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Rigathi Gachagua Continues US Tour with Visit to Los Angeles, California

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is currently engaged in a high-stakes gamble across the Atlantic, courting the Kenyan diaspora in the United States while simultaneously unleashing a barrage of criticism again…

Aug 12, 2025

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Stricter US Immigration Rules Force Kenyan Man to Leave After 16 Years

Amidst increasingly restrictive immigration policies in the United States, one Kenyan father has made the agonising decision to return to his home country, prioritising the welfare of his family over his own aspiratio…

Aug 12, 2025

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Kenya Steps Up Support for Diaspora Families Strained by Migration

The Kenyan government is intensifying its efforts to mend the widening rifts between its diaspora communities and their families back home. Acknowledging the emotional toll of migration, particularly on children left…

Aug 11, 2025

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US Indicts Kenyan, Three Others in Plot to Supply Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartel

A global investigation has uncovered a sophisticated arms trafficking ring, implicating a Kenyan national and three others in a conspiracy to supply military-grade weaponry to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (C…

Aug 11, 2025

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CBK and KNBS Launch Year-Long Survey to Track KSh666 Billion in Diaspora Remittances

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) have initiated a comprehensive year-long survey. This ambitious project, conducted in partnership with Financial Sector Deepening Keny…

Aug 10, 2025

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Kenyan Community in Baltimore Holds Annual Gathering Despite Immigration Anxieties

The annual Kenyan cookout, a three-decade-long tradition for Kenyan immigrants in the United States, recently took place, drawing hundreds from the Baltimore-Washington corridor. This year's event, however, unfolded a…

Aug 9, 2025

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Wanjiru Explains Her Viral Moment with Gachagua at US Engagement Forum

Kenyan-born activist based in the United States has launched the 6.25 Movement, seeking to address entrenched ethnic divisions in Kenyan politics and amplify the voices of the country's younger generation. Valentine W…

Aug 8, 2025

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Kenyan Preacher and Daughters Deported from Canada Following Failed Asylum Claim

A Kenyan gospel minister and her two daughters were deported from Canada on Thursday after their asylum claim was rejected.Reverend Hadassah, legally known as Rosalind Wanyeki, and her daughters, aged nine and six, we…

Aug 8, 2025

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Kenyan US Soldier Reported Missing in Massachusetts

A Kenyan serving in the United States Army has been missing since July 28, 2025.Ms Cynthia Muchugia’s car was later found abandoned on Middlesex Street in Massachusetts. Ms Muchugia, 25, went silent and when relatives…

Aug 7, 2025

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Toronto Clergy and Migrant Advocates Rally Against Deportation of Reverend Wanyeki

Reverend Rosalind Wanyeki, a Kenyan pastor integral to Toronto’s diaspora, is scheduled for deportation from Canada on 7 August 2025, alongside her two daughters. This has triggered widespread concern among immigrant…

Aug 6, 2025

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How Busia Teacher Audrey Ashiali Built a High-Paying Career in Bahrain, Kazakhstan, and Moscow

Audrey Ashiali, a 35-year-old educator from Busia County, Kenya, currently holds a leadership position at Brooks Moscow International School. This is a testament to her resilience and the increasing recognition of Afr…

Aug 5, 2025

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Kapsaret MP Oscar Sudi Slams Gachagua’s Call to Halt US Remittances as Economic Sabotage

Kapsaret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi has strongly criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for urging Kenyans in the United States to halt remittances to Kenya.He accuses him of economic sabotage and un…

Aug 4, 2025

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Kenyan Diaspora in Toronto Urges Canada to Halt Deportation of Reverend Wanyeki

Toronto's Kenyan diaspora is in uproar as Reverend Rosalind Wanyeki, a central figure within their community, faces imminent deportation scheduled for 7 August. Wanyeki arrived in Canada five years ago with her two ch…

Aug 4, 2025

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How Kenyan Man Was Traced to a $58M Arms Conspiracy With Mexico’s Deadliest Drug Cartel

A vast international investigation is unfolding, focusing on alleged arms trafficking and drug conspiracy, with a Kenyan national at its core. Revelations in a Virginia State court have implicated Elisha Odhiambo Asum…

Aug 3, 2025

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Gachagua to Kenyans in Dallas: Join Movement to Reclaim Nation from Poor Leadership

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has initiated a strategic tour across the United States, engaging Kenyan diaspora communities in town hall meetings to galvanise support ahead of the 2027 presidential election…

Aug 3, 2025

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Kenyan Woman Death Sentence in Vietnam Reduced to Life Imprisonment

Margaret Nduta Macharia, a Kenyan citizen condemned to death in Vietnam on drug trafficking charges, has had her sentence reduced to life imprisonment following a final ruling by the Supreme Court on Thursday. The dec…

Jul 31, 2025

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Kenyans Running Small Businesses in Tanzania Hit Hard by New Trade Directive

A recent directive issued by Tanzania's Ministry of Trade and Industry prohibiting foreign nationals from engaging in 15 categories of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has sparked diplomatic tensions with Ken…

Jul 30, 2025

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Kenya Rolls Out Nationwide Survey to Track Use and Cost of Diaspora Remittances

The Kenyan government has launched its inaugural Remittances Household Survey (RHS) in a bid to comprehensively understand the economic and social impact of remittances from its diaspora.The survey, announced in the K…

Jul 29, 2025

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Tears and Joy at JKIA as Kenyan Man Returns Home After 14 Years on Saudi Death Row

Stephen Munyakho, a Kenyan national, returned to his homeland early Tuesday morning after spending 14 years in a Saudi Arabian prison under a death sentence for manslaughter. The homecoming at Jomo Kenyatta Internatio…

Jul 29, 2025

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What Gachagua’s Diaspora Outreach Says About His 2027 Game Plan

As Kenya gears up for the 2027 elections, prominent political figures are actively courting the Kenyan diaspora in the United States. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has embarked on a multi-state tour to cons…

Jul 28, 2025