DIASPORA NEWS

A group of Kenyans living and working in the US has teamed up to invest in various projects back in Kenya. JRN Investment Group was established in 2015 as a vehicle for Kenyans in the diaspora to invest back home without the fear of losing their hard-earned cash to dishonest relatives and…

A Kenyan man is facing multiple fraud-related charges in Texas and could end up spending years behind bars if convicted. Oscar Simon Ndereva, alias Dereva, is said to have defrauded American health insurers of over $1 million between August 2019 and January 2020 through fake claims, according to…

Police in India are holding a Kenyan national in connection with debit card cloning and siphoning off cash. Lawrence Mukamu was arrested alongside a Ugandan identified as Ivan Kabomge during a police operation in Tumakuru, a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The two are based in New Delhi and…

The Bahamas Supreme Court has awarded a record $641,950 in damages to a Kenyan man for unlawful detention. Douglas Ngumi was subjected to cruelty during illegal six-and-a-half-year imprisonment at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre in Nassau. Justice Indra Charles on Friday ruled that although…

A Canada-based Kenyan woman who fell ill after traveling home to attend her father’s burial has appealed for help from well-wishers. Naomi, who has abdominal problems, was admitted to the hospital on September 27th and has so far undergone six surgeries. She was discharged and readmitted twice…

Suspected US-based Kenyan-born serial killer Billy Chemirmir has been indicted on three more charges of capital murder. This comes after a Dallas County grand jury returned the indictments on Tuesday, according to Dallas Morning News. The 48-year-old is now facing capital murder charges for the…

The High Court has thrown out an application filed by a diaspora voter seeking to stop Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) from receiving and verifying BBI signatures. The application had been filed under a certificate of urgency by James Gitau, a Kenyan living in the US state of…

Slawek Muturi, a Kenyan-Polish entrepreneur has opened up on how he established a real-estate empire in Poland. Muturi, 43, was born of a Polish mother and a Kenyan father who worked as a lecturer at Warsaw University. In a recent interview with The Standard, Muturi spoke about how he teamed up…

Ambassador Martin Kimani has formally assumed office as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. This comes after he virtually presented his diplomatic credentials to the UN Secretariat on Thursday in line with the global body’s Covid-19 protocols. Before being appointed…

A decomposed body believed to be of a 23-year-old US-based Kenyan man was on Tuesday found in a wooded area in Hanover Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The Northampton County Coroner’s Office said they tentatively identified the deceased as Jermine Odak, alias “JoJo.”   Odak is…