DIASPORA NEWS
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Wanjiku Gatheru, a Kenyan-American student has made history as the University of Connecticut’s first Rhodes Scholar.
Ms. Gatheru, 20 years old, is among 32 people from across the US who were elected to the American Rhodes Scholar Class of 2020 to continue their master's studies at the University of…
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A Kenyan family in the United Kingdom is mourning the death of their son who was stabbed during a house party last Saturday.
27-year-old Randy Mugo Skuse was stabbed to death after violence broke out during a birthday party at a friend’s house near Aldgate East Underground station in Whitechapel,…
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Kenya has found a new market for its coffee in the United States, a move that rekindles hope to thousands of coffee farmers in the country.
On Tuesday, Trade Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya led local coffee roasters in witnessing the launch of an auction for Kenyan coffee in the Grand Island city of…
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Kenya is among the top African countries with a high number of students in United States colleges and universities.
There were 3,451 Kenyan students enrolled in US higher education institutions in the 2018/2019 academic year, according to Daily Nation.
The number of Kenyan students grew by four…
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US-based Kenyan singer, JS Ondara has been nominated for the 62nd edition of the Grammy awards.
Ondara’s debut album titled, ‘Tales of America’, which was released in February this year, received the nomination for a Grammy under the Best Africana Album category.
27-year-old Ondara, who is a…
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A Kenyan man convicted in the death of a Massachusetts State Trooper in a vehicle crash was on Thursday sentenced to 5-7 years in prison.
33-year-old David Njuguna of Webster, MA was found guilty on November 12 in Worcester Superior Court of three charges including involuntary manslaughter,…
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Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner Roselyn Akombe on Thursday told Busia Senator Wako to stop pretending he does not know why Trump administration blacklisted him.
"Need we remind you, sir, that you served as AG during the Moi era? Goldenberg scandal,…
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Peter Oloo Aringo, the first-born son of former Alego MP and Education Minister Peter Oloo Aringo has narrated how his appetite for alcohol and drugs ruined his life.
Aringo, a reformed addict, attended the prestigious Consolata Primary School in Nairobi before proceeding to St. Mary’s Yala, where…
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A Kenyan man who was reported missing in Germany last weekend was on Tuesday night found dead.
The lifeless body of Martin Berlin was discovered at Osloer Strabe, an underground train station in Gesundbrunnen, Berlin.
Police in the German capital believe the Kenyan national may have been hit and…
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Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) is set to host the 6th edition of the Kenya Diaspora Homecoming Convention (KDHC) in Nairobi next month.
The summit whose theme will be “Diaspora and Big 4 Agenda” will take place from December 17th to 19th at the Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi.
The forum will focus on…
