DIASPORA NEWS

The National Treasury - Pensions Department in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working out modalities for a headcount of all pensioners living in the Diaspora. This has been announcement in a memo by the Kenyan Embassy in Washington, DC, dated April 24th, 2019. “We wish to…

Kenya Women in the United States (KWITU) founder and president Lilly Richards has launched a new shoe line dubbed “Lavish by Lilly.” The shoes, intended for the high-end market, are handmade by a master Italian craftsman from pristine Italian leather and are available on order. Ms. Lilly has taken…

The registration of Kenyans living and working in the diaspora into the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) is set to be launched next month. This was announced by President Kenyatta in his Easter message to Kenyans on Friday. Kenyatta says Kenyans abroad will begin…

Kenyan-born Marko Cheseto, a double amputee below the knees, broke the race record for a leg amputee at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Cheseto, a former University of Alaska Anchorage runner, finished the 26.2 miles race with a time of 2 hours, 42 minutes, 24 seconds, breaking the previous amputee…

A Kenyan man from Tacoma, Washington died on Saturday after an inflatable kayak he and his friend were riding flipped and capsized in Lake Chelan. Alfred Nganga Gitau,  36, were thrown into the water near the dock area at Lake Chlean State Park around 3pm. Gitau’s friend, 31-year-old Jackson…

A Kenyan man who formerly worked as a pilot in the United States for several years before returning to Kenya has turned into a garbage collector. Speaking in an interview with KTN News, Samuel Mwawato says he moved to the US in 1990 after he was laid off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, where he…

Former Kenyan TV news anchor Esther Arunga's husband, Quincy Timberlake is set to stand trial over the death of their son in Brisbane, Australia. Timberlake was charged with the murder of his son, Sinclair after the three-year-old boy succumbed to severe internal injuries at their home in Kallangur…

A Kenyan student has been convicted of rape in India and has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Eric Mulinge Nethuli, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) student in India, was accused of raping a Kenyan woman in Mahila in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Mulinge, 25, is said to have…

Conrad Mwoshi Natse, a 36-year-old Kenyan man, was found dead in his apartment on Thursday, April 4th in Brookline, Massachusetts. Natse’s fiance told media outlet Smarack that Natse was scheduled to be seating for his Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam at the Medical Career Center in Waltham,…

US data-analysis group Pew Research Center says that Kenyans in the diaspora sent home an estimated Sh200 billion ($2 billion) in 2017.  Pew used statistics developed by the World Bank to determine the amount sent to Kenya by citizens living and working abroad. “The total amount of money sent…