DIASPORA NEWS

Majority of Kenyan youths say, given a chance, they would leave the country immediately in search of greener pastures; a new study indicates. Research findings published in the British Council’s Next Generation Kenya Report indicates that corruption, high cost of living, high unemployment rates,…

Jeffrey Sila Ndungi, a Kenyan man currently serving a 10-year prison term in the United States has lost a court battle against MultiChoice Kenya. Ndungi had filed an infringement of rights case against the Digital Television firm and the Copyright Board at the High Court. In a suit before Justice…

Kenyans in the United Kingdom openly showed their differences outside Chatham House in London, where President Kenyatta delivered an address on Tuesday. As President Kenyatta exited the venue after a successful talk, two groups of Kenyans stood outside the house associated with tenets of democracy…

A 21-year-old student in the United States aims to be Kenya's first fully accomplished astronaut. Wanjiku Kanjumba, an astronomical engineering major at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, USA hopes to achieve the fete when she completes her course. She joined Embry-Riddle…

President Kenyatta has made an assurance to all Kenyans living in the Diaspora that they will be allowed to vote in the next general elections. The president said measures are being put in place to make sure that all Kenyans abroad are given a chance to exercise their democratic right of choosing…

A section of Kenyans living in London, United Kingdom held a demonstration outside Chatham House, where President Kenyatta delivered a talk on Tuesday. The President issued an address at the house associated with tenets of democracy, addressing a number of issues including his plan for Kenya in his…

Kenyans in diaspora can now instantly transfer cash through WorldRemit for collection at more than 60 Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) branches across Kenya. This comes after a deal between the global leading digital cash transfer service and DTB Bank. WorldRemit’s mobile-first, digital model, grants…

Kenyans in the diaspora sent home Sh21.2 billion in the month of February, representing a 47.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Figures from the Central Bank of Kenya show that the February remittances by the Kenyan diaspora community was Sh222 million higher than the…

A section of officials of the National Super Alliance (Nasa) supporters group in the United Kingdom have denounced a statement issued by the group's secretary-general declaring support for President Kenyatta following his unity pact with Opposition leader Raila Odinga. Led by its Chairperson…

A Kenyan woman who was imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for allegedly engaging in illicit sex has finally returned to Kenya. 27-year-old Levina Mapenzi Ngolo arrived in Kenya on Thursday from Riyadh aboard an Ethiopian airlines flight. Ngolo returned together with a two-year-old son she conceived after…