DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyan nurses in the United States over the weekend gave back to the community by conducting a health screening exercise. The health workers held a free medical camp in Metropolitan Atlanta on Sunday under the Kenyan Nurses in Diaspora (KENID), a non-profit organization formed by Kenyan nurses in…

A Kenyan man on trial for manslaughter in Worcester, Massachusetts, was last week kicked out of court after he became unruly. The judge ordered 33-year-old David Njuguna removed after he stood up to apologize and also criticize his attorneys and the US judicial system. Njuguna, who allegedly killed…

The government has placed Kenya Qatar Diaspora Sacco Society under scrutiny following allegations of mismanagement of members’ funds. In a Gazette notice on Friday, acting commissioner for Co-operative Development Geoffrey Njang'ombe said a probe into the allegations had been launched and a report…

The number of death cases involving Kenyan students abroad, especially in the US, has caused alarm. While some of the students lost their lives under mysterious circumstances, a number of the deaths have been reported to be suicides. An autopsy report released last week by the Santa Clara Medical…

US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua has poked holes at athlete Eliud Kipchoge’s sub-tw0-hour marathon record set last month. Kipchoge made history when he completed the 42-kilometer race in 1 hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in Vienna, Austria on October 12th, becoming the first man to run a…

An autopsy report released last week revealed the cause of the death of Norah Borus Chelagat, a 24-year-old Kenyan student who was found dead inside her room at Stanford University in June this year. The report released by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner’s Office showed Norah died by suicide from…

An alarm has been raised over the high rate of divorce among Kenyans in the diaspora, especially those living in the United States. A recent episode of the Diaspora Life Show by Chris Wamalwa, a US-based Kenyan journalist, delved into factors that have contributed to the rise in divorce cases among…

Leading Kenyan real estate company Optiven Group has launched a mobile application in a bid to ease the process of acquiring land in the country. Dubbed Optiven App, the application will enable Kenyans, especially those in the diaspora, to interact with the company’s various projects spread across…

US-based Kenyan events promoter Sarah Okindo has given her side of the story after singer Esther Akoth, alias Akothee, accused her of mishandling her during her recent concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a long Instagram post, singer Akothee claimed Ms. Okindo, who had invited her to perform and…

A distressed Kenyan family is looking for their kin who reportedly went missing shortly after moving to Saudi Arabia. 25-year-old Miriam Wanjiru Kabugo was secretly taken to the Gulf nation on September 20th this year by a Nairobi-based recruitment agency, according to her father David Kabugo. Mr.…