DIASPORA NEWS

0
A Kenyan family in Dubai is seeking help from well-wishers to clear a AED297,490 (Sh8.3 million) bill incurred after a premature delivery of their baby in a Dubai hospital. The baby, Miracle Kamau was prematurely born on February 11 at Sharjah hospital in Dubai after her mother developed labor…
0
A young Kenyan woman was honored with a chance of performing the U.S. National Anthem at a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday at Fenway Park in Boston. One fan at the game was however not pleased with her performance, and issued a racial slur saying the…
8
A Kenyan landlord in San Francisco, California has been fined $2.4 million by a San Francisco Superior Court judge for various violations, including ongoing harassment of tenants and illegal evictions of tenants in her rent-controlled residential buildings that she owns.   Superior Court Judge…
2
Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) on Saturday drafted a son of Kenyan immigrants into the team. Jack Tocho, a Defensive Back, was drafted in the 7th round - a 245th overall selection. The 6’, 200-pound Jack played college football at North Caroline State, specifically in the…
11
A Kenyan man has taken her 83 year-old mother to visit the famous Harvard University in the United States. Chris Mburu posted a powerful message accompanied by photos of him and his elderly mum at the world-renowned Harvard University. Mburu narrates his rise from poverty to attending one of the…
0
An attorney representing the two Akasha brothers has asked the court to detain the two suspects in the same facility. The two brothers are being held in the US on drug-smuggling charges and have begged to be imprisoned in the same prison in New York City. “The two brothers are separated, do not…
0
Judges in South Sudan have questioned how four Kenyans convicted of simple fraud for life were imprisoned for life in South Sudan. A decision made by the county’s appeal Judges and received by the relatives of the four Kenyans had three judges separately censure their juniors for imposing…
0
President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised Kenyans living abroad to register with their respective embassies in order to ensure they receive timely help in case of emergencies and to also receive information on Kenyan government services available to them in their countries of residence. The president…
11
A Kenyan man was arrested last week in Greensburg, Illinois on suspicion he raped a woman in a hotel room. Teddy M. Muriithi, 38, of Hoffman, Illinois, was arrested around 1:30am Wednesday after police were called to the Baymont Inn on reports of rape. Muriithi has been charged with rape, which a…
6
A host of Hollywood celebrities will be visiting Kenya in July to attend the wedding of The Real Housewives of Atlanta's star Shamea Morton, who will be marrying US-based Kenyan businessman Gerald Mwangi. Most of cast members in the reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) have confirmed…