DIASPORA NEWS

Police in Jacksonville, Florida are investigating an incident where a Kenyan woman died after her car crashed into a ditch on Saturday. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said they received a 911 call at around 2:42am from a person who said they drove into a ditch, their car was getting submerged in…

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has refuted claims that the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is to blame for the death of a Kenyan woman named Rahab Njeri. This came after a section of Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia demanded the dismissal of officials at the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh over the…

A Kenyan-born man has narrated how his life took an unexpected turn after he was attacked by an unknown gang in the US three years ago. Cyprian Ondieki of Minnesota says he moved to the US when he was 19 years old to join his father who had relocated there a few years earlier. In the US, Ondieki…

Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia are calling for the dismissal of officials at the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh following the death of their compatriot. Kenyans in Saudi Arabia are blaming the embassy for the death of one Rahab Njeri. They have appealed to President Kenyatta to fire the embassy…

US-based Kenyan Akorino man, Dr. David Waigwa Wachira has finally tied the knot with her longtime fiancée, Cecilie Olaussen. The two lovebirds exchanged marriage vows during a colorful private ceremony held in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, according to reports. The wedding was initially set to be held…

A 69-year-old Kenyan man who succumbed to Covid-19 in the US last month has finally been laid to rest. Thomas Nyambane was buried in Minnesota on Friday following a funeral service held at United Central S.D.A Church in Brooklyn Park. Nyambane’s family in Kenya followed the burial proceedings via…

A fourth Kenya Airways (KQ) flight is next week set to ferry Kenyans who wish to return home from the UK amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The flight KQ 103 will leave London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 on June 19th at 11 am local time and land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 9.30 pm…

Kenya Footballers Welfare Association (Kefwa) says it will explore all avenues in a bid to rescue former Harambee Stars midfielder Crispin Olando, who is being detained in the United States. Olando, 32, was arrested on March 18th, 2020 by officers from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (…

A group of Kenyan men living aborad has come to the aid of a woman who was tortured by her monster husband. The woman, Charity Wairimu, was attacked by her husband James Kifo, 30, in Tharaka-Nithi County last month for allegedly cheating on him. The man is said to have inserted pepper, onion, and…

Kenyan-born event planner Angela Wairiuko Clancy is among the contestants in the 2020 Big Brother Australia (BBA) reality game show. Angela, who hails from Perth, is representing Western Australia in the show that entered its 12th season on June 8th. 20 housemates, aged between 19 and 62, will live…