DIASPORA NEWS

A Kenyan diaspora returnee has narrated how she survived a hammer attack by her former boyfriend in the US on her birthday nine years ago. In an exclusive interview with The Star, 37-year-old Elizabeth Kogo from Nandi County has opened up on how her jealous lover, Gideon Maiyo, almost killed her…

The body of a 16-year-old boy of Kenyan origin was on Monday found washed up on the shoreline at Chinook Landing Marina along Marine View Drive in northeast Tacoma, Washington. Franklin Wainaina Thuo's body was found a day after he was allegedly involved in a robbery incident in the same area.…

The government has come up with measures aimed at curbing the increased cases of abuse and mistreatment of Kenyans working abroad, especially those in Gulf countries. Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani says the government is seeking to sign bilateral agreements with key labor destinations for…

Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Manoah Esipisu has underscored the potential of Kenyans in the diaspora in transforming the country. Addressing a diaspora forum organized by the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) in collaboration with Kenya’s High Commission in London, Manoah says Kenyans…

A 27-year-old American man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of killing his Kenyan wife and son. Kwame Adom Carpenter of Anaheim, California is said to have stabbed his wife Moureen Wanjiku Gathua-Carpenter, 24, and six-month-old son, Kyan Carpenter on June 22nd, 2015…

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…