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Diaspora Lobby Blasts Kenyan MPs for Forcing Mwende Mwinzi to Renounce US Citizenship
Diaspora

Diaspora Lobby Blasts Kenyan MPs for Forcing Mwende Mwinzi to Renounce US Citizenship

A diaspora lobby has condemned Kenyan MPs for forcing President Uhuru’s nominee for Kenya’s High Commissioner to South Korea Mwende Mwinzi to renounce her US citizenship before taking up the position. In a statement o…

Oct 3, 2019
Mudavadi to Kenyans in US: How Western Powers Blackmailed Raila into Accepting Handshake with Uhuru
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Mudavadi to Kenyans in US: How Western Powers Blackmailed Raila into Accepting Handshake with Uhuru

The March 9th, 2018 handshake between President Uhuru and ODM leader Raila Odinga was as a result of blackmail from Western powers, Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi has claimed. Mudavadi made the…

Oct 3, 2019
Mudavadi Wants Law Barring Kenyans with Dual Citizenship from Taking State Jobs Repealed
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Mudavadi Wants Law Barring Kenyans with Dual Citizenship from Taking State Jobs Repealed

Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi has called for repealing of constitutional provisions that bar Kenyans holding dual citizenship from taking up State positions or seeking election to office. Mudav…

Sep 29, 2019
Uhuru’s Ambassadorial Nominee Mwende Mwinzi to Lose the Post over Failure to Renounce US Citizenship
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Uhuru’s Ambassadorial Nominee Mwende Mwinzi to Lose the Post over Failure to Renounce US Citizenship

MPs could retract their decision approving the nomination of Kenyan-American, Mwende Mwinzi as Kenyan High Commissioner to Seoul, South Korea. In a report tabled on Wednesday, Parliament’s Committee on Implementation…

Sep 26, 2019
Musalia Mudavadi Meets Kenyans in the US, Popularizes His 2022 Presidential Bid
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Musalia Mudavadi Meets Kenyans in the US, Popularizes His 2022 Presidential Bid

Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi is currently on a tour to the United States. Mudavadi’s delegation comprising Sabatia MP Alfred Agoi, his Nambale counterpart Bunyasi Sakwa, and former Lamu Govern…

Sep 25, 2019
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Kenya Diaspora Remittances Slump for the Second Month in a Row
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Kenya Diaspora Remittances Slump for the Second Month in a Row

For the second month in a row, Kenya diaspora remittances have slumped in what is attributed to the expiry of the tax amnesty offered by the government for Kenyans to repatriate wealth stashed abroad. Kenyans living a…

Sep 24, 2019
Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi Accuses MPs of Discriminating Against Her
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Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi Accuses MPs of Discriminating Against Her

President Kenyatta’s nominee for Kenyan High Commissioner to South Korea Mwende Mwinzi claims that she is being discriminated against by Kenyan MPs. Speaking during an interview with The Sunday Standard, Mwende, a Ken…

Sep 22, 2019
Two Kenyan Men in Minnesota Charged with Felony Sexual Assault of a Mentally Challenged Woman
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Two Kenyan Men in Minnesota Charged with Felony Sexual Assault of a Mentally Challenged Woman

Two Kenyan men in Minnesota have been charged with felony sexual assault of a woman with mental and physical impairments. Authorities say Francis Ndegwa Kamau, 39, of Spring Lake Park, MN and Kenneth Wagacha Kibe, 37…

Sep 19, 2019
Kenyan-Born Hodgen Mainda Sworn-in as Tennessee Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance
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Kenyan-Born Hodgen Mainda Sworn-in as Tennessee Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance

Hodgen Mainda, a Kenya-born man who was appointed as the new Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance in Tennessee, has taken an oath of office. The 42-year-old was sworn-in this week by Governor Bill Lee and becomes th…

Sep 18, 2019
Mwende Mwinzi in Court to Stop Kenyan MPs from Forcing Her to Renounce US Citizenship
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Mwende Mwinzi in Court to Stop Kenyan MPs from Forcing Her to Renounce US Citizenship

Mwende Mwinzi, President Kenyatta’s nominee for the position of Kenyan High Commissioner to South Korea has filed a case seeking to block MPs from forcing her to renounce her United States citizenship. In a case filed…

