DIASPORA NEWS

UK-based controversial televangelist Gilbert Deya has been extradited to Kenya to face charges of child trafficking and abduction. The extradition of the ‘miracle babies’ preacher was first ordered by then UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in 2007, but Deya has been fighting efforts to deport him to…

Hinga Mbogo, a Kenyan businessman in Dallas, Texas, has not lost hope in resuming operations at his auto shop located along Ross Avenue in the city despite being thrown out to allow reincarnation on that part of the city. A close look of Ross Avenue, around his former auto spares shop resembles the…

A Kenyan woman together with her three children are now said to be living in despondency after her husband, based in the United States, flew them to Kenya for holiday and left them behind in the country without their knowledge. Susan Mwangi has been living with her husband the US and he reportedly…

A section of National Super Alliance (NASA) diaspora group has condemned the killing of IEBC ICT Director Chris Msando. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi, six members of the group that is backing Nasa presidential candidate Raila Odinga said that the killing of Msando is suspect. They…

In a bid to give back to their parent country, a group of Kenyan professionals living in the United States came together to form an non-profit organization, Innovative Technologies Advancement & Research Campus (ITARC), that promotes health well-being and organizes medical missions in various…

A Kenyan diaspora group based in the United States has thrown its weight behind President Uhuru Kenyatta’s reelection bid in the August 8th general elections. The group, Uhuruto Diaspora Team, converged in Maryland, USA on Saturday in a show of solidarity with President Uhuru as he seeks a second…

A Kenyan High Court on Tuesday sentenced to death a Kenyan businesswoman based in the United States after she was found guilty of shooting and killing her husband three years ago. Sheila Wanjiku will face the hangsman after she was found culpable of murdering Leonard Kibinge on April 15, 2014…

Kenyan diaspora returnee Edwin Dande, who founded $800 million-valued Cytonn Investments, has announced that the firm has now converted to a public company. The new move means that Cytonn shareholders and joint venture partners will now freely be allowed to transfer shares following its conversion…

The Kenyan diaspora community made record monthly remittances in May, 2017, becoming the highest foreign exchange source ahead of tea, official data has revealed. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) monthly data has indicated that diaspora remittances stood at $161.50 million (Sh16.78 billion) in May, an…

Raymond Kibet, a Kenyan chemical engineering student at Tulane University in New Orleans, USA, says that he eyes a Gold medal for Kenya in the World Championships scheduled for August 4th to 13th in London, United Kingdom. The youngster clocked a personal best of 45.21 seconds in May in the USA to…