DIASPORA NEWS

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh227.98 billion in the 11 months to November 2018, latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. This represents 28.41 percent (Sh50.45 billion) increase from the Sh177.53 billion sent over the same period in 2017. This growth is largely…

A 21-year-old Kenyan man died after he was hit by a vehicle in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day. Stephen Kinge was reportedly walking south on Fry Road at around 12:25 a.m. when he was struck by an SUV vehicle traveling in the same direction. In a tweet, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says Kinge…

New research from WorldRemit reveals that the Kenyan diaspora could be losing as much as $13 every time they send money home this festive season due to the high cost of traditional remittance channels. Despite the widespread adoption of digital money transfer services in Kenya, many Kenyans in…

A Kenyan man living in the United States has become the latest lucky winner in the  ongoing Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Instant Jackpot" instant game. John Kariuki from Springfield, Massachusetts is the seventh $1 million prize winner in the lottery game. The Kenyan man has…

A section of Kenyans in the diaspora have raised concerns over poor services offered by Kenyan embassies abroad. Kenya Development Associates Germany (KDAG) Secretary Mickie Ojijo claims that embassy officials have been soliciting bribes from Kenyans abroad in exchange for crucial immigration…

Kenyans living and working abroad have called on the National Treasury to consider diaspora bonds as an alternative means of raising funds for development projects. Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) chairman Shem Ochuodho says diaspora bonds would help the government bridge the huge budget deficit and…

Deported self-proclaimed National Resistance Movement (NRM) General Miguna Miguna has announced he will be returning to Kenya. In a statement issued after Friday's high court ruling, Miguna thanked Justice Chacha Mwita for reminding some State officials that no one is above the law. “The court has…

Kenyans in the diaspora have disclosed plans to set up their own microfinance bank in the country. Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) global Chairperson Shem Ochuodho says the move aims at helping Kenyans abroad drive their investment in Kenya. Ochuodho says they are currently working on a collective…

The High Court has ruled that deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan citizen. In a ruling on Friday, Justice Chacha Mwita states that the firebrand politician's birthright cannot be taken away and has ordered the respondents; Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Immigration…

Kenyan property firm, the Optiven Group has signed a deal with the Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco (KUDS). Under the agreement, members of the Kenya USA Diaspora Sacco will be given easy access to loans in order to acquire property from Optiven Group. They will also have an opportunity to choose which of…