DIASPORA NEWS

A former Liberian refugee has been elected as the mayor of Helena, Montana , becoming the first black mayor in the Montana’s capital city since 1874. Wilmot Collins beat four-term incumbent 51 percent to 48 percent in the mail-in election held on Tuesday, November 7th. Collins, who fled Liberian…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says inflows from Kenyans in the Diaspora hit $176.098 million (Sh18.25 billion) in the month of September, an increase by over one-fifth compared to same period last year. The remittances are Sh3.41 billion or 22.98 per cent more than $143.188 million (Sh14.84…

Former Independent presidential candidate Japheth Kavinga Kaluyu has expressed his interest in working in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. The former US-based scholar said he has a passion to serve Kenyans as a leader and would not hesitate to take up any position if the president comes…

Two weeks after her controversial resignation from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), former electoral commission commissioner Dr Roselyn Akombe has reported back to her job at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. While confirming her return to UN job, Dr.…

A Kenyan landlord in San Francisco, California has been ordered by the court to pay $3.5 million to former tenants for wrongful eviction. Anne Kihagi, her sister Christina Mwangi and their Zoriall LLC company had been sued by a couple, Dale Duncan and Marta Mendoza for unlawful eviction from a rent…

Kenyan online have roasted New York-based Kenyan law scholar Makau Mutua over a Tweet questioning the legitimacy of Uhuru's Presidency after Thursday's repeat presidential election. Makau, a fierce critic of President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Jubilee government said that opposition leader Raila…

A Diaspora group that supports President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruth has reiterated its support for the Jubilee administration on the eve of the repeat election, and called on Kenyans to turn out in large numbers on Thursday to vote. ‘Diaspora UhuRuto Tano Tena’ has also called…

The Kenyan Diaspora community in Baltimore, Maryland has sent out an appeal to Kenyans to turn out to vote in large numbers on Thursday’s repeat presidential election, and do so in a peaceful manner. The Diaspora community further urges those who do not wish to vote to give those who choose to…

A Kenyan woman has died in Italy following alleged negligence by doctors in a hospital where her family had sought medical services. Reports indicate that 37-year-old Yvonne Ndinda passed on after doctors in the Italian hospital declined to perform a Cesarean Section on her, even after she pleaded…

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Roselyn Akombe continues making claims of the rot at the electoral agency ahead of next Thursday's election, days after her resignation from the poll agency. Speaking in an Interview with the Nation from New York, the former…