surur, 60, was charged with conspiracy to traffic tons of elephant ivory and rhino horns, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and…

Kenyans in the diaspora have come out to express their displeasure over the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020.  The bill sponsored by Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata seeks to encourage Kenyans abroad to invest back home by offering them special incentives, including…

Christine Wawira, a Kenyan actress based in the US, has revealed plans to set up birth centers in Kenya with an aim of reducing the infant mortality rate. Wawira said she is passionate about maternal health, adding that she is a certified childbirth hypnosis instructor. She indicated that she took…

A Kenyan woman living and working in the UK is currently stranded in Nairobi after she was barred from traveling. 36-year-old Doreen Kathambi is an NHS worker attached to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, where she serves as a dietetic assistant. She lives in Glasgow with her fiancé, Iain…

Kenyans living and working in the diaspora sent home a record Sh341 billion in 2020, according to the latest figures by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).  The amount represents a 10.7 percent growth compared to 2019 when remittances from Kenyans abroad stood at Sh308 billion. The highest amount…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is set to conduct the country’s first-ever survey on diaspora remittances. CBK said the study aims at collecting information on remittance inflows to Kenya to help guide policy, with the objective of boosting the role of remittances in supporting the economy and…

Brenda Anzeze ditched her lucrative job in the US and returned to Kenya, where she has established a successful consultancy company. Brenda says she was earning a six-figure salary before she quit in 2018 after having worked for top US multinationals including JPMorgan Chase, Fidelity Investments,…

President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to reverse President Donald Trump’s immigration executive actions may not be as simple as issuing a contrary edict, as court rulings show that the government should consider both the scope of authority as well as underlying reasons for actions taken. As Trump…

Famed US-based Kenyan Akorino gospel singer Allan Aaron has reportedly remarried after abandoning his first wife and kids. Through Facebook, Aaron revealed he got married on January 2nd, but did not share the identity of his new spouse or her photos. The ‘Kiriro’ hitmaker was previously married to…

Homicide detectives have recovered murder weapons believed to have been used in the killing of five people in Kiambu County on Tuesday. On Saturday afternoon, the prime suspect in the macabre killings, Lawrence Simon Warunge led officers to the spot where he disposed of the murder weapons. …