DIASPORA NEWS

Raila Odinga's supporters living in the US have organised a fundraiser to help the presidential candidate bolster his bid in the repeat election set for October 26th. The supporters have also planned more demos following a successful one in New York on Saturday, outside United Nations headquarters…

A social media engagement between a Kenyan and her relative living in the US has elicited a huge debate, exposing the agony Kenyans in the diaspora go through im the hands of their relatives back home. In a post on Facebook, a Kenyan slams a relative based in the US, accusing him of being 'stingy'…

Kenyans in living in the diaspora have called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to end the stalemate surrounding the repeat presidential election, by engaging both Jubilee and opposition National Super Alliance in a dialogue. Kenya Diaspora Alliance Chairman, former…

Kenyan-born Catherine Ndungu-Case has been recognized for her achievements in impacting her community in her county of Alameda County, California through the arts. Catherine is one of eight recipients of the 2017 Alameda County Arts Leadership Awards for her dedicated efforts in running programs…

The New Jersey State Board of Examiners has suspended the teaching license of a Kenyan woman sentenced to death in Kenya for murdering her own husband. Sheila Wanjiku Kibinge, who also goes by the name Sheila Kairu, was convicted by Justice Jessie Lessit of the Kenya High Court on July 24th of this…

Investment group Cytonn, founded by diaspora returnee Edwin Dande, plans to set up a triplex complex in Kilimani area in Nairobi, whose tallest tower will have 35 floors. The structure will be constructed at the junction of Elgeyo Marakwet and Argwings Kodhek Roads and will sit on a four-acre piece…

National Super Alliance (Nasa) supporters in the United States are planning to stage a demonstration at the United Nations (UN) headquarters offices in New York on Saturday. Organizers said that the protests are aimed informing the international community of the events unfolding in Kenya since the…

A capital murder case against a teenager accused of shooting and killing a Kenyan-born man in Birmingham, Alabama has been sent to a grand jury for possible indictment. Chandler Bryant, 18, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of 29-year-old Mike Mulwa Ngangi on June 3rd of this…

A Kenyan diaspora lobby group has written to Donald Trump Administration seeking to have the administration pressurize Kenya over the repeat presidential election set for October 26th. In their petition, Kenya Patriotic Movement (KEPAM) has expressed its worries over the rising tension surrounding…

UK-based Kenyan publisher Vanessa King’ori has been appointed as the new publishing director of British Vogue magazine. In a statement, Vogue managing director said that Kingóri had exhibited outstanding executive abilities and therefore was best fit for the position. “With Vogue entering its new…