DIASPORA NEWS
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The UK government has introduced new powers allowing law enforcement agencies to seize electronic devices from migrants without a prior arrest as part of a border security operation announced on 5 January.
The Home Office said the measures are intended to strengthen intelligence-gathering against…
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The family of Felister Kemunto Kaunda, a Kenyan migrant worker who died in Iraq, is seeking government assistance to repatriate her body for burial in Kisii.
Relatives said Kemunto had been working in Iraq for three years and died a few weeks after renewing her employment contract. They have been…
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Many Kenyans living in the United States are unable to return home during the December festive season due to high travel costs, immigration restrictions and personal circumstances that make international travel difficult or risky.
Air travel between the US and Kenya during the holiday period is…
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The FBI has deployed additional agents and resources to Minnesota as part of an expanded investigation into large-scale fraud involving federal programs, with money flows traced to overseas destinations including Kenya.
On Sunday evening, FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau was intensifying its…
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A Kenyan man has been missing in Kent, Washington since October, 2025. Eric Mutuma Kaithula was last seen in Kent in October.
Eric is described as 46 years old, 5 feet-5 inches tall, and weighs about 130 pounds. He had short black hair when he was last seen.
Anyone who may have spotted him or…
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A Kenyan nursing assistant was among two women killed after explosions tore through a nursing home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on 23 December, leaving more than 20 people injured.
The explosions occurred at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center shortly after staff reported the smell of gas in…
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Kenyans living abroad have presented a proposal calling for the creation of dedicated parliamentary seats for the diaspora and the introduction of secure digital voting ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The plan, submitted to Kenya’s High Commissioner to Canada, Carolyne Kamende Daudi, proposes…
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Kenyans living abroad marked Christmas by maintaining religious and cultural traditions despite financial pressure and reduced remittances to families at home.
Across several countries, diaspora communities gathered in churches, private homes, and hired venues to observe the holiday in familiar…
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A Kenyan man has been sentenced to two life terms in the United States after being convicted of plotting to hijack a passenger aircraft and crash it into a major building in Atlanta.
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, was sentenced on Tuesday by a federal judge in New York following his conviction in…
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Kenya has repatriated 119 citizens from scam compounds in Myanmar, with nearly 200 more awaiting evacuation as authorities intensify efforts to dismantle the networks responsible.
Kenya’s State Department for Diaspora Affairs (SDDA) said the latest operation is part of a sustained campaign to…
