DIASPORA NEWS

When the list of Kenyans who are thriving in the diaspora is compiled, the name of Reverend Evans Kariuki cannot be left out. The youthful clergyman moved to the US years ago with nearly nothing to his name but today he is among the richest Kenyans living abroad. Kariuki is the founder of Circle K…

Former IEBC commissioner Roselyn Akombe is under fire from Kenyans on social media after her tribute to slain IEBC ICT director Chris Msando. On what was supposed to be Msando’s 48th birthday, Akombe penned a moving tribute describing him as a brave man who was eliminated for standing up for…

Thirdway Alliance Party has settled on Miguna Miguna as its candidate in the Nairobi gubernatorial by-election scheduled for February 18th. In a statement on Monday, the party said the Kenyan-Canadian lawyer’s candidature is a “chance to correct one of the greatest political mistakes of our…

A Kenyan man has opened up on how he managed to turn Kikuyu traditional brew, Muratina into a successful business venture in the UK. King’ori Wambaki brews, sell and markets Muratina as wine spiced with honey under the brand name, Muratelia.  Muratelia, has an alcohol volume of 12 percent and…

A 33-year-old Kenyan-born disk jockey (DJ) has succumbed to COVID-19 complications in the US. Douglas “DJ Dougie Doug” Bwamu of Georgetown, Delaware died on Tuesday after battling the disease for about a month. “After falling ill and spending 33 days in the hospital, Doug lost his battle against…

A Kenyan man was recently caught on video being arrested outside a strip mall in Los Angeles, California after allegedly stealing alcohol from a liquor store. In a video clip circulating on social media, the man is heard telling someone questioning and filming him that he is originally from Nairobi…

A Kenyan family is appealing for help to find their kin who moved to the US 23 years ago. Irene Yosei Sawe says her brother, Simon Kipngetich Koskei relocated to the US in 1997 and was in communication with the family for about six years. But in 2002, they lost contact with him and his whereabouts…

Fiery Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna has declared interest in the Nairobi Governor’s seat following the impeachment of Mike Sonko. Through a post on Twitter, Miguna said he made a decision to run in the upcoming Nairobi gubernatorial by-election after getting legal advice from Waikwa…

The family of a Kenyan man living in the US has appealed for help to trace him after he went missing. Weldon Kipsang Bett disappeared from his residence in Virginia Beach, Virginia on December 14th, 2020. Anyone with information of his whereabouts has been asked to report to the nearest police…

Kenyan-born doctor Stella Biyaki Ogake was among the first recipients of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the US. On Monday, the US government began the rollout of the vaccine to frontline healthcare workers across the 50 states. Dr. Ogake was vaccinated at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical…