DIASPORA NEWS

Kenya has opened a new Consulate General in Jeddah to provide better services for its citizens living and working in Saudi Arabia. The mission, inaugurated on 3 November 2025, is intended to ease pressure on the embassy in Riyadh and respond to the growing number of Kenyans in the Kingdom. The…

Kenyan anti-narcotics officers have detained a woman at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after allegedly finding cocaine she had swallowed before travelling from Addis Ababa. Police say intelligence-led monitoring enabled Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) officers to act as soon as the passenger arrived…

A Kenyan-born Episcopal priest serving in Texas has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sparking fresh alarm in diaspora faith communities about the treatment of foreign-born clergy.  The priest, Rev. James Eliud Ngahu Mwangi, was detained on or around…

Mohammed Abduba Dida has reappeared in the United States, presenting himself as a spiritual guide and launching a new public initiative. The former Kenyan presidential candidate, who now lives in Minnesota, has begun releasing online videos outlining plans for a global spiritual outreach programme…

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has found a local company and three of its directors responsible for trafficking a Kenyan student to Myanmar, where he was forced into labour in online fraud operations. The case, Nyakong’o v Gratify Solutions International Limited & three…

A Kenyan-born Catholic priest, Father John K. Ojuok, has been denied re-entry into the United States after attempting to renew his visa stamp while visiting his ailing mother in Nairobi, according to diocesan sources and local media reports.  Father Ojuok serves as parochial vicar for three…

Kenyan ex-athlete Evans Kibet, who travelled to Russia in 2025 expecting new opportunities, is now being held in Ukraine as a registered prisoner of war after surrendering near Vovchansk. When Kibet left Nairobi in mid-2025, he believed he was taking a final chance to rebuild a life that had…

Kenya has secured the release of two citizens detained in Tanzania and two activists held in Uganda. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi said in a briefing in Kakamega County on 20 November that the two Kenyans arrested in Tanzania were…

A Kenyan ride-share driver, Frederick Kiprono, was shot and killed in Shreveport, Louisiana, and police are investigating the incident. Kiprono, originally from Moiben in Uasin Gishu County, had lived in the United States for several years and was known for his steady work and commitment to…

As thousands of Kenyans continue exploring opportunities abroad, the United States remains one of the most sought-after destinations. From education and healthcare to tech and logistics, the American economy offers strong career paths—but the move is not always smooth. In 2025, the journey is…