DIASPORA NEWS

A 45-year-old Kenyan man has been arrested in India for allegedly forging and selling fake currency. Muthay Isaha was reportedly arrested while attempting to sell fake currency worth Rs 63 lakh (Sh8.8 million) to a businessman. Isaha, who has been in India for four months, was found with…

Two Kenyans have been arrested and arraigned in court for reportedly assaulting a disabled man in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The two; Daniel Maina, 41, of Tyngsboro, and Jennifer Ng’ang’a, 60, of Lowell, are accused of striking a cognitively disabled, non-verbal adult. Appearing before Judge…

Deputy President William Ruto has explained why his planned meeting with Kenyans in the United Kingdom was cancelled at the last minute. Ruto was scheduled to interact with Kenyans in the diaspora during the one and a half-hours cocktail organized by the Kenya High Commission in London. The meeting…

Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna says he has filed a suit against the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Emirates Airlines. Miguna says he has sued the two companies over illegal detention, harassment and torture. "As I mark one year in forced exile, I've today filed a lawsuit against Kenya…

A Kenyan man who lives on the streets in the UK and survives on begging for food and cash on the streets of Luton, United Kingdom seeks help to return home. In the video captured and shared on Facebook by Bancy Wairimu Mbui, a Kenyan woman living in the UK, the man identified as Dan Mutungi says he…

Most Kenyans who move to the United States cut links with their families as well as friends in Kenya and their lives in the "land of opportunities" remain a mystery to many. A majority of them visit their families in Kenya after several years while others are forced to return only when death…

A planned meeting between Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyans living in the United Kingdom has been canceled. In a statement, the Kenya High Commission in London, which had organized the meeting, has announced that the event has been canceled. Ruto was set to interact with Kenyans in the…

A Kenyan family is raising questions over the mysterious death of their daughter in the Netherlands. 32-year-old Mercy Wanjiku Muthui, a musician, was found dead in a ditch near the back garden of their house in Jagerskreek, Netherlands. Her body was found after her German husband, Daniel Erhardt…

Kenyans in the US have shared their experiences following a deep freeze dubbed polar vortex witnessed in different states this week. Sam Kimani, a Kenyan living in Springfield, Illinois says he was trapped in his apartment for three days since Wednesday without food or even a shower. “The taps are…

The Kenyan government has announced plans to issue a bond targeted specifically at Kenyans living and working abroad. Capital Markets Authority Director of Regulation, Policy, and Strategy Luke Ombara says the move is in response to Kenyans in the diaspora's demand for a government investment…