DIASPORA NEWS

In 2009, George Mathenge, a teacher in Kenya, traveled to the UK to pursue his masters at the University of Leicester. Like many Kenyans who move abroad, Mathenge had hoped that he would settle there after graduating, start a family and advance his teaching career. However, Mathenge says his life…

Protesters are taking to the streets in various US cities to express anger over the killing of an unarmed civilian, George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota early this week. Floyd, a black American man, died on Monday in Minneapolis after a police officer put his knee on his neck for nearly 10…

A 44-year-old Kenyan man who died under mysterious circumstances in the US earlier this month has been laid to rest. John Oigo Moreka, who was serving in the US army until he met his death on May 11th, was buried on Friday in Texas. Moreka is said to have passed away after he fell unconscious in…

Deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna has distanced himself from any links to Deputy President William Ruto. Miguna, through a series of tweets, categorically stated that he has never had any relationship with DP Ruto and blamed the rumors on people working for President Kenyatta and ODM…

A section of Kenyans living in America has come together with an initiative to help Kenyans in America Diaspora hard hit by effects of Covid-19   While Kenyans living in America are spread out across the country and working in diverse industries and careers, a recent survey shows that there is…

As the number deaths related to Coronavirus (Covid-19) pass the 100,000 mark in the United States and 356,000 worldwide, the race to find a vaccine or drug that could arrest the source has intensified. There are now over 500 clinical trials of potential Covid-19 treatments and interventions that…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has offered Kenyans stranded in the United States amid the Covid-19 pandemic an opportunity to fly back home. This is after the airline received numerous inquiries from stranded Kenyans in the US on whether a chartered flight can be organized to repatriate them, according to KQ…

A Kenyan woman living in the United States is mourning the death of her mother who was brutally killed in Kenya. Beatrice Wanjiku Gitura, the mother to Jackie Koli of Seattle, Washington, was found murdered in her car after she went missing on Friday, May 22nd after leaving her workplace. Her body…

Wiper Democratic Party—United Kingdom branch (Wiper-UK) has endorsed plans to form a government of national unity. Wiper-UK secretary-general Thomas Musau hailed the proposed move, saying it will not only bring peace and unity to the country but also prosperity. He added that leaving a united Kenya…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has programmed a third chartered flight to fly back Kenyans stranded in the United Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The flight will depart London’s Heathrow Airport for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on Thursday, June 5th, KQ said in a notice on its…