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Kenya's Diaspora Inflows Hit 107 Billion Shillings
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Kenya's Diaspora Inflows Hit 107 Billion Shillings

New data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that diaspora remittances hit Sh107.45 billion in the seven months to July, representing g a 5.35 per cent increase in comparison to a similar period in 2016. The ou…

Sep 22, 2017
Kenyan-Born Prof Magdalene Odundo Named Chancellor of UK's University of Creative Arts
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Kenyan-Born Prof Magdalene Odundo Named Chancellor of UK's University of Creative Arts

Kenyan born, UK-based Professor Magdalene Odundo has been named the new Chancellor of United Kingdom University for the Creative Arts (UCA). The world-renowned artist and former student at UCA will take the role of UC…

Sep 20, 2017
Four Kenyans Found Guilty in South Sudan's Office of the President Multi-Million Theft Case
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Four Kenyans Found Guilty in South Sudan's Office of the President Multi-Million Theft Case

High Court in South Sudan has acquitted six of 16 people accused of stealing millions of dollars from the Office of the President. The 16, including four Kenyans, were accused of having a hand in the disappearance of…

Sep 20, 2017
KCB Bank Courts Kenyans In Diaspora as Remittances Upsurge
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KCB Bank Courts Kenyans In Diaspora as Remittances Upsurge

Huge remittances by Kenyans living abroad has forced Kenya Commercial Bank (CBK) to court the diaspora community. Data from Central Bank of Kenya revealed that diaspora remittances to Kenya rose to Sh92 billion in the…

Sep 19, 2017
New Documentary Reveals the Rough Life Kenyans in the US Go Through
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New Documentary Reveals the Rough Life Kenyans in the US Go Through

A newly released documentary has revealed the silent challenges that Kenyan immigrants living in the United States go through. 'Diaspora Dispatches', written, produced and directed by Kaba Mbugua was released in Ralei…

Sep 19, 2017
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Equity Bank Targets Kenyans in Diaspora in New Medical Insurance Plan
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Equity Bank Targets Kenyans in Diaspora in New Medical Insurance Plan

The Equity Insurance Agency has unveiled a new medical cover targeting Kenyans living in the diaspora to benefit their loved ones back home. Dubbed ‘Equimed’, the new medical insurance cover is reliable, affordable an…

Sep 16, 2017
Kenya Diaspora Group in Heated Exchange over Unaccounted Sh500,000 Raila's Campaign Funds
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Kenya Diaspora Group in Heated Exchange over Unaccounted Sh500,000 Raila's Campaign Funds

A National Super Alliance (NASA) diaspora fundraising group is entangled in accountability wrangle over Kshs. 1.7M it raised for Raila Odinga campaigns in the run to August 8th elections. Claims of embezzlement of the…

Sep 12, 2017
Kenya Supreme Court Verdict Dominates Talks at Kenyan Scholars' Conference in the US
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Kenya Supreme Court Verdict Dominates Talks at Kenyan Scholars' Conference in the US

Kenya's ambassador to the US and a US-based Kenyan legal scholar have offered distinct assessments of the Kenya Supreme Court ruling that nullified President Uhuru's victory. Speaking during the 10th annual Kenya Scho…

Sep 11, 2017
Kenyans in Diaspora Raise Funds for Raila Odinga's Campaign
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Kenyans in Diaspora Raise Funds for Raila Odinga's Campaign

National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga's campaign has been bolstered by opposition supporters in the diaspora who raised 1.8 million in hours for the endeavor and still contributing. So far…

Sep 10, 2017
Next of Kin Sought for a Kenyan Woman Who Died in the UK
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Next of Kin Sought for a Kenyan Woman Who Died in the UK

Joyce Wanjiru Chege, 48 years old, was found dead at her home in the UK by her boss. Efforts by the police and others to locate her next of kin have been fruitless. Unless someone claims her body by Tuesday, September…

