DIASPORA NEWS

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Six nurses, among them a Kenyan-born woman, have been arrested an indicted in connection with the death of a man who was being held in custody at the Midland County Detention Center. Lilian Okeri, 27, and five other nurses have been charged in manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and…
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More often than not, Kenyans in the diaspora express their displeasure over how things are done back home. You will come across negative comments on social media about how awful Kenya is compared to other countries. President Kenyatta’s administration has come under heavy criticism from Kenyans who…
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Lawyer Miguna Miguna has launched a new online platform to enable Kenyans online to expose “thieves and abusers of public office.” Miguna said the platform will be used to expose rogue Kenyan public officials in the wake of the government’s crackdown on bloggers. “Announcement: Because Despot Uhuru…
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A US-based Kenyan woman has lost a custody battle for her 16-year-old son following a ruling made by a Nairobi court last Wednesday. High Court judge Aggrey Muchelule ruled that the woman identified in court as MAK is a fugitive and should not be allowed access to her son. The judge noted that MAK…
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Barack Obama's half-brother Malik Obama has unleashed a fresh attack on the 44th US President, describing him as a snob. Malik in a recent interview with the New York Post, which was published on Saturday, claimed Obama turned into a snob after becoming rich. “He got rich and became a snob. What I…
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Kenya has reversed its decision to bar travelers from three US states following the resumption of international flights on Saturday. On Friday, the Transport Ministry said all passengers from the US will be granted entry into Kenya except those coming from California, Florida, and Texas due to the…
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Former IEBC commissioner Roselyn Akombe has accused former IEBC CEO Ezra Chiloba of threatening her after she offered to testify on Chris Msando’s murder. Akombe through Twitter on Sunday posted a screenshot of a threatening e-mail message she allegedly received from Chiloba after announcing she…
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The Kenyan community in Worcester, Massachusetts has organized a fundraiser in support of a Kenyan woman who was hospitalized for two months after contracting Covid-19. Catherine Mwaura, a mother of two, was rushed St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester in an ambulance on May 17th and was admitted to…
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A Kenyan woman in the US who lost contact with her family seven years ago has reportedly been traced. Beatrice Adhiambo Olwal, alias Betty Olual, had last talked to her family in October 2013 by phone and they have been unsuccessfully looking for her since then. The family had not heard anything…
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Former IEBC commissioner Roselyn Akombe has revealed shocking details about the murder of Chris Msando. In a tweet on Friday, Akombe claimed that Msando was led to the “slaughterhouse” by some of his colleagues at IEBC.  Msando, who was the manager of ICT at IEBC, was found dead in Muguga…