Sep 18, 2019
Kenyan Man who Organized “Wealth Conference” Imprisoned for 2 Years for Conning Rwandans
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Kenyan Man who Organized “Wealth Conference” Imprisoned for 2 Years for Conning Rwandans

A Kenyan man who was arrested for organizing a ‘wealth and business’ conference in Rwanda in June this year has been sentenced to prison. Charles Kinuthia was handed a two-year prison sentence plus a fine of $3,254 af…

Sep 17, 2019
Diaspora Lobby Protests MPs’ Bid to Force Mwende Mwinzi to Renounce Her US Citizenship
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Diaspora Lobby Protests MPs’ Bid to Force Mwende Mwinzi to Renounce Her US Citizenship

Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) has protested MPs’ demand that Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi renounces her US citizenship in order to take an ambassadorial role in South Korea. Last week, members of National Assembly De…

Sep 16, 2019
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Miguna Miguna Tears into Kenyan Detectives over Dutch Tycoon Tob Cohen’s Murder
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Miguna Miguna Tears into Kenyan Detectives over Dutch Tycoon Tob Cohen’s Murder

Deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna has questioned the competency of Kenyan investigating authorities over the murder of Nairobi-based Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen. Taking to social media hours after the body…

Sep 15, 2019
DHS Seeks to Screen Social Media Information for Immigrants Applying for Green Cards, Citizenship
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DHS Seeks to Screen Social Media Information for Immigrants Applying for Green Cards, Citizenship

The Trump administration has proposed to collect social media information from immigrants applying for among other benefits citizenship, asylum and green cards through marriage. In a notice published in the Federal Re…

Sep 13, 2019
Kenyan-Born Wangechi Mutu Makes History in US as Her Sculptures are Exhibited at Iconic New York Museum
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Kenyan-Born Wangechi Mutu Makes History in US as Her Sculptures are Exhibited at Iconic New York Museum

Kenyan-born Wangechi Mutu made history last week after four of her majestic sculptures were unveiled at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York. This was the first time ever an installation has been made…

Sep 13, 2019
Kenyan Woman Secretly Buries Husband in Dallas, Texas
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Kenyan Woman Secretly Buries Husband in Dallas, Texas

A Kenyan woman living in the United States allegedly buried her deceased husband without the knowledge of his family back in Kenya. Eucabeth Angima is said to have secretly buried her husband Thomas Ong’esa in Dallas…

Sep 11, 2019
Kenyans in Diaspora to Share their Experiences in New Online Show [VIDEO]
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Kenyans in Diaspora to Share their Experiences in New Online Show [VIDEO]

Standard Digital has announced the launch of a new online show where Kenyans living and working in the diaspora will share their experiences abroad. Dubbed Diaspora Life, the new weekly show premiered on Saturday, Sep…

Sep 10, 2019
MPs to Probe Alleged Deployment of Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi as Seoul Envoy Before Renouncing Her US Citizenship
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MPs to Probe Alleged Deployment of Kenyan-American Mwende Mwinzi as Seoul Envoy Before Renouncing Her US Citizenship

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Tuesday ordered a probe into reports that Mwende Mwinzi, a Kenyan-American, was deployed as Kenya’s High Commissioner in Seoul, South Korea without renouncing her US citizens…

Sep 10, 2019
July’s Kenya Diaspora Remittances Fall by Sh7.4 Billion
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July’s Kenya Diaspora Remittances Fall by Sh7.4 Billion

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $224 million (Sh23.3 billion) in the month of July, latest data published by Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents a drop by $71 million (Sh7.4 billion) from $2…

Sep 9, 2019
Kenyan-Born Francis Kimaru Receives 2-Year Suspended Sentence in $815,000 Medicaid Fraud Case in Massachusetts
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Kenyan-Born Francis Kimaru Receives 2-Year Suspended Sentence in $815,000 Medicaid Fraud Case in Massachusetts

A Kenyan-born owner of a home health care agency in Massachusetts accused of defrauding the state’s taxpayers through fraudulent Medicaid claims amounting to $815,588 was on Wednesday sentenced to two years in prison…

Sep 7, 2019
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