DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan disk jockeys (DJs) in the United States have demanded justice for their colleague who was shot at a Nairobi club on Friday morning. Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, was allegedly shot on the neck at B-Club in Kilimani, Nairobi by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino. He is currently admitted at Nairobi…

Miguna Miguna has called on Kenyans in the United Kingdom to stage a protest against President Kenyatta as he visits the country this week. On Saturday, Miguna shared through Twitter the addresses where he alleged President Kenyatta would be staying during his visit to the UK and urged his…

A 36-year-old Kenyan woman working in Qatar was found dead in her room on Wednesday morning barely two months after she moved to the Gulf nation. Dorine Wangare is said to have traveled to Qatar in November last year and was optimistic the job she had landed there would help her earn enough money…

A video of a US-based Kenyan lady sending mourners into fits laughter at the burial of her grandfather in Western Kenya went viral online on Wednesday. In the video that was recorded recently, the woman, who speaks in a strong American accent, identifies herself as Lillian Ngenya, the daughter of…

Janet Oyuga, a 37-year-old Kenyan woman who was shot dead in the United States last month is set to be buried on Saturday, January 18th in Siaya County. The burial of Janet was previously scheduled for Saturday, January 11th but her body could not be flown to Kenya on time due to a memorial service…

Miguna Miguna claims that his botched return to Kenya has cost him more than USD30,000 (KSh3 million). Miguna, who was slated to arrive in the country from Canada on Tuesday, January 7th, is presently stuck in Germany after Lufthansa and Air France blocked him from traveling to Nairobi over a red…

Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA), a lobby for Kenyans living abroad, has demanded answers from the government over Miguna Miguna's travel woes.   Miguna is presently stuck in Germany after Lufthansa and Air France barred him from traveling to Nairobi on January 7th over a red alert issued by the…

The funeral of a 37-year-old Kenyan woman who was shot dead in the United States last month failed to take place on Saturday, January 11th after the family was unable to airlift her remains back home on time. The family of Janet Oyuga, who was fatally shot by an 85-year-old woman in Seattle,…

Firebrand lawyer Miguna Miguna says he is still stuck in Germany after he was barred from traveling to Kenya on Tuesday. In a message to Kenyans on Thursday, Miguna said he is healthy and fine and was waiting for the government of Kenya to obey court orders directing it not to interfere with his…

A group of Kenyans in the diaspora has protested the decision by the government to block deported lawyer Miguna Miguna’s return to Kenya. Diaspora for Change, a pressure group based in the United Kingdom, took issue with the government’s continued disregard of court orders that directed it to…