Sep 9, 2017
Kenyan Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison on Drug Related Charges in Dubai Given Stricter Sentence on Appeal
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Kenyan Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison on Drug Related Charges in Dubai Given Stricter Sentence on Appeal

A Kenyan man who appealed his one year sentence for drug related charges has instead been handed seven years jail term by an appeal court in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The 28-year-old Kenyan man had been sente…

Sep 8, 2017
US-Based Kenyan Lawyer Demands $100,000 in Defamation Suit Against Blogger
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US-Based Kenyan Lawyer Demands $100,000 in Defamation Suit Against Blogger

A US-based Kenyan lawyer has filed a defamation suit in against a Kenyan blogger for failing to pull down an offending article published on his blog last year. In a suit filed at the Montgomery County Circuit Court in…

Sep 8, 2017
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Kenyan Executive Narrates Her Frantic Efforts to Fly Out of US after Hurricane Warning
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Kenyan Executive Narrates Her Frantic Efforts to Fly Out of US after Hurricane Warning

A Kenyan woman has revealed how she, together with a colleague got stranded in Miami, Florida in the US after learning that Hurricane Irma had been upgraded from category four to five. Catherine Karanja aand Maryanne…

Sep 8, 2017
US Clears Kenya Airways to Operate Direct Flights to Washington
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US Clears Kenya Airways to Operate Direct Flights to Washington

The US has granted Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways clearance to fly direct flights from Nairobi to Washington DC. US Office of International Aviation director Brian Hedberg on Friday said that the order was ef…

Sep 8, 2017
Kenya's Diaspora Remittances Hit Sh90 Billion in the First Half of 2017
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Kenya's Diaspora Remittances Hit Sh90 Billion in the First Half of 2017

Remittances by Kenyans living abroad have risen by 4.1 per cent in the first half of the year to $887.6 million (Sh91.6 billion) in comparison to a similar period last year, helping strengthen the shilling against maj…

Sep 7, 2017
Kenyan Dad in the US Excites Twitter Users for Accompanying Daughter to Class
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Kenyan Dad in the US Excites Twitter Users for Accompanying Daughter to Class

A Kenyan man in the US is trending on Twitter after he posted a photo of him accompanying his daughter to class after being stranded in New York in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that wrecked havoc in the area. Eno…

Sep 6, 2017
Fundraiser Launched for Kenyan Diaspora Community Affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas
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Fundraiser Launched for Kenyan Diaspora Community Affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas

Churches and civic organizations have launched a fundraising drive for a dozen of Kenyans living in Houston, Texas area in the US who were affected by hurricane Harvey and forced from their homes or their property dam…

Sep 4, 2017
Former US-Based Lawyer Susan Kihika Named Senate Majority Chief Whip
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Former US-Based Lawyer Susan Kihika Named Senate Majority Chief Whip

Former US-based lawyer Susan Kihika has been appointed as the Majority Chief Whip in the Kenyan Senate. Kihika, the newly elected Nakuru County Senator on a Jubilee Party ticket, will take the crucial role following a…

Aug 31, 2017
Josphat Loukot's Journey from a Street Boy in Baringo to Duke University in the US
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Josphat Loukot's Journey from a Street Boy in Baringo to Duke University in the US

Josphat Loukot had lived in the streets for several years, before Full Gospel Churches of Kenya in Noiwet, Baringo County intervened and convinced him to abandon the streets life. Soon after, the church helped enroll…

Aug 31, 2017
Kenyan Man Arrested, Charged with Threatening Passers-By Using Illegal Firearm in Iowa
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Kenyan Man Arrested, Charged with Threatening Passers-By Using Illegal Firearm in Iowa

A Kenyan man was on Monday charged in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with being in possession of an illegal firearm, which witnesses said he uses to threaten passers-by on Saturday. Kevin Oscar Naholi, 40-year-old, on Monday appe…

Aug 30, 2017
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